On today’s THE FOOD SEEN, Naomi Duguid has spent her life exhaustively traveling and documenting the greater part of Southeast Asia. Her cookbooks have introduced the true cuisines of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, greater China, and now Burma (aka Myanmar) Her latest tome, BURMA: Rivers of Flavor, explores SE Asia’s largest country, a rarely traversed region sitting at the crossroad of India and China. Waterways up and down the Irrawaddy river, a year round growing season, plentiful rice paddies, and deeply personal cooking full of crispy fried shallots, turmeric, banana flowers, dried shrimp powder, curries, culminate with simple yet sensational national dishes like Mohinga, rice noodles with fish broth usually eaten as breakfast. Get your flavor passport ready! This program has been sponsored by Hearst Ranch.

"The word 'steamed' is not very appetizing to people when you think about meat... I don't know where this notion of 'bland' comes from in in terms of steamed meat, when in fact, it's succulent." [19:58]

"There's a light-handedness to the flavoring [of Burmese food] that I find very interesting." [24:27]

-- Naomi Duguid on THE FOOD SEEN

This week on The Speakeasy, Damon is joined by the crew at Maharlika, a Filipino "pop up" restaurant that features traditional cuisine and an outstanding cocktail program. Tune in to learn more about Filipino culture and food traditions and hear about some interesting new projects on the horizon from the Maharlika crew including sari-sari stores and more! This episode was sponsored by Cain Five.

This week on Let's Eat In Cathy sits down with Matt Tilden of SCRATCHbread bakery. Matt is dedicated to providing delicious, artisan bread to all New Yorkers and beyond at reasonable prices, and has dedicated his life to the art of baking creatively. Matt talks about his recent "Right to Deliciousness" KickStarter campaign, his new store in Bed Stuy, his newest baking creations and ideas, plus his past as a professional singer (and his giant SCRATCHbread tattoo). This episode was sponsored by Whole Foods Market.