Mark and Francis discuss why super fine dining restaurants are on the decline in popularity and how what people are looking for in restaurants has changed over the years they've been in the business. Their guest is Kathy Gunst, author of Notes From a Maine Kitchen: Seasonally Inspired Recipes. They discuss Maine staples such as lobster, blueberries, and maple syrup and how you don't have to be in Maine to enjoy these typical Maine foods. This episode was sponsored by Fairway Market.

It's berry season and in this installment of Why We Cook the focus is all on blueberries. From picking wild blueberries in Maine to the making of pemmican to the native berry species of North America, Erica covers it all. This episode is sponsored by Zingerman's Camp Bacon.

This week on Greenhorn Radio Sev spoke with Sarah Petranek, former radiologic technologist and current blueberry farm proprietor. Sarah conveys the story of her drastic decision to put her and her husband's love of hard work and the outdoors to use by moving their family 400 miles away to rural Kentucky. There she eventually fulfilled her dream of living off the land, leaving behind the material world, and having time to spend time with her family. Now she is a successful blueberry farmer looking to expand to strawberries, and despite some lingering monetary issues, as happy as she's ever been. This episode was sponsored by Hearst Ranch: purveyors of grass-fed beef grazing on the beautiful coast of San Simeon, CA.