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First Aired - 08/30/2010 01:00PM
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This week on Let's Eat In Cathy hosts ethnic food fanatics Wendy Chan and Joe DiStefano to discuss the goings-on in NYC's most ethnically delicious borough, Queens. The Asian Feastival is coming up, and the gang discuss why there is no better place to have it than Flushing Queens. The Feastival is a one day culinary explosion--a series of events and tastings and discussions all taking place on September 6th starting at noon. Give a listen and find out what these ethnic foodies would make for their special someone on a date. This episode was sponsored by Fairway: like no other market.
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The Asian Feastival w/ Wendy and Joe (14:40)
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Wendy Chan, Asian Feastival, Joe DiStefano, Orange Hi-Tops, Queens, Orange is the Mets color, why is it the right time for the Asian Feastival?, recruiting a large number of Asian Restaurants to be in the same event, the best place to have it is in Flushing Queens because its essentially Asia!, there are a lot of immigrants that have gone out of the way to procure the exact ingrediants sauces and condiments from home, you can get exactly what you get in the back streets of Taipei, people may find Queens ethnic food daunting, Leah Mclaughlin, Edible Queens, Yak, fostering an Asian community that is not just about being Chinese or Japanese or Korean etc, helping foreign governments promote their cuisine in America, education and exposure is important, Asian Fusion, Bounty is a Sri Lankan Restaurant in Flushing, there is not a lot of intermixing, MNT is Tsing Dao food with high standards of freshness and cleanliness, Wendy really appreciates people that don't comprimise on their qualit, at the end of the day there are a lot people that love and want real Asian food but don't know where to find it, the Feastival is a curated show, small restaurants are targeted by people trying to rip them off and so are very cautious, bringing value and profile to smaller and deservfing restaurans=ts, one goal of the Feastivali is to distinguish what is Sri Lankan or Indonesian etc, Cathy is doing a farmer's market talk, Fuzzy Melon, Joe's walking tour, the infamous shopping mall, head cheese from China?, lamb face salad, Queens Crossing to show the newer upscale side of Flushing thats emerged in the last two years,Durians and Dates (14:33)
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Fairway Markets, Wendy is a rooftop gardener, rooftop gardening is time-intensive, internationally ingredients are more important, the basis of good food is the best and freshest ingredients, never writing a menu until you have your ingredients is common sense, in Asia there are still people shopping from the Wet Market which is like a farmers market except its their way of life, fish swimming in basins of water, meat hauled on a bicycle and butchered at the Wet Market, convenience is so prized in America we want something that tastes like its fresh but takes no time to make, Joe does not cook a lot, the last thing Joe made was shrimp and grits while working as a line cook at Jimmys 43, the last thing Wendy cooked was Ox tail with red wine, Wendy personally makes sure every program in the feastival is short and sweet but wth depth to it, aroma is a natural attractive aspect of food, Durian fruit are notoriously stinky, Durians are banned in Singapore, Dragon Fruit, Joe's most date worthy food for a fun date is Ice Fire Land a Taiwanese hot pot restaurant in Flushing, Wendy would take her husband to a Japanese restaurant called Kazuno in Forest Hills, AsianFeastival.com, tickets are online now!,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 12/05/2010 12:00PM
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Jonathan Russo, publisher of the Organic Wine Journal, joins Patrick & Katy on a passionate and informative episode of The Main Course. The three enter a heated discussion about the intersection of food, budget and politics in our nation. They also discuss our growing obesity problem in America in detail, outlining what is causing us to get fat as a nation and what might possibly save us. Later on the show, Daniel Holzman of the famed Meatball Shop drops by to promote his slow-food gone fast-food late night eatery. Also on the show, bartender & mixologist Damon Boelte. This episode was generously sponsored by S. Wallace Edwards & Sons. For more information visit www.surryfarms.com
Photo 1: Daniel Holzman (left) of The Meatball Shop, Photo 2: Mixologist Damon Boelte
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The Main Course Introduction (6:39)
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Patrick Martins, Katy Keiffer, The Main Course, Jonathan Russo, Artists Agency, Organic Wine Journal, Daniel Holzman, The Meatball Shop, it's the anniversary of the repeal of prohibition, Tekserve, E Waste Event,Jonathan Russo on The Nexus of Politics, Budgets, Food & Health (21:35)
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Jonathan Russo, publishier of the Organic Wine Journal, Artists Agency, a founder of both Heritage Foods USA and Heritage Radio Network, decades of pioneering work in the food industry, organic wine, drinking age, savings earthworms from pesticides, www.organicwinejournal.com, organic biodynamic and natural wines, Napa Valley, Sonoma County Wineries, bragging rights to be green, Jonathan is an agent, he found Bob Vila, Michel Nischan, The Dressing Room, health cuisine at the W Hotel, Lapband, food politics, nexus of politics budgets food and health, it's all coming together, the hippies who introduced organics have seen their day in the sun, some restaurants were good, Inn of the Seventh Ray, Haymarket, early farmers markets, for ethnic people who wouldn't eat processed foods, at a federal level we can't afford to have an obese population that continues to eat like this, it's like the smoking revolution or Sputnik, JFK's plan for mandatory public eduction, Science Fairs, 1 million Americans have died from obesity from 9/11, who's the enemy?, paternalistic attitude, you can't make people change what they want to do, there should be an alternative offered, trucks in front of fast food restaurants, 1 billion dollars is spent on advertising per year for processed foods, inappropriate packaging, 8.5 billion dollar marketing budget to tell people to eat the wrong thing, if fast food has won, then slow food should be served fast, Chipotle, Bill Neiman, celebrity chefs drive real estate,Jonathan Russo on Obesity in America (22:11)
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what has changed?, why is Jonathan finally coming on the radio now?, is HRN too big for NPR?, some people are becoming patriotic in this country again in an odd way, making sure America is fit healthy and vibrant, 66% of Americans are overweight, obesity as the driver of social issues, Jonathan invented a test to show you what's going on, go back to a yearbook anytime before 1970, graduating classes were fit and in shape, hardly any obese kids, obesity is not tied to genetics, the media excuses people from being overweight, every week there is a new theory on why we are fat, the last thing the media would do is bite the hand that feeds them, smokescreens, where do politicians fit in?, slow growth economy, it's hard to fix things during a recession, somebody has to make decisions, childhood obesity, half the country will have diabetes in 10 years, nerve damage, amputations, blindness, Michael Pollan, health care reform bill, leveling out the playing field, creating a safety net for the public,Daniel Holzman of The Meatball Shop (22:34)
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Daniel Holzman, The Meatball Shop, takeout and dine in, Meatball shop opened on Febuary 9th, hit the ground running, fast food for our generation, The Meatball Shop has prices comparable to fast food, reinventing fast food, sticking by your principals, organic and local is great but it doesn't have to be more expensive, the word angus has been ruined, using trim, each meatball has a percentage formula, there is no meat you can't turn into a meatball, whole animal cooking, coastal phenomenon, 80% of the people live close to a coast, starting a franchise, there are no healthy choices for food late at night, drunk comfort food that's healthy, using scraps, meat grinding, texture, meatball special at Heritage Foods USA, it's fun to grind your own meat, homestead life, food born pathogens can hide in ground meat, commodity meat, roasted meatballs, there is no wrong way to cook a meatball, they go through 2,000 meatballs a day, www.themeatballshop.com,Damon Boelte, Bartender at Prime Meats (25:14)
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Damon Boelte, bartender of Prime Meats, Happy repeal day!, prohibition, William Anderson, Americans were heavy drinkers, prohibition had a good effect, moonshine, NASCAR, started by rum runners and moonshiners, history of the cocktail in this country, bread, corn syrup, Tiki drinks, origin of the cocktail, mixologists don't like vodka much, it's neutral, most flavor is phased out, snobby outlook towards cocktails with vodka, a vodka drink is only as good as what you mix it with, The Hard Shake, Angel's Share, formal bartending, The Vesper, shaking drinks bruises the alcohol, seasonality, freshness, best thing to do is ask a bartender what he likes, building trust between customer and bartender, The Varnish, speakeasy, Sazerac, the bar is equal to the kitchen in terms of creativity, what drink goes well with meatballs, www.frankspm.com, Cocktail Kingdom,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 08/08/2010 12:00PM
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This week on the Main Course Mike Edison and a telephonic Patrick Martins hosted "hambassador" Dan Purdy (of Purdy Foods), Jason Colluci (of Pulino's) and Matt Hamilton (of Belcourt) for a round table discussion on the golden-era of food television, if and when sustainability will become the norm, and the most popular food items in America. Do not miss this inside look at the trial and tribulations of chefs and the deliverymen that tirelessly serve them. Plus Steve Pope stops by with some tips on food for the hottest days of the year.
Photo 1: Pulino's Bar & Pizzeria, Lower East Side of Manhattan. Photo 2: Classic Dr. Seuss Bone-In Ham. Photo 3: Purdy Foods
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The Main Course Introduction: Hambassador Dan Purdy of Purdy Foods (12:48)
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The Main Course, Cherryholmes, Patrick Martins, Patrick is stuck in Great Barrington, Mike Edison, www.mikeedison.com, Jason Colucci, Pulino's, Matt Hamilton, Belcourt, Dan Purdy, Purdy Foods, Dan is a hambassador, ham all sourced from New York State, no nitrate curing, hickory smoked, cured for 8 to 10 days, smoked for 24 hours, ham on pizza, prosciutto and arugula style pizza, prosciutto cotto, pineapple and ham pizza, when does a pizza cease to be a pizza, what makes a ham bad?, people don't know the difference between hams, Mike likes Dr. Seuss hams,Seasonal Produce, Sourcing Locally & The Many Personalities of Food Distributors (19:37)
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Ben Sargent, Catch It Cook It & Eat It, Heritage Radio Network, Fairway Market, Scott Gold, The Shameless Carnivore, Scott is from New Orleans, gulf coast oil spill, po' boy, invented due to a labor dispute, transit union strike, contaminated seafood, we don't know how wide it will spread, BP doesn't seem to be trying particularly hard to clean it up, Susan Spicer, restaurants filing suits against BP, tar balls look solid but they leave an oily residue, testicle festival, LeRoy Knuckles, squirrel and dumplings, Americans have been eating squirrel for a long time, Bayona,Oysters, Food Myths & Cooking Temperature (21:23)
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don't eat oysters in months that don't have an R in them, don't eat braised cuts in winter months, which weird rules are true and which aren't, there is more bacteria in water when its warmer, oysters spawn when they reach a certain temperature, Americans used to deplete oyster beds when they were spawning, so it became a rule based on getting sick rather than depling oyster beds, oysters are soft and mushy when they spawn, the best months to eat oysters are when the water is below 58 degrees, overcooked meat is inedible, pork legally can be considered fully cooked to 160 degrees, Matt cooked a loin to 128, can chefs get in trouble for suggesting lower temperatures than the USDA recommends, commodity pork campaign: the other white meat, beef recall, trim from Australia and Ukraine, Jason has been eating local beef, nutrition aspect to freshness of meat, New York is finally catching up to the West Coast in terms of sourcing locally, the infrastructure is still in its infancy, Joseph Bastianich, in New York people understand that the customer is not always right, the demand needs to be there in order for the source to commit, there is a great demand in New York, educated consumers, Dan chargers 2.34 a pound for his burger, the burger sells for $5, Dan is a wholesaler, he's the only one doing what he does, he has a network in place, most people try to find the most economically way to feed their families, supermarkets are a totally different battle, restaurants are much easier, mass production was born out of supermarkets,TV Chefs & The Golden Age of Food Television (20:16)
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what makes a great bacon egg and cheese sandwich, Mario Batali, Emeril Lagasse, Jeff Smith, Ultimate Cake Off, Rachel Ray, when was the golden age of food television, Mario's show was awesome, it wasn't dumbed down, it seemed like it was in real time, the audience asked informed questions, most of the people on the show worked in his restaurants, Julia Childs, James Beard, Michael Batterberry, Top Chef, it had it's time but TV caught up to it, what's the value of winning Top Chef?, if you're smart you can get a restaurant out of it, the most talked about show is Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations, Jamie Oliver, Iron Chef, professional wrestling meets food, Andrew Zimmern, Alton Brown, Gordan Ramsay, Guy Fieri, Food Network, tainted by what gets ratings now, why isn't there a show about slow food and sustainability, if a show doesn't get ratings it will get canceled,Show Wrap Up! (12:44)
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Roberta's, the AC is broke!, everybody's drinking beer to be cool, beer cocktails, Sixpoint Craft Ales, Budweiser is the only thing Mike Edison will drink in the shower, Budweiser is good for drinking when you're already drunk, at least you can say it's very consistent, beer on ice, Presidente is Dominican Corona, Mike Edison is not afraid of Pink wine, Rose, orange wine, Pulino's now delivers!,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
