Food & Dining


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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.
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.
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Chinese in Boston: 1870-1965
Wing kai-To
March 12, 2009
00:50:59
Wing kai-To describes how Chinese in Boston formed a close-knit community that distinguished Boston's Chinatown as one of the oldest and most enduring Chinese neighborhoods on the East Coast.
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.
Cookin' Up a Tasty Conversation
Virginia Willis
November 19, 2008
01:02:17
Fellow Les Dames D'Escoffier members Gena Berry and Virginia Willis talk about Willis' book, Bon Appétit, Y’all! Three Generations of Southern Cooking. French-trained chef Willis shares her recipes and culinary tricks.
Eat, Memory: Great Writers at the Table
Amanda Hesser
November 18, 2008
00:49:02
In this collection of essays, New York Times Magazine food editor Amanda Hesser showcases the food-inspired recollections of some of America's leading writers playwrights, screenwriters, noveli
Confessions of An Eco-Sinner
Fred Pearce
October 20, 2008
Fred Pearce explores the true environmental cost of living even a modest Western lifestyle.
Time for Tea: Women as Patrons of the Decorative Arts 1690-1850
Peter Brown
October 16, 2008
00:52:30
Peter Brown explains how one of the best-loved beverages, tea, was introduced to the western world; how the groundswell in demand and the objects needed for consumption, helped fuel the industrial revolution; and how the use of expensive equipage became codified into a formalized ritual-based ceremo