This week on Let's Get Real, Erica Wides "celebrates" Columbus Day by talking about the modern day Columbian Exchange: foodiness. Instead of smallpox, we have diabetes. Leave it to the Europeans to take corn from Native Americans and turn it into high fructose corn syrup and pour it down the throats of the masses! Tune into this episode to hear Erica Wides talk about her experiences taking food science classes, and how she felt she was being primed to be a secret agent for Foodiness, Inc. Hear about some of the wacky food inventions that Erica encountered such as pre-flavored grilling skewers or spinach powder. Look out! You almost fell down the foodiness rabbit hole! Check out this episode of Let's Get Real! This episode has been brought to you by S. Wallace Edwards & Sons.

"The foodiness megacorporations are all on the prowl and they're all looking for real chefs these days because they want chefs to help them make foodiness that looks more like real food." [22:09] -- Erica Wides on Let's Get Real

This week's guest on In the Drink is journalist, sommelier, educator, author and "Wine Wise Guy" Anthony Giglio. Anthony and host Joe Campanale jump right into an on-air blind tasting and discuss the very nature of blind taste tests themselves and the American palate when it comes to wine. Tune in and hear how impossible it is to stump Joe in a tasting and check out the shows "rapid fire" segment, where Anthony pairs wines with pizza, pasta, bowling, movie theaters and the beach. This program was sponsored by Whole Foods Market.

"Americans are the most opinionated, confident and forthright people on the planet - until you say the word wine." [2:15]

"Drinking dry Madeira was eye opening for me." [27:30]

--"Wine Wise Guy" Anthony Giglio on In the Drink

This week on Straight From the Source, host Clay Gordon is interviewing two guests about a famous chocolate destination - Belize! Clay calls up Jeff Pzena of Cotton Tree Lodge and Moho Chocolate. Tune in to hear Jeff talk about Mayan cacao farming traditions, and how Moho Chocolate has worked with native farmers. Learn about the importance of the fermenting and drying processes in the chocolate-making process. Later, Taylor Erkkinnen from The Brooklyn Kitchen stops by the studio! Taylor talks about The Brooklyn Kitchen's courses, and how The Kitchen differs from other cooking schools. Why is Taylor headed to Belize in the upcoming weeks? Find out about Taylor's interest in immersive culinary study. Clay wraps up the episode by conducting a beer and chocolate tasting! This episode has been brought to you by Heritage Foods USA.

"With Moho Chocolate, we kind of took it to the next level. We realized we wanted more control over the fermenting and drying of the cocoa beans." [4:50] -- Jeff Pzena on Straight From the Souce