This week on Straight From the Source, Clay Gordon introduces his "Pyramid" chocolate tasting technique with guest Erin Fairbanks, Executive Director of HeritageRadioNetwork.org. Tune in for a special on-air tasting where Clay gives listeners tips on developing a vocabulary for taste and articulating aromas and flavors while tasting. What's the most effective way of cleansing your palate between tastings? How does your perception change throughout a tasting? Learn everything you need to know to become a better chocolate taster!This program was sponsored by Hearst Ranch.

"Back in my Zingerman's days it would be rare to find me without a bar of artisanal chocolate." [2:58]

--Erin Fairbanks, Executive Director of HeritageRadioNetwork.org, on Straight from the Source

"Excellent chefs have really developed flavor memories. They have a fabulous memory bank - they can just close their eyes and remember exact flavors." [27:50]

--Clay Gordon on Straight From the Source

Join Grace Bonney on another episode of After the Jump as she chats with acclaimed artist and illustrator Chris Silas Neal. Chris's work has been commisioned by a variety of magazines, book publishers and television. His first picture book, Over and Under the Snow, with author Kate Messner was praised for it's "stunning retro-style illustrations" (New York Times), was a 2011 New York Times's Editor's Choice and won an E.B. White Honor Award in 2012. Neal recently directed short animated videos for both Kate Spade and Anthropologie and was awarded a medal from the Society of Illustrators for his work in motion graphics. Neal exhibits drawings at various galleries and speaks at events across the country and abroad. He currently works and lives in Brooklyn and teaches Illustration at Pratt Institute. This program was sponsored by The International Culinary Center.

"When an illustrator is first starting out - most likely what they first do is replicate their heros and the work they are interested in." [17:45]

-- Chris Silas Neal on After the Jump

Tune into this installment of Rooftop Farming with Ben Flanner to hear Ben chat with Erin about growing lettuce. How does growing heads of lettuce differ from cultivating baby greens? From the seedling tray to the ground, this segment has everything you need to know about planting lettuce!