The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters
American Public Media
4.3from 3,311 ratings
- 822
- Episodes
- 111
- Transcribed
- 3,311
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2000
- First episode
- 2M
- YouTube views
About The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters
If you love to eat, cook and travel, The Splendid Table is your weekly go-to source. Our public radio program has been connecting people through the common language of food for over three decades. Hosted by award-winning food journalist Francis Lam, each week we bring you fresh voices and surprising conversations at the intersection of cooking, people and culture. We cover all things food – from recipes and restaurants to history and science, farmer’s markets and of course, the Thanksgiving feast. Our wide-ranging, freewheeling guest list includes both world-class and rookie chefs, bestselling authors, scientists, poets, musicians, and even an astronaut in orbit! Subscribe to our weekly newsletter, The Weeknight Kitchen, to receive practical, delicious weeknight-ready recipes. Once a month, we also share a sweet treat or baking recipe. Sign up at Splendidtable.org/newsletter Produced by American Public Media. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network
- Publisher
- American Public Media
- Category
- arts
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 15 Apr 2000
- Latest episode
- 6 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
111 of 822 episodes have a transcript.
6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
860: Home Cooking with Kay Chun and Chef Katie Button
23 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
859: Indian Street Food with Meherwan Irani & Recipes from a Restaurant Daughter with Ming-Na Wen
9 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
858: Mindful Cooking with Eric Ripert and The Two Saddest Kitchens with Roz Chast and Jason Adam Katzenstein
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860: Home Cooking with Kay Chun and Chef Katie Button
Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And, you know, people are going to come after me because no, it's a tortilla, but basically it's egg and potatoes cooked into like a thick cake. It's not at all like a corn tortilla or a flour tortilla, Mexican cuisine. Um, I didn't realize it was controversial even whether you use onions or not. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters
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- Kay Chun
- Katie Button
- Meherwan Irani
- Ming-Na Wen
- Eric Ripert
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 1,624,341
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.3 / 5
- 3,032 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 279 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 77 / 100
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- Quality
- 58
- Social presence
- 97
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 100
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