We see the headlines and the aftermath of frequent bombings and other attacks, but what is daily life really like for the people who live in cities like Baghdad and Beirut? We’ll talk this hour with cultural journalist and food writer Annia Ciezadlo who has reported from both cities for The Christian Science Monitor and The New Republic. Her new book is “Day of Honey: A Memoir of Food, Love, and War” (Free Press, 2011).
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What should you really know to be competent in the kitchen? We’ll talk to food and cooking science expert Harold McGee this hour. His latest work is the highly-acclaimed “Keys to Good Cooking: A Guide to Making the Best of Foods and Recipes” (The Penguin Press, 2010).
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From the archives – What are environmental degradation, fish farming and commercial fishing doing to the wild fish populations in the world’s oceans? We talked in July with Paul Greenberg, seafood and ocean authority and author of “Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food” (The Penguin Press, 2010).
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Are bananas moldering on your countertop? Is lettuce withering in your refrigerator? If so, you’re not alone. We’ll explore the issue of food waste this hour with journalist Jonathan Bloom, author of the new book “American Wasteland: How America Throws Away Nearly Half of Its Food (and What We Can Do About It)” (Da Capo Lifelong Books, 2010).
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What’s the latest and greatest on food? We’ll cover everything from Bristol Bay, Alaska, home of the biggest wild salmon run to easy baking strategies and “weapons-grade ratatouille” this hour with Francis Lam, senior writer at Salon.com.
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What are environmental degradation, fish farming and commercial fishing doing to the wild fish populations in the world’s oceans? We’ll talk with Paul Greenberg, seafood and ocean authority and author of “Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food” (The Penguin Press, 2010).
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The Best of Think – With trends in community-supported agriculture and a resurgence of the good food movement, where is cuisine headed these days? We’ll revisit our February conversation with Amy Albert this hour. She’s Senior Associate Editor of Bon App??tit.
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With trends in community-supported agriculture and a resurgence of the good food movement, where is the culinary industry headed these days? We’ll talk this hour with Amy Albert, Senior Associate Editor of Bon App??tit. She’s in town to judge in this year’s Dallas Morning News Wine Competition which takes place this week. Winning wines will be featured at the Dallas Wine and Food Festival this spring.
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From the Think archives – Is it possible for everyday Americans to change the food culture and conquer hunger by simply growing vegetables and raising livestock in yards and community gardens? We talked last month with Sharon Astyk, farmer, blogger and co-author of the new book “A Nation of Farmers: Defeating the Food Crisis on American Soil” (New Society Publishers, 2009).
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Is it possible for everyday Americans to change the food culture and conquer hunger by simply growing vegetables and raising livestock in yards and community gardens? We’ll talk this hour with Sharon Astyk, farmer, blogger and co-author of the new book “A Nation of Farmers: Defeating the Food Crisis on American Soil” (New Society Publishers, 2009).
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Are genetically modified foods really dangerous or are they just misunderstood? We’ll find out this hour with Portland State University biologist, Dr. Lisa H. Weasel, author of the new book “Food Fray: Inside the Controversy over Genetically Modified Food” (AMACOM, 2009).
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You get a little taste of it when you eat vegetables from a backyard garden or a local farmer’s market. But what was America’s food really like in the 1930s and early 40s? We’ll explore that culinary culture this hour with bestselling author and James A. Beard Award-winning food writer Mark Kurlansky. His new book is “The Food of a Younger Land: A Portrait of American Food–Before the National Highway System, Before Chain Restaurants, and Before Frozen Food, When the Nation’s Food Was Seasonal” (Riverhead, 2009).
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