American Public Media's The Splendid Table is public radio's culinary, culture, and lifestyle program that celebrates food and its ability to touch the lives and feed the souls of everyone. Each week, award-winning host Francis Lam leads listeners on a journey of the senses and hosts discussions with a variety of writers and personalities who share their passion for the culinary delights. Updated every Friday.
This week on The Splendid Table we are cooling off with homemade ice cream from Cleveland's ice cream maven, Jeni Britton Bauer, author of Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams at Home. Jane and Michael Stern are at Nick's Kitchen in Huntington, Ind., and we look at the ways in which food is used as a political tool with Susan Glasser, editor-in-chief of Foreign Policy Magazine.…read more