The Splendid Table

Childhood nostalgia comes full circle with pastry chef Christina Tosi and her new book, Momofuku Milk Bar . Food Stylist Annie Rigg joins us with her charmingly British take on homemade gifts. Her book is Gifts From the Kitchen . John Moe takes on techy food gifts. And Jane and Michael Stern have declared Los Angeles as the best city for 24-hour eating. Broadcast dates for this episode: December 1...

This week, Markus Bachmann of Sonor Wines explains how he uses music in the fermenting process. We talk to Stephanie Pierson, author of The Brisket Book ; we visit a beer stock exchange in Washington, D.C.; and Jane and Michael Stern head to Lafayette, La. Broadcast dates for this episode: December 10, 2011 (originally aired) December 1, 2012 (rebroadcast)

This week chef and journalist, Michael Ruhlman joins us with his new book Ruhlman's Twenty, 20 Techniques, 100 Recipes, A Cook's Manifesto . Jane and Michael Stern are at Steve's Pig and Ox Roast in Lackawanna, N.Y., and Diana Henry, author of Plenty: Good Uncomplicated Food for the Sustainable Kitchen brings us the latest in vegetable cookery from the British Isles. Broadcast dates for this episo...

Thanks again to Marcus Samuelsson, Rick Bayless, Ina Garten and Peter Sagal for joining us live on Thanksgiving morning. In addition to the recipes featured below, several other menus  were referenced. Broadcast dates for this episode: November 22, 2012

We take a look at the specialty coffee movement with Michaele Weissman, author of God in a Cup . Britain's Diana Henry, author of Plenty: Good, uncomplicated food for the sustainable kitchen joins us with her take on where to look for flavor inspiration. And Andy Crouch, author of Great American Craft Beer: A Guide to the Nation's Finest Beers and Breweries , introduces us to "session beer." Broad...

New York Times columnist Melissa Clark brings us new ideas for fall vegetables from her book Cook This Now . Also, the appetites of insects with Marlene Zuk, author of Sex on Six Legs . And Jane and Michael Stern have found the pinnacle of cafe coffee in Iowa. Broadcast dates for this episode: October 15, 2011 (originally aired) October 13, 2012 (rebroadcast)

Award-winning writer Dorie Greenspan, author of Around My French Table , teaches us the French way with beef stews and Lynne shares her favorite tomatoes. Janet Hurst brings her take on homemade cheese, Jane and Michael Stern are eating famous Rhode Island chicken dinners, and we turn to pasta with Domenica Marchetti, author of The Glorious Pasta of Italy . Broadcast dates for this episode: Septem...

This week, we are reintroduced to one of America's greatest tastemakers: Mark Twain. Andrew Beahrs, author of Twain's Feast , joins us. We'll figure out something to do with all that zucchini your friends have been bringing over, and Jane and Michael Stern have found freshly shucked clam pizza at Zuppardi's Apizza in West Haven, Conn. Broadcast dates for this episode: August 28, 2010 (originally a...

We look at the surprising politics of Florida's winter tomatoes with investigative journalist Barry Estabrook, author of Tomatoland. Jane and Michael Stern take on the South's favorite cocktail accompaniment, pimento cheese. And Francis Lam, the features editor at Gilt Taste, joins Lynne to talk about how to do great things with what we usually throw out. Broadcast dates for this episode: August 2...

This week, we're looking at home brewing with William Bostwick. Also: Japanese grilling with Tadashi Ono and Harris Salat, grilling wines with Ray Isle, and we go into the world of a flavor scientist. Broadcast dates for this episode: July 30, 2011 (originally aired) July 14, 2012 (rebroadcast)

We look at the rebirth of Spanish food post-Franco with culinary historian Claudia Roden, author of The Food of Spain . Jane and Michael Stern are at the Buckhorn Tavern in San Antonio. Restaurateur Andy Ricker of Pok Pok introduces us to Asian drinking vinegars. Broadcast dates for this episode: July 23, 2011 (originally aired) July 7, 2012 (rebroadcast)

This week, we're hunting and gathering at water's edge with Hank Shaw, author of Hunt, Gather, Cook . Also, wine entrepreneur Joshua Wesson brings us his favorite bottles to sip with hot dogs, and Sally Schneider of The Improvised Life tells us how to get the most from the season's fresh cherries. Broadcast dates for this episode: July 2, 2011 (originally aired) June 30, 2012 (rebroadcast)

Food writer Melissa Clark has some ideas about what to pack for a picnic. Singer Sheryl Crow brings her new book, If It Makes You Healthy. Jane and Michael Stern collect their timeless roadfood finds, and we check in with the boys behind The Dinner Party. Broadcast dates for this episode: June 11, 2011 (originally aired) June 16, 2012 (rebroadcast)

Chef Roberto Santibañez, author of Truly Mexican , introduces us to the Mexican world of pipianes. Sally Schneider discusses her short list of favorite blogs, and Jane and Michael Stern have found first-rate Mexican food at a gas station in Dallas. Broadcast dates for this episode: May 21, 2011 (originally aired) May 26, 2012 (rebroadcast)

This week, Lynne is out of the studio and into the world of honey bees with researcher Marla Spivak. Travel + Leisure Magazine's Peter Jon Lindberg has unearthed good food in unlikely places, and British horticulturalist Jekka McVicar brings us her pick of unusual culinary herbs to grow in your back yard. Broadcast dates for this episode: May 28, 2011 (originally aired) May 12, 2012 (rebroadcast)

This week, we meet Britain's latest culinary phenomenon, columnist and restaurateur Yotam Ottolenghi, author of the vegetarian best-seller Plenty: Vibrant Dishes from London's Ottolenghi . Jane and Michael Stern are taking on a classic: a fish boil in Door County, Wis. Food & Wine Magazine's Ray Isle explains the beauty of wine blends, and we meet a historian who has put together the first Afr...

This week, we go into the kitchen of Somali chef Jamal Hashi. John Moe, host of the Marketplace Tech Report , looks at the world of culinary apps. And Jane and Michael Stern take us to New Jersey for pork rolls. Broadcast dates for this episode: April 9, 2011 (originally aired) April 7, 2012 (rebroadcast)

This week, Ruth Reichl takes a look back at Britain's culinary groundbreaker Elizabeth David. Jane and Michael Stern are at The Southern Kitchen in New Market, Va., and our wine guy Joshua Wesson brings his short list of wines that are sure to become your BFFs. Broadcast dates for this episode: March 26, 2011 (originally aired) March 24, 2012 (rebroadcast)

This week, New York Times columnist Matt Gross explains why he has fallen in love with schnapps . We're talking to Hal Herzog , author of Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat , about our sometimes puzzling relationship with meat. And Diana Henry, author of Plenty , brings us a decidedly British take on leftovers. Broadcast dates for this episode: February 5, 2011 (originally aired) March 10, 20...

This week, we meet up with chef Gabrielle Hamilton, author of Blood, Bones & Butter . Jane and Michael Stern are eating at Flip's BBQ in Wilmington, N.C. We learn to corn our own beef, just in time for St. Patrick's Day, with John Kowalski of the Culinary Institute of America . And veterinarian Gary Weitzman, author of The Art Of Charcuterie and animal adviser for WAMU's The Animal House , tel...

We look at the food life of Thailand with David Thompson, author of Thai Street Food . Then, it's the mysterious eel with James Prosek, author of Eels, An Exploration, From New Zealand To The Saragasso, of the World's Most Mysterious Fish . And Gilt Taste 's Francis Lam teaches us to make Ginger Milk Pudding. Broadcast dates for this episode: February 19, 2011 (originally aired) February 11, 2012...

This week, we meet Nordic chef Rene Redzepi, author of Noma, Time and Place in Nordic Cuisine . The Sterns are at Hathaway's Coffee Shop in Cincinnati, and Jenna Woginrich gives advice on raising egg-laying chickens in the city. Broadcast dates for this episode: January 29, 2011 (originally aired) January 28, 2012 (rebroadcast)

This week we're looking at why we find things pleasurable with Paul Bloom, author of How Pleasure Works, The New Science of Why We Like What We Like . Jane and Michael Stern are at The Orange Inn in Laguna Beach, CA, and tea authority Bill Waddington introduces to the first brand-new strain of tea ever developed, Ruby 18. Broadcast dates for this episode: January 8, 2011 (originally aired) Decembe...

This week we're talking with Ken Albala author of The Lost Art of Real Cooking . Jane and Michael Stern are eating at Menches Brothers in Uniontown, OH. And Melissa Clark, author of In The Kitchen With a Good Appetite brings us her take on autumn pie-making; plus we'll hear the latest on international tipping from Travel & Leisure's Mark Orwoll. Broadcast dates for this episode: October 2, 201...

It is time for our annual "get ready for the feast" broadcast with chef Richard Hetzler of The Smithsonian's Mitsitam Café in the National Museum of the American Indian . Wine writer, Heather John Fogarty gives us a little guidance on wine for the holiday table and Jennifer McLagan author of Odd Bits , brings us advice on giblets and other parts of our turkey. Jane and Michael Stern are at The Far...