Get your grill ready and crack open a cold one. We鈥檙e talkin鈥� about beer can chicken with PBS host and James Beard Award-winning cookbook author Steven Raichlen. The host of Project Smoke, Project Fire, and Planet Barbeque on PBS, talks about his latest book, Beer-Can Chicken.
Steven shares tips for imparting both a subtle or more pronounced beer flavor, how to be sure your chicken stays upright and other non-beer drinks that you might want to plop your chicken on for grill-roasting. Steven also shares tips for cooking vegetables right on the embers鈥攖hat 鈥渃ave man鈥� method of grilling he鈥檚 famous for.
Plus, Seasoned is sunsetting; that means we won't be making new episodes going forward. In this final episode, the Seasoned team gathers in the spirit of gratitude and reflection. We play back clips from some of our most meaningful interviews and favorite guests.
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: Author of more than 30 books about grilling, including The Barbecue Bible, How to Grill, Planet Barbecue and Project Smoke. Steven鈥檚 won five James Beard Awards, and he鈥檚 lectured on the history of barbecue at Harvard University, the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian Institution. His latest book is : Foolproof Recipes for the Crispiest, Crackliest, Smokiest, Most Succulent Birds You鈥檝e Ever Tasted. ()
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INTERVIEWS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
- Yewande Komolafe鈥檚 鈥楨veryday Lagos,鈥� plus Bridgeport鈥檚 Green Village Initiative
- Chef Rahanna Bisseret Martinez + a personal approach to community gardening
- Real talk about diet culture from the 鈥楩ood, We Need to Talk鈥� experts
- Chef Kwame Onwuachi cooks 鈥榟is America鈥� plus, home cooks from PBS鈥檚 'The Great American Recipe'
- Chefs Sherry Pocknett and 'Diasporican' author Illyanna Maisonet make James Beard Award history
- Michael Twitty鈥檚 鈥楰oshersoul,鈥� Rosca de Reyes from Atticus Bakery, and natural wines to try
- Seasoned celebrates Pride
- Seasoned heads to the forest for local maple syrup
- Building community through coffee
- Talkin鈥� turkey with local chefs, plus the gift of Buffalo Creek squash
Seasoned was produced by Robyn Doyon-Aitken, Catie Talarski, Meg Dalton, Stephanie Stender, Katrice Claudio, Tagan Engel, and Meg Fitzgerald, with help from Francesca Fontanez, Katherine Jimenez, Martha Castillo, and Janae Spinato on Social.
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