From the Ground Up

Ruth Reichl, editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine, food critic Gael Greene, and restaurant consultant Clark Wolf pay tribute to James Beard on the 102nd anniversary of his birth. Then, we’ll hear about the quest to bring ballroom dancing to NYC public schools, as portrayed in the new documentary “Mad Hot Ballroom.” Colm Feore tells us about playing Cassius in the current Broadway production of Julius Caesar. Finally, Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel and James Stewart Polshek discuss whether or not 40 years of landmarks regulation have benefited New York City.