This Week on Snacky Tunes the twins sit down with Richard Martin of Food Republic. Together they discuss what makes a "modern gentleman".From marinating to music, Richard dishes it all. The three are joined later by Matt of RVNG Intl who has put out records for Blondes as well as being a member of the psychedelic Philly outfit Pink Skull. This episode was sponsored by The Barterhouse.

On today's episode of A Taste of the Past, Linda Pelaccio is talking about Jewish Italian food, or Cucina Ebraica, with a panel of experts. Jayne Cohen is a food writer and cookbook author involved with preserving the culinary roots of Jewish cooking. Her most recent cookbook is entitled Around the Passover Table and Cooking for Jewish New Year. Cara De Silva is a food historian who writes about food and culture, and has authored In Memory's Kitchen: A Legacy from the Women of Terezin- a book featuring recipes from women in a Nazi concentration camp. Alessandra Rovati is a Jewish Italian food writer who also authors the blog Dinner in Venice. Tune in to hear how and when Jewish people immigrated to Italy, and how the various neighborhoods where they resided influenced their cooking. Learn why Jewish cuisine helped to popularize certain vegetables in Italian food, such as the tomato and the eggplant. What substitutes were used by Jews in the pork-heavy Italian diet? Hear about how ethnic tradition and cultural food survives through holiday meals. What Jewish foods have become part of everyday Italian cuisine? This program has been sponsored by Route 11 Potato Chips.

"The number of things that went into making Italian Jewish cuisine... created a cuisine of incredible variety- even though it was all Jewish in some way. There were also issues whether or not some of these dishes came to be associated with Jews- and that was sometime the case- but most of these dishes were brought by Jewish people." [6:50]

"There has been fusion since there have been borders!" [15:00]

-- Cara De Silva on A Taste of the Past

"One thing that is notable about Jewish Italian cuisine is that it was influenced by so many immigrants, sort of like Jewish food in the United States." [11:20]

-- Jayne Cohen on A Taste of the Past

Welcome to another episode of Hot Grease! Our host, Nicole Taylor, talks about Majora Carter's new initiative to get technological jobs into the South Bronx, as well as gives a sneak peak for the upcoming National Ice Cream Month. Nicole is joined in the studio by King Whetstone, director of the National Agricultural Statistics Service for the USDA. Nicole and King talk about some of their favorite New York State agricultural products, including apples and dairy. King also talks about his work in trying to bridge the informational gap about food production between upstate and downstate. Later, Nicole calls John Schlimm, author of the new book Grilling Vegan Style, to talk about some healthy, vegan grilling options. Tune in to hear some ways to make flavorful tofu steaks, as well as delicious grilled fruit deserts! This program has been brought to you by Hearst Ranch.

"The decline that we're seeing [in dairy operations] is because of different factors. Number one, is probably is because of the cost to raise dairy...the input costs are just increasing, and the price of milk is down. It's not profitable. So we see a lot of the smaller milk producers bailing out." --King Whetstone on Hot Grease