This week, DJ Neverforget and Terry Diabolic interview Adam Foreman from Holton Farms and K9 Records co-founder Leo. The conversation ranges from mobile farmers markets to making it in the music industry, with a good deal in between. The guys also recap their Barbecue Blowout and serve up a healthy heaping of independent music. This episode was brought to you by Brooklyn Bowl: a perfect strike every time.

Photo 1: Holton Farm Truck, Photo 2: k9records

Jessica Soffer explores the connections between food, writing, culture in her first novel, Tomorrow There Will Be Apricots. Jessica joins Cathy Erway for this week's Eat Your Words to talk about her Iraqi Jew heritage, and how the food culture of her people is underrepresented in New York City, and the world. Learn more about the novel, and the trend of books that includes evocative plots involving food and heritage. Have you ever had masgouf? Learn about the traditional Iraqi dish that includes butterflying and grilling a white fish vertically. What other novelists does Jessica admire? Find out all of this and more on this week's installment of Eat Your Words! This program has been sponsored by Fairway Market. Thanks to The California Honeydrops for today's music.

"I think there's an explicit connection: getting affirmation from cooking and writing." [6:30]

"Masgouf is the national dish of Iraq, which is interesting because it's so different from what it once was." [17:50]

-- Jessica Soffer on Eat Your Words

Peter Hoffman, chef of Back Forty and Back Forty West, is known for his commitment to local food. In this HRN Community Session, Peter explains why eating local isn't alway the best choice. Nathaniel Coburn calls Peter to talk about how the Greenmarket inspired his love for local, seasonal food. How did the idea of 'local' become a joke among restaurant goers? Hear why Peter supports sustainable fisheries no matter their location, and why he sources his seafood from places as far away as Norway. How do farmed fish compare to those that were caught in the wild? Hear why Peter hopes that sourcing fish from distant locations will make consumers more aware of seasonality and overfishing. Thanks to our sponsor, Hearst Ranch, and thanks to Obey City for today's music.

"In different ways we can look at the overall impact that we're having, and 'local' might not be the best choice in terms of seafood." [10:00]

-- Peter Hoffman, Chef - Back Forty and Back Forty West