TBO Food Audio

Table Conversations: Rose Levy Beranbaum

jhouck@tampatrib.com (Jeff Houck) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:09:00 EDT

Rose Levy Beranbaum's nephew, Alexander, used to tease her for using the word 'heavenly' to rhapsodize about food that tasted wonderful. She borrowed the word for the title of her new book, 'Rose's Heavenly Cakes.' During this podcast, Beranbaum chats about the book and about how cake baking has changed in the generation since she wrote 'The Cake Bible.'

Table Conversations: Rose Levy Beranbaum

jhouck@tampatrib.com (Jeff Houck) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:09:00 EDT

Table Conversations: Jessica Amason

jhouck@tampatrib.com (Jeff Houck) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:11:00 EDT

Author and blogger Jessica Ameson explains the origins of the book, 'This Is Why You're Fat.'

Table Conversations: Emeril Lagasse

jhouck@tampatrib.com (Jeff Houck) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:54:00 EDT

Chef Emeril Lagasse explores weeknight cooking under time constraints in his new book, "Emeril 20-40-60: Fresh Food Fast."

Table Conversations: Duff Goldman

jhouck@tampatrib.com (Jeff Houck) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:05:00 EDT

Cake artist and Food Network star Duff Goldman talks about his new book, "Ace of Cakes: Inside the World of Charm City Cakes."

Table Conversations: Paul Abercrombie

jhouck@tampatrib.com (Jeff Houck) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:39:00 EDT

Author Paul Abercrombie discusses his new book, 'Organic, Shaken and Stirred; Hip Highballs, Modern Martinis and Other Totally Green Cocktails.'

Table Conversations: Roberto Santibanez and Rene Valenzuela

jhouck@tampatrib.com (Jeff Houck) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:32:00 EDT

Mexican cuisine restaurateurs Roberto Santibanez and Rene Valenzuela talk about the evolution of the authenticity in the food in America and Tampa restaurants.

Table Conversations: Cat Cora

jhouck@tampatrib.com (Jeff Houck) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:58:00 EDT

Chef Cat Cora talks about the Greek family style food featured at her new restaurant Kouzzina on Disney's BoardWalk resort.

Table Conversations: Evan Salim

jhouck@tampatrib.com (Jeff Houck) — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:43:00 EDT

Evan Salim, co-founder of International Bacon Day, discusses the origins of the solemn unofficial food holiday.

Table Conversations: Margaret Braun

jhouck@tampatrib.com (Jeff Houck) — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:39:00 EDT

Sugar artist Margaret Braun of TLC's new series 'Ultimate Cake Off,' explains the difficulty and artistry of sculpting and decorating cakes.

Table Conversations: Aida Mollenkamp

jhouck@tampatrib.com (Jeff Houck) — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:38:00 EDT

Aida Mollenkamp, host of "Ask Aida" on Food Network, talks about the social nature of answering questions about cooking - and takes one from host Jeff Houck.

Table Conversations: Chris Cosentino

jhouck@tampatrib.com (Jeff Houck) — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:38:00 EDT

San Francisco chef Chris Cosentino talks about cooking offal, making salume and competing on his Food Network series 'Chefs vs. City.'

Table Conversations: Nick Stellino

jhouck@tampatrib.com (Jeff Houck) — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:56:00 EDT

Chef, author and TV personality Nick Stellino discusses the finer points of pairing food with wine, his childhood dream of coming to America from Sicily and his upcoming appearance at Apron's Cooking Schools in Tampa and Sarasota in September

Table Conversations: Melissa d'Arabian

jhouck@tampatrib.com (Jeff Houck) — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:33:00 EDT

Melissa d'Arabian, season five winner of 'The Next Food Network Star,' talks about her new show, 'Ten Dollar Dinners' as well as what it felt like to win the reality TV competition.

Table Conversations: Rob Samuels

jhouck@tampatrib.com (Jeff Houck) — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:21:00 EDT

Rob Samuels, an eighth-generation whiskey maker and brand ambassador for Maker's Mark, talks about the latest cocktail trends.

Table Conversations: Deborah Madison

jhouck@tampatrib.com (Jeff Houck) — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:16:00 EDT

Ah, the peculiarities of human behavior. Author Deborah Madison discusses the hidden world described in her book, "What We Eat When We Eat Alone."

Table Conversations: Susan Spungen

jhouck@tampatrib.com (Jeff Houck) — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:55:00 EDT

Writer, author and food stylist Susan Spungen talks about her work getting the food just right for the movie "Julie & Julia," which opens in theaters Aug. 7.

Table Conversations: Stephanie Izard

jhouck@tampatrib.com (Jeff Houck) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:10:00 EDT

Chef Stephanie Izard, best known as winner of "Top Chef" Season 4, talks about the effect the show had on her career and the culinary world and chats about the food she loves to cook and... about her favorite tattoos.

Table Conversations: Gael Greene

jhouck@tampatrib.com (Jeff Houck) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:47:00 EDT

Food critic Gael Greene talks about how being a judge on "Top Chef Masters" has affected her career and how food celebrity has changed the culinary world. Oh, and about her afternoon quickie with Elvis Presley.

Table Conversations: Adam Schell

jhouck@tampatrib.com (Jeff Houck) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:00:00 EDT

Author Adam Schell talks about how the tomato's migration to Europe became the backbone for his bawdy historical novel set in the 16th century Italy.

Table Conversations: Alton Brown

jhouck@tampatrib.com (Jeff Houck) — Thu, 21 May 2009 17:18:00 EDT

There isn't much that Alton Brown doesn't put salt on. Pickles, watermelon, even desserts. During this podcast, Brown talks about why salt is so important to food and why it's not a good idea to put prohibitions on its consumption

Table Conversations: Michael Ruhlman

jhouck@tampatrib.com (Jeff Houck) — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:50:00 EDT

If you've ever felt constrained by the strict limits of a recipe, take comfort in this: Michael Ruhlman feels your pain. In this podcast, Ruhlman, author of the book 'Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind The Craft Of Everyday Cooking,' discusses his revelation that the secret to consistent cooking - and cooking that allows more freeform variations - can be found when basic ingredients are considered in proportion to each other.

Table Conversations: Stefan Richter

jhouck@tampatrib.com (Jeff Houck) — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:42:00 EDT

Finnish chef Stefan Richter chats about his career since he was a runner-up on Season 5 of Bravo TV's culinary competition show, "Top Chef."

Table Conversations: Jean-Charles Cazes

jhouck@tampatrib.com (Jeff Houck) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:15:00 EDT

Jean-Charles Cazes, general manager of Chateau Lynch-Bages winery in France's Bordeaux winemaking region, discusses his legendary brand, how he came to take up the family mantle as the head of the company and about wines he'll be showcasing during an upcoming dinner at Bern's Steak House.

Table Conversations: Marco Pierre White

jhouck@tampatrib.com (Jeff Houck) — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:02:00 EST

Chef and restaurateur Marco Pierre White discusses his new reality culinary competition show, NBC TV's "The Chopping Block."