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A Mexican Cheese Board
Cooking In Mexican From A to Z - April 21, 2021 15:24 - 49 minutesThis week Zarela and Aarón welcome their friend Paula Lambert, founder of The Mozzarella Company, to guide them through the world of Mexican cheese. Paula's shares how Mexican ingredients permeated the Texas food scene and sparked her interest in Mexican cheeses decades ago. Together they cove...
Praise the Lard
Cooking In Mexican From A to Z - April 14, 2021 15:41 - 50 minutesOn this episode, Zarela and Aarón welcome their first return guest to the show - Anne Mendelson. Anne is an unbelievable resource, a culinary historian and author who co-wrote three cookbooks with Zarela. This time, they're together to discuss the history and uses of lard. First, Anne guides us...
Birria from Jalisco to Chicago
Cooking In Mexican From A to Z - April 07, 2021 12:07 - 47 minutesOn this episode Zarela and Aarón are thrilled to present another parent-child duo who dedicate their lives to preserving their culture through food. Juan and Jonathan Zaragoza’s family-run Chicago restaurant Birria Zaragoza is known as the best birria in Chicago and, according to Aarón, Chicago ...
...Until it Sounds Like Sand: Rick Bayless on Rice
Cooking In Mexican From A to Z - March 31, 2021 13:18 - 51 minutesOn this episode, Aarón and Zarela welcome their friend and colleague, Rick Bayless, a pioneer in traditional Mexican cuisine at the highest level, to discuss rice in Mexican cuisine. There isn’t much Chef Bayless hasn’t done or an award he hasn’t won. Owner of a restaurant empire in Chicago, mos...
Eat Your Bugs!
Cooking In Mexican From A to Z - March 24, 2021 06:00 - 43 minutesToday Zarela and Aarón take a deep dive into the delicious delicacy of edible bugs in Mexico with "Doctor Bugs" himself, Mark Moffett. Mark is a biologist, author, lecturer, and adventurer who knows his way around the insect table. Mark received his Ph.D. in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology f...
Mole Through the Generations
Cooking In Mexican From A to Z - March 17, 2021 16:09 - 54 minutesIn this Season 2 premiere of Cooking in Mexican from A to Z, Zarela & Aarón explore the layered flavors and history of mole. There is a different mole for every palate and protein, from negro to colaradito to rojo. Zarela and Aarón are thrilled to welcome another mother-son duo, Susana Trilling ...
Not All Beans Were Created Equal
Cooking In Mexican From A to Z - January 15, 2021 15:26 - 45 minutesToday Zarela and Aarón are thrilled to welcome Steve Sando, the founder of Rancho Gordo. In this episode they delve into the wide world of beans; covering the differences between heirloom and commodity beans (and how each has a role in the market), assessing different methods of preparing beans,...
Following the Seasons with Melissa's Produce
Cooking In Mexican From A to Z - January 06, 2021 15:45 - 44 minutesOn today's episode Zarela & Aarón welcome Robert Schueller, Director of Public Relations for Melissa's Produce. Robert takes us on a world tour of fruits that are newer to the U.S. market, while Zarela & Aarón tell us how they're used in Mexican cooking. From Avocados to Quince, they cover sto...
A Smoked Chile Tutorial
Cooking In Mexican From A to Z - December 30, 2020 16:39 - 45 minutesToday Zarela & Aarón welcome Dona Abramson, long-time Operations Manager at Kalustyuns in Manhattan, to talk about Smoked Chiles. Dona brought along a grab bag of smoked chiles from around the world as inspiration, and Zarela and Aarón share how they each use smoked chiles in their own cooking...
The Complexity of Chocolate
Cooking In Mexican From A to Z - December 23, 2020 15:47 - 38 minutesToday Zarela and Aarón welcome Andy Coe, author and scholar of culinary history, to discuss cacao and chocolate. They start with the history; how it was first consumed as a drink, and then made its way around the world after the Columbian Exchange. They share stories of how cacao was used as cu...
Plantains: The People's Ingredient
Cooking In Mexican From A to Z - December 16, 2020 15:47 - 43 minutesToday Zarela and Aarón welcome one of Aarón's early mentors, Jorge Adriazola, to tackle the many uses of plantains. They share recipes of the various ways in which plantains are prepared throughout the Caribbean, Latin America and South America. Jorge walks through how to prepare Tostones (pro t...
You Say Tomato, I Say Tomatillo
Cooking In Mexican From A to Z - December 09, 2020 17:40 - 43 minutesOn this episode, Zarela & Aarón contrast the tomato with its relative, the tomatillo. They invite their friend - and favorite tomato farmer - Tim Stark of Eckerton Hill Farm to join the conversation and explain how he grows his delicious produce. Tim weighs in on how the heirloom tomato landscap...
Crafting Layers of Flavor with Chile Colorado
Cooking In Mexican From A to Z - December 02, 2020 20:43 - 29 minutesOn today's episode Zarela and Aarón have the studio all to themselves as they discuss Chile Colorado (the pepper, rather than the dish that shares its name). They walk home cooks through the process of buying, storing, preparing dried chilis and what tools work best. Zarela explains her mother’s...
Mexican Herbs and Wild Greens
Cooking In Mexican From A to Z - November 24, 2020 16:01 - 38 minutesOn today's episode, Aarón and Zarela are joined by their friend Chef John Mooney of Bell, Book & Candle (NYC) and Bidwell (Washinton, D.C.). John explains how he has incorporated vertical agriculture into his work as a restaurateur, and together they discuss a number of their favorite Mexican ...
The Triple Bounty of Squashes
Cooking In Mexican From A to Z - November 18, 2020 16:56 - 43 minutesAarón and Zarela are joined by Anne Mendelson, Zarela’s co-author on numerous cookbooks and a long-time family friend. Together they talk about squash - including pumpkins and zucchini - and how to use these vegetables in their entirety. They share ideas for using squash seeds in sauce as well a...
The Great History of Vanilla
Cooking In Mexican From A to Z - November 11, 2020 15:02 - 42 minutesAaron and Zarela welcome Chef Fany Gerson of La Newyorkina and Fan Fan Doughnuts to explore an ingredient we all know and love: vanilla. When people think of this universal flavor, they don’t always think of it as a Mexican ingredient. But vanilla is indigenous to Veracruz. We’ll learn all about...
The Mexican Corn Kitchen
Cooking In Mexican From A to Z - November 04, 2020 21:18 - 44 minutesOn this episode Aarón and Zarela welcome their first guest: Zack Wangeman of Sobre Masa. Zack was born and raised in Oaxaca and interned with Aarón when he was only a teenager! Together they discuss the ins-and-outs of Mexican heirloom corn, including how it’s been farmed and used throughout his...
Getting to Know Mexican Green Chiles with Aarón and Zarela
Cooking In Mexican From A to Z - October 28, 2020 12:07 - 36 minutesIn this very first episode of Cooking in Mexican from A to Z, mother-son duo, Aarón Sánchez and Zarela Martínez discuss one of their favorite ingredients: chiles verdes, or green chiles. The traditional Mexican techniques of roasting, drying, and cooking are told through stories of their early ...
Coming Soon from HRN: Cooking in Mexican from A to Z
Cooking In Mexican From A to Z - April 27, 2020 19:16 - 2 minutesThey’re mother and son, but also award-winning celebrity chefs, restaurateurs, and cookbook authors. Aarón Sánchez and Zarela Martínez will take you on a culinary journey featuring regional ingredients that are the soul of Mexican cuisine. From chilis to chocolate and everything in between, Aaro...
Mind of a Chocolate Maker
ORIGINS: A Speaker Series - April 16, 2020 19:28 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThis evening’s conversation is with Jinji Fraser, the founder and owner of Pure Chocolate by Jinji. Pure Chocolate by Jinji was started by Jinji and her father, Guy, in 2012 with the mission of helping people navigate their own wellness and nutrition. From there, the business took a shape of ...
Bernie Herman
ORIGINS: A Speaker Series - March 29, 2020 15:57 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsOur featured panelist tonight, Bernie Herman, is one of the co-founders of the Eastern Shore of Virginia Foodways. Bernie is the author of the recently published book, A South You Never Ate: Savoring Flavors and Stories from the Eastern Shore of Virginia. The book brings together over 100 rec...
Episode 31: Citrus...Local??? Yes!
ORIGINS: A Speaker Series - January 19, 2020 18:08 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThis episode of ORIGINS features New Jersey citrus growers Vivek and Seema Malik along with their daughter and baker Simran Malik.The Maliks are self-taught, part-time citrus growers. Citrus is a passion stemming from their love of Japanese cuisine. A chance encounter with yuzu soy sauce at Nobu...
Episode 30: Is It Now Or Never For Local Farms?
ORIGINS: A Speaker Series - October 15, 2019 20:53 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThanks for joining us tonight for a very important topic –our local farms. Today we learned that a local institution, Trickling Springs Creamery is closing. Two of our farmers from prior ORIGINS events have ceased operations. While it’s all not doom and gloom, I think this highlights the urgen...
Episode 29: Building a Healthy Food Retail Environment: Strategies to Improve Food Insecurity
ORIGINS: A Speaker Series - March 28, 2019 18:03 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsFood insecurity refers to USDA’s measure of lack of access, at times, to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members and limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate foods. Food-insecure households are not necessarily food insecure all the time. Food insecuri...
Episode 28: Medical Marijuana
ORIGINS: A Speaker Series - January 10, 2019 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThis episode of ORIGINS features three representatives from the Evermore Cannabis Company located in Baltimore, Maryland. Medical marijuana was legalized in Maryland in 2014 and has been available to the public since December of 2017. This is a discussion of the nascent industry in the state. Ou...
Episode 27: The Economics of Sourcing and Buying Locally, Part 2
ORIGINS: A Speaker Series - September 27, 2018 18:19 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThis episode of ORIGINS continues the conversation we started on Thursday, September 20th about the economic impact of buying and sourcing food locally. Last week we heard from Scott Nash, the CEO and Founder of Mom’s Organic Market and Tracy Ward, the Director of a new food hub in Easton called...
Episode 26: The Economics of Sourcing and Buying Locally, Part I
ORIGINS: A Speaker Series - September 20, 2018 18:31 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe intent behind ORIGINS, a speaker series, was to highlight the farmers, fisherman, producers, and makers behind the local food movement in the Mid-Atlantic region. Spike Gjerde started his first restaurant, Woodberry Kitchen, with a commitment to local growers and producers. He and his team...
Episode 25: Foraging
ORIGINS: A Speaker Series - June 21, 2018 23:11 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThis episode will be on foraging in the mid-Atlantic area and features two longtime foragers, Jeff Long and Tom Mueller. Jeff has been an amateur mycologist for 30 years. He has been foraging mushrooms for 30 years and truffle hunting for almost 8 years now. He is past president of the Mycolog...
Episode 24: Aquaculture: Farming our Fish for the Future
ORIGINS: A Speaker Series - May 17, 2018 23:09 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThis ORIGINS episode will be about the future of fish farming as well as its current status. Our panel consists of Jillian Fry, TJ Tate, Mark Ely and Jesse Blom. Jillian Fry directs the Seafood, Public Health & Food Systems Project at the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future. The project ...
Episode 23: Natural Sweeteners
ORIGINS: A Speaker Series - February 15, 2018 20:54 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsOur discussion tonight will be on natural sweeteners. We are delighted to welcome Joseph and Margaret-Ann Burkholder, who are the owner/farmers of Compass Winds Sorghum, based in Dayton, Virginia, outside of Harrisonberg. Sorghum can be grown either for grain or for crushing into molasses. “Sorg...
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