Amy Eddings
Amy Eddings is the local host of “All Things Considered,” which airs from 4 PM until 8 PM weekdays. She started hosting in 2004, after long-time host JoAnn Allen left for the West Coast. Before ATC, Amy was a reporter. Her favorite topics were--and still are--garbage and recycling, which she still reports on whenever she can get out of the studio.
Amy joined WNYC in 1998, after serving as the news director and morning news host at WFUV-NY for almost four years. Amy owes her start in radio to Richard Bolles’ career-changing classic, “What Color is Your Parachute?” Prior to reading that book, she worked in a law firm and wrote Off-Off Broadway reviews.
Amy, along with her colleague, Andrea Bernstein, has received several awards for their series on homeless housing, “Handshake Hotels.” Those awards include the Society of Professional Journalists’ 2003 Sigma Chi Delta Award for investigative reporting, the Investigative Reporters and Editors prize for radio, and The Newspaper Guild’s 2003 Heywood Broun Award, which acknowledges journalistic achievement, especially if it helps right a wrong or correct an injustice. Amy has also received the New York Press Club’s 2002 Feature Award for her story on a church in the Rockaways, which held 15 funerals and memorial services in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks and the crash of American Airlines Flight 587. Her work and family series, “The Juggling Act,” won a bronze medal at the 1998 International Radio Festival.
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A Conversation with Cynthia Nixon
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Get an inside look at the Broadway production of the humorous and heartbreaking Pulitzer Prize-winning play Wit, with cast members Cynthia Nixon, Greg Keller and Carra Patterson. Conversation hosted by WNYC’s Amy Eddings.
Bigger Isn't Better When It Comes to Citrus
Friday, February 10, 2012
More is better -- that's my mantra, especially when it comes to chocolate. But it doesn't hold true for citrus.
Last Chance Foods: Zesting Up Winter Cooking with Citrus
Friday, February 10, 2012
Citrus is in season now, and it's a great way to brighten up heavy winter dishes, according to chef Rienne Martinez. Try her recipe for Cara Cara Orange and Fennel Salad.
Say It With Roaches
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Nothing Says "I Love You" Like a Chocolate Madagascar Hissing Cockroach.
Rutabagas: My New BVFF
Friday, February 03, 2012
The weather has been warm enough to fool the irises and daffodils, which have sent up three inches of growth in the gardens on my block. But the calendar still says February, and my kitchen still says winter, with all the celery root and butternut squash stacked up on the counter.
Which is why I decided to give rutabagas a try.
Last Chance Foods: Rooting for Rutabagas
Friday, February 03, 2012
Chef Jesse Schenker demystifies the homely rutabaga and shares a number uses for the versatile root vegetable. One example is his recipe for Baked and Broiled Rutabagas.
Think Global, Source Local
Thursday, February 02, 2012
The world got a little flatter Monday night at Sueños Restaurant. That's where four chefs served up Mexican fare made from vegetables and herbs sourced from local farms run by Mexican and Latin American immigrants.
Don't Go Nuts Making Donuts
Monday, January 30, 2012
Maybe you heard of the book, "Make the Bread, Buy the Butter: What You Should and Shouldn't Cook From Scratch." (The author, Jennifer Reese, was recently on Marketplace.)
I have an addendum. Make the bread, buy the donuts.
Last Chance Foods: Lucky Foods for the Year of the Dragon
Friday, January 27, 2012
Cookbook author Grace Young discusses auspicious foods to eat for the Lunar New Year. Try her recipe for Stir-Fried Garlic Lettuce, a dish that symbolizes prosperity.
Eggs Are the New Bacon, and Other Trends
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Looking for the next food trend? Audrey Dettmar, baker at Annex in Fort Greene, gave me these suggestions.
Folks, This Ain't Normal: Joel Salatin at the 92nd Street Y
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
I haven't seen the movie, "Food, Inc.," so I didn't know what sustainable farmer Joel Salatin looked like until I saw him take the stage Monday night at the 92nd Street Y.
21st Century Homesteading: Making Butter
Monday, January 23, 2012
I always thought butter-making involved Laura Ingalls Wilder, Ma and Pa Wilder, a cow, and a big wooden churn. But my sister showed me all you need is a jar. And little kids eager to do the work.
Smoothie Sailing into the Day
Friday, January 20, 2012
I love eating. I mean, like, cutting and spearing and chewing and swallowing. Eating's pleasurable, especially in the company of others.
So it took some convincing to get me to try smoothies in the morning. A liquid meal doesn't seem like a lot of fun.
Last Chance Foods: To Cleanse or Not to Cleanse?
Friday, January 20, 2012
Registered dietitian Samantha Heller and cleanse founder Dr. Alejandro Junger share their perspectives for and against cleanse programs.
My Pantry, Caught With Its Pants Down
Friday, January 13, 2012
Chef Amy Chaplin's pantry was camera-worthy enough to appear in a smooth, glossy spread in Martha Stewart Living. My pantry rates a blog post. Barely.
Last Chance Foods: Parsing Pantry Staples
Friday, January 13, 2012
Chef Amy Chaplin talks about pantry ingredients that add flavor to winter cooking. Try her recipe for coconut curry.
Last Chance Foods: A Clean Kitchen for the New Year
Thursday, January 05, 2012
Food safety expert Marion Nestle talks about what to throw out and what to keep when cleaning out your kitchen for the New Year.
A Visit to The Chef's Garden
Friday, December 30, 2011
One of my favorite guests on Last Chance Foods is Farmer Lee Jones of The Chef's Garden. It's not just that I'm partial to fellow Ohioans. Farmer Lee loves to farm, and it's evident every time he talks about his veggies.
It's also evident on his farm, which I had a chance to visit this fall.
2011 Year in Review: The Year's Most Talked-About Last Chance Foods
Friday, December 30, 2011
Last Chance Foods covered a wide range of topics in 2011. Check out which ones got the most people talking.
A Greek Christmas Cookie Recipe, Enough for an Army
Thursday, December 22, 2011
It was with a sense of excitement and eagerness that I opened an e-mailed document with the recipe for WNYC Morning Edition Host Soterios Johnson's mom's melomakarona. The cookies are famous among the Morning Edition crew.
Turns out the recipe can feed them, and most of our listening audience.