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The Splendid Table

by American Public Media · English · Food & Cooking

America's longest-running food show — recipes, cooking techniques and conversations with chefs, food writers and home cooks.

New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 50 min
Latest: 2 Oct 2026
Language: English

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2 Oct 2026 · 51 min

835: Fall Cookbooks with Aleksandra Crapanzano, Anna Ansari, and Cassie Yeung

This week, we’re celebrating new fall cookbooks that belong on your kitchen counter. First, Aleksandra Crapanzano, author of Chocolat: Parisian Desserts and Other Delights , takes us from Marie Antoinette’s early “truffle” to the French art of baking at home. She leaves us with her Chocolate Ganache Tart with Raspberries . Then, Anna Ansari explores the delicious connections across cuisines in Silk Roads: A Flavor Odyssey , tracing flavors from Baku to Beijing and shares her recipe for Shivit Oshi (Khivan green noodles with beef stew) . Finally, creator and Next Level Chef alum Cassie Yeung…

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25 Sep 2026 · 50 min

857: Cha Chaan Teng with Lucas Sin and Nourishing Networks with Dr. Ashley Rose Young

This week, we’re diving into the everyday food of two of the world’s best food cities, Hong Kong and New Orleans. First, chef Lucas Sin joins us to talk about the iconic dishes found at a cha chaan teng , a casual Hong Kong-style food diner. Dishes like scrambled egg sandwiches, delicious milk teas, and golden rice, all born from limited pantry ideas and reinvented with kitchen hacks and techniques. Lucas Sin is the author of Cha Chaan Teng: Comfort Food from Hong Kong's Iconic Diners . He left us with his recipe for the Hong Kong classic, Baked Pork Chop Rice. Then, we turn to the origins…
18 Sep 2026 · 50 min

834: Fall Cooking and Bitter Flavors with Genevieve Ko and Alexina Anatole

This week, we’re diving into fall cooking and the beauty of bitter flavors. First, Genevieve Ko, deputy editor at New York Times Cooking , joins Francis to take your fall cooking questions. From freezing smart to cabbage makeovers, Genevieve shares practical advice for making the most of fresh produce and tackling leftovers. She also shares the NYT Cooking piece 15 Ways to Make a Head of Cabbage Dinner and her Pumpkin Meringue Pie recipe. And check out her Cinnamon-Toast Graham Crackers from the last time she joined us to talk about Better Baking . Then, London-based cookbook author Alexina…
11 Sep 2026 · 50 min

856: Fall Baking with Carla Hall & Martin Sorge

Fire up your ovens because this week, it’s all about Southern and Midwestern baking. First, we catch up with the inimitable Carla Hall about her latest projects, including her one-woman show and her first-ever baking book that brings her love for baking and savory cooking together. She walks us through practical tips to help you feel comfortable in the kitchen, from pre-prepping pancake batter to investing in a scale and making the most of her ingredients, as she does for her “Black-ish cake” and Chocolate Focaccia. Carla Hall is the author of Carla Bakes: Sweet, Savory, and from the Heart:…
4 Sep 2026 · 50 min

833: Salsa, Sauces & Sides with Rick Martínez and Sunny Lee

This week, we’re turning peak-season produce into bold, flavorful dishes. First, we talk with Rick Martínez, author of Salsa Daddy: Dip Your Way into Mexican Cooking , about transforming simple ingredients – think tomatoes, onions, garlic, and chilis – into salsas that sing. Rick explains why salsa is its own food group and leaves us with his family-inspired peach-and-pecan Salsa Tejana recipe. Then, we visit New York chef Sunny Lee of Sunn’s , a restaurant devoted to banchan, Korea’s iconic side dishes. Sunny teaches Francis how to elevate fresh vegetables into inventive, season-forward…
28 Aug 2026 · 51 min

855: Retro Recipes with Bobby Hicks & On Taste with Davide Risso and Gabriella Morini

This week, former bartender turned culinary historian Bobby Hicks joins us to talk about his passion for retro cooking. He gives us a history lesson on how recipes evolved thanks to industrial advances, and explains the thinking behind his redos of post-World War II-era recipes, like his carrot croquettes. Bobby Hicks is the author of Retro Recipes: Vintage Dishes with a Modern Twist , and he left us with an amazing recipe for Tomato Aspic . Then, we turn to the science behind human taste with Italian scientists Davide Risso and Gabriella Morini. They talk about distinguishing taste from…
25 Aug 2026 · 27 min

Road Tripping - Austin Bush

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Pandora | Amazon Music | YouTube This week’s stop in our road trip series is Thailand: We’re revisiting an episode from a couple of years ago where we talked to Salvadoran chef Karla T. Vasquez and food journalist Austin Bush, author of The Food of Southern Thailand.
21 Aug 2026 · 51 min

832: Back-to-School Cooking with Peter J. Kim and David Nayfeld

This week, we’re taking the stress out of back-to-school cooking with food that’s fast, fun, and full of flavor. First, we talk with Peter J. Kim, author of Instant Ramen Kitchen , about transforming those humble packets you associate with college kids into surprisingly elegant meals. Peter shares why instant ramen deserves a spot in your pantry and leaves us with his recipe for Aglio e Olio . Then, we catch up with chef David Nayfeld and his approach to quick, comforting meals. Known for his acclaimed restaurant Che Fico in San Francisco, David opens up about learning to cook for (and with)…
18 Aug 2026 · 24 min

Road Tripping - Steve Hoffman

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Pandora | Amazon Music | YouTube This week, we’re all about the beauty of the South of France with Steve Hoffman, author of A Season for That. Here we go!
14 Aug 2026 · 50 min

854: Cooking con Omi with Omi Hopper and Ohana Style with Sheldon Simeon

This week, we bring delicious island flavors and home hacks to your kitchen. First, Puerto Rican home cook Omi Hopper joins us to talk about her love letter to Puerto Rico and the journey that started it all. She teaches us her secrets, aka the key seasonings to delicious traditional Puerto Rican dishes like her Mofongo, mashed plantains with garlic and pork cracklings. Omi’s latest book is Cooking con Omi: A Love Letter to Puerto Rican Home Cooking . Then, we take a trip to another island with Top Chef finalist Sheldon Simeon to explore the global flavors of Hawaii. Sheldon shares his…
11 Aug 2026 · 16 min

Road Tripping - Jody Eddy

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Pandora | Amazon Music | YouTube You’re listening to a collection we’re calling road tripping! This week, it’s a journey to monasteries, temples, and other sacred spaces around the world to find their amazing food with Jody Eddy, author of Elysian Kitchens.
7 Aug 2026 · 51 min

762: Live Fire Cooking

This week we’re joined by some unusual thinkers on the art of the cookout. First, we get a lesson on barbecue etiquette (who knew) with our favorite duo, Nick Leighton and Leah Bonnema, Hosts of the podcast Were You Raised by Wolves? We get all kinds of tips, from the right way to ask for a family recipe to taking a house tour only if offered by your host. Then, Chefs Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich share their techniques and ideas for cooking over live fire. Their latest book is Chasing Smoke, Cooking Over Fire Around the Levant , and they left us with their recipe for Grilled Peaches…
4 Aug 2026 · 24 min

Road Tripping - Deuki Hong & Matt Rodbard

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Pandora | Amazon Music | YouTube You’re listening to The Splendid Table's special podcast series, Road Tripping. This week, we are off to Korea with Deuki Hong and Matt Rodbard on how Korean cuisine has taken the world by storm.
31 Jul 2026 · 51 min

831: Summer Baking with Nicole Rucker and Eileen Gannon

This week, we turn up the ovens and test our baking skills with two incredible bakers. First, we talk to LA-based cookbook author and star baker, Nicole Rucker, on why summer is peak pie season, the fruit and flavor combinations that elevate her pies (imagine toasted fig leaves!) and making the best out of her leftover cookies for pie crusts. Nicole's latest book is Fat and Flour: The Art of the Simple Bake, and she left us with her Strawberry White Chocolate Cream Pie recipe. Then, Iowa's champion baker Eileen Gannon, talks to us about her surprising baking techniques for cakes, from making…
28 Jul 2026 · 18 min

Road Tripping - Gustavo Arellano

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Pandora | Amazon Music | YouTube This summer we’re bringing you a road trip series, exploring food destinations and cuisines with the writers and storytellers who know them best. This week, we revisit a conversation from one of our Live shows in Orange County, CA, where we talked with the good people behind some of the best barbecue and purveyors of Vietnamese tacos in California, to find out why you really, really want to eat in Orange County. For this road-tripping series, we wanted to highlight our conversation with award-winning journalist Gustavo…
24 Jul 2026 · 51 min

853: Medesque with Georgina Hayden and Scandinavian Everyday with Nichole Accettola.

This week, it’s vacation daydreaming. First, award-winning food writer Georgina Hayden talks to us about her Greek Cypriot upbringing, growing up above her family’s taverna, and how the family business shaped her love of food. She describes her favorite Mediterranean dishes from Tomatoey Greek Greens to Mbakbaka, slow-cooked spiced beef with pasta cooked in the stew. Georgina Hayden is the award-winning author of many books, including Greekish, and her latest is Medesque: Everyday Recipes with Mediterranean Roots . She left us with the recipe for a summer tomato celebration, Trampo. Then, we…
21 Jul 2026 · 21 min

Road Tripping - Kate Medley

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Pandora | Amazon Music | YouTube You’re listening to The Splendid Table's special podcast series, Road Tripping, a compilation of interviews exploring food destinations, culture, and unforgettable dishes from around the globe. For this series, we will be revisiting 6 conversations with writers and storytellers who know them best. This week, we talk with photojournalist and documentarian Kate Medley about her decade-long project documenting gas stations across the South. Have a listen!
17 Jul 2026 · 50 min

830: Summer Entertaining with Casey Elsass and Peter Som

This week, we've got a show full of great ideas and terrific recipes for guesting…and hosting! First, Casey Elsass sits down with us to talk about how to guest like a pro, from tips on arriving prepared to great recipe ideas for sides, salads, appetizers, and desserts like his Mosaic Jell-O . Casey is the author of What Can I Bring: Recipes to Help You Live Your Guest Life . Then, renowned fashion designer and cookbook writer Peter Som guides us in hosting your parties in style. He lets us in on his inspiration for his creative dishes, from tea eggs to lemon chicken, and leaves us his recipe…
10 Jul 2026 · 50 min

829: Summer Cooking with Abra Berens and Chef Jiho Kim

This week, it's all about keeping cool and carrying on in the kitchen. First up , chef, farmer, and cookbook author Abra Berens joins Francis to take your calls about how to best use our summer produce. She’s full of ideas for all that zucchini, btw! Abra is the author of three wonderful cookbooks, Ruffage, Grist, and Pulp , and you can find the recipe for the Summer Squash Escabeche she talked about here. Then, we head into NYC to visit chef Jiho Kim at his restaurant, Joomak where he teaches us how to make a refreshing summertime dish: a Summer Salad with Cured Fish and White Kimchi.…
3 Jul 2026 · 50 min

852: 4th of July Cookout with Andrea Nguyen and Farideh Sadeghin

It's officially grilling season, and this week, we’re bringing you an explosion of flavors. First, award-winning author Andrea Nguyen sits down with us to talk about the spreads you’d find at a Vietnamese grill. From delicious platters of fresh herbs to beautiful summer rolls, and savory marinated meats like her Lemongrass Pork Chop Recipe , and of course, we can’t forget Nuoc Cham, the world’s most delicious dipping sauce . Andrea is a James Beard award-winning author, cooking teacher, and consultant. Her latest cookbook is Ever-Green Vietnamese, a nd you can find her at…
26 Jun 2026 · 51 min

768: Hands On Cooking and Hosting with Sohla & Ham El-Waylly and Restaurateur Will Guidara

This week, we have the dynamic duo, Sohla and Ham El-Waylly, hosts of the New York Times Cooking show Mystery Menu joining us to talk about working together, overcoming differences in their cooking styles, and the key to their success as a team. They stick around to answer your cooking questions. Then, restaurateur Will Guidara joins us with advice on how to be a great host. From the importance of “unreasonable” hospitality in the restaurant industry to being intentional in the home and turning thoughtfulness into practice. His new book is Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of…
19 Jun 2026 · 50 min

828: Celebrating 30 Years: Live from Tampa!

This week, we make our 30th anniversary tour stop in Tampa in partnership with WUSF, where we learn about what makes the food of South Florida so unique. First up, Dalia Colón, host of The Zest podcast and author of The Florida Vegetarian Cookbook , gives us an overview of the rich Tampa food scene. From its diverse cuisines to its old-school Southern charm. Then, we talk about Tampa’s cultural and culinary history and legacy with Andrea Gonzmart Williams, fifth-generation owner of Columbia Restaurant , a landmark in the Cuban American community, and Megan Sorby, co-founder and CEO of Pine…
12 Jun 2026 · 51 min

851: Spanglish with Monti Carlo and The Lao Kitchen with Saeng Douangdara

This week, we explore traditional foods and identity with two amazing chefs. First, Food editor and author Monti Carlo talks about her visit home to Puerto Rico after many years away and how reconnecting with her roots shaped her approach to cooking traditional dishes, even adding her own spin, like her Bacalaíto Battered Onion Rings recipe. Monti Carlo is the Senior Food & Dining Editor at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and author of the latest book, Spanglish. Then, we get into the spicy, savory, sticky food of Laos with Saeng Douangdara. Saeng talks about his upbringing in Wisconsin,…
5 Jun 2026 · 50 min

827: Life of a Restaurant Critic with Bill Addison and Wini Moranville

This week, we talk to two longtime restaurant critics from different parts of the country about what makes their work so interesting and what they're excited to eat. First, Bill Addison, restaurant critic for The Los Angeles Times, talks about his approach to critical writing, his favorite restaurant experiences, and the evolution of California cuisine. He just wrapped up one of the most ambitious projects of his career, the list of the One Hundred and One Best Restaurants in California for The Los Angeles Times. Then, we turn to the Midwest to join Wini Moranville, a restaurant critic based…
2 Jun 2026 · 21 min

Culinary Masters Collection -Anthony Bourdain

This week, we went deep into our archives to bring you a conversation with the legendary, Anthony Bourdain. In the early days of our show, Lynne Rossetto Kasper, the OG and co-creator of the show, talked with Tony about his book, A Cook’s Tour: In Search of the Perfect Meal . He tells us about his adventurous travels, his definition of “perfect meals,” and how his Food Network series by the same name came to exist
29 May 2026 · 51 min

804: Summer Reading with Aimee Nezhukumatathil author of Bite By Bite & Sara B. Franklin author of The Editor

This week, we’ve got suggestions to start your summer reading list. First, we sit down with bestselling author and poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil to talk about her upbringing and the nature of her poetry. She writes about her parent’s gardens and their food, and how she carries her childhood experiences with her today. Her latest book is Bite By Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees. Then, we learn about the life and legacy of the iconic book editor Judith Jones through her biographer Sara B. Franklin. Sara documented Judith’s amazing journey from her first job at a publishing house to transforming…
26 May 2026 · 48 min

Culinary Masters Collection - Dr. Jessica B. Harris

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Pandora | Amazon Music | YouTube We've put together a collection we're calling Culinary Masters. It's our favorite interviews with truly iconic people in the world of food, people who have fundamentally changed how so many of us cook, enjoy, and understand food. This week, we’re revisiting a conversation with my dear friend, Dr. Jessica B. Harris. Enjoy!
22 May 2026 · 50 min

850: Spain My Way with Chef José Andrés

This week, we spend an hour with award-winning chef and author, José Andrés. We talk about his illustrious career, his world travels, and his love of regional Spanish cooking, its products, and its people. José Andrés is the founder of World Central Kitchen and author of many books, including Tapas, Vegetable Unleashed, We Fed an Island, and his latest, Spain My Way: Eat, Drink, and Cook Like a Spaniard . He left us with his delicious recipe for Gambas al Ajillo , sizzled shrimp in a delicious garlicky oil. Head to our YouTube channel and watch this extended cut of our interview with Chef…
19 May 2026 · 41 min

Culinary Masters Collection - Jacques Pépin

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Pandora | Amazon Music | YouTube We've put together a collection we're calling Culinary Masters. It's our favorite interviews with truly iconic people in the world of food, people who have fundamentally changed how so many of us cook, enjoy, and understand food. This week, it’s an interview with the great French chef Jacques Pépin.
15 May 2026 · 51 min

826: Celebrating 30 Years: Live from Iowa City

We're celebrating our 30th Anniversary on the road, and this week, we make our fourth stop in Iowa City in partnership with IPR. We talk to bakers, chefs, restaurateurs, and farmers about the food of the heartland. First up, Shae and Anna Pesek of Over the Moon Farm and T.D. Holub of The Garden Oasis Farm talk about their personal experiences with farm life, from agricultural challenges to sustainability and the community and passion that contribute to the success and drive of a farm. Then, we talk to Jamie Powers, owner and executive chef of Deluxe Bakery, and Carrie and Andy Schumacher,…

About The Splendid Table

If you love to eat, cook and travel, The Splendid Table is your weekly go-to source. Our public radio program has been connecting people through the common language of food for over three decades. Hosted by award-winning food journalist Francis Lam, each week we bring you fresh voices and surprising conversations at the intersection of cooking, people and culture. We cover all things food – from recipes and restaurants to history and science, farmer’s markets and of course, the Thanksgiving feast. Our wide-ranging, freewheeling guest list includes both world-class and rookie chefs, bestselling authors, scientists, poets, musicians, and even an astronaut in orbit! Subscribe to our weekly newsletter, The Weeknight Kitchen, to receive practical, delicious weeknight-ready recipes. Once a month, we also share a sweet treat or baking recipe. Sign up at Splendidtable.org/newsletter Produced by American Public Media. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network

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Publisher: American Public Media
Language: English
Category: Food & Cooking
New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 50 min
Latest episode: 2 Oct 2026
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