Judy Wicks is a restauranteur with a mission. On this week's Good Food segment, Daniel Meyer calls Judy to talk about how restaurants can be a vehicle for local social change. As an entrepreneur, Judy is best known for Philadelphia’s landmark White Dog Cafe, which she founded in 1983 on the first floor of her house and managed for 26 years. After helping to save her block of Victorian brownstones from demolition to make way for a proposed mall of chain stores, she grew what she began as a tiny muffin shop into a 200-seat restaurant featuring fresh local food. Under Judy’s leadership, White Dog became a leader in the local food movement, purchasing sustainably grown produce from local family farmers, and only humanely and naturally raised meat, poultry and eggs, sustainably harvested fish, and fair trade coffee, tea, chocolate, vanilla, and cinnamon. Other business practices she implemented at White Dog include paying a living wage, mentoring inner-city high school students, recycling and composting, solar-heated hot water, eco-friendly soaps and office supplies, and purchasing 100% of electricity from renewable sources- the first business in Pennsylvania to do so. Tune in and learn more about Judy's recent book Good Morning, Beautiful Business! This program has been sponsored by Route 11 Potato Chips, and today's music has been brought to you by The California Honeydrops.

"The White Dog was a community gathering place. People would come there to discuss the issues of the day. I think people valued The White Dog not just because of the good food, but because people wanted to be a part of a community of like-minded people." [14:00]

-- Judy Wicks on Good Food

Welcome to the first episode of Meet Your Maker, hosted by Rachel Wharton. Rachel is deputy editor at Edible Manhattan and Edible Brooklyn, and she's out meeting the people behind all of the food that we eat. On this episode, Rachel sits down with Keith Cohen, owner of Orwasher's Bakery in the Upper East Side. Tune in to hear about Keith's start in baking, and why he decided to purchase Orwasher's. Hear about the breadmaking processes used at Orwasher's, the importance of creating unique artisan breads, and why consistency is important for a wholesale baking business. Rachel and Keith eat some of the breads from the bakery, including the Ultimate Whole Wheat and the Ale Bread (featuring yeast from Sixpoint). Keith also talks about the resurgence of local wheat in the New York market. This episode has been brought to you by Hearst Ranch.

"These bigger loaves, which last longer, were more viable for the nuclear family." -- Keith Cohen on old-style European baking, Meet Your Maker

"While everyone loves an artisan product, they still want a very consistent product." -- Keith Cohen on Meet Your Maker

There have been many authors on The Mike & Judy Show, but today's show features Michael Malice, a truly unique writer who is working on the Unauthorized Autobiograhy of Kim Jong-il. Welcome to the bizarre world of the north Korea (since Korea is one nation divided by American Imperialism, we keep the "n" lowercase). It's a nation where politics is religion, and religion is the worship of an odd little man by the name of Kim Jong Il. It is a notoriously reclusive and closed nation, one whose inner workings can only be guessed at by outsiders—until now. Taken directly from primary sources spirited out of the “Hermit Kingdom”, Michael's book will expose the life and lessons of Kim Jong-Il from his own unique perspective. If truth is stranger than fiction, then what is presented as truth in North Korea is stranger still. From his miraculous birth to breeding giant rabbits, this is the philosophy of the world’s zaniest dictator—as he himself would have it be told. This program was sponsored by Roberta'a

"If you're thinking of traveling to North Korea - do it! It's like going to the moon." [04:00]

"If we want to negotiate with North Korea we don't have to argue with them, we just have to accept their premise and move on from there." [12:00]

--Michael Malice on The Mike & Judy Show