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The Leonard Lopate Show / November 26, 2002

The Leonard Lopate Show

Tuesday, November 26, 2002
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  • Mark Bittman

    Cooking up a Storm

    New York Times food writer and Chef Mark Bittman takes a simple approach to our culinary quandaries. He shares his recipes and holiday cooking tips, The Minimalist Cooks At Home. Eric Ripert, chef and part owner of New York's Le Bernadin, searches for his culinary roots, A Return to Cooking. And John D. Freyer explains why he sold all of his personal belongings on ebay, All My Life For Sale.

Chef Mark Bittman

New York Times food writer and Chef Mark Bittman takes a simple approach to our culinary quandaries. He shares his recipes and holiday cooking tips, The Minimalist Cooks At Home: Recipes That Give You More Flavor from Fewer Ingredients in Less Time. Read an excerpt in the Reading Room and follow Mark Bittman’s Minimalist Thanksgiving Tips this holiday.

Music:: The Canadian Brass Swingtime tracks 2, 12

Open Phones

Listeners call in on topics of the day.

Eric Ripert

Eric Ripert, chef and part owner of New York's Le Bernadin, searches for his culinary roots, A Return to Cooking: The Chef, the Cook and the Artist. Read an excerpt in the Reading Room.

Music:: The Little Thief Soundtrack composer Alain Jomy tracks 6, 7

Eric Ripert will be reading from A Return to Cooking at the Makor Center 35 West 67th Street at 7:30.

John D. Freyer

John D. Freyer explains why he sold all of his personal belongings on ebay, All My Life For Sale.

Music:: Raymond Scott The Chesterfield Arrangements 1937-38 The Metropole Orchestra featuring the Beau Hunks Saxette track 7

genome

Science and Faith

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Earlier this week, Pres. Obama announced that he plans to nominate geneticist Dr. Francis Collins to lead the National Institutes of Health. You can listen to Leonard’s 2006 conversation with Dr. Collins about how he reconciles his personal faith with his professional scientific knowledge.

recipe

FDA to Regulate Tobacco?

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May 14, 2009
Congress is getting ready to a vote on whether to make tobacco subject to FDA regulation. You can listen to a segment we did in May about the bill and what it would mean for the cigarette companies.

Video Pick: Elizabeth Edwards

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Elizabeth Edwards discusses how to best cope with lifes difficulties in her book Resilience: Reflections on the Burdens and Gifts of Facing Life's Adversities.

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James Beard

Our 3-ingredient Challenge wins a James Beard Award

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On May 3, the Lopate Show won its third James Beard Award for our 3-ingredient challenge. In August, we asked our listeners to call in and name 3 ingredients and then challenged New York chef and 3-ingredient expert Rozanne Gold to whip up a recipe! You can listen to the 3-ingredient challenge and get some inspiration for simple, delicious, and unexpected dishes.

Leonard is on Facebook

Now Leonard is on Facebook! We’re posting photos, status updates, links to notable interviews, and lots more. Check it out.

Barack Obama

Barack Obama, Circa 2004

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Listen to President-Elect Barack Obama on the Leonard Lopate Show in November 2004. He had recently won a seat in the U.S. Senate, and only a few months before, his rousing speech during the 2004 Democratic National Convention catapulted him into the national spotlight.

Guest Picks

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Find out surprising facts about some recent guests on the Leonard Lopate Show. Check out our Guest Picks section! Did you know that football star Herschel Walker loves Judge Judy, Laurie Anderson is a big fan of agility training for dogs, and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi likes Johnny Depp?