Welcome back to The Deep Dive where we surprise and delight you with one timely topic explored each week. We know you are curious, so every week our goal is to surface something that you didn’t know that you wanted to know.
This week, we’re all about food! Foodies rise up! Try some of these delicious recipes and cooking shows.
Not interested in this week’s topic? Don’t worry, scroll down for our recommendations for off-topic cool stuff available this week. Stay curious!
Yours in media,
Elizabeth He, Visual Communications Editor
This is a web edition of GBH's The Deep Dive, a weekly newsletter bringing you the best GBH has to offer.
Summer Recipes
Shrimp and Melon Salad with Basil Mint Pesto (recipe)
This summery recipe creates a colorful dish that allows the ingredients to shine. Try this one by Chef Lidia Bastianich.
Cold Sesame Noodles (recipe)
The sauce is addictive with a bracing glug of white vinegar, boosted by the double punch of sriracha and sambal oelek. So yummy!
Shaved Zucchini with Herbs and Parmesan (recipe)
Too many garden zukes? This quick and easy recipe from Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television makes an excellent entrée or side dish to a grilled steak or pork chop. Toss it up.
5 Summer Cocktails to Make with Wine (recipes)
It’s hot out there and a great time to add a little simple syrup and muddled fruit to your favorite wines. Sip some sunshine.
Want a non-alcoholic option? Try this hibiscus lemonade recipe.
Hungry for more? Check out more recipes.
Meet the Chefs
Talking Homemade Live! with Chef Joel Gamoran (article)
Host and chef Joel Gamoran talks about Season Three of the program, his journey, and his love of cloudberries and pluots. Meet Joel Gamoran.
A Conversation with Jacques Pépin (event sign-up)
GBH presents a national virtual event honoring chef and culinary personality, Jacques Pépin. Meet Jacques Pépin.
Until then, you can watch Jacques on Cooking with Legends: Lidia Bastianich & Jacques Pépin (58 min episode).
Julia Child Orders Too Much Cheese (30 sec clip)
Remember that one time Julia Child accidentally ordered 185 pounds of cheese? We do!
Want more Julia Child? Watch The French Chef with Julia Child episodes.
Fun Food Facts
1. Why Hot Peppers Set Your Mouth on Fire (1 min 30 sec clip)
2. Cheese at Risk of Going Extinct (1 min clip)
3. How Cereal, Sugar, and Big Business Rewired Our Diets (6 min 24 sec clip)
Cooking Shows
Cooking Disaster! (43 sec clip)
The Great American Recipe Season Four is finally here! Check out this short clip from Season Two and watch all four seasons here.
Weekends with Yankee (episodes)
Richard Wiese and Amy Traverso explore the sights, sounds, and tastes of all six New England states. Let’s take a food journey.
Check out more food programs on GBH.
Off Topic
1. Soundtrack the Landscape provides immersive classical music connected to some of Massachusetts’ iconic locations. Find out where. Want more classical updates? Sign up for The Note newsletter.
2. Test your knowledge with The World GeoQuiz with Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler.
3. Why are people compelled to explore? Find out in Explorers: A New History with author Matthew Lockwood.
