Thursday April 08, 2010

Heirloom Meals Radio:
Red Lion Inn Chef, Brian Alberg Shares His History

Make no mistake about it Brian Alberg's innovative comfort food derives its roots from his upbringing, which was closely connected to the land and farmers in Copake, NY. He broadened that connection through his apprenticeships in restaurants since the age of 14 and his degree from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY.

Brian was a true advocate of slow food and the locavore movement way before they became "movements!" Here is the interview.

Wednesday March 31, 2010

Heirloom Meals Radio:
Michael Pancheri’s Journey to Farm to Table Cooking

Michael Pancheri's journey to chef at Allium Restaurant in Great Barrington, MA has its roots in his early interest in food and cooking as a child. Listen while he tells Heirloom Meals Radio about his most memorable food from childhood, Cornish Pasties. His cooking evolved with each stint he had at various restaurants including Hamersley's Bistro in Boston to wd-50 in New York City.

Wednesday March 24, 2010

Heirloom Meals Radio:
Julie Gale’s Love Affair with Cooking

Julie Gale shares that her family was obsessed with food and she is a chip of the old block. Spend an hour listening to Julie's stories of her two grandmothers different experiences with cooking, her parents passion for discovering and making the world's cuisines and her very own journey to starting a cooking school.

Wednesday March 17, 2010

Heirloom Meals Radio:
Dave Smolover’s Jewish Dishes

Listen to Dave Smolover share his memories about his two Ukranian Jewish grandmothers and the dishes that he remembers then making when he was a child. We jokingly said Jewish foods that begin with "k".

Monday March 08, 2010

Heirloom Meals Radio:
Kay Taygen’s Southern Heritage

Kay Taygen, a daughter of the American Revolution, whose family tree dates back to the 17th century, cooking traditions are rooted in her southern upbringing but span the globe through her life. Hear Kay share tales of the farm and living off the land and then how her marriage to a Turkish/Russian Vegetarian expanded her culinary repertoire,

Wednesday March 03, 2010

Heirloom Meals Radio:
Tony Simotes’ Reflections on Growing up Greek-American Mid-century

Spend an hour listening to Tony Simotes, Artistic Director of Shakespeare and Company share his childhood memories of growing up Greek-American in Joliet, Il, son of a Greek grocer, with his Dad's desire to be all American and shed his Greek roots and his Mom's efforts to keep the Greek traditions.