This week on Fuhmentaboudit! , Mary, Chris, and Rachel are joined in the studio by Derek Dellinger, brewmaster at Kent Falls Brewing Company, and author of The Fermented Man , which is due out in July. The book is a chronicle of Derek's year of fermentation, in which he ate only fermented foods for the entire year of 2014. Derek is also the author of the homebrew and craft beer blog www.bear-flavored.com , a contributing writer to Upstate Brew York magazine, and a homebrew advisor to Beacon Home...
May 02, 2016•43 min•Ep. 161
On the spring season premiere of Fuhmentaboudit! , Mary, Chris, and Rachel catch up on last weekend's TAP New York Craft Beer and Food Festival, Rachel's sima recipe for Passover, the Ferment! Ferment! festival, Chris and Mary's upcoming trip to Iceland, the importance of taking pH readings, and Mary's packed fermenting schedule for the spring! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Apr 25, 2016•43 min•Ep. 160
This week on Fuhmentaboudit!, we’re joined via phone by Marie Valgarðsson and Eyglo Björk Ólafsdóttir in Iceland! Marie Valgarðsson been very interested in all aspects of Icelandic life ever since she moved there with her Icelandic husband nearly nine years ago. She has written dozens of articles on how Icelandic food and culture is changing rapidly. Eyglo Björk Ólafsdóttir is the owner of an organic farm in east Iceland, one of the few in the country, and is well versed in the traditional metho...
Apr 11, 2016•37 min•Ep. 159
On this week's episode of Fuhmentaboudit! , our guest in the studio is Rob Handel, the executive chef at Bees Knees Café, a farm to table cafe located on Heather Ridge Farm. In addition to weekly brunch and lunch offerings, they organize a monthly "Supper Club," which is a five or six course tasting dinner. Rob has a passion for seasonal, locally grown, and foraged produce, herbs, and flavors. He also teaches monthly cooking classes that aim to provide a technique based approach to cooking that ...
Apr 04, 2016•39 min•Ep. 158
On this week's episode of Fuhmentaboudit! , Chris and Rachel are joined in the studio by Dan Acosta and of LIC Beer Project , a boutique craft brewery and taphouse in Long Island City, Queens. Tune in to hear them discuss their Belgian influences, and what they have in store for beer lovers in Queens and beyond. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Mar 28, 2016•31 min•Ep. 157
This week's episode of Fuhmentaboudit! is all about beer! At the top of the show, Mary, Chris, and Rachel check in with Andrew Luberto, who is running for Northeast Representative on the board of directors of the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP), a non-profit organization that certifies and ranks beer judges. For the rest of the show, they are joined in the studio by Mike Smith, co-author of The Comic Book Story of Beer: The World's Favorite Beverage from 7000 BC to Today's Craft Brewing ...
Mar 21, 2016•44 min•Ep. 156
On this week’s episode of Fuhmentaboudit! , Mary and Rachel get out of the studio to observe some fermentation right at the source. In the first half of the show, they catch up with Brian Kulbacki at Departed Soles Brewing Company in New Jersey. After the break, they make a stop at Allagash’s Saison Day at Three’s Brewing in Brooklyn. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Mar 14, 2016•35 min•Ep. 155
On this week’s episode of Fuhmentaboudit! , Mary, and Rachel chat with Tony Limuaco about starters and sourdough bread. Tony is also the brains behind Kimcheelicious , a project that explores innovative ways of combining traditional Asian fermented foods with the way we Americans cook and eat. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Mar 08, 2016•33 min•Ep. 154
On this week’s edition of Fuhmentaboudit! , our hosts welcome Shea Comfort (aka “The Yeast Whisperer”), head winemaker for Olin Wines and prolific home brewer. Tune in for a crash course in all things yeast! “All these different bacterias and things that are available, you have to try all [of them] because they’re not the same.” [48:00] – Shea Comfort See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Mar 01, 2016•48 min•Ep. 153
This week on Fuhmentaboudit! , Jason Sahler joins Chris and guest host Rachel Jacobs in the studio to chat about Strong Rope Brewery in Gowanus, Brooklyn, New York City Beer Week, and how it takes a village to make a brewery. “I am the face that most people see when they drink Strong Rope beer, but I am the end product of a long line of people working to make unique ingredients that go into it.” [15:00] – Jason Sahler See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice ...
Feb 23, 2016•41 min•Ep. 152
On today’s episode of Fuhmentaboudit!, guest Cheryl Paswater talks about some cozy winter ferments that are perfect for the season. Paswater is a certified fermentationist and gut ecologist, who has fermented everything from kombucha to cookies. “That’s one of the beautiful things about fermentation: preservation to get us through these winter months.” [11:20] – Cheryl Paswater See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-...
Feb 16, 2016•42 min•Ep. 151
Fuhmentaboudit! is celebrating its 150th episode with none other than Dave Kyrejko , talking his newest project: Arcane Distilling. Arcane is a bizarrely experimental micro distillery based in Brooklyn, specializing in vacuum distilled whiskeys and spirits, including beer whisky. According to Dave, “There be no copper pot ‘stilling, old-timey marketing schtick, or apple pie moonshine here.” Tune in for a great show featuring an in studio tasting! “Arcane is all about the weird, the unusual. The ...
Feb 09, 2016•41 min•Ep. 150
Tune in to a brand new episode of Fuhmentaboudit! as hosts Mary Izett and Chris Cuzme are on the line with Bart Watson, Chief Economist for the Brewers Association. As a stats geek, beer lover, and Certified Cicerone®, he holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, where in addition to his dissertation, he completed a comprehensive survey of Bay Area brewpubs one pint at a time. What are the influences that home brewers are having on professional brewers? Which styles of beer are po...
Feb 02, 2016•32 min•Ep. 149
Tune in for a brand new episode of Fuhmentaboudit! as Mary Izett and guest co-host Rachel Jacobs talk to Nancy Singleton Hachisu. Author, cook, and farmer, Nancy left California for Japan in the late 1980’s, fully intending to learn Japanese in one year and return to the States for graduate school, and instead fell in love with a Japanese organic farmer. Now living with her husband and three sons in their eighty-five-year-old traditional farmhouse, Nancy has taught home cooking to Japanese house...
Jan 26, 2016•50 min•Ep. 148
Fuhmentaboudit! is on the line with Annie Johnson, Master Brewer at PicoBrew talking all things automatic beer brewing appliances. The first woman recipient (since 1983) of the American Homebrewer Association’s prestigious Homebrewer of the Year award, Annie serves as PicoBrew’s Master Brewer-in-residence. A National Beer Judge herself, Annie has won awards for her beers across all of the major BJCP styles. She has contributed dozens of award-winning recipes to the PicoBrew recipe library and co...
Jan 19, 2016•42 min•Ep. 147
You want a little adventure in your life. And why not? With thousands of breweries and distilleries in the United States, there are more choices than ever on tap and behind the bar. So many, that you’re a little bit intimidated. That’s where this week’s Fuhmentaboudit! guest comes into play – Jeff Cioletti, author of “The Year of Drinking Adventurously: 52 Ways to Get Out of Your Comfort Zone.” He shares that the book serves as a guide to getting out of your beverage comfort zone once a week for...
Jan 12, 2016•46 min•Ep. 146
_ Fuhmentaboudit! _ is back for the 2016 season! Hosts Chris Cuzme and Mary Izett sit down with fellow Heritage Radio Network host, Harry Rosenblum of Feast Yr Ears , for a thorough discussion on vinegars. In the throws of writing his own book on vinegar, Harry explains that vinegar is a traditionally fermented liquid that can basically be made of any liquid containing alcohol, and goes on to highlight the steps for anyone looking to make vinegars at home. More than just your mother’s white vine...
Jan 05, 2016•45 min•Ep. 145
Kicking off the final episode of the season, Fuhmentaboudit! is featuring a sit down with craft cider revolutionary Nat West. Starting Reverend Nat’s Hard Cider in his basement in 2011, and known for his unusual American ciders and love of experimentation, Nat shares that he’s dedicated to bringing good cider to the craft beer lovers of the world. Notably, he really is a reverend who calls Portland, Oregon home. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at htt...
Dec 15, 2015•35 min•Ep. 144
This week _ Fuhmentaboudit! _ is back with a brand new episode featuring the team from Scratch Brewing Company: Marika Josephson and Aaron Kleidon. As co-owners (along with Ryan Tockstein) of the brewery, they explain their backgrounds as well as how they met up and eventually waded through mounds of paperwork and legislation to stat their own brewpub, which at the time, was the only brewery south of Springfield, Illinois. The duo explain that they focus on beers brewed with ingredients includin...
Dec 08, 2015•37 min•Ep. 143
_ Fuhmentaboudit! _ is getting cheesy this week as Chris and Mary welcome Jessica Sennett to the studio chatting about her invention, Cheese Grotto . Cheese Grotto is the optimal cheese storage unit for your fridge, your cupboard, or your cellar. It is an eco-friendly, durable, and aesthetically pleasing preservation method that mimics the benefits of cheese caves. Also employing humidity and air flow technology to keep cut and whole pieces of cheese fresher for longer, it requires no extra pack...
Dec 01, 2015•35 min•Ep. 142
_ Fuhmentaboudit _ takes on bread! This week Chris Cuzme and Mary Izett are joined by Sarah Owens, author of _Sourdough: Recipes for Rustic Fermented Breads, Sweets, Savories, and More _and proprietor of BK17 Bakery. Sarah Owens spent years baking conventional baked goods, only to slowly realize she had developed a crippling inability to digest or tolerate their ingredients. Unable to enjoy many of her most favorite foods, she knew she must find a health-sustaining alternative. Thus Sarah starte...
Nov 24, 2015•40 min•Ep. 141
Cider Week NYC makes everything a whole lot of “Alright!” In this episode, Mary and Chris recap their jolly 10 days of everything cider in NYC and play a few interviews taken along the way featuring Jahil Maplestone of Descendent Cider, Leif Sundstrom of Sundstrom Cider, David Biun of Eden Ice Cider, and Kyle Sherrer of Millstone Cider. Hear about their company history, products, and of their varying cider production philosophies and processes in this info saturated 30 minutes of fun and inspira...
Nov 17, 2015•37 min•Ep. 140
This week on Fuhmentaboudit, get ready for some real cider insight from cidermaking heavyweights Steve Woods & Louisa Spencer of Poverty Lane Orchards & Farnum Hill Cider. They explain how the US wine industry helped cider makers, why almost all the good cider apples still lack something, and what most people get wrong when it comes to cider. This is an incredible behind the curtains look at a blossoming agricultural and beverage revolution! “Variety is a noun and the cider people should...
Nov 10, 2015•41 min•Ep. 139
Tune in for the meatiest Fuhmentaboudit yet, featuring John Ratliff, founder of End’s Meats NYC. Chris and Mary hear how Ends Meats uses whole animals from responsible, pasture-raised farms in New York and New Jersey, along with imported spices to produce the tastiest cured meats possible. John goes on to explain that while fermenting meat is a complicated process that involves culturing the right type of bacteria “flora” that live in the process facility, or by adding carefully made started cul...
Nov 03, 2015•51 min•Ep. 138
Tune in for the married edition of _ Fuhmentaboudit! _ Welcoming guest Jennifer Anderson, Head Yogurt Maker at The White Moustache, Chris and Mary get the scoop on this handmade yogurt using high-quality, meticulously sourced ingredients in an unfathomably time and labor-intensive process. Discussing all things whey (the natural by-product after straining yogurt), the group discusses the many delicious uses for the liquid that is chocked full of probiotics and calcium, including The White Mousta...
Oct 26, 2015•38 min•Ep. 137
This week on _ Fuhmentaboudit _, Chris and Mary share an interview recorded via the World Beer Festival in Durham, NC on October 9th, with Brian Mandeville, head brewer at Fullsteam Brewery. First talking about their Carver Lager, a tribute to a true Southern visionary, Dr. George Washington Carver who was also passionate about the sweet potato, Brian shares how Fullstream Brewery implements the sweet potato into the brew’s mash, giving a unique flavor that doesn’t include brown sugar or cinnamo...
Oct 19, 2015•33 min•Ep. 136
Fuhmentaboudit is getting cheesy this week as author and natural cheesemaker David Asher is on the line with Chris and Mary. Talking about what constitutes natural cheesemaking as well as other items that David regularly ferments, he explains that a popular item he produces is kefir: a traditional yogurt culture from Central Asia. Conversation delves into rennet and the various types that are available to the aspiring cheesemakers today and many more details from David’s new book, “The Art of Na...
Oct 12, 2015•38 min•Ep. 135
Chris and Mary catch up with Pete, Zack and Tony of Kings County Brewers Collective ( See episode 87 ) in their new location, 381 Troutman in Bushwick Brooklyn. They discuss the trials and excitement of then and now in starting a brewery in New York City. At one time Bushwick produced 10% of all the beer made in the United States and we’re excited to see production brewing return to the neigborhood! Delicious times abound. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy No...
Oct 05, 2015•38 min•Ep. 134
Tune in to this special recap episode of Fuhmentaboudit as hosts Chris Cuzme and Mary Izett (now happily engaged!) share recordings from the scene at the Great American Beer Festival held in Denver, Colorado last week. First, Chris shares a few local, beer-tastic events before introducing clips with Alexander Liberati, Taylor Rees (Spangalang Brewery), Birrificio Argo, Colin Ferguson (Live Oak Brewing Company), M.I.A. Brewing, and Baere Brewing Company. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pr...
Sep 29, 2015•36 min•Ep. 133
Fuhmentaboudit! This week Chris and Mary welcome back Chris O’Leary of Brew York, New York for another show on the Great American Beer Festival taking place in Denver, CO. Sharing some beertastic stories and previewing GABF highlights to come, tune in for Chris, Chris, and Mary waxing poetic on one of the best brew events of the year! “Colorado is an embarrassment of riches when it comes to craft beer.” [39:00] –Chris O’Leary on Fuhmentaboudit! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and...
Sep 21, 2015•42 min•Ep. 132
