This week on the GrowNYC Market Update, Jeanne Hodesh calls in and talks with Erin Fairbanks about dairy at the Greenmarket. How can you use these creamy products in your everyday cooking? Tune in to find out! This program has been sponsored by Route 11 Potato Chips

Linda Pelaccio begins today's episode of A Taste of the Past by taking a moment to spread the word about Family-to-Family, a relief organization that allows a group of people to sponsor a family who has been affected by Hurricane Sandy. Thanksgiving has always been accompanied by charitable spirit; check out Family-to-Family, and get involved with the hurricane relief efforts. Today, Linda is speaking with food historian Sandy Oliver about the roots of Thanksgiving! Sandy is also the author of the book Saltwater Foodways, a history of Yankee cooking and New England eating traditions, and the recent Maine Home Cooking. Tune into this episode to learn about the religious considerations of Thanksgiving, and how it came to be a national holiday. What foods were most likely on the table during the first harvest feast? Sandy and Linda share some dishes that you may not recognize! Hear about the history of Thanksgiving commercialism! This program has been sponsored by Rolling Press.

"Most of us don't recognize mincemeat for the preserve that it is. It is a way of preserving meat along with apples and other kinds of fruits. It also was convenience food." [14:05]

-- Sandy Oliver on A Taste of the Past

This episode of Taste Matters is not for the squeamish! This week the topic is blood, as guest host Izabela Wojcik gets bloody delicious with guest Brad Farmerie of Public, Saxon + Parole & AvroKO. Tune in as they discuss why game, organ meats, ofal and blood gets chefs so excited and why it will always be a secret handshake amongst the food elite. Why are these foods considered taboo? How does whole animal cooking promote sustainable eating? Is a pig blood popsicle really something you want to eat? Find out why the answer is YES on a bloody good edition of Taste Matters. This program was sponsored by Hearst Ranch.

"Once you understand the chemical makeup of blood, cooking with it becomes much easier"

"Blood will never be trendy. It will always be the secret handshake amongst chefs and food people."

--chef Brad Farmerie on Taste Matters