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The Word Beyond the Bird
Start your Thanksgiving meal planning! Join us for our Thanksgiving side-dish recipe swap -- tune in for tips on what to serve with the turkey. Also: chef Jamie Oliver on how to cook using the most natural ingredients possible; then, suggestions on how to combine seasonings for the best possible flavors. We also talk about what the U.S. can do to regain the respect of the rest of the world.
Regaining Respect for America
Ted Widmer talks about what the USA can do to regain the respect of the rest of the world. His new book, Ark of the Liberties, looks into America’s ambition to be the world’s guarantor of liberty, and whether we've lived up to that goal.
Jamie Oliver: Cook Your Way to the Good Life
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver gives tips on how to cook at home using the most natural ingredients possible. His new cookbook is Jamie at Home.
Event:
Jamie Oliver will be speaking and signing books
Tues. Nov. 11 at 7:00 pm
Barnes & Noble, Union Square
33 East 17th Street
The Flavor Bible
Get tips on how to use seasonings to create the best possible flavor. Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg are co-authors of The Flavor Bible.
Event:
Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg will be signing books and tasting wines
Tues. Nov. 11 from 6:00-8:00 PM
At Pour, a wine store on the Upper West Side
75th St. and Amsterdam
Thanksgiving Recipe Swap: Side Dishes!
It’s our Thanksgiving recipe swap! Ruth Reichl of Gourmet magazine, as well as a few listeners, join Leonard to talk about side dishes. Tune in for tips on what to serve with the turkey.
Here are some of Ruth Reichl's favorite side dish recipes:
Baby Brussels Sprouts with Buttered Pecans
Jeweled Rice with Dried Fruit
Wild-Mushroom Bundles
Parmesan-Roasted Butternut Squash
Haricots Verts with Bacon and Chestnuts
Weigh in: What do you serve with turkey? What's your family's favorite recipe, and what's the story behind it?
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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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Our 3-ingredient Challenge wins a James Beard Award
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