Kara Newman explains The Secret Financial Life of Food on this week's episode of A Taste of the Past. Linda Pelaccio invites Kara into the studio to talk about her book and the history of food commodities. What foods are traded on the commodity market, and how did commodity markets develop? Hear about the role of "the Butter & Egg Man" in food history and society, and learn about urban development in relation to food trading. How do commodity prices affect prices in the supermarket? How did items like pork belly and onions almost take down the Chicago Mercantile Exchange? Find out on this week's installment of A Taste of the Past! This program has been brought to you by Fairway Market.

"In terms of what makes for a commodity from a food perspective- either it's important for our survival, or something that we hold close to us emotionally." [11:30]

"The butter and egg man was the modern Wall Street hotshot." [14:25]

-- Kara Newman on A Taste of the Past

We ask Iron Chef Jose Garces about who makes the best pork on today's episode of THE FOOD SEEN. In his most recent cookbook, The Latin Road Home, Jose takes us on a trip through his culinary lineage. An Ecuadorian who grew up in Chicago, Garces was constantly exposed to the flavors of his heritage: crispy pork, mote (hominy), ceviche, and Llapingacho (potato patties with cheese), which made him hunger for more. Now with over 15 restaurants in Philadelphia ranging from Andalusian tapas (Amada), Basque region wine bar (Tinto), Mexico City fare (Distrito), European-style cafe and gourmet market (Garces Trading Co.), as well as Classic American (Whiskey Village), Jose reflects on his past inspirations, sharing the recipes discovered through family and travel. This program has been brought to you by Fairway Market.

"Latin to me means, more or less, the language. It's not necessarily the place, but the feeling or the dynamic of having Latin heritage." [17:20]

"If you mess up tortilla soup - you shouldn't be cooking!" [27:30]

-- Jose Garces on THE FOOD SEEN

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