On this episode of Eating Matters, host Jenna Liut and Associate Producer Taylor Lanzet dive into the world of milk with their guest Melanie Dupuis. Melanie discusses how milk grew to be ubiquitous — a staple in the American diet. Melanie, the author of Nature’s Perfect Food, guides us through the religious, political and sociological factors from the past two centuries that paved the way for the industrialization of fluid milk. Later on the show, we are joined by Liz Vaknin and Shelley Golan, C...
Jul 13, 2016•46 min•Ep. 60
On this episode of Eating Matters, host Jenna Liut speaks with Dan Pearson, the CEO of Marañón Chocolate about fine chocolate and what advocates are doing to ensure rare, flavorful varietals don't go extinct. Later on the show, Jenna is joined by Franklin Becker, co-founder and Head of Culinary at Hungryroot, the featured startup of the week. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Jun 29, 2016•47 min•Ep. 59
What's as American as apple pie and still illegal to produce? The answer: hemp. On this episode of Eating Matters , host Jenna Liut speaks with Eric Steenstra, Executive Director of the Hemp Industries Association, and Amy DuFault, Director of Communications at the Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator, about the myriad benefits of this wonderful plant and what advocates are doing to legalize its cultivation in the U.S. Later in the show, Jenna speaks with Jessie Gould, Founder & CEO of Ox V...
Jun 15, 2016•51 min•Ep. 58
On this episode, host Jenna Liut and associate producer Taylor Lanzet discuss the USDA’s proposed changes for retailers participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (or, SNAP). This program is the largest in the domestic hunger safety net and over 44 million Americans rely on it. According to the USDA, as of September 2015 over 250,000 firms were authorized to participate in SNAP. Recently, the USDA released its proposal to require retailers to supply a wider variety of healthy...
Jun 08, 2016•55 min•Ep. 57
This week on Eating Matters , we bring you a special field piece recorded at AeroFarms - an indoor, vertical farm - in Newark, New Jersey. Jenna Liut teams up with fellow Heritage Radio Network hosts Erin Fairbanks ( The Farm Report ) and Chef Emily Peterson ( Sharp and Hot ) to tour the company's state-of-the-art aeroponic facility that uses a patented technology, allowing the growing of food indoors without sun or soil, using 95% less water than in the field. Tune in for our tour of the facili...
Jun 01, 2016•55 min•Ep. 56
We've talked a lot about the principles of Slow Food on this show – essentially by advocating, questioning and thinking through what a good, clean, and fair food system looks like for all. Today, host Jenna Liut uses the Slow Food lens as a tool to talk about fashion. Guests Patrick Duffy and Nica Rabinowitz from Manufacture NY – a manufacturing innovation hub in Sunset Park, Brooklyn – discuss what sustainability looks like in the field of fashion, and how issues like sourcing and labor affect ...
May 25, 2016•51 min•Ep. 55
This week on Eating Matters, we provide a recap of the Good Festival, a Brooklyn-based conference started by Wen-Jay Ying, Founder and Director of Local Roots NYC. Wen-Jay joins host Jenna Liut in the studio to discuss the key conference themes of compassion, communication and collaboration – not just hippie ideals but also a prescription for a healthy food system. Tune in to learn how to make choices that celebrate and benefit our local food economy. Later in the show, Leo Pollock discusses his...
May 18, 2016•46 min•Ep. 54
This week features the second in a two part series on food and labor, focusing on living wage issues faced by farmers throughout the country. What are working conditions like for those who actually grow and harvest the food you eat every day? And what can be done to improve those conditions, encouraging the next generation of farmers to pick up the reins. Host Jenna Liut is joined by GrowNYC's Greenmarket Director, Michael Hurwitz and the National Young Farmers Coalition Executive Director, Lind...
May 11, 2016•45 min•Ep. 52
On today's episode of Eating Matters , Host Jenna Liut kicks off a two part series on labor practices in the food chain with guest Saru Jayaraman, Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Restaurant Opportunities Center United (ROC United) and the Food Research Center at UC Berkeley. They discuss labor practices experienced by millions of workers in the restaurant industry, the historical events that resulted in those policies, and what advocates are doing to fight for fair wages across the country. Th...
May 04, 2016•43 min•Ep. 53
Host Jenna Liut kicks off the season discussing the recent CNR activity in the house and how it will effect the nutritional quality and accessibility of school food throughout the country. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Apr 27, 2016•44 min•Ep. 51
As a food policy show, we would be remiss to not discuss one of the most hotly contested issues in the food space over the past year - GMO labeling. What has been going on at the state and federal level around GMO labeling regulations and what is at stake for industry as well as our broader food system? And why was this issue - compared with the myriad others in the "good food movement" - successful? Host Jenna Liut delves into these questions and more with guests Jenny Hopkinson, a food policy ...
Apr 07, 2016•39 min•Ep. 50
Host Jenna Liut is joined today by Will Rosenzweig, Dean and Executive Director of the Food Business School at the Culinary Institute of America, to discuss the intersection of food policy, culture and social entrepreneurialism, driven in large part by the food-obsessed millennial generation. Millennial or otherwise, if you are interested in learning more about or immersing yourself into the food space - particularly if you dream to one day start your own food company - this is the episode for y...
Mar 31, 2016•38 min•Ep. 49
Joining host Jenna Liut today to discuss the importance of addressing sustainability issues in our food system is Bob Martin, the Director of the Food System Policy program at Johns Hopkin’s Center for a Livable Future (CFF), which recently commissioned a national survey of American voters to determine public support for food sustainability. Among other key findings, the results demonstrated that 74% of adults believe the newly released Dietary Guidelines should include environmental provisions ...
Mar 24, 2016•34 min•Ep. 48
On today's episode of Eating Matters , host Jenna Liut speaks with Valerie Imbruce about her new book, From Farm To Canal Street , which tells the story of one of New York City's oldest and most vibrant ethnic enclaves - Chinatown. The book explains how Chinatown's food network operates, diverging from the global trend to consolidate food production and distribution. Touted as "essential reading for anyone interested in who produces food for urban areas and how it gets into cities" by Marion Nes...
Mar 17, 2016•41 min•Ep. 47
This week, host Jenna Liut is talking about campus hunger. Although not typically associated with institutes of higher education, evidence suggests that food insecurity among US college students is rising, especially in light of increased enrollment rates and the evolving demographics among students. Just how prevalent is food insecurity on college campuses? What are some viable long and short term solutions to address this issue? Joining the show today to discuss these questions and more are th...
Mar 10, 2016•43 min•Ep. 46
On this episode of Eating Matters , Jenna Liut and Austin Bryniarski are joined by A Taste of Generation Yum author Eve Turow Paul and food entrepreneur Hallie Meyer to discuss the origin and degree of the Millennial food obsession, as well as what is spells for the future of the U.S. food system. Tune in to hear four Millennials immersed in different aspects of the food movement analyze Millennials in the food movement. “Today, it’s not necessarily the rock show that is the focus of the evening...
Mar 03, 2016•40 min•Ep. 45
On this week’s episode of Eating Matters , host Jenna Liut welcomes Alan Sytsma, editor of Grub Street to talk about the intersection of food media and policy. Tune to hear them discuss the most significant evolutions occurring in the food scene, and what they spell for the future – from dorm room cuisine to Manhattan’s _finest _dining. “Right now, probably the last ten, fifteen years, there’s a lot more emphasis on mindful eating and being aware of the impact that you’re having.” [4:40] – Alan ...
Feb 25, 2016•39 min•Ep. 44
In this episode of Eating Matters , Jenna is joined by the founders of 3 food companies representing different aspects of the startup communities. Derek Denckla draws from his years of experience as an advisor in the business startup world to talk about the changing face of food tech startups. Ethan Brown, founder of Beyond Meat, shares his vision on future sustainability through meat alternatives. Chef Alex Sorenson of Blank Slate Kitchen discusses his transition from chef to entrepreneur. “Now...
Feb 18, 2016•48 min•Ep. 43
Tune in to Eating Matters this week as Jenna Liut and guests are talking about a part of the food system worldwide that gets little attention in the U.S. – aquaculture. Globally, aquaculture is a $100 billion industry, comprising over one half of the world’s seafood production. Because of the significant problem of overfishing and the depletion of wild fish stocks globally, it is expected to become an increasingly critical part of the human food supply. In fact, one projection by the World Bank ...
Feb 11, 2016•35 min•Ep. 42
Last season Eating Matters had pediatric endocrinologist, Dr. Robert Lustig , on the show to discuss sugar and its negative impacts and this week, as a follow up, Jenna Liut and Austin Bryniarski focus on the one sugary product that is arguably most harmful for your health – sugary drinks. There has been much in the news on sugary drinks in the past six months – from the NYT, for example, reporting Coca-Cola’s funding of scientific studies that shifts focus away from diet’s role in obesity to th...
Feb 04, 2016•40 min•Ep. 41
On this brand new episode of _ Eating Matters _, solo host Jenna Liut is taking on Chipotle Mexican Grill, who has been dealing with a spate of food poisoning outbreaks since this past summer. Until recently, Chipotle has been seen by many as the “darling” of the restaurant industry – championing fresh, local ingredients and sustainably-raised meat. In doing so, Chipotle has managed to do the seemingly impossible – make a national fast-food chain with more than 1,900 locations – feel healthy and...
Jan 28, 2016•37 min•Ep. 40
_ Eating Matters _ is back for it’s 4th season as hosts Kim Kessler and Jenna Liut welcome Helena Bottemiller Evich and Chuck Abbott to recap the biggest stories in food policy that broke in 2015. Helena is a senior food and agriculture reporter for POLITICO Pro while Chuck is a Contributing Editor at the Food and Environment Reporting Network. Between the genetically modified salmon dubbed ‘frankenfish’ to the Food Safety Modernization Act to the WHO labeling processed meat as carcinogenic to h...
Jan 21, 2016•38 min•Ep. 39
Wrapping up the radio season, Eating Matters hosts Kim Kessler and Jenna Liut are talking kids menus – where they came from and how they reflect the state of the broader food environment and culture in America today. Kids also represent a highly targeted and sought after portion of the consumer population. With the rise of kids menus came marketing to children, which really took off starting with the first ever ‘happy meal,’ in the 1970s. Today marketing food to kids specifically is a multi-bill...
Dec 17, 2015•43 min•Ep. 38
_ Eating Matters _ is taking a new angle this week as Kim Kessler and Jenna Liut are taking on pet food. What is best – dry or wet? Should pets be vegan? Can you trust your veterinarian’s opinion? Tune in for a fascinating discussion on the ethics and cultural opinions surrounding Fido’s dinner featuring guests Craig Giammona, Jackson Landers, and Celia Kutcher. “Anything kibble based I am not a fan of… Dry food causes problems in the long run.” [34:00] –Celia Kutcher on Eating Matters See Priva...
Dec 10, 2015•44 min•Ep. 37
“Product of Mexico” – an all too common sticker on many tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers arriving in the USA by the ton, found in your local grocery store. This week on _ Eating Matters _, Kim Kessler and guest co-host Evan Hanczor is on the line with reporter Richard Marosi who is behind the Pulitzer Prize nominated investigative series Product of Mexico featured in the Los Angeles Times, heavily commenting on the conditions that Mexican agricultural workers face. Richard emphasizes the poor co...
Dec 03, 2015•41 min•Ep. 36
Today on _ Eating Matters _, hosts Kim Kessler and Jenna Liut welcome Dr. Robert Lustig to the show talking about America’s over-consumption of sugar as well as its implications on the country’s health. A pediatric endocrinologist at the University of California, San Francisco, and one of the foremost childhood-obesity researchers, Dr. Lustig shares how he became involved with the sweet research as well as other interests that have played into his clinical observations. Is all sugar created equa...
Nov 19, 2015•33 min•Ep. 35
Tune in for a special partnered episode of _ Eating Matters _ and _ The Farm Report _ as hosts Kim Kessler and Erin Fairbanks are on the line with the United States Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary, Krysta Harden. Recently announced, the Department of Agriculture announced a commitment to prioritize $5.6 billion over the next two years within USDA programs and services that serve new and beginning farmers and ranchers. Deputy Secretary Harden also announced a new, tailored web tool des...
Nov 12, 2015•35 min•Ep. 34
This week Eating Matters is talking food waste with Dana Gunders and Emily Broad Leib. Dana Gunders is an NRDC Staff Scientist focused on Food and Agriculture. She works on market and policy oriented initiatives to promote sustainability throughout food systems and supply chains. She leads NRDC’s work on reducing food waste and is the author of a widely distributed report “Wasted: How America is Losing Up to 40% of Its Food from Farm to Fork to Landfill”. She also recently co-authored a report c...
Nov 05, 2015•35 min•Ep. 33
This week on _ Eating Matters _, hosts Kim Kessler and Jenna Liut welcome Leanne Brown to the studio, author of Good and Cheap, a free PDF cookbook for low-income and Food Stamps recipients. Leanne explains that while the project may have started as her graduate thesis, it became much bigger than that to the point where she made the book available as a free PDF download to ensure the recipes make it into the hands of those who can’t afford a copy. Everyone should eat great food every day. Eating...
Oct 29, 2015•36 min•Ep. 32
Is it possible to eat a nutritious, healthy diet on a budget? Is healthy food too expensive, or too cheap? These are the big questions on this week’s episode of Eating Matters with host Kim Kessler and co-host Jenna Liut. With these concerns creating fault lines among food advocates, some of which have said that Americans need to spend more of their income on food, it raises concerns about those who can’t currently afford enough good food to eat. On the line, Kim and Jenna welcome two experts, P...
Oct 08, 2015•35 min•Ep. 31
