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Artist's Table: Jacques Pépin and Itzhak Perlman... WOW!
I had the incredible good fortune of just happening to catch this show on a local PBS station yesterday. It was sheerly by chance, as I would normally not have the TV on at that time of day (damn... I wish I'd gotten it onto the DVR). In true Jacques fashion, it was absolutely charming. He and Perlman have wonderful chemistry. This is a real not-to-be-missed item IMHO. Watch your local listings, as it does not seem to be one PBS' bigger national items, and appears to be picked up by each local station on a case-by-case basis. I'm going to keep my eyes open in hopes of getting it recorded.
Meanwhile, you can listen to the audio portion of the show at its website.
Enough with the FN bashing, what about PBS?
I don't have cable and I rarely watch TV, but when I had cable, I was definitely a lover of food porn. I would watch whatever was on, especially all the demo shows like 30 Min. Meals, but never actually cook anything I saw.
This weekend I happened upon PBS' "America's Test Kitchen" for maybe the third time in my life, and after reading the latest RR/SL rant session, I wonder if any one here at SE watches ATK. It's a really accessible concept. This group of chefs and researchers test all kinds of recipes and products, then report their findings. They're genuine people, don't use cute catch phrases, and really give me hope that someday, I will cook something great.
Does anyone watch PBS' food programming? What else is out there beyond FN?
Kitchen of Light: The New Scandinavian Cooking.
I'm a freelance writer and I was recently sent a cookbook called "Kitchen of Light: The New Scandinavian Cooking." It's by a chef named Andreas Viestad. I know that he used to have a cooking show on PBS, which I used to watch. The show still airs, except now it's hosted by someone new. I can't imagine why I'm reviewing this book now, I think it was published in 2003. Either way, does anyone have experience with this cookbook? Any opinions on the chef? Did anyone watch the PBS show? I'm looking for outsider/foodie input to include in my review. Please comment if you are at all familiar with any of these things.
