HeritageRadioNetwork.org is getting ready for the Tasting Table's 2013 Lobster Roll Rumble by speaking with a few of the chef contestants. On this program, Leah Eden speaks with Luke Holden, owner of Luke's Lobster. Learn about Luke's early life on the water as a lobsterman in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, the skiff he built in high school woodworking class and the Maine lobstering community. As a two time winner of the Lobster Roll Rumble, Luke is ready to return with his traditional lobster roll and reclaim his crown!

HeritageRadioNetwork.org will be covering the Tasting Table's 2013 Lobster Roll Rumble on June 6th! Join us for a chance to vote on your favorite lobster roll. Tickets are now on sale, click here for tickets.

"If it wasn't for the forceful hand of my parents I'd probably be on a boat somewhere."

"It's all about being on the water for me. I love the ocean and the commercial fishing atmosphere."

"[The Lobster Roll Rumble] is wildly exciting - you walk in and it's an emotional rush."

--Luke Holden of Luke's Lobster on HeritageRadioNetwork.org

How do you fry your chicken? This week on Cooking Issues, Dave Arnold shares his fried chicken recipe and cooking techniques! Joined by Nastassia "the Hammer" Lopez, Dave is answering listener questions about the health considerations of carbonation. What is 'duck milk', and how can you use it in the kitchen? Dave offers some suggestions to increase heat in a smoker, and explains how to make a transparent tomato. Later, Dave talks about the many uses of Pectin X Ultra SPL in cooking applications. Hear about the best way to prepare and kill a lobster in order to preserve flavor. This program has been brought to you by The International Culinary Center.

"I have not found any research to show that bubbly water hurts you! Let's separate what's in soda from the bubbles." [13:45]

"If you don't deaerate when you're clarifying tomatoes, you're going to get these solids floating on that the top that are really going to mess with your stuff." [28:00]

-- Dave Arnold on Cooking Issues

HeritageRadioNetwork.org is getting ready for the Tasting Table's 2013 Lobster Roll Rumble by speaking with a few of the chef contestants. On this program, Leah Eden speaks with Sabin Lomac and Jim Tselikis of Cousin's Fresh Maine Lobster in LA, one of the contestants at this summer's Lobster Roll Rumble. Learn about the cousins' childhood in Maine and how they brought lobster to the west coast. Find out what lobster ice cream tastes like. Sabin and Jim talk about their relationship with local lobster fisherman and the impact on Maine's lobster industry. These competitive cousins are excited to participate in the Lobster Roll Rumble for the first time and they are planning to bring home the gold!

HeritageRadioNetwork.org will be covering the Tasting Table's 2013 Lobster Roll Rumble on June 6th! Join us for a chance to vote on your favorite lobster roll.