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Hot, sultry, summer nights! Today's A Chef's Table is all about cooling down and enjoying the season's flavors. Discover heirloom tomatoes, go fishing with the frying pan, and learn about oysters in Manhattan. We'll find out how ice furthered the popularity of the cocktail. Later, our sommelier Maureen Petrosky gives us the best summertime sips. Molly O'Neil gives us Mostly True, her memoir about food and baseball. Plus, a hot club in Miami, food trivia, and the recipe of the week.

Many immigrants become American citizens in special ceremonies held on the 4th of July, reminding us that people from all over the world are united in our country. Food is a way to stay in touch with one's heritage; it can connect people, but also isolate us. We'll hear from Chinese American writer Leslie Li who uses food as a symbol to tell her family's story in her new book, Daughter of Heaven. We'll also talk to a second-generation restaurateur Jacques Haeringer about his father's homeland.

It's almost Labor Day and we're celebrating the worker - even looking at real life worker bees... the buzzing kind. Robin Miller provides tips to ease YOUR dinner labor after a hard day's work. Wine importer Neal Rosenthal on his favorite grape, career, and customer advice. Oh, and the wait staff is at it again... ranting that is! Plus Tory McPhail looks back at Katrina. Also, cooking on a freighter, life on the farm, Coleman's Mega BLT sandwich and much more.

Food is one of the most enduring of the arts - everyone eats and if you've ever put a piece of parsley on steak or a birthday candle on a cake, you've added style! Today, we'll talk to artists, writers and chefs about the art of food. And how do they make those beautiful food photographs that make us drool? Discover how to bring improv to your recipes. And our nutritionist weighs in on some urban myths!

Sugar plays a starring role on Valentine's Day, but it's also a big part of our every day lives. We'll discover how we developed our famous sweet tooth. Our guest is Wendy Woloson, author of Refined Tastes: Sugar, Confectionery, and Consumers in Nineteenth-Century America. Later on the show; if you want to impress your Valentine this year, the hip gift isn't fancy gourmet chocolates. It's a blast from the past: retro candy!

Most cooks can't wait for those first signs of spring: fresh asparagus, local greens, and the scents of the first blooms. Let's celebrate them all - starting with ramps, the wild leek that inspires festivals around the south. A brewer describes the beauty of hop blooms. We'll also take a look at an unusual, but fragrant, approach to dining. Later, New York Times food columnist Mark Bittman believes a healthier you can mean a healthier planet.

There's nothing like getting in the kitchen to cure mid-winter blues. Homemade stocks and soups are great to put away in the freezer for when you don't feel like cooking in warmer weather. And long simmering steams the windows up a bit and adds a welcoming aroma to the house. Today's show features Michael Ruhlman on stocks and Grace Parisi on sauces. We'll also talk to Danny Meyer about being a restaurateur.

It's almost Halloween, so let's go into the dark side of food. We'll discover common frauds from the past, plus some concerns for today. The creator of the Spiderwick Chronicles talks about her latest venture into the world of fairies. And what's Halloween without a murder mystery? We've got one plotted in a vineyard!

Don't forget! Mother's Day is around the corner. So on today's show we're all about the moms -- their cooking and their warm advice. Pino Luongo recalls his restaurant, "Le Madre," and blending "mom food" with professional chefs. Plus what happens when a daughter follows her mom into the world of food ---we'll ask Nancy and Sara Jenkins.

It's that time of year when we are busy, overwhelmed, and running on empty. So, if you're feeling harried, we'll find some simple solutions - like hiring a butler. OK, that's not possible, but we'll tell you what it would be like to have a real "Jeeves" around the house! And there's nothing that chocolate doesn't fix. Kallari chocolate provides economic sustenance for one community and is also saving the rainforest - find out about this unique cooperative.

Fall ushers in the last of the garden harvest--and after a fast paced summer, we're returning to slow, autumn cooking. So, today's show is a little autumn stew - a few ingredients, some cooking techniques and time spent in the kitchen. Ingredients like tomatoes. Heirloom, of course. We recall a conversation with Paula Wolfert about slow, Mediterranean cooking. And if you think wine education has to be formal and stuffy, you haven't seen Gary Vaynerchuk.

For a short month February has a lot going on! On today's show we'll cover the highlights: Presidents Day, Chinese New Year and Valentines.

It's hard to believe that it has been nearly a year since Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the coasts of Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana. On today's show, we'll see how the region is faring. The reviews have been mixed: some will say they are well on the road to normalcy; others indicate help has been sorely lacking.

Superbowl Sunday. It's not just the game. Superbowl parties can be a low-stress way to entertain.

Peasant food, rustic food, comfort food: no matter what you call it, down-home regional dishes passed from generation to generation remain our favorites. Today, we'll celebrate the home cook and enjoy simple meals from kitchens around the world. Mario Batali chats about simplicity and Mr. Cutlets finds an unusual dinner. Finally, a walking and noshing tour of New York City's most delicious neighborhoods.

Today we're all about the upcoming celebration on the Fourth. It's all about patriotic ceremonies, fireworks, history, and of course, the food. And, as a nation of many immigrants, we're lucky to have many food influences. Lidia Bastianich discusses her 10 favorite places in Italy, plus her life as a native of Italy and her adopted America.

Today we're all about family. Learn how to plan a family reunion from the founder of Temple University's Family Reunion Institute. We'll talk to two sets of siblings about hunting down recipes: the Lee Brothers and the Brass sisters. Next, Madhur Jaffrey describes the joint-family system in India and how she learned to cook. Later, a visit with Eric Chopin from The Biggest Loser. Plus, we'll also learn how to make elderberry "champagne" and get some tips for picnic entertaining.

What dishes HAVE to be on the holiday table? There are some flavors that are so much a part of our holiday spirit they have come to define us. For playwright Eduardo Machado, it's Cuban Roast Pork. For Michelle Bernstein it's a family chicken soup recipe...from Argentina. We'll also discover some slightly unusual holiday beer traditions. And for some, it isn't the holidays without uncorking champagne.

So, you're on a picnic this weekend. Take a look at the table. We have so many different influences on our cuisine. On today's show we'll take a look at what America eats. Josh Ozersky, our Mr. Cutlets, says there's one food that is categorically American -- the hamburger. And if it is grass fed and raised on the prairie, then even more so! Discover an unpublished WPA project with Pat Willard as she traces the meals and foodways of this writer's project.

Time can be a great ingredient. On today's show we talk about aging...from wine and sausages to father-son relationships. We'll also talk with Delilah Winder about soul food, a cuisine that has been handed down from generation to generation. Her Mac-and-Cheese recipe was deemed "the best" by Oprah. Plus, Graham Kerr's healthy life on the road and more.