What besides an egg can give us life, culinary delight, life-saving vaccines, egg jarping, an international clown egg registry, and a satisfying bit ofschadenfreude, all wrapped in one small package? Making a great omelet is the tip of the eggshell for the versatility of the egg.

Today, we take a hard-boiled look at the ubiquitous, yet overlooked egg.

GUESTS:

• Lizzie Stark is the author of two non-fiction books, including Pandora’s DNA and Leaving Mundania. Her new book is Egg: A Dozen Ovatures.
• Chris Prosperi is the chef and co-owner of Metro Bis restaurant in Simsbury and a former recipe columnist for the Hartford Courant.
• John Portmann taught moral philosophy and ethics at the University of Virginia for several decades. He’s the author of When Bad Things Happen To Other People

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