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The Unraveling of Federal Food Policy: Civil Eats Investigates.

What is the true cost when federal programs designed to strengthen regional food systems are canceled? Civil Eats’ Lisa Held joins us to share what she learned from the d

Andrew Zimmern and Barton Seaver Believe in Blue Food for a Brighter Future

What if the solution to some of our biggest environmental and food security challenges was already swimming in our oceans and waterways? In this episode of Eat. Drink. Th

Michael Twitty Sets the Southern Table

According to Michael Twitty, chef, culinary historian, and author of The Cooking Gene, southern food is community. It’s a shared abundance of vegetables, beans, barbecue,

The Good Meat Movement: Why Your Butcher is Your Best Friend

In this episode of Eat. Drink. Think., host Amy O’Neill Houck talks with Michele Thorne, Executive Director of the Good Meat Project, whose work is dedicated to creating

Ultra-Processed Foods De-coded: Megan Westgate, founder of the Non-GMO Project introduces a new NonUPF verification program

Megan Westgate, founder of the Non-GMO Project, introduces a new standard, NonUPF Verified, that will help consumers understand and make choices about ultra-processed foo

Braided Heritage: Jessica B. Harris on the origins of American cuisine

The story of food in the United States—as with many of the origin stories of this country—is tied to migration, enslavement, and colonization. It’s also filled with gener

Unwrapping chocolate from bean to bar with Greg D’Alesandre, of Dandelion Chocolate

In this episode of Eat. Drink. Think., Amy talks with Greg D’Alesandre, whose job title, Chief Sourcerer at Dandelion Chocolate, hints at the magic behind one of the worl

Doing the Right Thing: Teton Waters Ranch CEO Kevin Pallaoro shares his view on grass-fed beef standards

In this episode, we sit down with Kevin Pallaoro, CEO of Teton Waters Ranch, maker of 100% grass-fed, grass-finished beef products. Kevin shares his passion for raising t

Food & the Feds: Civil Eats reporter Lisa Held shares an update on policy and its effect on our plates.

How do policy changes in Washington affect the food we eat and the folks who produce it? From funding such as farm subsidies and food assistance programs to food safety

A Bold Return to Giving a Damn: Will Harris makes the case for the future of food

In this episode, we sit down with Will Harris, a fourth-generation cattleman and the force behind White Oak Pastures, a 3,200-acre farm in Georgia that has become a natio

Mastering the Art of Plant Based Cooking with Joe Yonan

What if plant-based cooking was more than a diet—it was a cuisine in its own right? That’s the goal of author Joe Yonan. In this episode, host Amy O’Neill Houck speaks wi

Finding a Place at the Table: A conversation with Dine Diaspora and Black Women in Food co-founders, Nina Oduro and Maame Boakye

In this episode of Eat.Drink.Think., we’re joined by Nina Oduro and Maame Boakye, co-founders of Dine Diaspora and Black Women in Food, organizations created to celebrate

Latin-ish: Embracing the Fluidity of American Latino Cuisine with Marisel Salazar

In this episode of Eat.Drink.Think., we sit down with Marisel Salazar, author of the new cookbook Latin-ish. The book delves into the rich diversity of American Latino cu

Deep Dive: Barton Seaver on seafood for the planet, our communities, and our bodies

In this episode, host Amy O’Neill Houck speaks with self-proclaimed seafood evangelist, Barton Seaver. Barton is a trained chef who stepped away from successful restauran

Frostbite: Nicola Twilley and the global chill required to keep food moving around a warming planet

In this episode, host Amy O’Neill Houck speaks with Nicola Twilley, a journalist and frequent contributor to The New Yorker, and host of the podcast Gastropod. Nicola tel

Cookware 101 with Hestan’s Stanley Cheng

In this episode of Eat.Drink.Think., host Gibson Thomas learns from Stanley Cheng, inventor, innovator and CEO of Meyer Corporation and founder of Hestan. Starting with h

What Goes With What: Julia Turshen dishes about ease and intuition in the kitchen

In this episode of Eat. Drink. Think., host Amy O’Neill Houck speaks with Julia Turshen, a cookbook author and recipe developer, teacher, writer, and podcaster. Her last

Endangered Eating: Culinary historian Sarah Lohman on disappearing foods and food traditions

In this episode of Eat. Drink. Think. we speak with culinary historian Sarah Lohman, author of Endangered Eating, a culinary travelog with a distinct purpose: telling the

Simmer ‘till Done: The Art and Simplicity of Beans with Steve Sando, author of The Bean Book

Steve Sando, the self-proclaimed bean freak and founder of Rancho Gordo, joins host Amy O’Neill Houck to talk beans. Drawing from 25 years of experience in growing, sourc

A Market for Equity: A Conversation with Sagdrina Jalal and Nino Budabin McQuown from the Farmers Market Coalition

In this episode of Eat.Drink.Think. sponsored by the Farmers Market Coalition, host Amy O’Neill Houck speaks with Sagdrina Jalal and Nino Budabin McQuown about the farmer