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On the pilot episode of The Business End, our newest hosts, Annie Myers and Nelson Harvey, introduce themselves, their show-a primer on NYC food systems-and host some sound bytes from the New Amdsterdam Market.
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Host-on-Host Interviews (10:00)
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New Amsterdam Market, producing and consuming green market products, behind the scenes of New York's food system, Nelson's past studies, Report on Environmental impact of NYU, NYU's waste flows to NJ landfills, Gustavus Swift: started industrialization of meat trade, what can we learn about re-localizing the meat system by looking at the trade pre-Gustavus Swift, Annie's roots in food, short cycles of satisfaction in food world, Anne Saxelby Cheesemongers, where the food system needs to be in the future, Annie Myers: forager for The Spotted Pig,The New Amsterdam Market (10:00)
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background, vast majority of food in NYC arrives through Hunt's Point Cooperative Market in the South Bronx, New York City Council on the Environment, Just Food, CSA sites around the city, what sets New Amsterdam market apart from other markets?, Robert LaValva, butchers, cheesemongers, wild food foragers,Nelson and Annie in the Field at the New Amsterdam Market (10:00)
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opening market bell, Gary Cerillo, New Amsterdam Market is still in its nascent phases, will New Amsterdam Market be more permanent over time?, Eric Mcenroe, markets like New Amsterdam Market are a good way for vendors to test the market demand for their product, Dickson's Farmstand Meats, New Amsterdam hopes to be a place for wholesale venues to buy everything they need,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 06/14/2009 01:00PM
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Patrick, Mark, and Ed talk about keeping industry sustainable and green with guests Curtis Wayne, Chris Diamond, and Meredith Bergmann.
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Introduction & Curtis Wayne (12:59)
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Mark turns 43 tomorrow, Green Industires, LEED, Leadership in Energy and Envirnomental Design, luan wood is not green, helping architects construct their dreams, computers are isolating the new generation of architects, new buildings in New York, realizing potential with empty buildings, breaking new ground with design, neighborhood community board, zoning laws in new york, it takes years before construction ever starts, there are underground streams, sometimes building construction can affect a neighbor building, New York has a lot of good bedrock, Brooklyn is more of a sandbar, Curtis Wayne,Construction Sustainibility with Curtis Wayne & Chris Diamond (15:20)
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Chris Diamond, sustainibility consultant with Steven Winters, Chris helps make buildings more sustainable, buildings are taking the most energy to build and sustain, New York buildings are up for a century or more, shipping container is repurposing something that's already had a life and therefore sustainible, using virgin steel is okay when longevity is in mind, make sure you don't illuminate a room when it's not being used, energy management systems are becoming more prevelant, cut down energy consumption by turning off lights, daylight sensors, payback on energy management system takes twelve years or less, energy costs are subsidized in the United States, energy bill pays for the fuel and the infrastructure, acid rains from coal burning plants make huge coal ash piles, these ash piles are a risk and are hidden from the public, the new all glass skyscrapers aren't so bad, the materials that bond the glass together are not efficient, mass versus glass, glass coatings keep heat out, in the end glass will never perform that well, factories converted into lofts are efficient, carbon footprint of producing cement is pretty high, the composition of concrete has been changing, fly ash, connected back to the way romans made concrete with volcanic ash, climate determines energy technology, glue, in the late 1970s Germany started climate change discussions, Germany made naturally efficient cooling buildings, gadgety buildings, Seamans, control systems, Romans didn't make tall buildings, caulk guns and spray foam can help,Seal Tight and Ventilate Right (16:40)
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the best way to reduce energy is to seal the building, seal tight and ventilate right, controlling radiators, costs fifty dollars to put a control on a radiator, fresh air shafts do not provide fresh air, furniture and carpets affect air quality, bamboo flooring, natural wall coverings, master switch to kill all lighting circuits, Ikea is a good company, green label plus certified carpet, FSC wood, particle board is evil, what are the benefits for having more green and sustainable materials, Battery Park City Housing Authority standards are a great place to research, the European Union has great energy standards, American private industry has stepped up, zero VOC plywood, Huffington Post, Viacom building has a fresh air shaft, Energy Star is a result of the first energy crisis, our government is lagging far behind, environmental toxins could be a culprit in autism, Hearst Corporation had one of the first post 9-11 green buildings, how the average person makes a change,Green Media Solutions with Meredith Bergmann (22:30)
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green film productions, conservation comes from good planning, the film industry is about money, it's difficult to make a greener production, recycling and waste is an easy way to help, LED technology has become useful in the studio arena, biodiesel saves money on a film shoot, biodiesel is cheaper in the east, hybrid cars were used 45 perent of the time on the film shoot, where are these companies in the environmental arena, the Producers Guild of America has been instrumental, www.PGAGreen.Org, digital films make a difference in the environment, catering was all organic, saved about 14,000 plastic water bottles by using metal instead, Focus Films, www.greenmediasolutions.net, this movie inspired NBC to change its thoughts on Green, 30 Rock is very green, Meredith Bergmann, Green Media Solutions, Meredith explains a film shoot, Brooklyn stages, Paramount, Fox, Universal, Disney, Away We Go the movie, Meredith prevented 49 percent of waste going to the landfill on the Away We Go shoot,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 09/21/2010 12:00PM
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This week on Cooking Issues Dave helps a listener fix a busted eBay purchase, laments America's obsession with white meat versus dark, questions the validity of rubbing cucumbers together to reduce bitterness, works with a caller to combine cola and espresso, suggests replacing tendons with meat glue, and finally discusses the potential to infuse drinks with tobacco. Don't miss another helpful, info-packed episode with HRN's mad scientist duo Dave and Nastassia. This episode was sponsored by Whole Foods Market.
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: Sourcing on eBay, Home Carbonation & Reheating Chicken (19:56)
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Dave Arnold, Cooking Issues, Heritage Radio Network, Whole Foods Market, NYC Craft Beer Week, home brewing, email questions, vodka in sauces, Alton Brown, poly temp thermometor on eBay, Automatic Refractometer, sourcing esoteric equpiment on eBay, carbonating in old fashioned soda water bottles, Co2 chargers, home units, old seltzer bottles, caller question about reheating chicken breast, thighs are superior to breast, dark meat is superior to white meat, brine the breast, immersion circulator, chicken salad, poaching chicken breast,Seafood Sausage, Lobsters in Tanks, The Old Cucumber Trick, Espresso Coca Cola & Cooking Duck Breast (17:29)
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email question, seafood sausages with ginger, ginger/egg reaction, it may not be the egg white that reacts with the ginger but the meat, protease enzyme, pre cook the ginger, Ginger Milk Curd, lobsters in tanks feed off their own flesh, if you feed lobsters it will increase waste in the tank, they can survive a long time, eutectic point, the old cucumber trick, kitchen wisdom, if you rub the ends of a cucumber together the bitterness will go away, wild cucumbers are bitter, Dave doesn't think this makes sense, espresso drink with coca cola, foam problem, emulsified oils, carbonated coffee beverages with nitrus, Manhattan Soda, Nils Noren, using a dog brush to create holes in a duck breast,Rib Eye Steak, Meat Glue, Tobacco Infused Cocktails & More (21:37)
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rib eyes and grass fed steak, trimming steak, meat glue, immersion circulator, connective tissue, vacuum seal, supplier who sells quantities smaller than $90 bags of meat glue, sample packs for chefs, can meat glue be used with non meat proteins, makes tofu firmer, peanut tofu, PX, Alexandria Virginia, tobacco infused cocktails, Todd Thrasher, dipping tobacco, concentrated tobacco juices make you throw up, pork tenderloin, more tender when thawed than fresh?, Mark Ladner, Del Posto, tall chefs, back pain from working in the kitchen, modified butcher blocks, cooking school, modify your stance, back supports, knives designed for tall people,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
