Welcome to another episode of Hot Grease! Nicole Taylor once again starts Food Headlines off with Heritage Radio Network's own Jack Inslee. Tune in to hear opinions about the Chick-Fil-A scandal from a variety of outlets, including Reverend William Owens and Fox News. Later, Nicole chats with Dania Davy of the Land Loss Prevention Project. Dania's organization works to advocate for black farmers in North Carolina who are losing their land. Hear about the last black dairy farmer in North Carolina, and check out Dania's film on the topic entitled Our Land, Our Lives. Nicole is joined in studio by Barella Kirkland, the co-founder of Pelzer's Pretzels. Tune in to hear about the Philadelphia pretzel tradition, the start of the company, as well as the different flavors of Pelzer's pretzels available at Smorgasburg! This episode has been brought to you by Fairway Market.

"We're all immigrants, so all of our treats have origins in the places where we come from." -- Barella Kirkland on Hot Grease

In this episode of A Taste of the Past, Linda Pelaccio talks kosher wine with Jay Buchsbaum of the Royal Wine Corp. Tune in to hear Linda and Jay define kosher wine, the history of wine in Israel, the caliber and standards for kosher wine and its place among wine connoisseurs. Forget what you know about Manischewitz; these are some high-quality wines! Listen in as Linda samples three of the wines that Royal Wine Corp. distributes. This program was sponsored by Hearst Ranch.

"Wine is an integral part of every part of Jewish life- Friday nights, every celebration, etc. And the only grapes were available were of the Labrusca variety, and they need sugar to make them palatable. So that's when the tradition- in fact, it's a new tradition, only 100 years old- of [sweet] kosher wine started." -- Jay Buchsbaum on A Taste of the Past

"The producers invariably want to be judged by the quality of the wine, not whether or not it's kosher. That's first and foremost." --Jay Buchsbaum on A Taste of the Past

This week on A Taste of the Past host Linda Pelaccio talks with food writer and interviewer Monica Bhide who has written on a variety of subjects from Indian cooking to her latest venture into the world of e-publishing with her newest e-book, "In Conversation with Exceptional Women". Learn about her tips for gaining inspiration in both cooking and writing, her views on authenticity and Indian cooking, as well as where she sees the realm of digital publishing heading. This episode is sponsored by Cain Vineyard & Winery.

"It really raises the question of what is real cooking and what is real food. And, to me, anything that is prepared with love and that is intended to nurture the people that it's prepared for is real cooking."

--Monica Bhide on A Taste of the Past