Program 425a: Jamón; Scandinavian Cuisine; A Tavola in Italy; 'Life from Scratch'
Release Date: 11-25-2017
Description
Hear what makes Spain's jamon the best ham in the world, then learn about the traditional comfort foods of Scandinavia, and the after-dinner customs that keep Italians lingering at restaurant tables. And find out why a Tulsa mom embarked on a four-year project to prepare meals from every country in the world.
Guests
- Federico García Barroso, tour guide from Madrid, Spain
- Francisco Glaría, tour guide from Pamplona, Spain
- Pål Johansen, tour guide from Oslo, Norway
- Åsa Danielsson, tour guide from Stockholm, Sweden
- Jane Klausen, Danish-born tour guide to Scandinavia
- Stacy Gibboni, tour guide to Italy
- Caterina Moore, Venice-based tour guide to Italy
- Sasha Martin, Tulsa-based author of "Life From Scratch" (National Geographic)
Additional Info
- The Serious Eats website discusses the distinctives of jamón ibérico.
- Tour guide Federico García Barroso is based in Madrid, and tour guide Francisco Glaria specializes in the Navarra region of Spain from his home base in Pamplona.
- The Huffington Post took photos of the much-lauded locavore dishes offered at Noma in Copenhagen.
- The Stockholm Visitors Board offers an on-line guide to restaurants in Stockholm.
- Contact information for Asa Danielsson in Stockholm is on TourHQ.
- Stacy Gibboni's artwork in Venice is featured on the Insightful Travel and Tours website.
- Sasha Martin includes recipes she's served her family, and recommendations for cooking the flavors of the world in your own kitchen, at her Global Table Adventure website.
- Sasha Martin's book about her life and her stovetop travels is called "Life from Scratch."
Haiku Awards
In Gifford Pinchot
Rain. Listen, talk, laugh, love, read, sleep,
Rain. Go east, for sun.
— Stephanie Varnadore, Renton, Washington
Swish of bullet train
All aboard, Japan flies by
Calm modernity.
— Kim Daul, Chicago
Took Mom to Norway
Best to travel while she can
Me, never wiser.
— Claudia Mulcahy, Carlsbad, California