The Cooking Issues team is back! Tune in to the first 2012 edition of the best call-in food show in the world. Do you think whole wheat pasta is disgusting? Dave's got some advice for that. He also answers questions on low temperature duck breast, exotic fruits, foie gras terrine and more. Find out whether or not brushing your tongue will damage your taste buds and palate and learn more about New York City food destinations. This episode was sponsored by Cain Vineyard & Winery.

"Rice noodles are great but when you try to pretend it's Italian pasta, it's horrible."

"Pheasants are delicious but very easy to over-cook."

"Slow temperature cooking with cuts of meat that have multiple muscles can be tricky."

--Dave Arnold on Cooking Issues

Why is flavor neglected when considering flour? This week on Meet Your Maker, Rachel Wharton and John Taggart are joined in the studio by Bob Klein of Community Grains and Olivetto in California. Community Grains offers whole grain flours, pastas, and polenta. Tune in to hear Bob talk about the development of corn varieties across continents, and how whole grain wheat provides not only nutrition, but full flavor. Why are wheat varieties often not considered in the professional kitchen for their flavor and specific purposes? Tune into this episode to hear Rachel, John, and Bob talk about how grain processing has potentially affected gluten intolerance. This program has been sponsored by Cain Vineyard & Winery.

"Farmers are victims of commodity markets. Every farmer wants to get out of the commodity business." [8:45]

"If you're a cook, and you're looking at wheat as a component of a dish- how do you create a vocabulary for those flavors?" [15:00]

-- Bob Klein on Meet Your Maker

You think you know bread, but think again. Tune in to this week's episode of Let's Eat In and hear how foodiness has hi-jacked the symbol and fabric of life. How did Wonder Bread ruin everything? What was bread like in the days of Moses? How did Julia Child's matzah recipe help shape our fearless hostess's life? Listen in and find out! This program was sponsored by Fairway Market.

"How has the ultimate symbol of life been hijacked by foodiness?"

"Wonder Bread is the least wonderful bread imaginable"

"The industrialization of wheat flour along with the loss of thousands of diverse species of wheat in our quest for a super species of wheat brought terrible change and loss to our bread lives."

--Erica Wides on Let's Get Real