Episode 560: Sedaris Family Dinners
June 26, 2015
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David Sedaris joins us this week with his stories about family dinners. His latest book is Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls. We look at an alternative and ancient way to bake -- on the grill -- with Paula Marcoux, author of Cooking with Fire, and learn the art of pairing beer with cheese from Steve Jones, owner of Cheese Bar in Portland, Oregon.
Broadcast dates for this episode:
June 27, 2014 (originally aired)
June 26, 2015 (rebroadcast)
Recipes and stories from this episode
- David Sedaris on his father: 'He would eat in his underpants'
- The Cro-Mags' John Joseph: 'To me, cooking is meditation, man'
- Ancient burial sites contain clues to recreate flatbread recipes
- A cheesemonger's advice for pairing beer and cheese (plus 5 combinations to try)
- Regional food is more than hamburgers and hotdogs; it's 'a national legacy'
- Roadfood Honor Roll: The 100
- Pita
- Protohistoric Multigrain Flatbread
- Very Berry Peach Crisp