Food

Photographer Melanie Dunea undercover in search of saffron in Afghanistan

By Francis Lam • Jan 10, 2020

Melanie Dunea during her trip to the Middle East in 2015. 

Where Y’Eat: For Heartbroken Who Dats, the Embrace of New Orleans’ Easiest Comfort Food

By • Jan 9, 2020
Ian McNulty

Here’s one thing you can rely on in New Orleans: The result of a Saints game sways the mood of this town. Here’s another: On Monday, people are eating red beans and rice. This Saints season, I decided to join the two together.

Enter to win I Can Cook Vegan by Isa Chandra Moskowitz

By The Splendid Table • Jan 6, 2020

January 2020 Giveaway

Every month, The Splendid Table helps listeners equip their kitchens, stock their pantries, and fill their bookshelves. This month, one winner will receive one copy of I Can Cook Vegan by Isa Chandra Moskowitz. The retail value of the book is $29.99. Enter before January 31, 2020, at 11:59 p.m. Central Daylight Time, by submitting the form below.

The Splendid Table listener survey: We want to hear what you think!

By The Splendid Table • Jan 3, 2020

We’re planning for the future of The Splendid Table, and we need your input to make sure we’re heading in the right direction. Please take a few minutes to fill out survey below. Your thoughts mean a lot to us!

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Where Y’Eat: Flavors and Lessons in the Melting Pot of a Kenner Strip Mall

By • Jan 2, 2020
Ian McNulty

I was in a Kenner restaurant that had clearly once been a Pizza Hut but now is called Little Chinatown. I was eating lamb stir-fried with leeks and chile peppers, and sipping iced tea. From my booth, the window framed a view just across the parking lot of Shishkabob House, where only the day before I’d had a lunch of hummus and shawarma.

Where Y’Eat: The Ode of the Expat New Orleans Eater

By • Dec 26, 2019
Ian McNulty

This one goes out to all the hungry New Orleans expats out there, and especially the ones back in town for the holidays. You know who you are.

Raquel Pelzel's umami-packed holiday ideas will please carnivores, vegans and everyone in-between

By Francis Lam • Dec 24, 2019

Raquel Pelzel has long been a terrific recipe developer in her own right. Now, she has a new book called Umami Bomb, a mostly vegetarian cookbook that, I swear, my daughter picked up and asked me to read to her at bed time last night. But for you, Raquel’s got more than bedtime stories; she’s got great ideas for how to set a holiday table that works for carnivores, vegans, and everyone in-between. She joined me in the studio with some very fragrant samples.

A Holiday Jubilee

By The Splendid Table • Dec 20, 2019

We're getting ready for the holidays with Toni Tipton-Martin, author of Jubilee: Recipes from Two Generations of African American Cooking; she talks about the historical and religious importance of African American foodways in the U.S.

Where Y’Eat: Gratitude for the Key Ingredient in New Orleans Food Culture

By • Dec 19, 2019
Ian McNulty

Want to know what makes New Orleans such a great food town? Look down at your plate, then look in the mirror.

Unique recipes and the art of entertaining from Questlove's Mixtape Potluck

By The Splendid Table • Dec 17, 2019

Questlove is not only a well-known musician and dee-jay, he is also an epic foodie and gracious host of Food Salon events at his home. As a writer and thinker of food, he also knows a lot of people -- chefs, artists, actors, musicians -- who love to cook, eat and share stories about feeding people. Questlove's new book, Mixtape Potluck, includes many recipes from these friends.

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