Eat Your Heartland Out

This week's episode showcases the culinary traditions of Scandinavian, Germanic and Northern European immigrants into the American Midwest. Paula Johnson, Curator at the Smithsonian Museum of American History, discusses the flavors of Scandinavia throughout the upper Midwest. Kyle Cherek, food historian and former host of the PBS show Wisconsin Foodie, share insights about the history of German immigrants and the foods they brought to Wisconsin and beyond.

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This episode of Eat Your Heartland Out is dedicated to capturing the impact of Eastern European and Jewish immigrants on the development of Midwestern food and flavors. Recognizing that these categories of immigrants are vast and varied in origin and cultural traditions, host Capri Cafaro welcomes two guests who aim to share a snapshot of how these diverse ethnic groups impacted the way we eat in the American Midwest. Capri's guests are Jeff Miller , Associate Professor at Colorado State University and Ellen Steinberg, author of From The Jewish Heartland: Two Centuries of Midwest Foodways

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This episode of Eat Your Heartland Out is a special one for host Capri Cafaro. As an Italian-American from the Midwest, Capri shares her own personal experiences about growing up as an Italian-American in a multi-ethnic part of Northeast Ohio. She is also joined by two guests. Ann Beck, author of Sweet Greeks, who provides insights into Greek immigrants' impact on Midwestern foodways and Pat O'Boyle, co-host of the Italian-American podcast who gives listeners an insight into the immigration patterns of Italian-Americans throughout the midwest and variety of Italian regional foods they brought with them.

In March, HRN began producing all of our 35 weekly shows from our homes all around the country. It was hard work stepping away from our little recording studio, but we know that you rely on HRN to share resources and important stories from the world of food each week. It’s been a tough year for all of us, but right now HRN is asking for your help. Every dollar that listeners give to HRN provides essential support to keep our mics on. We've got some fresh new thank you gifts available, like our limited edition bandanas.

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Host Capri Cafaro is joined by Donna Pierce, writer of the syndicated column "Black America Cooks" & author of a forthcoming book on Freda DeKnight, Ebony Magazine's first food editor. Cafaro also interviews Bruce Kraig, professor emeritus at Roosevelt University. Kraig speaks about Appalachian migration and its impact on Midwestern food.

In March, HRN began producing all of our 35 weekly shows from our homes all around the country. It was hard work stepping away from our little recording studio, but we know that you rely on HRN to share resources and important stories from the world of food each week. It’s been a tough year for all of us, but right now HRN is asking for your help. Every dollar that listeners give to HRN provides essential support to keep our mics on. We've got some fresh new thank you gifts available, like our limited edition bandanas.

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Host Capri Cafaro interviews by Steve Nolt, professor of history and Anabaptist studies at Elizabethtown College, and Karen Johnson-Weiner, Distinguished Service Professor of Anthropology Emerita at SUNY Potsdam and author of The Lives of Amish Women from Johns Hopkins University Press. Both provide insights to Amish and Mennonite food traditions and their influence on Midwestern flavors.

In March, HRN began producing all of our 35 weekly shows from our homes all around the country. It was hard work stepping away from our little recording studio, but we know that you rely on HRN to share resources and important stories from the world of food each week. It’s been a tough year for all of us, but right now HRN is asking for your help. Every dollar that listeners give to HRN provides essential support to keep our mics on. We've got some fresh new thank you gifts available, like our limited edition bandanas.

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Today we explore the impact of Indigenous ingredients, cooking, flavors and food sovereignty in defining Midwestern foodways. Featuring Sean Sherman and Maggie Rousu.

Sean Sherman

• https://www.natifs.org/
• https://sioux-chef.com/

Maggie Rousu

• https://nativeharvest.com/

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Part II: What Makes it Difficult to Define Midwestern Food?

We talk with Sarah Wassberg Johnson, Megan Elias & Amy Thielen about Midwestern food as depicted in food writing and cookbooks.

Sarah Wassberg Johnson

• https://www.thefoodhistorian.com/about.html

Megan Elias

• https://meganjelias.com/about/
• https://www.upenn.edu/pennpress/book/15628.html

Amy Thielen

• http://www.amythielen.com/

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Part I: Setting the stage…People, Places and Products of the Midwest that inform the region’s foodways. Featuring:

Mark Anthony Arceno

• https://anthropology.osu.edu/people/arceno.1;

Cynthia Clampitt

• http://www.worldplate.com
• https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/catalog/44dks8mf9780252038914.html

Lucy Long

• https://foodandculture.org/
• https://www.academia.edu/5933358/Green_Bean_Casserole_The_Logic_of_a_Midwestern_Foodways_Aesthetic
• https://www.questia.com/library/120085956/regional-american-food-culture

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Coming soon, from Heritage Radio Network. Eat 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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