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1 Martha Stewart and Bette Midler, "At Martha's Table."

2 Martha tweeting about her interview with Bette.

3 Martha (with Bette Midler and NYRP's executive director, Amy Freitag), tweeting about the show.

This past Wednesday we were delighted to have legendary entertainer, Bette Midler join our own Martha Stewart for a special edition of “At Martha’s Table.”

Known for her singing and acting talents, Bette spoke with Martha about her efforts to beautify the parks and gardens around New York City through her non-profit organization, the New York Restoration Project. 

The NYRP hosts annual fundraising events to help fuel their work in turning forgotten spaces into growing places, including their annual Spring Picnic which will be taking place next week.

If you missed Wednesday’s broadcast, you have another chance to catch it today, tomorrow and Sunday at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. ET or hear some of the highlights below! 

Martha learns that Bette's from Hawaii and teases her about her birth certificate.Download audio file (Bette-Obama.mp3)

Bette shares who inspired her to plant trees and clean up the parks and gardens in New York.Download audio file (Inspired-by.mp3)

Bette tells Martha what sets the NYRP's spaces a part from other parks and gardens.Download audio file (Forgotten-Places.mp3)

Cheryl from California called into the show about her chickens, and Bette reveals the reality tv trio she's named hers after.
Download audio file (Chickens.mp3)

Bette Midler, Founder The New York Restoration Project

“At Martha’s Table” returns today as our own Martha Stewart sits down with award-winning entertainer, Bette Midler.

The Divine Miss M joins Martha to talk about one of her most rewarding projects yet – the New York Restoration Project.  A non-profit organization Ms. Midler founded in 1995 focusing on turning forgotten spaces into growing places.

Find out why this mission is near and dear to Bette’s heart, and learn how you can do your part to help clean and green some of the most underserved public spaces in New York City.

Tune in to “At Martha’s Table” LIVE Today at 4 p.m. ET/ 1 p.m. PT on Sirius XM 110. Don't have Sirius XM? Sign up for a free trial.

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1 Executive Pastry Chef and James Beard award-winner, Emily Luchetti hosts "Cooking Today."

“Cooking Today,” is live each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 3 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. PT, on Sirius XM 110.

Here’s a look at the guests Emily has lined up for this week:

Monday, May 21^st:  
Alex Espiritu - Corporate Pastry Chef of the Eastern Region, Valrhona USA

Adam Perry Lang – Chef/Restaurateur Las Vegas’ Carnevino & London’s Barbecoa & Author, “Charred & Scruffed: Bold New Techniques for Explosive Flavor On and Off the Grill”

Wednesday, May 23^rd:
Tina Casaceli – Owner & Operator, Milk and Cookies Bakery

Friday, May 24^th:
Matt Sartwell – Manager, Kitchen Arts & Letters

Steve Olson – aka wine geek

And food we had...oh, and wine. The Atlanta Food and Wine Festival is only in it's second year, but proved to be an amazing display of southern cuisine, culture, and people. Here are few pictures from our time in Atlanta. Enjoy!

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9 The Atlanta Aquarium

10 Our behind the scenes tour of The Atlanta Aquarium, the largest in the world!

11 Jon and Betsy...

12 The tunnel of water, at the aquarium...

photo: imagery majestic

On the last Tech Trends show, we talked about some great apps and websites for getting organized. And now we have part two for you -- even more great tools to get everything buttoned up. Here are our picks:

Best  for photo organization:  Tie between Picasa and Zenfolio

Best for shared scheduling: Calengoo for pure usefulness, Cozi if you want more of a record of family life.

Best for Documents:  Google Apps

Best for Bookmarks and passwords: Google Chrome Sync

Best for email:  Gmail

Best for going paperless: Tie between Shoeboxed and Lemon App

Best for reading materials, category gathering: Zite

Best for reading materials, RSS: Google Reader and Feedly app

Best for reading materials, Tagging on the fly: Pocket

Best home delivery subscription service:  Amazon

Best menu planning: Plan to Eat

Happy organizing!

Update:

One of our callers had this often-asked question:

How can I sync my Google Calendar with Outlook?

The answer is that Google provides a plug-in to do just that. Setup and installation instructions can be found here:

http://support.google.com/calendar/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=98563

Speaking again about the importance of reestablishing the home economic programs in our nation’s schools, Hugh started today’s broadcast emphasizing that teaching our children basic life skills, along with how to be “into” food will create betterment for our society.

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1 Chef Hugh Acheson hosting "Cooking Today."

2 Robert Newton, chef and owner of Seersucker and Smith Canteen.

3 Hugh Acheson discussing Southern cuisine.

4 Chefs Robert Newton and Hugh Acheson

5 Chefs Wylie Dufresne and Hugh Acheson discussing culinary techniques.

6 Wylie Dufresne talking about his new menu at wd-50.

Along the same lines of better educating our kids and consumers about food, Hugh invited Robert Newton, chef and owner of Brooklyn’s Seersucker restaurant to join him in discussing and defining Southern cuisine. Hugh described Southern cuisine as the “hardwood” to other culinary technique’s “veneer,” and Robert drew the comparison between the lack of knowledge about Southern food’s different regional dishes to that of Italian food.

Wylie Dufresne wrapped up the hour discussing how he has restructured the menus at wd-50 using his unique approach to preparing foods, improving upon traditional methods.

If you missed today's show, you have another chance to catch it tonight at 10 p.m. ET and be sure to check out some of the highlights below.

“Cooking Today,” airs live each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 3 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. PT, on Sirius XM 110.  Be sure to tune in Friday, May 18^th when Ty-lor Boring of Bravo's Top Chef Season 9 and Neal Rosenthal, president of Mad Rose Wines, joins Hugh behind the mic!

Hugh Acheson talks about why home economics is so important in our schools.Download audio file (Focus-on-Home-Ec.mp3)

Robert Newton talks about Southern food's role in American cuisine.Download audio file (Southern-Food-American-.mp3)

Robert shares a comparison between Southern and Italian cuisines.Download audio file (Regional-comparison.mp3)

Hugh and Wylie talk about chefs working in the industry.
Download audio file (Creating-Endless-Curiousity.mp3)

Hugh discusses how he gets his daughters to eat better.
Download audio file (Kids-eat-better.mp3)