Everyday Food Series

Lectures curated around Everyday Food, which offers easy-to-make recipes, smart tips and kitchen techniques, and looks at culture through various foods and culinary customs.

The series brings to life Everyday Food magazine, the survival guide for home cooks that features recipes designed to take 30 minutes or less to prepare, that can be made in multiple size portions and use widely available supermarket ingredients. Everyday Food is a production of Martha Stewart Living Television in association with WETA-TV Washington, DC.

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Joanne Chang: Flour
Joanne Chang: Flour
Joanne Chang
December 9, 2010
00:51:21
Joanne Chang, pastry chef and owner of Flour Bakery and Cafe, discusses her new book of recipes from her popular Flour bakeries in Boston and Cambridge, Flour: Spectacular Recipes from Boston's Flour Bakery and Cafe.
The America′s Test Kitchen Healthy Family Cookbook
The America′s Test Kitchen Healthy Family Cookbook
Chris Kimball
December 7, 2010
00:41:54
Chris Kimball and the cast of America's Test Kitchen discuss healthy and delicious ways to feed your family, and their new book, The Americas Test Kitchen Healthy Family Cookbook.
Harold McGee: Keys to Good Cooking
Harold McGee: Keys to Good Cooking
Harold McGee
December 6, 2010
00:45:33
Harold McGee, food scientist and The New York Times's "Curious Cook," talks about how to cook well, even when the recipe youre following isnt perfect. Harold McGee is joined in conversation by Rialtos award-winning chef/owner Jody Adams.
Tyler Florence: Cooking for the Family
Tyler Florence: Cooking for the Family
Tyler Florence
October 16, 2010
00:39:50
When it comes to a great meal, there’s no place like home. And no one understands that better than celebrity chef and dad Tyler Florence, the star of the popular Food Network series Tyler’s Ultimate and author of the cookbook Tyler Florence Family Meal.
Eating Green in Boston Restaurants
Eating Green in Boston Restaurants
Leah Bloom
July 22, 2010
00:54:42
Leah Bloom, sustainability expert, green marketing consultant, and Boston Sustainable Food Examiner, discusses how to "eat green" in Boston restaurants. It's not easy being green, but some of the Boston area's best chefs and restaurants are leading the charge.
Amy McCoy: Poor Girl Gourmet
Amy McCoy: Poor Girl Gourmet
Amy McCoy
July 19, 2010
00:24:37
Learn a lesson in eating well, but frugally, from blogger and now cookbook writer Amy McCoy. When the economic recession cut into Amy McCoy's food budget, she was determined to continue eating well even though she was on a budget.
Joseph Dabney: Art of Lowcountry Cooking
Joseph Dabney: Art of Lowcountry Cooking
Joseph Dabney
June 25, 2010
00:44:48
Joseph Dabney discusses his new book, The Food, Folklore and Art of Lowcountry Cooking. The book's subtitle is: A Celebration of the Foods, History, and Romance Handed Down from England, Africa, the Caribbean, France, Germany and Scotland.
Kim Severson: How Eight Cooks Saved My Life
Kim Severson: How Eight Cooks Saved My Life
Kim Severson
May 27, 2010
00:36:50
Journalist and food writer Kim Severson discusses her new memoir, Spoon Fed: How Eight Cooks Saved My Life. Somewhere between the lessons her mother taught her as a child and the ones she is now trying to teach her own daughter, Kim Severson stumbled.
Juliet B. Schor: New Economics of True Wealth
Juliet B. Schor: New Economics of True Wealth
Juliet Schor
May 20, 2010
00:52:28
Juliet B. Schor, sociologist and economist, discusses her book, Plenitude: The New Economics of True Wealth. Humans are degrading the planet far faster than we are regenerating it.
The Science of Cheese
The Science of Cheese
Vince Razionale
April 30, 2010
00:26:15
A Cambridge, MA cheese expert explores what is going on in our brains and palates as we decide to interpret cheese as delicious. Considered one of the most subtle and flavorful of all foods, cheese has elements that we would normally avoid eating.
Anna Lappe and Frances Moore Lappe: Diet for a Hot Planet
Anna Lappe and Frances Moore Lappe: Diet for a Hot Planet
Anna Lappe
April 27, 2010
00:59:06
Anna Lappe and Frances Moore Lappe, a mother and daughter pair who have revolutionized the way we think about food, hunger, and climate change discuss Anne Lappe's new book, Diet for a Hot Planet: The Climate Crisis at the End of Your Fork and What You Can Do About It.
Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy
Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy
Lidia Bastianich
March 23, 2010
00:44:32
Lidia Bastianich, host of the Lidia's Italy television series and best-selling author discusses her latest cookbook, Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy.
David Sax: Save the Deli
David Sax: Save the Deli
David Sax
December 17, 2009
00:08:04
Bethanne Patrick and David Sax discuss Sax's book, Save the Deli: In Search of Perfect Pastrami, Crusty Rye, and the Heart of Jewish Delicatessen.
America's Test Kitchen TV Show Cookbook
America's Test Kitchen TV Show Cookbook
Christopher Kimball
December 7, 2009
00:39:15
Chef-extraordinaire Chris Kimball and the cast of America's Test Kitchen discuss the new The Complete America's Test Kitchen TV Show Cookbook.
Alicia Silverstone: Sexiest Vegetarian Alive
Alicia Silverstone: Sexiest Vegetarian Alive
Alicia Silverstone
October 24, 2009
00:39:30
Alicia Silverstone, perhaps best known for her generation-defining role in Clueless, is a dedicated advocate for the planet and its animals, and was voted "Sexiest Vegetarian Alive" in 2004.
Eat Your Words
Eat Your Words
Barbara Lynch
October 24, 2009
00:47:24
Three food writers discuss their craft. James Beard Award-winning superstar chef-owner Barbara Lynch runs seven Boston restaurants including No. 9 Park and B&G Oysters. She is the author of the new cookbook Stir: Mixing It Up in the Italian Tradition.
Julie & Julia
Judith Jones
July 14, 2009
00:30:49
Judith Jones, Julia Child’s longtime publisher and editor, discusses the new film Julie & Julia with Russ Morash, producer of Child's television show The French Chef, and chef Jasper White.
Ruth Reichl: Not Becoming My Mother
Bethanne Patrick
May 26, 2009
00:09:21
Ruth Reichl discusses her book, Not Becoming My Mother: and Other Things She Taught Me Along the Way, with Bethanne Patrick.
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Michael Pollan: In Defense of Food
Michael Pollan
May 19, 2009
00:20:10
Michael Pollan talks with Bethanne Patrick about Pollan's book, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto.
Chocolate! Making It and Tasting It
Benjamin Desmartins
March 12, 2009
01:02:29
Benjamin Desmartins, an expert chocolatier, shares some secrets of making and tasting chocolate. His French background accents this unique presentation.
Remembering Julia Child
Remembering Julia Child
Judith Jones
November 20, 2008
01:12:48
Julia Child's long-time editor, Judith Jones, discusses French cooking, the joys of eating, and the indefatigable Julia Child with Sheryl Julian, food editor of The Boston Globe. Her new memoir is The Tenth Muse: My Life in Food.
Food Writing Forum: Edible Manhattan
Luis Jaramillo
October 16, 2008
01:02:15
From the Upper East Side to the East Village, Manhattan seems to have infinite choices of where to eat. Edible Manhattan is a new quarterly magazine that investigates this diverse food culture--more investigative journalism than food porn, more historical profile than restaurant gossip.
Hog and Hominy: Soul Food from Africa to America
Hog and Hominy: Soul Food from Africa to America
Frederick Douglass Opie
October 14, 2008
01:03:45
Fredrick Douglas Opie, associate professor of history and director of the African Diaspora Studies Program at Marist College, discusses his book, Hog and Hominy: Soul Food from Africa to America.
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In the Kennedy Kitchen with Chef Neil Connolly
Neil Connolly
March 9, 2008
00:45:05
Neil Connolly, prepares favorite Kennedy family recipes and shares memories of his many years cooking for the family in Hyannis Port. NECN TV Diner and KISS 108's Billy Costa moderates.
Meticulous: Dining Etiquette in the Victorian Age
Susan Williams
January 10, 2008
00:53:19
Susan Williams, professor of history and American studies at Fitchburg State College, details the astonishing complexity of the table setting and meticulous rules of dining etiquette in Victorian times.
Southern Belly: Food Lover's Companion to The South
John T. Edge
July 11, 2007
00:51:47
John T. Edge, writer for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, talks about his new book: Southern Belly: The Ultimate Food Lover's Companion to the South. The book features Atlanta institutions such as Mary Mac's Tea Room, The Varsity and Sweet Auburn Curb Market.
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Bedroom Secrets of Master Chefs
Irvine Welsh
May 12, 2007
00:43:08
Irvine Welsh, Scottish author of Trainspotting reads from his latest novel, The Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs. Co-sponsored by The Chattahoochee Review.
Fast Food/Fat Nation: America's Growing Obesity Epidemic
Fast Food/Fat Nation: America's Growing Obesity Epidemic
Alan Meyers
April 11, 2007
01:39:50
Pediatrician Dr. Alan Meyers and a panel of experts discuss the link between the nation's eating habits and obesity. What impact will obesity-related diseases have on the quality of life of the next generation?
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French Women for All Seasons
Mireille Guiliano
January 11, 2007
00:34:40
Mireille Guiliano, author of the best seller, French Women Don't Get Fat, discusses her newest book French Women for All Seasons: A Year of Secrets, Recipes, and Pleasure.
Choosing Ocean-Friendly Seafood
Lydia Bergen
March 22, 2006
01:06:57
Lydia Bergen discusses how we can maintain our natural marine resources and feed our global community, a question that the Seafood Choices Movement is striving to tackle and a process in which the New England Aquarium is deeply embedded.
Not So Sweet: Baker Chocolate Factory
Anthony M. Sammarco
March 20, 2003
00:41:01
Author and historian Anthony M. Sammarco tells the fascinating and not always sweet tale of the Boston chocolate mill's roots, which date back to the 1700s. When one thinks of chocolate, the name "Baker's Chocolate" comes to mind, with its trademark chocolate woman.
From Apple Pie to Pad Thai
Linda Bassett
March 13, 2003
00:41:41
Linda Bassett speaks about New England's "Gold Coast" (Massachusetts' North Shore) and how the influx of immigrants into the area shaped the eating habits of its residents. Learn about the impact of traditional Jewish, Portuguese, Greek, and African-American dishes on New England dining rooms.
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Dieting For Sins: New England Food Reformers
Barbara Haber
March 6, 2003
00:43:31
Barbara Haber, author and curator of books at Harvard University's Schlesinger Library, looks at food reformist movements, including the 1889 New England Kitchen movement, during her discussion of New England culinary history.