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First Aired - 08/30/2009 12:00PM
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This week on The Main Course, Patrick and Shana talk with J T Boehm & Chris Anderson of The River Project about The Hudson River. Jaqcues Gautier also joins the show to talk about his restaurant Palo Santo.
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Main Course Show Summary (9:21)
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The Main Course, Patrick Martins, Shannon Pacifico, Heritage Radio Network shows now available for download, Saxelby Cheesemongers, Anne Saxelby, Mozzarella di Bufala, Essex Street market, River Project, Hudson River, elephant ears, fried dough, carnival, zeppolis, circus,The River Project with J T Boehm & Chris Anderson (10:07)
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Roberta's, Jacques Gautier, J T Boehm, Chris Anderson, The River Project, marine science field station a pier 40, educating the public about the Hudson River, conservation, NYU, Hudson River estuary, Newburgh, Troy, tidal influence, Atlantic Ocean, fresh water flows out towards the ocean, estuaries are some of the most productive aquatic ecosystems in the world, fish production, salmon, striped bass, tagging projects, upstate New York, The Hudson River is less polluted than it used to be, Clean Water Act of 1972, regulation, the river has improved since the 60's, industrial pollutants stay in the water for years, passive trapping, crabs, shrimp, snails, species trends, toxins, life cycle of fish, seasonality,Understanding The Hudson River (11:07)
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American eel, oyster toad fish, lined sea horse, a water shed is a river system including all of its tributaries, Brian Halweil, Hudson River and New York Harbor used to be covered in oyster reefs, New York City used to export oysters, each species has its own guidelines, oysters in New York City are no longer edible, it's illegal to sell fish from Hudson River, blue fish, sport fish, sea horse, pipe fish, Bernie Wides, marine life, biodiversity assessment since 1986, Edible Manhattan, Red Jacket Orchard, migration, biodiversity, porgy, camouflage, Sargassum Sea,More on The River Project (8:18)
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personalities of animals, Cathy Drew founded The River Project in 1986, promoting conservation, Pier 26, Tribecca, species preservation research center, J T is aquatic projects manager, Chris Anderson is the director of the educational programs, Cathy helped make the Hudson river an estuary of national importance, protecting the area, estuarium, http://www.riverproject.org, non profit, don't be scared of the water in the Hudson, kayaking, triathlon, boating, swimming,Jacques Gautier of Palo Santo (4:47)
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Jacques Gautier, Palo Santo, Latin market cooking, Union St, South American wine bar, Palo Santo used to be a ravioli shop, candy store, and religious center, Caribbean, quiet customers, Jacques lives upstairs from Palo Santo, product sourcing, farmers market, Long Island Sound, Blue Moon Fish, sourcing fish, alternative forms of distribution, green market, orchards, stone fruit, apples, wholesale pork, whole animal movement,Turning a Restaurant Into a Dining Room (12:16)
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off cuts, butchering pigs in front of the customer, knowing where your food came from, respecting the animal, Palo Santo has been open for three years, Brick Oven Gallery, San Francisco, Natural Gourmet, cooking is learned through experience, dining room, communal dining hall, mixed heritage, hollow cucumber, Pan American highway trip, South America, Central Mexico, pre Columbian civilization was very advanced, Incas, Mayans & Aztecs had developed cuisines, Back 40, Maxwell Farms, whole lamb, Columbia, Argentina, hitchhiking, Peru, Bolivia,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 12/28/2009 12:00PM
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On this weeks episode of The Naturalist, Bernie Wides celebrates the 400 anniversary of the discovery of the Hudson River by telling the story of Henry Hudson and the Northwest Passage.
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The Naturalist Introduction: Henry Hudson (13:00)
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The Naturalist, Bernie Wides, Heritage Radio Network, Henry Hudson, in 1609 discovered the Hudson River, it used to be called River That Flows Both Ways, Erica Wides, Why We Cook, Henry Hudson was a 17th century man in search of a 15th century dream, he was employed by Holland, the microscope, the stock exchange, The Spice Route, the dream was for a direct route to China, The Renaissance, Vasca de Gama, the Indies, John Cabot, Christopher Columbus, Coasta Rica, the only idea that seemed possible was to go north instead of south, Hudson was a failed arctic explorer, The North Pole, Robert Perry, wooden ships, The Cakewalk Meteorite, John Smith, people thought North America was uninhabitable in the winter, Native Americans were able to take care of themselves, Northwest Passage, John Smith thought a river from Virginia could lead to China, Tekserve, Rembrant, Portugal, exploration, Canada, Verenzano, Guatamala, Mexico, Magellan, maps, explorers, Virginia, Massachusetts, spices,The Hudson River: The River That Flows Two Ways (9:32)
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this is the 400 year anniversary of Hudson discovery of the Hudson river, Pacific Ocean, rivers are not known to flow from one sea to another, Smiths theory was based on statements from northern tribes, The Mohawk Tributary, the currents of the Hudson are very multi directional, the tide moves towards Newburg, the tide reverses, The Dutch East India Trading Company, they hired Hudson to search for The Northwest Passage, the VOC, John Cabot, canoes, Troy, Newfoundland, Jamestown,Henry Ends Up In Hudsons Bay (10:36)
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he became the first European to enter Delaware, the left is the port side, the right is the starboard, Hudson found themselves in another world, Sandy Hook, New York Harbor, from all directions they saw rivers flow into the bay, Hudson identified three great rivers, The Hudson River, The Raritan Bay, The Rockaway Inlet, Staten Island, Harlem River, East River, plum trees, people in animal skins welcomed Hudsons crew, commerce instantly began, Europeans in red had hand tools and Native Americans offered hemp, beans and oysters, not the kind of hemp you smoke, they had no idea who they were trading with, The Verenzano Bridge, the winds shifted, they sailed back out of New York bay, Estavan Gomez, Esteben Gomez, he sailed up the Hudson river, the river was narrowing, it seemed that it wouldn't lead to China, he discovered that it was short and ended up in Albanay, what ever happened to Henry Hudson?, he sailed back down the Hudson and decided to go north along the coast of Canada, he went into Hudsons bay, he got stuck in the ice, they spent a winter frozen in the ice, Indians kept them alive by trading them food, when spring came he wanted to go west, his crew revolted and had a mutiny, they left Hudson and his son to die, The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell, Brooklyn, estuaries, fish, oysters, clams, mussels,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 07/19/2009 02:00PM
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On this week's Heritage Radio Network Special: Named after the river that runes through Durham, North Carolina, Eno will offer a revolutionary twist on the farm-to-table movement. Here's the scoop:
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Eno: From Farm to Table In 9 Miles (11:12)
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Durham NC, Richard Holcomb, Coon Rock Farm, farm-to-table dining, revolutionary restaurant models, Jamie DeMent, Jamie's culinary and career background, North Carolina traditions, preserving, canning, getting in touch with good food production, Zely and Ritz Restaurant in Raleigh North Carolina, Richard grew up farming, Richard's purchase of Coon Rock Farm, Richard's professional and culinary background, Marco Shaw: Head Chef of Eno, Shaw's farm-to-table experience, Marco's menu will change daily,Why Is Farm-to-Table and Sustainable Eating So Important (12:44)
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menu to change according to weather, farm-to-table is good for the farm and good for the table, whole animals, utilizing off-cuts, inventive menu design, making the Eno model affordable, low transportation costs, Eno meant to re-create experience of living and eating off a farm, media attention, pay a little more from your hamburger and get it local, Eno's Grand Opening, www.enorestaurantandmarket.com, market component to restaurant, take out breakfast, buy anything on the menu at the marketplace to go, 8 miles from farm to table, provides more access in Durham area to food people should be eating, educational component to Eno's program, braising, stewing, servers must take a weekly shift on the farm, servers better educated about food they are offering, why is the farm-to-table model so vital to the well-being of American foodways?, why has there been a resurgence in interest in farm-to-table movement?,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
