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Seasoned

Connecticut Public Radio

Seasoned is a radio program and podcast from Connecticut Public about the passionate people who grow and cook our food. Host Robyn Doyon-Aitken and a team of contributors and producers shine a light on local food makers, restaurants, and farms from every corner of the state. They also talk with nationally known food writers and cookbook authors to bring you the stories and inspiration behind their books and recipes. Go to CTPublic.org/food to see our featured recipes and videos and sign up for our

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42:17

Chef Rahanna Bisseret Martinez + a personal approach...

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2023/10/11

Rahanna Bisseret Martinez was a contestant on Top Chef Junior, and she’s cooked at some of the best restaurants in the world, including Dominique Ansel Bakery, Chez Panisse, Broken Spanish, Emeril's and Tartine Bakery. Rahanna is the author of the cookbook, Flavor + Us. And she’s still in college! Producers Katrice Claudio and Tagan Engel talk with Rahanna about her book, her busy life and her love of food from all over the world. And, we meet a New Britain family who turned their lawn into a

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41:59

Building community through coffee

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2023/10/04

This week on Seasoned, we’re thinking about ways coffee spurs connection and builds community. You’ll hear stories about two very different coffee experiences. Producer Katrice Claudio talks with Elijah Hilliman, the co-founder of Semilla Cafe + Studio in Hartford. Semilla is a coffee shop, but it’s also a neighborhood living room serving as a creative space “rooted in intention and reclamation” for Connecticut’s BIPOC and LGBTQIA communities. Plus, Producer Tagan Engel attends an Eritrean coffee

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49:00

The scoop on Connecticut’s best local ice cream shops

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2023/09/20

This hour, we get the scoop on some of the state’s best ice cream shops from two people devoted to local ice cream. We talk with Craig Behun, the ice cream lover behind the Instagram @cticecreamtour and Shahan Kukreja of Micro Creamery. For years, Craig’s been posting about his adventures trying ice cream shops all over the state. And Shahan takes the micro brewery concept and applies it to ice cream. You’ll find more than 70 local ice creams in the shop. Plus, Sweet Claude’s in Cheshire is an ice

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49:00

The farmers behind Park City Harvest, plus CT Wine...

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2023/09/07

Richard Myers and Shawn Joseph are on a mission. This hour of Seasoned, get to know the farmers behind Park City Harvest in Bridgeport. Aside from keeping their farm productive and making candles, teas, and pikliz from their crops, the entrepreneurs are authors, too. Seasoned producer Tagan Engel tours the farm with "Farmer Rich" and "Farmer Shawn" and cooks a recipe from their book, Grow to Eat: A Vegetable Growing Guide/Cookbook. Plus, we’re sharing some highlights from Where We Live’s recent

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49:00

Chefs Sherry Pocknett and 'Diasporican' author...

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2023/08/17

This June, two women made James Beard Award history. Chef Sherry Pocknett is the first Indigenous woman to earn a James Beard Award (Best Chef, Northeast). And chef, food writer, and author Illyanna Maisonet is the first Puerto Rican to earn a James Beard Award. Illyanna won in the “Emerging Voice” category for her book, Diasporican: A Puerto Rican Cookbook. This hour, Rachel Sayet, an Indigenous educator and member of the Mohegan Tribe, talks with Sherry, who is a member of the Mashpee Wampanoag

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52:08

Chef Reneé Touponce’s innovative approach to seafood,...

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2023/08/01

We’ve wanted to hook chef Reneé Touponce for an interview for a long time! She’s the executive chef at Oyster Club and The Port of Call, a nautical-themed cocktail lounge and restaurant in Mystic. She’s also the Connecticut Restaurant Association’s “Best Chef” of 2022 and a James Beard Award-nominee. She joins us to talk about her approach to cooking seafood and how it serves as a creative muse. Plus, Valentine Thomas, a professional spearfisherwoman, ocean conservationist, and

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45:30

Connecticut’s BBQ scene is on fire

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2023/07/20

Do you smell smoke? It’s our annual live episode celebrating all things grilled, smoked, and barbecued. The pitmaster behind Hindsight Barbecue in Waterbury and West Hartford is our guest for the hour. Plus, local pitmaster Darryl Thomas of Thomas' Smokey Pit Stop in Manchester shares the inspirations behind his recipes and answers your barbecue questions too. Where is your favorite barbecue joint in the state? Are you a fan of Kansas City, Carolina, Memphis or Texas-style barbecue? We’re gonna make

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48:50

Foraging with Chrissy Tracey and Mohegan elder Chris...

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2023/06/21

We look at foraging from two perspectives in this episode of Seasoned. What approach do chefs take when foraging? Chef Plum forages for fiddleheads in northwestern Connecticut along the Housatonic River with chef Chrissy Tracey. She explains why she believes foraging is sacred. After their harvest, the chefs head back to Chrissy’s kitchen to sauté the fiddleheads in garlic and lemon. And, Seasoned contributor/producer Tagan Engel talks with Chris “Painted Turtle” Harris about how he, as an herbalist

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49:00

Celebrating Juneteenth with Nicole Taylor, plus chefs...

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2023/06/06

Seasoned producer Katrice Claudio speaks with food writer and cookbook author Nicole A. Taylor about her book Watermelon & Red Birds: A Cookbook for Juneteenth and Black Celebrations. Plus, get to know chef Macarena Ludena Jimenez of Coracora in West Hartford. Connecticut Public reporter Maricarmen Cajahuaringa sits down with Macarena to discuss the cultural importance of Peruvian food and celebrate the restaurant’s recent James Beard Award nomination in the “Outstanding Restaurant” category

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46:30

Summer drinks from CT's best mixologists

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2023/05/26

Three of the state's best mixologists join Chef Plum in studio to talk about seasonal drinks, both spirited and zero-proof, as we slide from spring into summer. Guests make, taste, and give the backstories of cocktails from their bar menus they're most excited about right now. GUESTS: Tim Cabral: Restaurateur and a co-owner and bartender at Ordinary in New Haven and Bar Piña in Hartford. His new restaurant Gioia opens this summer in Wooster Square, and he’s also a founder of New Haven Cocktail

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49:00

A gutsy talk about fermented food. Plus, big plans...

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2023/05/16

Cookbook author Terry Walters discusses her new book, Nourish, as well as the benefits of fermented foods in a gutsy conversation with Chef Plum. Then, Terry turns from guest to contributor and helps us get to know her very good friend, the beloved local baker, Kevin Masse. Small State Provisions, one of our favorite bakeries, is about to go big, everybody! Terry talks with Kevin about his personal journey, and the bakery's evolution from a tiny spot in West Hartford's Gastropark to a brand new

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54:24

Putting the tea in communi-tea

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2023/04/19

Seasoned is exploring tea this episode, but we're going beyond a Tea 101 because we're interested in experiences that make tea a balm for the body and mind. How do communities come together around tea? In what ways are tea and wellness linked? And, how might tea be a social good? We talk with Frank Kwei, tea master from the cultural and humanitarian center Grace Farms in New Canaan about tasting teas and the mission behind Grace Farms Food. Plus, Chef Plum goes way out of his comfort zone and sits

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49:00

The best doughnuts in Connecticut

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2023/03/30

MMMMM, doughnuts. Where is your favorite doughnut shop in the state? Are you a classic cake-y or a fluffy yeasted doughnut person? Glazed or frosted? Sprinkles or plain? Of course, jelly, right? This week on Seasoned, we're celebrating everybody’s favorite breakfast treat during a live listener call-in show. Guests: Jodi Burns: Owner/doughnut maker at Blazing Fresh Donuts in Guilford, Conn. (BFD is @BlazingFreshDonuts on Instagram and Facebook) Alex Schwartz: Apple cider doughnut reviewer featured

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46:09

A conversation with Jacques Pépin, plus Oui Charcuterie

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2023/03/15

Chef Plum realizes a lifelong dream in the latest episode of Seasoned. Jacques Pépin sits down for a conversation about his life, his career, and his artistic muse: the humble chicken. Plus, meet the local nurse-turned-farmer behind Oui Charcuterie and get tips for assembling a simple charcuterie board with local salami and cheese, like the one Chef Plum created to share with Jacques. GUESTS: Jacques Pépin: Chef, painter and philanthropist. His latest book is Art of the Chicken: A Master Chef's

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55:55

Georgia O’Keeffe’s personal recipe collection, local...

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2023/02/15

A selection of Georgia O’Keeffe’s personal recipe collection is on display at Yale’s Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library. We talk with its curator about what the iconic American artist was cooking and eating when she wasn’t painting giant flowers, skulls, and landscapes. And, there’s a new restaurant in Bridgeport we’re excited about. We sit down with chef Damon “Daye” Sawyer to talk about his approach to cooking and what inspires his work at 29 Markle Ct. Plus, producer Emily Charash takes

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59:50

CT Restaurants that have stood the test of time, plus...

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2023/01/17

Hearst Connecticut Media’s Leeanne Griffin co-hosts this episode of Seasoned, where we talk with the families behind three local restaurants that have stood the test of time, The Griswold Inn in Essex (pictured), Shish Kebab House of Afghanistan in West Hartford, and The Glenwood Drive-In in Hamden. Plus, the content creator behind the “Preppy Kitchen” brand wants to help you prep for cooking success. Former middle school math and science teacher John Kanell joins us from his goat farm in Litchfield

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62:30

Michael Twitty’s ‘Koshersoul,’ Rosca de Reyes from...

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2022/12/13

Chef Plum and co-host Tagan Engel of The Table Underground head to Atticus Bakery in New Haven to delight in a warm Rosca de Reyes. Baker Selene Tepatzi is our guide to the traditional Mexican bread made to celebrate Three Kings Day. Later, Chef Plum and Tagan toast to friendship with Ony Obiocha and Adam Bitker and learn some basics about natural wine. You’ll also hear Tagan’s conversation with culinary historian Michael Twitty about his book, Koshersoul: The Faith and Food Journey of an African

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50:48

We visit Four Mile River Farm, and a mission-based...

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2022/11/16

Welcome to the new season of Seasoned! Each month, you’ll get to know local chefs and farmers who grow and cook our food as Chef Plum and special guest co-hosts visit the people and places that make our state such a delicious place to live. To kick off the second season of Seasoned, Chef Plum teams up with someone near-and-dear to so many hearts in our local food world: Winter Caplanson, founder of the Connecticut Food & Farm Report and Connecticut Food & Farm magazine. This month, Chef Plum

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49:00

A visit to Hogan’s Cider Mill and a lesson in apple...

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2022/09/28

Apple cider is having a moment. This week on Seasoned, we watch the apple press at work during a visit to Hogan’s Cider Mill in Burlington, Conn. Owners Chet Dunlop and Theresa Clifford Dunlop make cider at the mill the way the farm’s original cidermakers did 100 years ago. And while the craft may be rooted in the past, Chet and Theresa are looking toward the future. Their daughter, Margaret Borla, manages the mill and creates the drinks people line up at the tap room to get. We sit down with the

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Chef Missy Robbins on 'Pasta', Peters Pasta, and a...

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2022/09/21

We’re celebrating the craft of pasta making this week on Seasoned. We talk with chef Missy Robbins about her new book, Pasta: The Spirit and Craft of Italy’s Greatest Food with Recipes. And, we visit the New England Pasta Company in Avon, an inclusive workplace where the motto is “everyone belongs.” Plus, we talk with the chef behind Peters Pasta -- he became famous on TikTok for making fresh pasta dough by hand in unexpected places. His videos are mesmerizing. Guests: Missy Robbins: James Beard

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