The Splendid Table has always connected people through the common language of food and eating. Now with award-winning food journalist Francis Lam at the helm, we’re bringing forward even more fresh voices and surprising conversations at the intersection of food, people and culture – covering everything from the global appeal of sesame to the impact of Instagram on everyday eating. It’s a food show where everyone is welcome. Produced by American Public Media.Read more »
The Splendid Table has always connected people through the common language of food and eating. Now with award-winning food journalist Francis Lam at the helm, we’re bringing forward even more fresh voices and surprising conversations at the intersection of food, people and culture – covering everything from the global appeal of sesame to the impact of Instagram on everyday eating. It’s a food show where everyone is welcome. Produced by American Public Media.Read Less
Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Pandora This week we are all about cheese, starting with a glimpse of what it takes to become one of America’s finest cheesemongers. We go behind the scenes of the wacky and wild competition The Cheesemonger Invitational. Cheesemonger Greselda Powell of Murray’s Cheese in NYC takes Francis under her wing to teach him how to identify cheese by taste and aroma. Jack Bishop of America’s Test Kitchen brings us some hard truths about keeping cheese at home. And we invite cheese expert Tia Keenan into the studio with Francis to take listener calls.