Hospitality under the Influence; Bon Appetit; Snakes

Hosted by Evan Kleiman Oct. 28, 2006 Food & Drink

Playwright Amy Sedaris surprises us with her wacky, delightfully loose look at entertaining. Barbara Fairchild celebrates nearly 50 years of Bon Appétit. Eddie Lin eats Snakes on a Plate, Jonathan Gold eats up Thai Town and Marcus Samuellson discovers the flavors of Africa. Michelle Myers has spooky new treats from Boule and Mike Steinberger says not to be turned off by box wine.

From this Episode:

Market Report - Pumpkins

Laura Avery speaks to Barbara Spencer of Windrose Farm about her wonderful assortment of fall pumpkins. She has white, blue, green, orange, and yellow pumpkins. She also...

6 min

Jonathan Gold - Thai in the Valley

photo by Anne Fishbein Jonathan Gold of LA Weekly visits a Thai restaurant in the valley. Sri Siam, 12843 Vanowen St., North Hollywood; (818) 982-6262. Open daily 11...

4 min

Snakes On a Plate

Fearless diner Eddie Lin of Deep End Dining is eating snakes on a plate. (And living to tell about it.) For photos and a glimpse at his spectacular writing go to his site...

6 min

Bon Apetit turns 50

Barbara Fairchild, editor of Bon Appétit talks about the magazine’s 50th birthday and depicts how food and recipes in the new Bon Appétit Cookbook can define an era.

7 min

World's Largest Pumpkin

How big is too big? Ask Ron Wallace, he's the world’s largest pumpkin grower for 2006. Click here for more photos. Congratulations Ron on your 1502 pound pumpkin weighed...

3 min

Wine in a Box

Mike Steinberger, Wine Columnist at Slate.com , says that box wine is becoming surprisingly popular and should be looked at with fresh eyes. This is not your cheap uncles’...

6 min

Halloween Candy

Pastry Chef Michelle Myers of Boule scares up some Halloween confections for Good Food. Her homemade candy corn and marshmallow ghosts are all treat and no trick. Boule,...

6 min

Amy Sedaris Entertains

Playwright Amy Sedaris walks us through her FUN approach to entertaining. She tells about her thriving cupcake business, her imaginary boyfriend, Ricky, and her rabbit,...

7 min

Native Son Returns to Africa - Marcus Samuelsson

Marcus Samuelsson, chef and co-owner of Restaurant Aquavit in New York, has received more accolades than most chefs receive in a lifetime. His new book, The Soul of a New...

7 min