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Cooking with Rockstars
Cooking with Rockstars
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In Cooking with Rockstars, Jennifer Robbins talks with some of the best known stars in Indie Rock about cooking and food. In each interview, you'll get to know a little more about the artists and their music. You can also get the recipes they share on the accompanying web site, cookingwithrockstars.com.
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Brian Viglione, drummer for The Dresden Dolls, prepares the Viglione Family Sauce in his kitchen in Jamaica Plain, MA.
Erica, drummer for The All-for-Nots, prepares an Italian feast in her Brooklyn backyard featuring the Cesina family sausage.
Daniel Lorca, bassist for Nada Surf, prepares a gourmet meal for 28 friends in this first all-cooking episode of Cooking with Rockstars. In Part I, Daniel crafts an arugula salad with smoked tomatoes and grilled avocados.
Carl Newman of The New Pornographers joins Jen in the limo for a chat about cooking okonomiyaki with his wife, why he's banned tortilla chips on the bus, and good hearty food finds in London. [Boston, October 2007]
Martin Hederos, keyboardist for The Soundtrack of Our Lives, joins Jen during the SXSW Music Festival to talk about his search for a good butcher, some exciting things to do with lamb, and some of his favorite food moments while touring America. [Austin, March 14, 2008]
Will and Jonathan of Okkervil River chat with Jen about how food becomes an obsession on tour, Jonathan's love of the Southern comfort food of his youth, and Will's multi-course Italian dinner. [September 2007, Cambridge, MA]
Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans of YACHT chat with Jen in an alley about being vegan and share their recipe for coconut-corn chowder. [Austin, March 2008]
St. Vincent's Annie Clark tells you what's delicious! [July 2008, Cambridge, MA]
This episodes kicks off with a birthday party for Jen in the "Cooking with Rockstars" limousine. After the candles are blown out, Matt and Kim share tales about eating pasta & bananas, rice & beans, and Twizzlers & milk.
Josh, Matt, and Erik of Tape 'n Tapes share their secrets for cooking in industrial sized quantities, making chili, what to make for someone special, and what they would bring to your pot luck picnic. [May 2007, Boston, MA]
Greg Roberts and Steve Patterson of Brooklyn-based White Rabbits chat with Jen about the food politics in a loft shared by six band members, their lack of cooking prowess, and the ingenious Longburger.
Britt Daniel from the band Spoon chats with Jen about his favorite places to eat in Austin and how he's turned Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal into his favorite dessert.
Jeremy Bruch, passionate foodie and drummer for the Austin band What Made Milwaukee Famous, shares his sublime approaches to macaroni-n-cheese, smoked roma tomatoes, and savory cheese truffles.
A 33-second promo video for the show.
Rufus Wainwright talks about NOT cooking in NYC, shares his mother's (Kate McGarrigle) borscht recipe, and reveals his family head cheese tradition. [November 2003, Providence, RI]
In this second of a two-part series, Robyn talks about his magic ingredient, gives us a new understanding of "getting high," and describes how to make sizzling roast potatoes for his favorite comfort meal. [April 2007, Cambridge, MA]
Robyn Hitchcock talks with Jen in this first of a two-part series about the primordial ooze at the conception of all his dishes, how to make Food Pie... why there are no parsnips in Heaven. [April 2007, Cambridge, MA]
Luke Temple talks to Jen about simple food for life in the recording studio, proper Indian food, and a questionable Ethiopian beef dish. [April 2006, Cambridge, MA]
Ben Kweller chats with Jen about his love of fine cheeses, comfort food, and grilling in Brooklyn, including a grilled chicken recipe inspired by his Argentinian Uncle Papacho. [July 2004, Cambridge, MA]
Sune Rose Wagner of the Raveonettes chats with Jen about traditional Danish food, his simple summertime pasta recipe, and the plight of homeless Danish rockstars. [December 2003, Providence, RI]



