Eat Your Heartland Out
by Heritage Radio NetworkEat Your Heartland Out is a series dedicated to highlighting the rich, yet often overlooked, culinary depth of the American Midwest. Food is the storyteller while host Capri S. Cafaro serves as your audio tour guide through this region spanning 12 states. The show aims to weave a tapestry of cultural diversity, immigration history, migration patterns and agricultural variations in each episode. Expect to gain new insights about Midwestern foodways through compelling interviews with historians, authors, chefs and makers; each of whom brings a unique perspective on the Midwest's culinary story.
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Episodes
The Sweetness of Midwestern Maple Season
1h 8m · PublishedOn this episode, we are celebrating the maple harvest. In early March, communities across the Midwest come together to share the natural bounty of the maple syrup harvest. Driving tours and festivals connect curious consumers with maple makers who open their sugar houses for all who want to visit. We are taking our own virtual maple tour, making stops at Butternut Maple Farm in Ohio and Maplewood Farms in Indiana to Michigan's Currey Maple Farms.
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Midwestern Vintage: Wine & Wine-Derived Products from The Heartland
1h 0m · PublishedWe travel to Kansas where the wine industry is growing. We will meet Jeff Sollo, owner of Grace Hill Winery near Wichita who will tell us about a hobby grew into producing some of the most popular wines in the Midwest. Linda Skellenger tells us how wine is just not for drinking as she introduces us to her line of Uncorked Wine Jelly. Patty Held, the President of the Hermann Wine Trail in Missouri explores how tourism boosts the wine industry in the Heartland.
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A Spirited Discussion About Midwestern Craft Spirits
1h 5m · PublishedOn today’s show, we will meet a trio of craft spirit makers that are as unique as the drinks they produce. Nick Nagle brings us to Whiskey Acres, an Illinois-based farm that harvests grain and, as the name suggests, makes it into whiskey. We will travel from Illinois to Michigan to visit with Michael Garyet who is bringing craft spirits to the beer town of Lansing at American Fifth Spirits. Finally, we will chat with Rick Schneider, founder of Isanti Spirits in Minnesota, who’s “punk rock ethos” is shaking up the craft distilling scene.
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A Primer on Midwestern Cider
1h 7m · PublishedIn this hour, we are drinking our way through the Midwest starting with hard cider. Our guests introduce us to the multifaceted world of cider making.
We will visit with John Behrens, President of the Michigan Cider Association who will provide us with a primer on the Midwestern cider scene, Deirdre Birmingham, the woman behind The Cider Farm in Wisconsin. She will tell us about her orchard-to-glass approach to cider making. And, we will meet Walker Fanning, a young cider maker also from Wisconsin whose experimentation with infused flavors has made the cider at Hidden Cave Cidery - a standout in the region.
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An Introduction to Midwestern Cocktail Culture
53m · PublishedEat Your Heartland is back for Season 2. In our first episode of the new season, Capri is joined by author Jeanette Hurt. Jeanette has written 12 books about food and drink including Wisconsin Cocktails and The Joy of Cider: All You Ever Wanted To Know About Making and Drinking Hard Cider. Jeanette introduces us to unique Midwestern drinks such as the Wisconsin Old Fashioned and the ice cream cocktail. She also shares her knowledge of cider making and cider pairing.
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Coming Together Around Pie
48m · PublishedThe show will be back with Season 2 in January, but in the meantime, enjoy this bonus episode about how baking can bring communities together. Meet Rose McGee, the founder of the Sweet Potato Comfort Pie project that uses pie to start meaningful conversations about social justice. And, hear from Val Lucks, the founder of the Great Midwestern Pie Contest, a competition that lifts spirits while encouraging creativity.
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The Mix: Somali & Peruvian Cuisine Under One Midwestern Roof
27m · PublishedRestauranteurs Alberto Denegri and Farxaan Jeyte joined forces to bring Peruvian and Somali food to the residents of Columbus, Ohio. Listen to them tell the story of how traditional dishes of Peruvian roasted chicken and Somali camel became popular in this Midwestern college town.
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Traditions and Philosophy of Midwestern Baking
39m · PublishedShauna Sever, author of Midwest Made, shares her insights into the philosophy of Midwestern baking. Journalist Salena Zito tells the story of the Midwestern Cookie Table tradition and her own personal experience making hundreds of cookies for her own daughter's wedding.
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A Taste of the Middle East in the Midwest
39m · PublishedThe journey through the Midwest's rich ethnic flavors continues as host Capri S. Cafaro is joined by two guests who share their own personal experiences of bringing different Middle Eastern food traditions to America's Heartland. Folklorist Chrissy Widmayer brings her family's Chaldean-American story to life through food while Nick Srour tells our listeners about the Lebanese-American food experience in Kansas.
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Southeast Asian Influences on Midwestern Foodways
55m · PublishedHost Capri S. Cafaro is joined by an inspiring lineup of guests who will share their insights on how Southeast Asian immigrants have impacted the Midwestern food landscape. Dr. Ashley Rose Young of the Smithsonian Institution will provide context to the migratory patterns of SE Asian immigrants into the Midwest, while Yia Vang and Zin Zin Htun will share their own personal experiences as food entrepreneurs who brought their native Hmong and Burmese flavors to Minneapolis and Indianapolis respectively.
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Eat Your Heartland Out has 79 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 63:44:12. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on August 4th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 26th, 2024 23:40.
