Podcast

"A MEAD-ing of the Minds" with Drinking Horn Meadcast

This is a crossover episode you MEAD to hear! Our Foodlosopher Anna Van Valin and Chef-Creator Lia Ballentine have joined forces with Evan Anderson and Nick Irvine of the Drinking Horn Meadcast to discuss... Read more...

Bonus Episode: Raw Oysters: a Mysterious and Tragic Dramatic Reading

Overture, curtains, lights! Prepare to be mesmerized by Anna Van Valin’s and Lia Ballentine’s portrayals of the moving characters in this highly-lauded short play written by the world’s most creative storytellers... Read more...

Episode 13: Eating Our Fair Share: County Fair Foods with Counter Programming

It’s a crossover! That’s right: Anna and Lia have joined forces with Arielle and Shira of the podcast Counter Programming to discuss a topic near and dear to our hearts... Read more...

Episode 12: Julia Child was a B.A.M.F.

Think Julia Child was just a chef? Have we got a half hour for you! Julia Child lived an incredible life filled with international espionage, steamy romance and revolutionary ideas... Read more...

Episode 11: Yaaas (Chili) Queen

We're back! Well, sort of. It's Black History Month, so we're bringing you this special bonus episode celebrating one of the MANY African American food legends, Zephyr Wright. Zephyr was... Read more...

Episode 7: A Tale of Two Noodle Rings

Ever heard of a Noodle Ring? Anna & Lia take on making one of the weirdest entries on the Food Holiday Calendar in this bonus episode: a baked ring of... Read more...

Episode 6: “My, What Big Pecans You Have.”

Are they PEA-cans or puh-CONS? In a special holiday bonus episode we continue our quest to restore fruitcake’s dignity as Lia tries a DeLuxe Fruitcake from world-famous Collin St. Bakery... Read more...