Siobhan Wallace and Alexandra Penfold of Blondie & Brownie collected some of New York City's most delicious street food recipes for their new book, New York á la Cart! Cathy Erway welcomes Siobhan and Alex into the studio for her newly renamed "Eat Your Words". Tune into this episode to learn how Siobhan and Alex convinced so many street vendors to share their secret recipe. Find out how hard it is to become a licensed street vendor, and why licenses stay in families for generations. Is your favorite food truck a black market vendor? Photographer Clay Williams stops by to talk about some of his favorite shoots for the book! What recipes do Siobhan and Alex constantly return to? Find out on this week's Eat Your Words! This program has been brought to you by Whole Foods. Thanks to The California Honeydrops for today's music.

"This is kind of like a second coming for street food in New York. This sort of wide-range cuisine has actually been going on since the early 80s, but it was just wasn't really covered en mass until the Internet." [1:40] -- Siobhan Wallace on Eat Your Words

"Seeing the level of interest that people are taking in some of these smaller street vendors has been one of the most awesome experiences." [7:40] -- Alexandra Penfold on Eat Your Words

Gary Oppenheimer is connecting food producers with surpluses to food pantries across the world! This week on Straight, No Chaser, Katy Keiffer is talking with Gary about his initiative, AmpleHarvest.org! Why is it so hard for communities to connect to food pantries in their area? Hear how AmpleHarvest.org plans to expand and reach more producers. Tune in to hear Gary talk about global food waste, and the percentage that can be attributed to the United States. Find out how local food can address the lack of fresh food in food pantries. Did you know that food waste creates three different environmental problems? Find out more about food waste, hunger, and the environment on this episode of Straight, No Chaser! Thanks to our sponsor, Fairway Market.

"The number of food pantries has grown significantly because the need has grown significantly." [5:20]

"Food waste starts at the farm and ends in the kitchen." [16:15]

-- Gary Oppenheimer on Straight, No Chaser

Eamon Rockey, owner and GM of Aska, brings Scandinavian food to Williamsburg! This week on The Morning After, Eamon joins Jessie Kiefer and Jen Tullock in the studio to talk about the integrity of ingredients and traditional cooking. Hear how Eamon twists tradition and time to create truly unique food and beverages. Eamon believes in the importance of intention and attention in the kitchen; how does Eamon incorporate these ideas into Aska's tasting menu? Erin Fairbanks, Executive Director of the Heritage Radio Network and host of The Farm Report, is talking about Chardonnay's meat dishes. Tune in to hear what's on the menu at Chardonnay's at their Stockholm location! This program has been brought to you by The Greenhouse Tavern.

"I want to see something inspiring lead to a series of steps or experiments, that eventually leads to something beautiful." [13:00]

"We're not doing things to stand on a soapbox, we're doing them because it feels like the right thing to do." [20:00]

"If your goal is to meet expectations, it's very difficult to surpass them." [21:30]

-- Eamon Rockey on The Morning After