Portuguese Pastries; 1001 Things to Eat; The Herbalist

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Find out the secret to making delicious burgers, travel through Europe's culinary richness -- by way of Italy, taste 17th Century Portuguese pastries and great court banquets of the Renaissance. Breathe in the vast world of herbs and eat 1001 things before dieting. Lastly, learn how slavery impacted the foods of the South and the US.

Mark Bittman shares the secret to making delicious burgers. Author Fred Plotkin guides gourmet travelers through Italy. Fatima Marques bakes old-world Portuguese pastries. Scholar Ken Albala feasts on medieval banquets. Gary Allen presents the vast world of herbs. Ian Jackman details 1001 things to eat before dieting. Food anthropologist Jessica Harris discusses how slavery affected the foods of the South and the US. As always, Laura Avery has what's in season this week at the Santa Monica Farmers' Market.

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Credits

Host:

Evan Kleiman

Producers:

Bob Carlson, Jennifer Ferro, Thea Chaloner, Candace Moyer, Connie Alvarez, Holly Tarson