This Week's Episode
Hosted by Lynne Rossetto Kasper
Andrea's Turnip Soup - Andrea Reusing's Key 3, Claudia Kolker on monthly rice, Elaine Sciolino on peas, Sandor Katz on kombucha.
We're talking to food activist Michael Pollan, author of In Defense of Food about the intersection between sustainable foods, and our real life pocketbooks. Jane and Michael Stern have been researching the green chile cheeseburger in New Mexico and we look at the origins of the American potato chip with Dirk Burhans author of Crunch, A History of the Great American Potato Chip.
David Burns talks with Lynne about mapping public fruit trees in Los Angeles.
Web site: www.fallenfruit.org
Recipe: Summer Fruit Pizza with Rosemary & Basil
Michael Pollan joins Lynne to talk about the cost of food, and what can be done to lower the costs of healthier foods.
Book: In Defense of Food
Dirk Burhans talks about the origins of the potato chip, and local, independent chip makers.
Book: Crunch! A History of the Great American Potato Chip
Web sites: (See at right)
Lynne fields a call about making your own pastrami.
Lynne fields calls about flavor combinations for homemade jam, making paneer cheese
Katy McLaughlin talks with Lynne about high-end chefs taking to cooking in food trucks.
Article: Food Truck Nation from the The Wall Street Journal
