On Demand
Dish Archive
May 2003
Beppe
Saturday, May 31, 2003
Our main venue this week is Beppe, a new Italian restaurant located in Manhattan's Flat Iron district. Guests include Filmmaker Nora Ephron, and writers Ruth Reichl and Calvin Trillin.
New Orleans Jazz at Craft
Saturday, May 24, 2003
Jazzman Wynton Marsalis, New Orleans columnist Lolis Eric Ely, and chef-owner of Prune, Gabrielle Hamilton, talk about improvisation and creativity with host Ed Levine during a meal at Craft in the Flatiron District.
Istria Comes To Queens
Saturday, May 17, 2003
Ed Levine explores the food of Istria with actor Ron Rifkin, playwright Robbie Bates, chef Lydia Bastianitch and Lincoln Center casting director Daniel Swee as they dine at the Rudar Club, an Istrian Social Club in Astoria, Queens.
Peter Luger
Saturday, May 10, 2003
This week on Dish, a lotta steak and a whole lotta sizzle. Ed Levine and his guests indulge in some meaty conversation at the renowned Brooklyn steakhouse, Peter Luger's. Debating every side of the food politic are Ed's guests: Michael Pollan, the John S. and James L. Knight Chair in Journalism at UC Berkeley and author of Botany of Desire; Gabrielle Hamilton, chef/owner of Prune in the East Village; and Professor Marion Nestle, chair of the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies at NYU and author of Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health.
Five Points
Saturday, May 03, 2003
Ed and his guests dig into the short ribs, sardines and oysters at the easy-going and romantic restaurant, Five Points, on Great Jones Street, in a space that was formerly a trucking garage. Joining him for lunch are writer and MacArthur Genius, Willie Reale, theatre actor and producer Mark Linn Baker, and Obie Award winning actress, Martha Plimpton.
