This week on The Main Course, Patrick & Katy are joined by acclaimed author and friend of the show, Andy Smith. Andy leads a discussion on The Civil War & famine to promote his most recent book, "Starving the South: How the North Won the Civil War". Tune in to learn about the forgotten food history surrounding The Civil War, including the birth of canned food and the industrialization of food in America. Later in the show, Linda Pelaccio joins the show as the conversation shifts to problems of famine throughout history.

The worlds of food and design collide on this week's installment of After the Jump! Grace Bonney is joined in the studio by Kristina Gill, photographer and food editor for Design*Sponge. Hear how Kristina made her way to Italy from Nashville, Tennessee. Find out how Kristina's work often touches on social justice issues such as world hunger and food assistance. Learn how Kristina's column on Design*Sponge came about, and some of the trickier recipes to prepare and photograph. What are Kristina's favorite cooking tools and ingredients? Find out what photographers have inspired Kristina in and out of the kitchen. This program has been sponsored by Whole Foods.

"Some people discover things visually, but I like to discover through my palate." [11:30]

"Interest in food has grown since the column ("in the kitchen with") has started. People really come looking for us now, but when it started, we were looking for them." [18:00]

-- Kristina Gill on After the Jump

THE FOOD SEEN welcomes Jane Black and Brent Cunningham, a wife and husband duo writing a book on Huntington, WV, the site where Season 1 of Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution TV show occurred. They’re there in hopes to promote a healthier food culture, one that is no longer plagued by obesity and diabetes, but upon recognizing that it may not be a matter of price and access, and more so of convenience and taste, they wonder if food nostalgia can change for the better?