Food | Think - Part 6

A Portrait of American Food

May 14, 2009 Uncategorized

You get a little taste of it when you eat vegetables from a backyard garden or a local farmer’s market. But what was America’s food really like in the 1930s and early 40s? We’ll explore that culinary culture this hour with bestselling author and James A. Beard Award-winning food writer Mark Kurlansky. His new book is “The Food of a Younger Land: A Portrait of American Food–Before the National Highway System, Before Chain Restaurants, and Before Frozen Food, When the Nation’s Food Was Seasonal” (Riverhead, 2009).

Prozac Puppies, Dog-Park Politics, and Organic Pet Food

April 20, 2009 Uncategorized

We call the dog “man’s best friend” but to many Americans, the family pet is a priority. We’ll explore America’s pet mania this hour with journalist Michael Schaffer, whose new book is “One Nation Under Dog: Adventures in the New World of Prozac-Popping Puppies, Dog-Park Politics, and Organic Pet Food” (Henry Holt, 2009).

The World's Fiercest Food Fight

April 14, 2009 Uncategorized

Are certain foods crueler than others? Remember the 2002 foie gras flap started by Chef Charlie Trotter in Chicago? We’ll talk this hour with Mark Caro the journalist who broke the story in the Chicago Tribune. Caro’s new book is “The Foie Gras Wars: How a 5,000-Year-Old Delicacy Inspired the World’s Fiercest Food Fight” (Simon and Schuster, 2009).

The Real Future of Food

March 4, 2009 Uncategorized

What is the future of food? Are there more sustainable methods to feed everyone? We’ll spend this hour with author Paul Roberts who is speaking today at the Owens Conference on Agricultural Sustainability and Food Safety at Austin College in Sherman. His recent article “Spoiled” appears in the current issue of Mother Jones Magazine.

Food Trends Today

February 16, 2009 Uncategorized

With trends in eco-cuisine and a simultaneous resurgence of comfort food, where is the culinary industry headed these days? We’ll talk this hour with Amy Albert, Senior Associate Editor of Bon App??tit. She’s in town to judge in this year’s Dallas Morning News Wine Competition which takes place this week. Winning wines will be featured at the Dallas Wine and Food Festival this spring.

Holiday Food and Drink

December 30, 2008 Uncategorized

Think is on vacation today. Please enjoy an archive episode from earlier this month with cheesemonger Rich Rogers of Scardello Artisan Cheese and sommelier and wine expert Darryl Beeson. We got lots of great holiday entertaining tips.

Holiday Food and Drink

December 11, 2008 Uncategorized

Are you wondering what to serve this holiday season? We’ll talk this hour with cheesemonger Rich Rogers of Scardello Artisan Cheese and sommelier and wine expert Darryl Beeson. We’ll also take your calls and answer your cheese and wine-related questions.

Where Food Comes From

November 13, 2008 Uncategorized

Is the world’s food supply stable? Will humanity be able to produce enough to feed itself in the future? The answers may lie in the research of a Stalin-era Soviet botanist. We talked last month with Gary Paul Nabhan, whose new book is “Where Our Food Comes From: Retracing Nikolay Vavilov’s Quest to End Famine” (Island Press, 2008).

Good Food, Good Times

October 10, 2008 Uncategorized

Who’s your favorite Public Television Chef? Jacques Pepin, whose new series “More Fast Food My Way” debuted this week on KERA, certainly tops our list. He’ll join us this evening to discuss his new series and the current trends in food and culture. To many Texas young people, the State Fair is more than midway rides, corny dogs and cotton candy. Daryl Real, Vice President of Agriculture/Livestock at the State Fair will join us during the Scene segment to discuss the Fair’s annual youth livestock competition and the opportunities it provides.

Street Food

May 6, 2008 Uncategorized

What’s for lunch today? We’ll sample the Dallas street food scene – from tacos and snow cones to roasted corn and barbeque – this hour with writer and KERA commentator Rawlins Gilliland. His piece, “Street Food,” appears in the May issue of D Magazine.

Food and Wine for the Holidays

December 13, 2007 Uncategorized

Are you wondering what foods and wines to serve this holiday season? We’ll talk this hour with sommelier and wine expert Darryl Beeson and El Centro Food and Hospitality program coordinator and chef instructor Chef Chris LaLonde. We’ll also take your calls and answer your food and wine-related questions.

Food, Love, and Life in the Shadow of Vesuvius

August 23, 2007 Uncategorized

What was life like for the elite in ancient Rome? Greek and Roman art historian Dr. John Clarke will deliver the lecture “Reconstructing Life in Ancient Roman Villas: Study and Excavation at the Villa of Oplontis near Pompeii” as part of the Boshell Family Lecture Series on Archeology at the Dallas Museum of Art at 7pm tonight. He’ll give us a preview this hour.