On today’s THE FOOD SEEN, Michael Harlan Turkell hosts a special one-hour episode devoted to The Food Book Fair. Founder Elizabeth Thacker Jones will talk about all of the exciting additions to this year’s lineup, as we’re joined by a few of those guests in studio. Oliver Strand, a NYTimes coffee contributor, and Lars K. Huse of illustration and coffee, discuss their upcoming FBF Coffee Crawl . Melia Marden, chef/owner of The Smile, discusses her new cookbook, Modern Mediterranean. Christophe Hille, owner Northern Spy Food Co., will be on the FOOD + LABOR panel, touches on the “living wage” injustices of working in the restaurant industry. This episode has been sponsored by White Oak Pastures. Thanks to Cookies for the show's theme music.

"Coffee just moved the needles in a way that no other topic ever has. People were just so engaged after my first article, and I was really interested in that. People really don't know a lot about coffee." [5:15] -- Oliver Strand on THE FOOD SEEN

"I try to make things as simple as they can be, and as best as they can be- whether it's for the restaurant or my cookbook." [28:15] -- Melia Marden on THE FOOD SEEN

"Restaurant work is not like clerical work or office work... a restaurant is like a little military operation. If one person doesn't show up, it's harder to make the ship move." [46:00] -- Christophe Hille on THE FOOD SEEN

Welcome to another week of Beer Sessions Radio with your host, Jimmy Carbone. Today, Jimmy's got some New Jersey craft brewers and beer connoisseurs in the house. Michael Kane from Kane Brewing is in the studio with Kane's Single Fin and the Head High IPA. Augie Carton and Jesse Ferguson from Carton bring by their 0077XX and Boat Beer for some beer sessions. Os Cruz from NewJerseryCraftBeer.com is also in the studio, while Mike Kivowitz calls in to the show. Finally, John Kleinchester of Beertography.com is in the studio, and talking about taking photos of beer. Everyone is drinking New Jersey craft beer! Tune in to hear about the burgeoning beer scene in Northern New Jersey, as well as some of the upcoming beer events that are being organized by NewJerseyCraftBeer.com. Hear about how Kane and Carton blend styles to create unique beers that cannot be categorized. All this and more on this week's Beer Sessions Radio! This episode has been brought to you by GreatBrewers.com.

"You don't necessarily have to go to New York to find good beer, we have great brewers and great beer bars here [in New Jersey], and we want to be at the forefront of it all." -- Os Cruz on Beer Sessions Radio

"It's the right of America, being the great melting pot, to steal inspiration from the entire world, and that's what we do with our beer. If you're holding to the strictures of definition, you can't." -- Augie Carton on Beer Sessions Radio

This week on The Main Course, Patrick & Kay are joined by Fern Gale Estrow, a registered dietitian and founder of The FGE Food and Nutrition Team. She is currently working with the NYC Food & Farm Bill Working Group and is an advisory to the Food Systems Network NYC. Fern discusses the upcoming farm bill and how it will affect our farmers in this country . Later in the show, sous chef Dan Izzo of Lupa joins the conversation to talk about his experience in one of New York City's best Italian restaurants. This episode was sponsored by Hearst Ranch.