Good Food
Madhur Jaffrey Memoir, Mad Sheep & Cheese
Madhur Jaffrey remembers growing up in India, Floyd Cardoz spices up American food with Indian flavors. Linda Faillace recounts a tragic tale of sheep, and Jean Luc Naret has the new Michelin guide for San Francisco. Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page tell us what to drink with what we eat and Chris Pollan offers a primer on cheese.
By Evan Kleiman • • 1h 0m ListenMadhur Jaffrey remembers growing up in India, Floyd Cardoz spices up American food with Indian flavors. Linda Faillace recounts a tragic tale of sheep, and Jean Luc Naret has the new Michelin guide for San Francisco. Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page tell us what to drink with what we eat and Chris Pollan offers a primer on cheese.
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Laura Avery talks about curing green olives with Scott Peacock. Here's a recipe for curing your own at home with water. This method is for the green olives, not the red or purple. Crack each of them with a rolling pin brick or hammer, then immerse them completely in cold water, changing the water every day for at least 25 days.
Read the story6 minMad Sheep Disease?
In the mid-1990s Linda Faillace and her family had a dream: they wanted to breed sheep and make cheese on their Vermont farm. They did the research, worked hard, followed the rules, and, after years of preparation and patience, built a successful, entrepreneurial business. But just like that, their dream turned into a nightmare. The U.S.
Read the story7 minCheese -- Sheep, Cow and Goat
Chris Pollan of The Cheese Store of Silverlake tells us about the cheeses everyone is buying and the ones we should all know about. They just started monthly cheese tastings at the store and are always worth visiting. Chris will be back in a month or so to tell us about some great holiday gift ideas.
Read the story7 minMadhur Jaffrey
Madhur Jaffrey, one of today’s most highly regarded writers on Indian food gives us an enchanting memoir of her childhood in Delhi in an age and a society that has since disappeared. The book is called Climbing the Mango Trees : A Memoir of Childhood in India.
Read the story8 minCooking with Indian Spices
Floyd Cardoz is the Executive Chef of Tabla, a groundbreaking restaurant serving New Indian cuisine cooked with the sensual flavors and spices of his native land. He has a new book called One Spice, Two Spice: American Food, Indian Flavors.
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Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page are the husband-and-wife author team behind the 1996 James Beard Award-winning book BECOMING A CHEF . They have a new book out called What to Drink with What you Eat: The Definitive Guide to Pairing Food with Wine, Beer, Spirits, Coffee, Tea — Even Water — Based on Expert Advice from America's Best Sommeliers.
Read the story7 minMichelin Guide San Francisco
Two weeks ago the first edition of the Michelin Guide San Francisco was released. Jean Luc Naret, Director of the Michelin Guide tells us that only one restaurant got the coveted three star rating -- The French Laundry in Napa.
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