Welcome to the first episode of Meet Your Maker, hosted by Rachel Wharton. Rachel is deputy editor at Edible Manhattan and Edible Brooklyn, and she's out meeting the people behind all of the food that we eat. On this episode, Rachel sits down with Keith Cohen, owner of Orwasher's Bakery in the Upper East Side. Tune in to hear about Keith's start in baking, and why he decided to purchase Orwasher's. Hear about the breadmaking processes used at Orwasher's, the importance of creating unique artisan breads, and why consistency is important for a wholesale baking business. Rachel and Keith eat some of the breads from the bakery, including the Ultimate Whole Wheat and the Ale Bread (featuring yeast from Sixpoint). Keith also talks about the resurgence of local wheat in the New York market. This episode has been brought to you by Hearst Ranch.

"These bigger loaves, which last longer, were more viable for the nuclear family." -- Keith Cohen on old-style European baking, Meet Your Maker

"While everyone loves an artisan product, they still want a very consistent product." -- Keith Cohen on Meet Your Maker

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

Food is not the new rock 'n' roll. This week on The Mike & Judy Show, Mike Edison and Judy McGuire are joined in the studio by Paul Gerard of Exchange Alley in NYC's East Village, and Spyro Poulos of Girl to Gorilla. Listen in to hear about The Metropolitan Museum of Art's exhibition on punk rock, and why the opening was so stale. Hear Paul talk about the restaurant industry, and why it's more akin to pop music than rock 'n' roll. Learn some New Orleans food history from Paul, and hear a selection from Girl to Gorilla's first album! After the break, hear conversations about the evolution of New York, and why more transplants need to let their freak flags fly. What is Paul's gripe with the James Beard Awards? Find out on this week's episode of The Mike & Judy Show! This program has been sponsored by Roberta's.

"They're saying that food is the new rock 'n' roll. But it's all pop; we're represented by housewives and buffoons." [5:30]

"Everyone wants to make their own little Midwest in Brooklyn!" [20:00]

-- Paul Gerard on The Mike & Judy Show