Splendid Table
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Weekly radio show and podcast for curious cooks and eaters, hosted by @francis-lam.bsky.social. Celebrating 30 years!
On this week's episode, we talk with @koshersoul.bsky.social about the many communities – Black, white, Indigenous, immigrant – whose traditions built Southern cooking as we know it. Then, we chat with Deb Freeman about one of the South’s most influential voices: Edna Lewis. 🎧: bit.ly/48jRGVi
December 8, 2025 at 12:14 AM
On this week's episode, we talk with @koshersoul.bsky.social about the many communities – Black, white, Indigenous, immigrant – whose traditions built Southern cooking as we know it. Then, we chat with Deb Freeman about one of the South’s most influential voices: Edna Lewis. 🎧: bit.ly/48jRGVi
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Haha, quite a summary of the year.
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@thesecretcabal.bsky.social @rolldicetakenames.com @positively-board.bsky.social @splendidtable.org @stonemaiergames.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Haha, quite a summary of the year.
@thesecretcabal.bsky.social @rolldicetakenames.com @positively-board.bsky.social @splendidtable.org @stonemaiergames.com
@thesecretcabal.bsky.social @rolldicetakenames.com @positively-board.bsky.social @splendidtable.org @stonemaiergames.com
Food stylist Mariana Velásquez Villegas’ recipe for Sancocho — a delicious beef, pork and vegetable stew — is the ultimate one-pot meal and perfect for winter!
Get the recipe here: https://www.splendidtable.org/story/2024/01/26/sancocho-beef-pork-vegetable-stew
📖: @harpercollins.bsky.social
Get the recipe here: https://www.splendidtable.org/story/2024/01/26/sancocho-beef-pork-vegetable-stew
📖: @harpercollins.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Food stylist Mariana Velásquez Villegas’ recipe for Sancocho — a delicious beef, pork and vegetable stew — is the ultimate one-pot meal and perfect for winter!
Get the recipe here: https://www.splendidtable.org/story/2024/01/26/sancocho-beef-pork-vegetable-stew
📖: @harpercollins.bsky.social
Get the recipe here: https://www.splendidtable.org/story/2024/01/26/sancocho-beef-pork-vegetable-stew
📖: @harpercollins.bsky.social
Jing Gao's hot pot calls for ¼ cup Sichuan Chili Crisp, "the sauce that started it all."
Get the recipe — from "The Book of Sichuan Chili Crisp" — here: https://www.splendidtable.org/story/2024/01/26/hot-pot
📖: Ten Speed Press
Get the recipe — from "The Book of Sichuan Chili Crisp" — here: https://www.splendidtable.org/story/2024/01/26/hot-pot
📖: Ten Speed Press
December 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Jing Gao's hot pot calls for ¼ cup Sichuan Chili Crisp, "the sauce that started it all."
Get the recipe — from "The Book of Sichuan Chili Crisp" — here: https://www.splendidtable.org/story/2024/01/26/hot-pot
📖: Ten Speed Press
Get the recipe — from "The Book of Sichuan Chili Crisp" — here: https://www.splendidtable.org/story/2024/01/26/hot-pot
📖: Ten Speed Press
Every episode of The Splendid Table is an hour of culture, history, and creativity, and every story is made possible by our listeners. Your support this #GivingTuesday will help keep our table filled with fresh voices, diverse perspectives, and culinary discoveries in 2026 and beyond! bit.ly/3Kw9nYq
December 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Every episode of The Splendid Table is an hour of culture, history, and creativity, and every story is made possible by our listeners. Your support this #GivingTuesday will help keep our table filled with fresh voices, diverse perspectives, and culinary discoveries in 2026 and beyond! bit.ly/3Kw9nYq
We can't wait to see you this Friday in St. Paul, MN! Our 30th anniversary live tour wraps up on Dec. 5 at The Fitzgerald Theater with Francis in conversation with some of Minnesota's top chefs. Tickets are still available but going fast! Purchase here: bit.ly/47um5hP
December 2, 2025 at 12:54 AM
We can't wait to see you this Friday in St. Paul, MN! Our 30th anniversary live tour wraps up on Dec. 5 at The Fitzgerald Theater with Francis in conversation with some of Minnesota's top chefs. Tickets are still available but going fast! Purchase here: bit.ly/47um5hP
Soup season is back! 🍜 🍲 On this week's episode, Francis chats with food stylist Mariana Velasquez, award-winning chef Gregory Gourdet, and chili sauce entrepreneur Jing Gao. Find it here or in your preferred podcast app: bit.ly/4oYt7D1
November 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Soup season is back! 🍜 🍲 On this week's episode, Francis chats with food stylist Mariana Velasquez, award-winning chef Gregory Gourdet, and chili sauce entrepreneur Jing Gao. Find it here or in your preferred podcast app: bit.ly/4oYt7D1
Our must-listen annual Thanksgiving Day broadcast — Turkey Confidential — is back! 🦃 Today's broadcast features Samin Nosrat, Yossy Arefi, Vivian Howard and Evan Kleiman. Check your local public radio station for broadcast timing. You'll also be able to find it in your podcast feeds this afternoon!
November 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Our must-listen annual Thanksgiving Day broadcast — Turkey Confidential — is back! 🦃 Today's broadcast features Samin Nosrat, Yossy Arefi, Vivian Howard and Evan Kleiman. Check your local public radio station for broadcast timing. You'll also be able to find it in your podcast feeds this afternoon!
We're starting Thanksgiving early! 🦃
In our latest episode, we talk with @padmalakshmi.bsky.social about her new book, which celebrates immigrant dishes and regional traditions, and baker extraordinaire @doriegreenspan.bsky.social, author of "Dorie's Anytime Cakes."
Listen: bit.ly/3JUqeUG
In our latest episode, we talk with @padmalakshmi.bsky.social about her new book, which celebrates immigrant dishes and regional traditions, and baker extraordinaire @doriegreenspan.bsky.social, author of "Dorie's Anytime Cakes."
Listen: bit.ly/3JUqeUG
November 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
We're starting Thanksgiving early! 🦃
In our latest episode, we talk with @padmalakshmi.bsky.social about her new book, which celebrates immigrant dishes and regional traditions, and baker extraordinaire @doriegreenspan.bsky.social, author of "Dorie's Anytime Cakes."
Listen: bit.ly/3JUqeUG
In our latest episode, we talk with @padmalakshmi.bsky.social about her new book, which celebrates immigrant dishes and regional traditions, and baker extraordinaire @doriegreenspan.bsky.social, author of "Dorie's Anytime Cakes."
Listen: bit.ly/3JUqeUG
This week's episode of is about global comfort foods! 🌏
First, Yotam Ottolenghi talks about why specific dishes evoke emotional reactions.
Then, Luisa Weiss (@luisaweiss.bsky.social) joins us to talk about her deep connection to German food.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
First, Yotam Ottolenghi talks about why specific dishes evoke emotional reactions.
Then, Luisa Weiss (@luisaweiss.bsky.social) joins us to talk about her deep connection to German food.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
November 7, 2025 at 10:40 PM
This week's episode of is about global comfort foods! 🌏
First, Yotam Ottolenghi talks about why specific dishes evoke emotional reactions.
Then, Luisa Weiss (@luisaweiss.bsky.social) joins us to talk about her deep connection to German food.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
First, Yotam Ottolenghi talks about why specific dishes evoke emotional reactions.
Then, Luisa Weiss (@luisaweiss.bsky.social) joins us to talk about her deep connection to German food.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
Today's episode is a fall cookbook celebration! We're joined by authors Carolina Gelen, Sonoko Sakai and Jody Eddy. Listen at the link below or wherever you get your podcasts!
📖: Clarkson Potter / Knopf / W.W. Norton
bit.ly/3JeODnE
📖: Clarkson Potter / Knopf / W.W. Norton
bit.ly/3JeODnE
October 24, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Today's episode is a fall cookbook celebration! We're joined by authors Carolina Gelen, Sonoko Sakai and Jody Eddy. Listen at the link below or wherever you get your podcasts!
📖: Clarkson Potter / Knopf / W.W. Norton
bit.ly/3JeODnE
📖: Clarkson Potter / Knopf / W.W. Norton
bit.ly/3JeODnE
"I’m very excited and honored to spread the word of possibly the best chicken dish of all time, and it works great with pork also."
Get Bronx-born chef Christian Petroni's recipe for Chicken Scarpariello, from "Parm to Table," here: bit.ly/4onWxtI
📖: Harvest Books
Get Bronx-born chef Christian Petroni's recipe for Chicken Scarpariello, from "Parm to Table," here: bit.ly/4onWxtI
📖: Harvest Books
October 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM
"I’m very excited and honored to spread the word of possibly the best chicken dish of all time, and it works great with pork also."
Get Bronx-born chef Christian Petroni's recipe for Chicken Scarpariello, from "Parm to Table," here: bit.ly/4onWxtI
📖: Harvest Books
Get Bronx-born chef Christian Petroni's recipe for Chicken Scarpariello, from "Parm to Table," here: bit.ly/4onWxtI
📖: Harvest Books
"I came up with this crazy creation around ten years ago at an Italian restaurant I owned in Portland, Oregon ... a unique recipe that is happy to be its own delicious thing." 🍝
Get Joshua McFadden's recipe for Nut Ragu, from "Six Seasons of Pasta," here: bit.ly/42HUSqx
Get Joshua McFadden's recipe for Nut Ragu, from "Six Seasons of Pasta," here: bit.ly/42HUSqx
October 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
"I came up with this crazy creation around ten years ago at an Italian restaurant I owned in Portland, Oregon ... a unique recipe that is happy to be its own delicious thing." 🍝
Get Joshua McFadden's recipe for Nut Ragu, from "Six Seasons of Pasta," here: bit.ly/42HUSqx
Get Joshua McFadden's recipe for Nut Ragu, from "Six Seasons of Pasta," here: bit.ly/42HUSqx
A new episode of The Splendid Table is out now! First, Joshua McFadden joins us to talk about "Six Seasons of Pasta.” Then, Christian Petroni takes us into the heart of Italian-American cooking with “Parm to Table." Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
📖: Artisan Books / Harvest Books
📖: Artisan Books / Harvest Books
October 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
A new episode of The Splendid Table is out now! First, Joshua McFadden joins us to talk about "Six Seasons of Pasta.” Then, Christian Petroni takes us into the heart of Italian-American cooking with “Parm to Table." Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
📖: Artisan Books / Harvest Books
📖: Artisan Books / Harvest Books
Calling all cookbook lovers! Our monthly cookbook giveaway is live. Enter now at splendidtable.org/cookbook — no purchase necessary!
October 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Calling all cookbook lovers! Our monthly cookbook giveaway is live. Enter now at splendidtable.org/cookbook — no purchase necessary!
Chef Ashleigh Shanti's recipe for Leather Britches is her take on a classic green bean dish. You'll need a needle and about 2 feet of darning thread or fishing line! Get the recipe, from her book "Our South: Black Food Through My Lens," here: bit.ly/4n5F6Nz
📖: Union Square & Co.
📷: Johnny Autry
📖: Union Square & Co.
📷: Johnny Autry
October 16, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Chef Ashleigh Shanti's recipe for Leather Britches is her take on a classic green bean dish. You'll need a needle and about 2 feet of darning thread or fishing line! Get the recipe, from her book "Our South: Black Food Through My Lens," here: bit.ly/4n5F6Nz
📖: Union Square & Co.
📷: Johnny Autry
📖: Union Square & Co.
📷: Johnny Autry
We loved having Anna Ansari on the show earlier this month! Check out her full video interview with Francis over on our YouTube channel, where they discuss the delicious connections that can happen across cuisines: bit.ly/476XOOY
Francis Lam Chats With Anna Ansari About the Silk Road, Green Noodles and Iranian Sweets
In this segment from "The Splendid Table," host Francis Lam chats with author Anna Ansari about her new book "Silk Roads: A Flavor Odyssey." The book traces flavors from Baku to Beijing and the delicious connections across cuisines.
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October 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
We loved having Anna Ansari on the show earlier this month! Check out her full video interview with Francis over on our YouTube channel, where they discuss the delicious connections that can happen across cuisines: bit.ly/476XOOY
"I wondered what it would be like to line the bread pans with [fig] leaves. It looked amazing and added a great flavor, almost a coconut scent," writes Richard Hart, co-author of "Richard Hart Bread: Intuitive Sourdough Baking." Get the recipe for his Rye Wrapped in Fig Leaves: bit.ly/4oaarzm
October 14, 2025 at 1:14 AM
"I wondered what it would be like to line the bread pans with [fig] leaves. It looked amazing and added a great flavor, almost a coconut scent," writes Richard Hart, co-author of "Richard Hart Bread: Intuitive Sourdough Baking." Get the recipe for his Rye Wrapped in Fig Leaves: bit.ly/4oaarzm
On this week's episode, we sit down with two experts at the top of their craft: baker Richard Hart and chef Ashleigh Shanti! Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: bit.ly/4nInDM2
October 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
On this week's episode, we sit down with two experts at the top of their craft: baker Richard Hart and chef Ashleigh Shanti! Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: bit.ly/4nInDM2
"I whipped up this beefy broccoli one day after waking up from a deliciously long nap with a violent craving for it," writes Cassie Yeung in "Bad B*tch in the Kitch." 🥩 🥦 Get the recipe for her 30-Minute Beef & Broccoli here: splendidtable.org/story/2025/10/03/30minute-beef-broccoli
October 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
"I whipped up this beefy broccoli one day after waking up from a deliciously long nap with a violent craving for it," writes Cassie Yeung in "Bad B*tch in the Kitch." 🥩 🥦 Get the recipe for her 30-Minute Beef & Broccoli here: splendidtable.org/story/2025/10/03/30minute-beef-broccoli
This week on the podcast, we’re celebrating new fall cookbooks you need for your kitchen counter with Aleksandra Crapanzano, Anna Ansari and Cassie Yeung. Listen wherever you get your podcasts! 🎧
📖: @scribnerbooks.bsky.social / @dkbooksus.bsky.social / Clarkson Potter
📖: @scribnerbooks.bsky.social / @dkbooksus.bsky.social / Clarkson Potter
October 3, 2025 at 9:06 PM
This week on the podcast, we’re celebrating new fall cookbooks you need for your kitchen counter with Aleksandra Crapanzano, Anna Ansari and Cassie Yeung. Listen wherever you get your podcasts! 🎧
📖: @scribnerbooks.bsky.social / @dkbooksus.bsky.social / Clarkson Potter
📖: @scribnerbooks.bsky.social / @dkbooksus.bsky.social / Clarkson Potter
“These delicious yet easy chicken wings are a go-to for calming the brain and restoring the spirit,” writes this week's guest, Evie McGee Colbert.
September 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
“These delicious yet easy chicken wings are a go-to for calming the brain and restoring the spirit,” writes this week's guest, Evie McGee Colbert.
This week, Francis chats with Evie McGee Colbert about her book ”Does This Taste Funny? Recipes Our Family Loves,” co-authored with her husband, Stephen Colbert.
Then, Alex Bleeker and Luke Pyenson chat about their book “Taste in Music: Eating on Tour With Indie Musicians."
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Then, Alex Bleeker and Luke Pyenson chat about their book “Taste in Music: Eating on Tour With Indie Musicians."
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September 26, 2025 at 10:14 PM
This week, Francis chats with Evie McGee Colbert about her book ”Does This Taste Funny? Recipes Our Family Loves,” co-authored with her husband, Stephen Colbert.
Then, Alex Bleeker and Luke Pyenson chat about their book “Taste in Music: Eating on Tour With Indie Musicians."
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Then, Alex Bleeker and Luke Pyenson chat about their book “Taste in Music: Eating on Tour With Indie Musicians."
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“Thin and crisp with a cinnamon-sugar sprinkle, these are a cross between Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal and supermarket graham crackers,” writes this week’s guest, @NYTCooking’s Genevieve Ko.
September 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
“Thin and crisp with a cinnamon-sugar sprinkle, these are a cross between Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal and supermarket graham crackers,” writes this week’s guest, @NYTCooking’s Genevieve Ko.
It’s (almost) that time of year again! We’re taking your Turkey Confidential questions now. 🍂🦃🍁
This year, our show will bring together Samin Nosrat, @kcrwevan.bsky.social, Vivian Howard, Yossy Arefi and — of course — @francis-lam.bsky.social to answer your holiday cooking questions.
This year, our show will bring together Samin Nosrat, @kcrwevan.bsky.social, Vivian Howard, Yossy Arefi and — of course — @francis-lam.bsky.social to answer your holiday cooking questions.
September 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
It’s (almost) that time of year again! We’re taking your Turkey Confidential questions now. 🍂🦃🍁
This year, our show will bring together Samin Nosrat, @kcrwevan.bsky.social, Vivian Howard, Yossy Arefi and — of course — @francis-lam.bsky.social to answer your holiday cooking questions.
This year, our show will bring together Samin Nosrat, @kcrwevan.bsky.social, Vivian Howard, Yossy Arefi and — of course — @francis-lam.bsky.social to answer your holiday cooking questions.