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Like many people, I have an obsession with chocolate. Recently, obsession has extended to the main ingredient in chocolate: cacao. This month, I have Sebastian Cisneros, owner of Cocanú, on the Food Show to talk about chocolate making and cacao. I'll also be featuring a ... Read more

We are living through a time when calls for isolationism and closing the borders is reaching fever pitch. In an attempt to find solidarity and community with other human beings we can turn to one thing everyone experiences: food. In her new book, "Meet Me at the Bamboo T... Read more

  On this episode we'll hear from Frances Moore Lappe, author of Diet for a Small Planet and, most recently, World Hunger: 10 Myths, an update to the classic originally written in 1986. She gets to the root causes of hunger around the world, debunking common myths that ... Read more

There is a group of farmers who have come together to donate portions of their harvest to the Oregon Food Bank. John Burt, the executive director of Farmers Ending Hunger, talks about the mission of the organization and they work they are doing in Oregon. The biennial o... Read more

The robustness of the sharing economy is something that makes Portland special. I'll be talking with Robin Koch about KitchenShare, an organization that lends kitchen tools to Portland residents. There are a lot of questions about what to expect during a Donald Trump pr... Read more

Edible Portland is back on the newstands! I'll be talking with the new publisher of the magazine, Alex Corcoran, about food journalism and the Edible Portland relaunch.  I'll also be talking with Crystal Davis from Sisters of the Road about their new film On The Ground.... Read more

This coming Sunday, September 25th, the film Gaining Ground will be premiering at the Hollywood Theatre. I'll be talking with the filmmakers (and KBOO volunteers!) Barbara Bernstein and Elaine Velazquez about the film. I'll also be talking with Joy Church of The Portland ... Read more

At the end of this month Open Tandoor, an Indian restaurant run by Kinder Gill and Navi Kang, will open on North Williams. I talk with Kinder and Navi about the restaurant, the use of the tandoor oven, and what makes great Indian food. Also, I have a rebroadcast of an i... Read more

We have an interview with Tressa Yellig of Salt, Fire, and Time and Broth Bar about the benefits of bone broths. We'll also be hearing a converation between chef Cathy Whims and Victor Hazan. They talk about the life of Marcella Hazan and the book Ingredienti. We will al... Read more

We'll talk with Gary Wilson about the Cuisines of Asia programming they are hosting during the month of June. We'll also hear from Katie Furia from the Portland Farmers Market Fund. She'll be talking about the Double Up Food Bucks program and increasing equity at Portlan... Read more