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Tastes of the Tropics - Robert is Here

Taste of the Tropics: Weird Fruits Deep in South Florida’s agricultural district in Homestead and the Redland, on the way to the southern entrance of Everglades National Park, you can’t miss the big fruit stand called Robert Is Here. Pull in and treat yourself to a key lime milkshake, local honey, maybe some guanabana, and a chat with Robert Moehling, who is behind the counter nearly every day, talking about tropical fruits. Robert Is Here started more than 50 years ago when he was a lit...

Tastes of the Tropics - Mango Men Homestead

Know Your Mango Known as the King of Fruits the world over, the mango (Mangifera indica) has been cultivated for thousands of years. Among the hundreds of varieties are fruits that are green, yellow, red, orange and deep purple; flesh that is pale yellow, deep orange, fibrous or silky smooth; and flavors that are sweet, tart, spicy or sour, sometimes tasting of coconut, lemon, orange or, well, mango. Tropical fruit expert Dr. Richard Campbell invites us into his kitchen to taste three ma...

Tastes of the Tropics - Michael Rolhman

How’s Your Neighborhood Grocery Store? Does your cashier greet you by name? Do you find local artisans represented? Or do you skip your grocery store visit altogether, use a delivery service and shop at the farmers market? Michael Ruhlman, author of Grocery: The Buying and Selling of Food in America, talks with us about the modern grocery store – why we love it, what it does well and what it needs to do better, and how we the consumer can make a difference in the future of this uniquely ...

Tastes of the Tropics - Daniel Stone

What’s on Your Plate?   Thank a Plant Explorer Kale, hops, mangos, avocados, peaches and plums – and thousands upon thousands of other food and useful plants – made their way to this country over a century ago because of David Fairchild. He even brought the famed cherry blossom trees...   https://cherryblossomwatch.com/ ....to Washington, D.C. from Japan, despite an initial disastrous effort. It’s all in Daniel Stone’s new book, The Food Explorer: The True Adventures of the Globe-T...

All About Peppers with Maricel Presilla 

All About Peppers with Maricel Presilla  Do you like ’em spicy? Mild? Blazing hot? Sweet? Maricel Presilla – James Beard award-winning chef, culinary historian, author and restaurateur – talks with us about the world of peppers. From using peppers in her native Cuba, cooking with pepper leaves, the true origin of the datil pepper, plus recipe tips and tricks in her encyclopedic guide, Peppers of the Americas, Maricel demystifies this essential ingredient for chefs and home cooks alike.  ...

Lidia Bastianich on How to Celebrate Like an Italian

Lidia Bastianich on How to Celebrate Like an Italian Just in time for the holidays! Find out how to throw a fabulous dinner party and put together a great antipasti spread with tips from award-winning television host, restaurateur, entrepreneur and cookbook author Lidia Bastianich. We spoke with her at the Miami Book Fair about her new book Lidia’s Celebrate Like an Italian – which is as much about love and friends and family and joy as it is about polenta torta with gorgonzola and savoy c...

Tastes of the Tropics - Hungry Harvest

Fighting Food Waste One Produce Box at a Time Tons of fresh, nutritious, delicious fruits and vegetables are wasted every day because they never even make it to the grocery store. Maybe they’re too big, too small, blemished or otherwise imperfect, at least in the eyes of the grocer. Or perhaps the farmer grew too much to sell. Whatever the reason, Now, this “rescued” produce is available to consumers through Hungry Harvest, a service that gathers freshly harvested food and sells it onlin...

Tastes of the Tropics - Cacao in the Jungle

Tree-to-Bar Chocolate in South Florida In his small suburban Miami shop, artisan Ricardo “Cao” Trillos handcrafts chocolate bars using cacao beans from fair-trade certified plantations in the Dominican Republic, Tanzania and Costa Rica, countries within 10 degrees south and 10 degrees north of the equator. Within this band are the countries that provide the best growing conditions for the cacao trees – hot temperatures, abundant rainfall, high humidity – in the Caribbean, Central and Sou...

Tastes of the Tropics - Norman Van Aken

Tastes of the Tropics: Norman Van Aken To many, Norman Van Aken – chef, author, pioneer of New World Cuisine, storyteller, James Beard award winner – is not just the face of Florida cooking, but the heart and soul. From working in kitchens in Key West in the 1970s, he was the driving force behind a diverse collection of memorable restaurants in the state, including A Mano in South Beach, Norman’s in Coral Gables and Norman’s at The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, still going strong. His body of work...

The Drink Tank - Adam Spiegel

The Drink Tank with Adam Spiegel, Owner and Head Distiller of Sonoma County Distilling Co. Rohnert Park, CA A native of San Francisco who grew up visiting “Wine Country” with his parents, Adam talks to the host of the Drink Tank, Gibson Thomas, about how he came to be a distiller (after losing his tech job in the economic downturn of 2008, he says he knew his next job needed to be creating something you could touch and feel) and why he chose to make brown spirits, in particular. Adam h...

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Edible 15th Anniversary with Gibson Thomas

Edible publisher Gibson Thomas joins co-founders Tracey Ryder and Carole Topalian to celebrate 15 years of Edible Communities!

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Background Journeys - The Farmer's Daughter

Tastes of the Tropics - Mi Ae

Tastes of the Tropics - Larry Olmsted

Tastes of the Tropics - Anna Thomas

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Background Journeys - Brad Call

Backroad Journeys - Shields Ethridge Heritage Farm

The Sunshine Plate - Chef Andrew Yeo, The Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island

The Sunshine Plate - Chef Scotty Schwartz, 29 South Restaurant

The Sunshine Plate - Jon Veniard, Cultivate Tea & Spice Co

The Sunshine Plate - Scott Meyer, Congaree and Penn Farm

Backroad Journeys - The Cornucopia Cafe

Background Journeys - Farmer David Hall

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Edible Travel - Cape Cod - 7-2-2016

Background Journeys - Jonesborough Farmers Market

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Backroad Journeys - Robert Mazza

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Backroad Journeys - Shaver Hill Maple Farm

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Background Journeys - Mary Jennifer Russell

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The Lavender from Los Poblanos - Aimee Conlee

The Kitchen Workshop - Richard Betts

Daryl Urbanski and the Art of Marketing

Daryl Urbanski joins me on this segment to talk about the world of marketing through his eyes. So many themes and insights here as Daryl shares his experience. His company provides a full spectrum of "direct marketing". It's all about the method of TRACKING which grew from the tradition of direct mail, snail style. He says, [paraphrased here]  "while online is  most efficient place to collect information , it tends to be the least effective place, due to the noise and distractions there. S...

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The Kitchen Workshop - Matthew Rowley

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The Kitchen Workshop - Nancy Singleton Hachisu

Cuisine KaChing - Sol Harvest Farm

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The Blue Plate Special - Andrew Moore and Paw Paw

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