This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda is joined by Deborah Madison, "The Julia Child of Vegetarian Cooking". Linda & Deborah dispel some of the stigmas and misconceptions surrounding vegetarian diets and explore ways to overcome the idea of a "centerless plate". Tune in to learn about the Meatless Mondays initiative and find out which cultures are best with vegetarian dishes! This episode was sponsored by The Museum of Food & Drink. Learn about the "Get the Ball Rolling" fundraiser here.

On today’s THE FOOD SEEN, Chef Amanda Cohen of Dirt Candy, treats vegetables like meat. From faux-gras to finding the fat in flora, she’s redefining vegetarian cuisine from the root up. Amanda believes, “any can cook a hamburger, but leave the vegetables to the professionals”. The salad days are over! This episode was sponsored by Hearst Ranch.

"When I was 15, I became a vegetarian to rebel against my family."

"I wanted to find some taste sensation [with foie gras] that vegans and vegetarians could experience.

"If you don't do something great with a carrot, then there's no point!"

--Amanda Cohen on The Food Seen

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