Do you love butter? Then this is the show for you. Tune in to this week's episode of Cutting the Curd as Anne Saxelby and Sophie Slesinger chat with three incredible guests about the different sides of this dairy delight. First, hear from artist Jim Victor who's incredible butter sculptures have been featured recently at the Pennsylvania Farm Show. Next, food science expert Harold McGee chats about different types of butter and how you can make your own at home. Finally, Diane St Clair gives listeners some great details on her butter making and dairy farming. This program was sponsored by Cain Vineyard & Winery.

"There's sweet cream butter and cultured butter. They require different types of handling. All the cream no matter what needs to come from really good milk."

"Usually when people make butter in the kitchen, it's by accident. They're usually trying to whip cream."

"Sadly the best indicator of quality in butter is probably price."

--Harold McGee on Cutting the Curd

Anne brings State of Cheese series to the great state of Illinois with special guests Leslie Cooperband of Prairie Fruits Farm and Martin Johnson of The Joy of Cheese. Together, they discuss how the super fertile land that mots people make use of for corn and soy is also ideal for raising dairy animals and producing added value dairy products. Tune in to learn more about farmstead creameries in Illinois, the marketing behind added value dairy and how pairings and events can help everybody appreciate great cheese without making them go broke! This episode was sponsored by Hearst Ranch, the nations largest single-source supplier of grassfed and grass finished beef.

Jason Colucci is back with another episode of The Morning After! This week, the lovely Jenn Tullock joins Jason again for more dramatic readings of Yelp reviews. Heritage Radio Network's own Jimmy Carbone stops in to talk with Jason about the New York craft beer scene, as well as the history of HRN. What are some of the local brews that Jimmy has been enjoying this summer? Later, Jason chats with Jeni Britton Bauer of Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams. Jeni shouts out Ohio as a dairy powerhouse; learn more about local Ohio creameries, and what Jeni uses to maker her ice cream. Jason, Jimmy, and Jeni wrap up the show by talking about the feasibility of making a beer ice cream! Make sure you check out this episode to get your craft beer and ice cream fix! This program has been brought to you by The Heritage Meat Shop.

"Getting single-farm dairy doesn't often happen. All milk is just co-mangled with big dairy." -- Jeni Britton Bauer on The Morning After