Kitchen Window Cheese Course 101 September 28, 2005 • Food blogger Clotilde Dusoulier gives a tutorial on preparing a cheese course. Served between the entree and dessert, it is an elegant addition to a meal and easy to prepare. It will reveal the true connoisseurs at your table.
Kitchen Window A Honey of a Home September 21, 2005 • September is national honey month, the time to harvest the golden nectar, just before the beehive goes quiet for the winter. For one Indiana food writer, honey finds its way into cakes, teas, butter and even beer.
New York's Chef Bobo Cooks for Katrina Benefit September 17, 2005 • The Calhoun School in Manhattan hosts a dinner to aid Hurricane Katrina victims. The school's executive chef, Chef Bobo, talks about the menu — especially the red beans and rice. New York's Chef Bobo Cooks for Katrina Benefit Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4849815/4851624" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business At Heaven Hill, Bourbon's Still in the Family September 17, 2005 • The Heaven Hill distillery in Bardstown, Ky., is the state's last family owned whiskey maker. Master distiller Parker Beam, 63, makes sure the bourbon is up to snuff. At Heaven Hill, Bourbon's Still in the Family Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4851551/4852889" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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John T. Edge on Food A Culture Revealed Through Comfort Food September 17, 2005 • In a series of short books, writer John T. Edge, director of the Southern Foodways Alliance, has celebrated American culture through food. He tells Debbie Elliott about the latest, Hamburgers and Fries. A Culture Revealed Through Comfort Food Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4852396/4852765" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Study: Eating Cheese Can Alter Your Dreams September 16, 2005 • According to a new study by the British Cheese Board, different cheeses can give you different types of dreams. None of the study volunteers reported nightmares from their bedtime snack. NPR's Melissa Block talks about the results of the study with Nigel White, secretary of the British Cheese Board. Study: Eating Cheese Can Alter Your Dreams Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4851485/4851494" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Kitchen Window What We Talk About When We Talk About Yam Neua September 14, 2005 • Pursuit of the perfect grilled beef salad became a courtship dance for food writer T. Susan Chang. Love and a delicious yam neua resulted. She explains the flavors of Thai cookery and shares a recipe.
Kitchen Window The Comforts of Food September 7, 2005 • During times of misery and despair, one basic human need is food. First to fuel the body, and then to comfort the spirit. Bonny Wolf writes about Gulf Coast food and shares recipes for red beans and rice and gumbo.
Taste Test: Seattle Kids Try White Wheat August 25, 2005 • To see if kids would actually eat a new kind of white wheat bread, four Seattle kids, aged 8 to 11, volunteer to touch and sniff and taste to get a sense of whether they prefer it to regular white bread. Taste Test: Seattle Kids Try White Wheat Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4815008/4815009" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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New Wheat Bread Meant to Taste Like White August 25, 2005 • In the nation's breadbasket, there's a lot of interest in new wheat. It's hard white wheat, which has a milder flavor and paler color than red wheat. More importantly, it can be used as a whole grain ingredient in white bread and snacks. New Wheat Bread Meant to Taste Like White Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4815005/4815006" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Kitchen Window A Simple Yet Chic Picnic August 24, 2005 • As the perfect embodiment of dining freedom and playfulness, writes Clotilde Dusoulier, a chic picnic can and should be the simplest of things. A mix of store-bought and homemade items combines for a sophisticated yet fun and convivial outdoor dining experience.
NPR Replay: Chowhounding Searching Out America's Best Street Food August 22, 2005 • Day to Day reporters go on the prowl for quintessential American street food. Karen Grigsby Bates finds taco bliss in Los Angeles, Mike Pesca raves about chili and BBQ in New York City, and Eric Weiner gravitates toward high-octane Cuban coffee. Searching Out America's Best Street Food Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4810023/4810024" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Jello-O, Still Breaking the Mold August 21, 2005 • It shimmies. It shakes. It glides down your throat to evoke memories of a cool treat on summer evenings or ease the sting after a tonsillectomy. Many a Boomer may have thought it was a thing of the past, but there's still room for Jell-O. Jello-O, Still Breaking the Mold Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4808879/4808899" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Man from Hunger: A Century Run of Sushi August 20, 2005 • Chappy Hardy, a.k.a. the Man from Hunger, details to Scott Simon his all-you-can-eat value meal of sushi at Kanpai, a Japanese restaurant in New Orleans. Man from Hunger: A Century Run of Sushi Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4805797/4808157" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Kitchen Window Paella Perfect August 17, 2005 • Paella prepared on a kettle grill and a glass of cool sangria made for a magical party for food writer Bonny Wolf. She shares her recipes and tips.