To hear these RealAudio interviews you will need a RealAudio Player. Broadcast dates May 12, 2007 October 9, 1999 July 10, 1999 May 22, 1999 April 17, 1999 March 20, 1999 March 6, 1999 February 6, 1999 January 9, 1999 August 22, 1998 June 6, 1998 All text and sound files below are from KCRW's "Good Food" web site" at www.kcrw.org Originally Aired Saturday, May 12, 2007: Good Food Howell Tumlin cultivates support for the Southland’s Farmers Markets; Jonathan Gold shares his latest restaurant pick; renowned chef, Jacques Pepin, celebrates Mother’s Day with a recipe just for Mom; Eric Muller brings science into the kitchen with some fun and simple experiments; travel to Italy with Dave Dewitt, who traces the history of Italian cooking during the Renaissance, and Mark Schatzker, who reports on his journey along Italy’s Amalfi coast; Andrew Smith documents American food culture in his book, The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink; and Laura Avery finds what’s fresh in the Market Report. Back to broadcast dates Originally Aired Saturday, October 9, 1999: Good Food Eric Muller is up to his old tricks again, this time with cabbage, vinegar and baking soda. Learn some fun experiments that you can try while waiting for your food to arrive at a restaurant. Back to broadcast dates Originally Aired Saturday, January 9, 1999: Good Food This show is not archived. Join host Evan Kleiman as she chats with two chili experts about this beloved American food. We'll travel through Morocco and sample its cuisine with Kitty Morris. A fruit detective pays us a visit and we'll try out some experiments with our favorite food scientist, Eric Muller. All this and the Farmer's Market Report on "Good Food." Back to broadcast dates Originally Aired Saturday, August 22, 1998: Good Food Science Experiments, Market Report Evan talks about science experiments you can do while waiting for a table in a restaurant. Plus, the market report from Laura Avery. (Clip starts at 9 minutes 25 seconds into the second program) Back to broadcast dates All text and sound files below are from the "Sounds Like Science" web site at www.npr.org/programs/science Originally Aired July 10, 1999: Sounds Like Science GASTRONOMY:Commentator Eric Muller treats us to another lesson in restaurant science. This time ... a guide to the solar system thanks to a coke bottle cap, a grain of salt and a crushed peppercorn. (5:00) Back to broadcast dates Originally Aired May 22, 1999: Sounds Like Science SOUNDBITE: Eric Muller, author of the forthcoming book While You're Waiting For The Food To Come, teaches us about sound amplitude and volume using a simple plastic spoon stuck in his mouth. (3:15) Back to broadcast dates Originally Aired April 17, 1999: Sounds Like Science INVERTED BOTTLE: Commentator Eric Muller treats us to another lesson in restaurant science. This one, the 'inverted bottle' trick, looks like magic, but it's really science. (3:30) Back to broadcast dates Originally Aired March 20, 1999: Sounds Like Science CAN DEW: Restaurant Science commentator Eric Muller presents an experiment to help you tell your diet soda from your regular soda. (2:20) Back to broadcast dates Originally Aired March 6, 1999: Sounds Like Science SINGING WINEGLASSES: Once you've reached mathematic perfection with your tie....you might want to reach musical perfection with your wineglasses...Eric Muller has a scientific music lesson for you. Muller is a science educator on staff at the Exploratorium in San Francisco. His restaurant experiment website is: www.doscience.com (3:30) Back to broadcast dates Originally Aired February 6, 1999: Sounds Like Science ATOMIZER: Sounds Like Science kicks off a new feature this week: Restaurant Science with Eric Muller, a science educator on staff at the Exploratorium in San Francisco. This week, Eric shows us how two straws, a beverage and some lungpower can demonstrate the power of air pressure. Bring plenty of napkins. [Stations: listeners can find out more about experiments like this at Eric Muller's website: www.doscience.com] (2:30) Back to broadcast dates Originally Aired June 6, 1998: Sounds Like Science RESTAURANT SCIENCE: NPR's Joe Palca goes out for a bite to eat with Eric Muller, who is writing a book called 'While You're Waiting for the Food to Come." The book illustrates a number of fun science experiments that you can do on restaurant tabletops. (6:00) Back to broadcast dates Get a Real Audio Player.