How to Hot Pot
For the Lunar New Year, food editor Hsiao-Ching Chou talks about how to serve the Asian fondue called hot pot. It's a feast that requires little effort because the guests cook their own food.

Cooking with Herbs
Chef Jerry Traunfeld, of The Herbfarm, celebrates his new cookbook, "The Herbal Kitchen," at a Cooks and Books dinner event at Lark restaurant. He shares the thought process behind his book, which features simple recipes that he prepares at home.

Cooking With Vitaly Paley; Making Things Look Good for Alton Brown
In this first anniversary editon of the "On Food" podcast, Hsiao-Ching Chou visits with chef Vitaly Paley of Paley's in Portland who explains how he made the leap from Julliard to cooking. Also, find out what it takes to put together Alton Brown's Food Network show "Good Eats."