This Week's Episode
Hosted by Lynne Rossetto Kasper
Daniel's Aioli - Daniel Boulud's Key 3, David Tanis on seaweed, Alice Medrich on desserts, Frank DeCaro plays Stump the Cook.
This week, Lynne talks with Ethnobiologist, conservationist and farmer Gary Nabhan about the story of a profound visionary who set out to end famine, and the price he paid. Gary's latest book is Where Our Food Comes From: Retracing Nikolay Vavilov's Quest to End Famine. James Villas, the southern gentleman of the food world, stops by to talk about his new book, Pig: King of the Southern Table, Ian Cheney talks about truck farming, the Sterns tell us about Sacramento's Squeeze Inn, and Lynne answers your kitchen questions.
Ian Cheney talks with Lynne about growing vegetables in the back of his pickup truck.
Website: truck-farm.com
Recipe: Sugar Snaps Coddled in New Lettuces
Jane and Michael Stern are eating burgers at Sacremento's Squeeze Inn.
Book: 500 Things to Eat Before It's Too Late
Website: roadfood.com, www.thesqueezeinn.com
Ethnobiologist, conservationist and farmer Gary Nabhan has the story of Nikolai Vavilov a profound visionary who set out to end famine and the price he paid.
Book: Where Our Food Comes From
Recipe: Crisp Cucumber Shrimp in Retro Goddess Dressing
James Villas talks with Lynne how the pig became so important to Southern cuisine.
Recipe: Charleston Hobotee
Book: Pig: King of the Southern Table
Lynne answers a listener's call about a pickle tasting.
What is the latest snack to be redesigned?
Snack chips. Slim Chips have no calories, because they're made of paper. 
Lynne answers listener calls about Indian Cookbooks (she recommends Madhur Jaffrey, Julie Sahni, Maya Kaimal), scarlet runner beans, liver, rack of lamb, and carmelizing sugar.
