To the Best of Our Knowledge

PROMO       4/8/2007     "Forbidden Food"
*Every day you pick up the paper and there's another report about
something you either should be eating or shouldn't. Omega 3-fatty acids,
soy milk, broccoli - good. Trans fats, soda, fast food - bad. What if
instead we just ate what made us happy? In this hour of To the Best of
Our Knowledge, the things people eat for pleasure -- from quintuple
espresso cheesecake brownies to putrefied shark meat.

PROGRAM RUNDOWN:   "Forbidden Food"

0:01 - 20:08        SEGMENT 1: (20:09)
            Andrew Zimmern, former chef and food writer, hosts
            Bizarre Foods" on the Travel Channel.  We hear clips from
            his show, and he tells Anne Strainchamps about some of
            the weird foods he's eaten and why he does it.  Also,
            Barry Glassner is the author of "The Gospel of Food."  He
            tells Steve Paulson that Americans seem to think the
            value of a meal lies principally in what it lacks - no
            sugar, fat, carbs, calories, etc. He explores the myths
            that make us the food police.
                    
            Segment One Outcue:  "...PRI - Public Radio
            International."

20:09 - 20:38  LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29)

20:39 - 30:19       SEGMENT 2: (9:42)
            Journalist Christa Weil is the author of "Fierce Food:
            The Intrepid Diner's Guide to the Unusual, Exotic, and
            Downright Bizarre."  She tells Jim Fleming about eating
            national dishes like putrefied shark meat and her curious
            experience eating blow fish in Japan. 
                         
            Segment Two Outcue:  "...PRI - Public Radio
            International."

30:20 - 30:49       LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29)

30:50 - 53:00       SEGMENT 3: (22:10)
            Mort Rosenblum has been a war correspondent and chief
            international correspondent for AP.  He's also a
            chocolate fanatic and the author of "Chocolate: A
            Bittersweet Saga of Dark and Light."  He tells Jim
            Fleming about his search for the perfect chocolate. Also,
            Dorie Greenspan loves to bake. Her new book is called
            "From My Home to Yours."  She tells Anne Strainchamps
            what's hot in haute baking circles, and what she cranks
            out for her neighbors and the elevator operators in her
            building in New York.    

            Segment Three Outcue: PRI Audio Log

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