I adore The Splendid Table with host Lynne Rossetto Kasper both on Satudays on WAMU 88.5 PM and via Podcast. Listen to them all, all the way back. Amazing, delightful, compelling, and — dare I say — delicious!
Welcome to the site! The Splendid Table Web site is a companion to the radio series, providing listeners and browsers abundant information on food preparation, appreciation, and culture.
Where We Eat contains everything travel-related. Regular contributors Jane and Michael Stern discover restaurant finds from around the country, now organized by region for easier browsing, and show guests write features about cuisine from around the country and around the world.
From Soup to Nuts breaks down food life into ingredient and lifestyle categories, such as wine, kitchen life, fruits & vegetables, and more. In each category you’ll find articles by our regular contributors, features by show guests, and product resources and recommendations.
Gourmet’s Guide features food tastings with Lynne and Al Sicherman; general mail-order resources and recommendations; and information on organizations and publications that have been mentioned on the Splendid Table.
Recipe Box is just what its name implies, containing hundreds of recipes featured on the show. If these guests have authored books, you’ll find them on our Bookshelf.
You’ll find host Lynne Rossetto Kasper’s professional cooking tips aimed at all levels of cooks in Boiling Water 101.
What do you think? Register your opinion in Food Talk, the Splendid Table forum for food lovers; or email us at table@americanpublicmedia.org with any questions.
The Splendid Table airs weekends nationwide. It’s easy to talk to Lynne on the air; just call 800-537-5252 anytime. Leave us your name and numbers and the nature of your call and we’ll be in touch. We look forward to hearing from you! If you miss a show, however, you can catch recent broadcasts in RealAudio from our Program Listings page.
You can also listen on the go! Download and listen to The Splendid Table anytime, anywhere, exclusively at audible.com.
Information and resources are available for media professionals in our Press Room.
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About Lynne Rossetto Kasper
Lynne Rossetto Kasper’s The Splendid Table was named “1999 Best National Radio Show on Food” by the James Beard Foundation, and “2000 Best National Syndicated Talk Show” by American Women in Radio and Television. Scripps Howard News Service distributes Lynne’s advice column, “Ask The Splendid Table.” Her first cookbook, The Splendid Table is the only book to achieve the food world’s twin crown, The Cookbook of the Year Award from both the Julia Child/IACP and James Beard Awards. Her The Italian Country Table was named one of the best books of 1999 by Cook’s Illustrated Magazine. Lynne has written for The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Food & Wine Magazine, and Bon Appetít. Named “One of the 12 Best Cooking Teachers in America” by The James Beard Foundation, she also lectures on food and culture in Europe and America.
Lynne Rossetto Kasper is a James Beard Award-winning food writer and host of the American Public Media radio show The Splendid Table. Kasper’s popular and long-lived radio show, targeted toward those “who love to eat,” features a series of interviews with chefs, restaurateurs, and wine experts. Guests vary from week to week, but every show includes a segment with food travelers and Gourmet columnists Jane and Michael Stern. At the end of the show, Kasper answers call-in questions from listeners on ingredients and cooking techniques.
