A Chef's Table: Valentine Sugar, January 31, 2008

Sugar plays a starring role on Valentine's Day, but it's also a big part of our every day lives. We'll discover how we developed our famous sweet tooth. Our guest is Wendy Woloson, author of Refined Tastes: Sugar, Confectionery, and Consumers in Nineteenth-Century America. Later on the show; if you want to impress your Valentine this year, the hip gift isn't fancy gourmet chocolates. It's a blast from the past: retro candy! Finally, love great barbeque but don't want to stand outside in the cold grilling? Bring the grill indoors! BBQ Guru Steven Raichlen will tell you how to tame the flame right in your home. [Broadcast Date: February 7, 2008]