The Dirty Spoon Radio Hour

Celebrated author Meredith Leigh reads from her new edition of the Ethical Meat Handbook, Morgan Steele Dykeman talks about her love for the often denigrated blue crab, and Juanita Mantz espouses an enduring love for fast food, despite all the haters.

In honor of Anthony Bourdain's birthday, we look back at one of the first stories we ever produced, which just happened to be his obituary. We miss you Tony.

Part two of Jon's gonzo romp through Miami. This time looking at the gentrification of the arts district, and what it predicts for Little Haiti and greater Miami.

Part one of our two part series on Miami, taking a deep dive into the food and bar scenes in the city to see what it has to say about immigration and gentrification in America today.

An extended interview from the Dirty Spoon Radio Hour with Suzy Phillips. Founder of Gypsy Queen Cuisine and Simple, Suzy is the mother of Asheville's food truck movement. A refugee from the age of 15, she learned to cook in her family's bunker during the Lebanese Civil War. She was kind enough to share stories of Lebanon, her family, and their move to America.

Gypsy Queen Cuisine founder Suzy Phillips talks about learning to cook in a war zone during the civil war in Beirut, Katja tells a love story, Allegra Grant finds a connection between butchering whole animals and her religion, and The Nation journalist Jordana Rosenfeld connects the dots between racism and our fear of dark crusts.

Ed Southern remembers Granny's Crowded Kitchen Counter and discovers the deeper meaning behind our Holiday gluttony, Heather Newton talks about her family's tradition of eating out for Christmas, and Jon talks about the gift of forgiveness.

Author Piper J. Daniels talks about the stickier side of eating, growing up with inherited disordered diets, Luisa Reyes talks about the southern tradition of shape note singing and dinner on the grounds, and Katja talks about slugs.

Jon talks to Chef William Dissen about his time as a US food policy ambassador to the United Nations, science writer Kitta MacPherson discovers deep roots in her Cheerios, and authors Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic explore the wonders of Schmaltz.

Jon talks to award winning author Michael Twitty about race, culture, and his book The Cooking Gene. Annilee Newton explores just how much we can learn about our lives from the nuances of Hollandaise, and Jessie Shires explores her cast iron insecurity and the art of fixing things.

Jon talks to Seattle's cocktail pioneer Jeffrey Morgenthaler about substance abuse in the bar and restaurant world. Lakshmi Iyer tells us about samosas and what it says about the immigrant experience in America, and Marylin Moriarty finds her roots in France through the wonders of cheese.

Catherine ponders 3D printed food, Jessie Shires addresses the paradox of love and hate innate in everyone in the service industry, and Jon muses on an Appalachian Mantra; bake bread, make stock, and preserve what you love.

Jon remembers Anthony Bourdain, Abigail Sheffer writes about Arkasas, and Jon and Chef Josiah McGaughey talk about sustainability in the restaurant industry.

Jessie Shires tells us about her roots, Catherine talks about why we love food shows, and Jon muses on nostalgia.