Patt Morrison Weds, 11/26

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

1-3 p.m.

 

1:00 – 1:20

OPEN

 

 

 

1:20 – 2:00

Making Sense of It All:  What’s a Few Trillion Dollars Among Taxpayers?

The two latest wrinkles to the soap opera known as the great financial crisis of ’08 come from Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson, who seems to be having trouble making up his mind.  It now seems that the original intent of the Troubled Assets Recovery Program—buying up toxic assets such as defaulted mortgages—which had earlier been abandoned by the Secretary is now back on the agenda.  Then the Federal Reserve made $800 billion available to unfreeze the market for consumer debt, from home mortgages to credit cards.  All of the changes, plus the growing $7.5+ trillion price tag, is enough to make your head spin.  What are all of the moving parts of the government’s economic relief efforts?

 

Guests:

TBD

 

 

[NPR NEWS]

 

 

2:00 – 3:00

Gobble Gobble

Whether you don’t know where the giblets are on your first turkey or you’re deep into molecular gastro-cuisine, we can help! Chef de cuisine Matthew Zboray and Chef and restaurant owners Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken are here to field your questions, basic and advanced, about Turkey and all its traditional and alternative trimmings. The experts also offer up some suggestions and recipes of their own for those headed out to the grocery store. Share your traditions for this uniquely American holiday.

 

Guests:

Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger, Chef/owners of Border Grill and Ciudad restaurants

IN STUDIO

 

Chef Matthew Zboray, Chef de Cuisine at the California School of Culinary Arts in Pasadena

IN STUDIO