By now most of you have probably seen this viral video but today Jason Colucci takes you to the man behind the 12 year old, Jeremiah McDonald, to start off the Morning After with a laugh. Then stay tuned as Toby Smith of Toby's Estate coffee talks about taking your trade seriously and, in the case of coffee, the importance of choosing your sources. Following that vein guest artist and piano-wielding chanteuse Stephanie Ault talks about how she got into her trade after following many different paths from acting to working at Mast Brother's Chocolate, which subsequently inspired he latest album. This episode is sponsored by The Hearst Ranch.

"[On the practice of cupping] Cupping, for the trade, is to find defects. But a lot of cupping now is about identifying coffees that really stand out on the table. And the great thing about cupping is that it is a very simple brewing method, you can put 50 cups on a table and cup so many coffees and find one that really stands out."

--Toby Smith of Toby's Estate on The Morning After

Learn about the origins of chocolate from Mark Sciscenti, a chocolate historian and chocolate maker currently in Santa Fe, on this week's episode of Straight, From the Source. Tune in and hear about flavorings for traditional (pre-Colombian) chocolate beverages, the uses of honey and agave primarily as flavorings not sweeteners in chocolate and The surprising chocolatey connection between the Mayans and Puebla Indians. Chocolate and history buffs alike can find plenty of great informational nuggets on the best chocolate radio show in the world! This program was sponsored by Heritage Foods USA.

"Chocolate was considered a gift of the foods and the food of the gods, and quite often they would drink chocolate beverages in a ceremonial fashion." [15:30]

--Mark Sciscenti on Straight From the Source

Seal the deal with Catskills Provisions! Tune into the Farm Report as Erin Fairbanks sits down with Proprietor, Beekeeper and Forager at Catskill Provisions, Claire Marin. Located in a small corner of the Northwest Catskill Mountains, Catskill Provisions specializes in creating raw, all-natural handmade food products while subscribing to the philosophy that a thriving society makes use of the closest resources around it. Tune in to learn more about their local honey, maple syrup, chocolate truffles and brand new line of pancake mix made with Cayuga flour; all part of their Valentine's Day themed "Seal the Deal" package! This program was sponsored by Rolling Press.

"It's not just selling something its creativing relationships with people you do business with. business and humanity can go hand in hand - they really can!" [2:00]

--Claire Marin of Catskill Provisions on The Farm Report