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The Leonard Lopate Show / July 13, 2004

The Leonard Lopate Show

Tuesday, July 13, 2004
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    Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

    Gourmet magazine editor-in-chief Ruth Reichl discusses the art of barbecue with Danny Meyer, the owner of several NYC restaurants including Blue Smoke. Steve Madden, the editor of Bicycling Magazine, and Ron Kiefel, a former pro cyclist who has competed in the Tour de France seven times, give us an insider’s view of the special challenges faced by Tour de France athletes. Cecil Harris’s Breaking the Ice examines the struggles and triumphs of black professional hockey players. And Patrick McGrath talks about the intersections of art and love in his new novel Port Mungo.

Ruth Reichl and Danny Meyer

Ruth Reichl, editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine, and Danny Meyer, owner of Blue Smoke and several other restaurants in Manhattan, take a look at New York’s most succulent barbecue offerings.

» More about Danny Meyer and Blue Smoke

Music: Riding with the King, B.B. King and Eric Clapton: "Three O'Clock Blues"
Swingtime!, The Canadian Brass: "I Found Love"

Steve Madden and Ron Kiefel

Steve Madden, editor of Bicycling Magazine, and former pro cyclist Ron Kiefel discuss strategies for tackling the unique demands of the Tour de France. Ron Kiefel has raced with Lance Armstrong and completed the Tour de France seven times.

» More on Bicycling Magazine
» More on Ron Kiefel

Music: "Royksopp’s Night Out" by Royksopp / Edit of "Poor Leno" by Royksopp

Cecil Harris

Cecil Harris chronicles the strivings and successes of black professional hockey players in Breaking the Ice: The Black Experience in Professional Hockey.

» Read an excerpt of Breaking the Ice in the Reading Room
» More on the book

Events: Cecil Harris will appear at The Harlem Book Fair on West 135th Street (between Frederick Douglass Boulevard & Lenox Avenue)on Saturday, July 24 (an all-day event)

Music: "Tomorrow" by Amp / "From Creation" by Thievery Corporation

Patrick McGrath

Patrick McGrath shares his new novel Port Mungo.

» More about the book

Events: Patrick McGrath will be reading and signing books on Tuesday, July 13 at 7pm, 192 Books, 192 10th Ave @ 21st St.
Friday, July 16 at 7:30pm, Barnes & Noble on the Upper West Side on Broadway and 82nd St.

Music: Soundtrack to Naked Lunch, music by Howard Shore: "Naked Lunch"

National Book Award Winners

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A number of this year’s National Book Award winners have appeared on The Leonard Lopate Show. Click here to see the list!

Jeanne-Claude

Tributes: Jeanne-Claude

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Jeanne-Claude created environmental works of art with her husband and fellow-conspirator/collaborator Christo. Together, they wrapped the Reichstag in Berlin, the Pont-Neuf in Paris, and created The Gates, with billowy orange drapes, in Central Park. Jeanne-Claude just died at the age of 74. You can hear Leonard Lopate’s last interview with them both, from July 19, 1999.

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Video Pick: David Chang on Momofuku

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Our 3-ingredient Challenge wins a James Beard Award

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