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First Aired - 11/07/2010 12:00PM
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This week on The Main Course Patrick and Katy talk to Matthew Weingarten of Sodexo about the important (and admittedly difficult) process of improving the food in our institutions: schools, museums, stadiums, and more. Next Chris Parachini, owner of Roberta's, stops by to talk about the myriad of projects he and the Roberta's team have going on--including a burgeoning catering wing and a new slice joint in the works. Joshua Sharkey owner of Bark Hot Dogs talks about what good hot dogs are made of, what not-so-good hot dogs are made of, and why minimalism is key to a great dog. Finally Patrick and Katy set off a new series exploring the food scene in cities around the US; food critic Tim Carman talks to them about Chicago hot spots and the diner that Obama made a mecca.
Photo 1: Matthew Weingarten, Photo 2: Chris Parachini, Photo 3: Joshua Sharkey (right)
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The Main Course Introduction: Matthew Weingarten of Sodexo (24:28)
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Heritage Radio Network, S. Wallace Edwards & Sons, The Main Course, Patrick Martins, Katy Keiffer, Matthew Weingarten, Executive Chef of Sodexo, sustainable sourcing, waste management, water usage, energy management, public school food, Patrick is sick of the school food talk, no win situation financially, we should focus on corporate cafeterias, private schools, Sodexo is a food service based company, community based services, a call to entrepreneurs: distribution is key!, there is population density in New York, it's hard for somebody new to break in, new processing facilities could help make regional networks, vertical integration, institutional change, Heritage Foods USA is working with Virginia Tech and Emory University,More with Matthew: Game Meats, Sustainable Recipes & The Sodexo Model (20:24)
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Inside Park at St Bart's, charcuterie, game meats, heritage cuisine, recipes don't last for 500 years unless they are sustainable, nutritionally economically and agriculturally, game birds, Sodexo, Better Tomorrow, Coroporate Citizenship, changing the landscape can be challanging, demographics study, cost of health care services, new food model, money for change has to come from somewhere, we need more investors, 10 years vision: financially stable sustainable model to deal with distribution chains that bring local foods and farmers into larger corporations, when Sodexo makes a change it's monumental, where can you eat Sodexo?, www.sodexo.com,Chris Parachini, Owner of Roberta's (19:54)
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Cherryholmes, Chris Parachini, Roberta's, has grown into a business, do it yourself movement, everybody at Roberta's makes their own job, how does Roberta's keep up with all the projects they have going on, the mobilization of Roberta's, the small projects don't supersede the bigger concepts, Brooklyn Grange, rooftop farm, you can feed a good amount of people with an acre, Roberta's is always a project or two ahead of what the infrastructure can support, growing the movement, Gabe McMackin heads the catering department, anything anytime anywhere, catering the Scope Art Festival, 30,000 people over 5 days, Chris's hobbies, sailing, behind the scenes at Roberta's, Josh Corey, he has more work than a human can do in a day, on site carpenter designer and handyman, development of the kitchen, Best Pizza just opened,Joshua Sharkey owner of Bark Hot Dogs (34:31)
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Joshua Sharkey, Bark Hot Dogs, price point is tough, product driven, hot dogs are an emulsified meat, at Bark they use three cuts for their hot dogs, pork shoulder pork jowl and beef shoulder, Josh thinks nitrates are essential for hot dogs, they preserve the meat and give you that pink color, natural casings to get the snap, there's no secret for cooking it, slowly roasted on the grill, finish it really hot, Polish butchers have really good stuff, www.barkhotdogs.com, new projects on the horizon,Tim Carman, Food Critic for Washington City Paper (15:00)
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Tim Carman, Food Critic for Washington City Paper, DC doesn't have a deep and abiding food culture, technically considered part of the south, transient culture, DC signature dish:, all over the map, Ben's Chili Bowl, signature restaurant of DC, soul food/diner, classic throwback diner, Jose Andres, is there a food quality change during administrations, independent restaurants have great relationships with local farmers in the DC area, institution food, cafeteria food, prepackaged food, tourist food along The National Mall, museum food, hot restaurants in DC, Penn Quarter, Cafe Atlantico,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
