Fresh Air, Dr. Jonathan Edlow and Jeremiah Tower

By: Terry Gross

Narrated by: Terry Gross

Lyme Disease expert, Dr. Jonathan Edlow and chef Jeremiah Tower on this edition of Fresh Air. Dr. Jonathan Edlow is the author of the new book Bull's Eye: Unraveling the Medical Mystery of Lyme Disease. In the book he chronicles the emergence of the disease, how scattered clues led to the cause - bacterium Borelia burgdorferi, and then to the deer tick that spread it. The search for the cause began in the late 1970s when people around Lyme, Conneticut began suffering from unexplained arthritis, swelling, circular rashes, fatigue and other symptoms. Jeremiah Tower is considered one of the chefs behind modern California cuisine - which emphasized the use of locally grown ingredients to elevate simple dishes to fine delicacies. That in turn launched a revolution in American regional cookery. Tower began his career as chef and co-owner of Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California. He went on to run restaurants in San Francisco, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Seattle. He's written a new memoir, California Dish: What I Saw (and Cooked) at the American Culinary Revolution. (Broadcast Date: August 13, 2003)Want more Fresh Air?

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