HTA-0506: Peas and Thank You — Meatless Meals for Families
A. Story Identification
Field
Value
HTA ID
HTA-0506
Title
Peas and Thank You — Meatless Meals for Families
Date
2011
Date Confidence
HIGH — "Peas and Thank You" by Sarah Matheny published 2011
Program
KRON 4 News Weekend
Station
KRON-TV, Channel 4, San Francisco
Duration
~3:00 (estimated)
Format
Studio interview with food demo
B. Content Summary
Henry interviews Sarah Matheny about her book "Peas and Thank You: Simple Meatless Meals the Whole Family Will Love." She brings food samples including store-bought ranch dip as a comparison. Henry's comedy timing is perfect — he pretends the segment is over after seeing the dip: "Thank you very much for bringing that in. It's been wonderful having you. No, seriously." The piece focuses on healthy holiday eating alternatives.
C. Structured Metadata
Field
Value
People
Henry Tenenbaum (Reporter), Sarah Matheny (Author/Blogger)
Organizations
KRON-TV
Locations
KRON studio
Subjects
Vegetarian cooking, family meals, healthy eating, cookbooks
Themes
Family health, food alternatives, holiday eating
Tone
Playful, warm, comic
D. Notable Quotes
"What is that that we're looking at right there?" / "This is just your typical grocery store ranch dip." / "Thank you very much for bringing that in. It's been wonderful having you. No, seriously."