RadioGastronomy The table as the gravitational center of our lives.
Tuna, White Bean, & Tomato Salad with Meyer Lemon & Fresh Herbs
“I have to quit these peas. Peas are no good for me, I better try corn or beans.” -Stephen King, American master of horror, fantasy, and suspenseful writing, in his best-selling 1994 novel Insomnia
Potage Au Cresson (French-Style Watercress Soup)
“We have so much in common, we both love soup and snow peas, we love the outdoors, and talking and not talking. We could not talk or talk forever and still find things to not talk about.” -Actress Jennifer Coolidge as voluptuous trophy wife Sherri Ann Cabot in Christopher Guest’s hilarious mockumentary Best In Show
Valrhona Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
“All you need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.” -American cartoonist Charles M. Schulz, creator of the comic strip classic Peanuts
Short Rib Hash with Tri-Color Potatoes & Poached Egg
“Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.” -Oscar Wilde, 19th century Irish trouble-maker, playwright, author, and style icon
Canh Thịt Bò Nấu Rau Răm (Vietnamese Beef & Coriander Soup)
“Soup won’t be computerized.” -Carlie Westerman expressing optimism for the future as Sylvie in Miranda July’s quirky and brilliant 2005 film Me And You And Everyone We Know
Panko-Crusted Wild Salmon Burgers with Watercress Salad & Miso Dressing
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by it’s ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” -Albert Einstein, German-born patent clerk, scientific visionary, and enviably humble human