Senator Kennedy’s Favorite

Photo: FoodistaBlog/Flickr

Photo: FoodistaBlog/Flickr

It’s been a wild week here at WBUR. We have worked around the clock to cover all of the latest news and developments regarding the death of Senator Ted Kennedy. Listeners keep our energy going and your memories have made our broadcasts emotion-filled.  We continue the discussion and welcome your thoughts today on Radio Boston.  This Friday at 1pm, we’ll talk about the Kennedy family life and legacy here in New England.

It has been said that “Uncle Teddy” as he was known to his nearest and dearest, loved to be surrounded by family and friends at the compound in Hyannis Port.  The family ate lunch and dinner together, regaling each other with family stories, jokes, and good conversation.  I can only imagine the conviviality.

I thought it only proper to remember Senator Kennedy on PRK with one of his favorite foods: lobster salad.  “One For the Table,” a blog dedicated to “food, politics, and love” posted the recipe HERE.

-Have a safe weekend and coming up on Monday, we talk to the Boston-based founder of Edison Beer.

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Associate Producer, Here & Now Most recently, Jessica worked as an associate producer at WBUR's daily local program, Radio Boston. Jessica moved to Boston in 2008 and has lived many places since leaving her native Texas. After graduating from college, Jessica worked as a federal employee, documentary film festival producer, oral historian, university teaching assistant, traveling saleswoman and klezmer musician. Her work and projects have appeared in The Washington Post, The Christian Science Monitor, Bust, Barnard Magazine, National Public Radio, Public Radio International (PRI), and the BBC. Jessica's freelance radio work has received various awards including accolades from the Religion Newswriters Association and the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma. As a Fulbright Scholar in El Salvador, Jessica collected and studied oral histories from the Jewish Community based in San Salvador. Jessica received her B.A. in political science from Columbia University’s Barnard College and her M.A. in history from Indiana University. She learned how to make radio from the phenomenal folks at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. Jessica lives in Somerville with her husband, twin son and daughter, and two cats. To learn more about Jessica’s projects, both current and past, please visit www.jessicaalpert.com.