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Nobody makes cooking and food more fun and accessible than Chris Kimball of America’s Test Kitchen. America’s Test Kitchen Radio is a new 60-minute food program for right now— filled with clear, practical information, without the gourmet fuss. The hour is all about insights, tips, and techniques that illuminate the truth about real home cooking. The program is heard Saturdays at 4:00 PM on Valley Public Radio.

Host Christopher Kimball will introduce you to an eclectic collection of test cooks and food experts from the Test Kitchen and people who have unique and useful perspectives with rich stories to tell about cooking and food.

The guest list is a virtual who’s who of the food world including: Michael Bauer, Ruth Reichl, George Howell, Alice Waters, Jonathan Waxman, Judy Rodgers, Rick Bayless, Patric Kuh, Danny Meier, Phil Vitel and Mark Bittman.

“There is a world of cooking out there—equipment, gadgets, taste tests, cooking history, food chemistry, and honest investigations of both the good and bad in the world of food. Add to that the voices of real home cooks who want to know why their rolls don’t rise, whether real Greek yogurt is better than American-made, and whether a pressure cooker can be used to deep-fry a turkey… and you have a frothy stew of information, opinions, revelations, and old-fashioned back-and-forth conversation.” – Chris Kimball

America's Test Kitchen Recipes:

• Fluffy Yellow Layer Cake
• Best Blueberry Muffins
• Classic Pot Roast
• Butternut Squash Soup
• Lentil Salad
• French Chicken in a Pot
• Meaty Lasagna

About the cast of America's Test Kitchen

	Christopher Kimball founded Cook's Magazine, a national magazine for cooking hobbyists, in 1980 and served as publisher and editorial director through 1989. In 1984, Chris founded the Who's Who of Cooking in America, which was initiated to honor America’s leading chefs, restaurateurs, vintners, food writers, and food producers. Chris re-launched Cook's Magazine as Cook's Illustrated in 1993 and founded Cook's Country. Chris serves as publisher and editor of both magazines. Chris is also the host of America's Test Kitchen, a public television cooking show now in its eleventh season. He is also the host and executive producer of the new TV show Cook's Country from America’s Test Kitchen. Chris is a regular contributor to The Today Show and has been featured in many publications, including The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, People magazine, The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, and The Los Angeles Times. He was inducted into the Who's Who of Food and Beverage in America in 1996. Chris is the author of The Cook's Bible, The Yellow Farmhouse Cookbook, Dear Charlie (a Christopher Award winner), The Dessert Bible, The Kitchen Detective, and Fannie’s Last Supper. He lives in Boston and Vermont.
	Bridget Lancaster is the Executive Food Editor for New Media, Television and Radio. She joined the Cook's team in 1998 and is an original cast member of both America's Test Kitchen and Cook's Country television shows, as well as a co-host for the America's Test Kitchen Radio program. She also serves as the lead instructor for the America's Test Kitchen Cooking School.
	Jack Bishop is the editorial director of America's Test Kitchen. He joined the staff of Cook's magazine in 1988 and helped with the launch of Cook's Illustrated in 1993. He established the tasting protocols used in America's Test Kitchen and has authored dozens of articles for the magazine. Jack directed the launch of Cook's Country magazine and oversees editorial operations at both magazines. He is a cast member of America's Test Kitchen, the top-rated public television cooking show now in its twelfth season. He is also a cast member of the TV show Cook's Country, which aired its fourth season in September 2011. Jack edited The Best Recipe (1999) and established the books division at America's Test Kitchen. Jack's wife, Lauren Chattman, is a cookbook author and former pastry chef. They have two daughters.
	Lisa McManus is senior editor in charge of all equipment testing and ingredient tasting stories at Cook’s Illustrated and Cook’s Country magazines, and writes testing and tasting features for Cook’s Illustrated. She is also a cast member on America’s Test Kitchen Television. She joined America’s Test Kitchen in 2006, after working as a newspaper food editor, and magazine and newspaper journalist for many years in Boston, New York, and California. She is a graduate of Brown University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Her husband, Hugh, is a rocket scientist, and they have two sons.
	Guy Crosby is the science adviser for America’s Test Kitchen. He began working for Cook’s Illustrated as a consulting editor in early 2005. Guy earned a B.S. in chemistry from the University of New Hampshire and a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Brown University, and he has been a postdoctoral research associate and part-time instructor of chemistry at Stanford University. Guy is a full-time associate professor in the Department of Chemistry and Food Science at Framingham State University, and he’s an adjunct associate professor of nutrition with the Harvard School of Public Health. Guy also serves as an external adviser for the new, first-of-its-kind EcoGastronomy program at the University of New Hampshire. Guy and his wife, Christine, have two grown children, Kristin and Justin.