August 2011
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“I think the big misapprehension that people have is that cooking is time...”
– Ruth Reichl on cooking.
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“Gordon Gekko, Wall Street. “Greed is good.” See? You’d believe her. You’d go out...”
– Twenty Iconic Male Movie Roles In Which Helen Mirren Would Have Ruled : Monkey See : NPR (via tballardbrown)
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“I think the most important thing you can do for your children is sit down to...”
– Ruth Reichl tells Terry Gross why she stopped being a restaurant critic: she wanted to spend more time with her son. [complete interview here]
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There. That Looks Better.
ruthbourdain:
Ruth Bourdain mashes up Ruth Reichl and Anthony Bourdain.
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“We have a history of, you know, first we eat only grapefruits. Then we decide...”
– Ruth Reichl on dieting. [complete Ruth Reichl interview on Fresh Air here]
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Anonymous asked: What was the harmonica music interlude that came on right after the segment on Jerry Lieber?
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yourrailroadgate asked: Can you post a transcript of Terry's description of terrible bananas? It was beautiful (about 15 minutes or so into the episode).
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“While cooking demands your entire attention, it also rewards you with endlessly...”
– Ruth Reichl, Garlic and Sapphires (via spice-etc)
Tomorrow: highlights from Ruth Reichl’s visits to Fresh Air over the years….
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Anonymous asked: How could you NOT reblog an Arrested Development Banana Stand post?
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The lunch lady is my hero.
triplevine:
this is hilarious.
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What are your favorite food-themed...
Recipes? Food history? Food science? Food photography? Who are you following? Let’s make a list!
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Got three minutes? Need a laugh? This is the...
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Help Name Our "Food Week"?
We’re doing a “Food Week” this week but the titles we came up with…were…bad.
Have a suggestion? Let us know. We’ll credit you and your Tumblr on-air if we use it. Here’s some from Twitter so far. (#freshairfoodweek)
Fresh Fare -@sarahmaclean
Fresh Pair -@Hoffm
Fresh Airsparagus -@DanRice26
“5 Course Food Hour” -@TimGiuliani
Creme Fraiche Air...
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Fresh Air Food Week →
All of our interviews this week will live right here.
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Anonymous asked: How bad does it feel when you have to beak someones heart and tell them that This American Life is not part of NPR?
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Anonymous asked: How do I find the comments by Milo Miles on experimental rock, from yesterday?
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“I would probably have to say that reading fiction — those stories fill the space...”
– Tom Perrotta, on the importance of fiction in his life.
Fresh Air Offices, 11:59AM
Coworker: (laughs)
Me: Whatcha doing?
Coworker: I'm watching Secretariat.
Me: You're watching Secretary?
Coworker : :holds up box of Secretariat::
Me: Oh, that's a little different.
Coworker: And a little easier.
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“I don’t feel like I’m a satirist. I don’t even think I ever...”
– On today’s Fresh Air, Tom Perrotta talks to Terry Gross about his novels.
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