Tune into a sweet episode of The Main Course as host Patrick Martins sits down and chats with "Rising Star" pastry chef Jenny McCoy. Jenny talks about her experiences working with desserts and gives listeners some insights into the process of a pastry chef. Learn how you can make elaborate desserts at home and find out why she thinks you don't always have to follow recipes exactly as written. Hear about how salts and savory flavors are finding their way back to desserts and hear about Jenny's personal journey into the world of pastries! This program was brought to you by White Oak Pastures.

"There is definitely an uptick in savory ingredients in deserts lately. Salt has become a focal point in some desserts."

"You can make elaborate and delicious desserts at home quite easily."

"Recipes are strong guide, but you don't have to follow them to a 'T'."

--Pastry Chef Jenny McCoy on The Main Course

This week on Taste Matters, host Mitchell Davis is joined by cookbook authors Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi who talk about their passion for food and how it has led them to writing a cookbook together with recipes of Jerusalem cuisine. They discuss growing up in varying food cultures and coming together to create traditional recipes for the home cook. Hear Ottolenghi and Tamimi's take on food in London and the food revolution happening in Jerusalem. They have an incredible history with foods throughout world. Listen as Davis talks with them about their relationship with cooking growing up and where these recipes will take them in the future. This program is sponsored by Whole Foods Market.

"Some of the most exciting processes [in making the book] were trying to replicate food memories." [16:50]

"The choices we made [for the book] are very much things that we like to cook and eat." [25:00]

--Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi, Authors of Jerusalem: A Cookbook on Taste Matters

On today’s episode of U Look Hungry, Helen Hollyman is joined by writer and artist and pastry chef Victoria Yee Howe. A multi-faceted artist, Victoria churns out gorgeous art, from zines to photo books (watch out for the second edition of a train hopping zine and CD she recently whipped up), to working with organizations like Kreemart. Tune in to hear Helen chat with Victoria about Kreemart, food as a burgeoning art medium, and so much more. This program was sponsored by Hearst Ranch.

"I'm fascinated by train hopping because it's a hidden culture. It's become romanticized in American culture, but it's still something that not many people do."

"Part of my interest with food is the gluttony and sexual overtones of it."

--writer and artist Victoria Yee Howe on U Look Hungry