Today's host is Cochon 555 founder Brady Lowe, who for once will be enjoying the annual pig-centric tour from a more common perspective this year, as opposed to emceeing. He tells us about how he first got into the business, and what pork means to him.

Native American cooking, hotel restaurants, Rare Breed sheep, farm tours & southern cuisine. These are a few of the topics covered on this week's jam-packed edition of The Main Course.

This week on Taste Matters, Mitchell broadcasts from on the road, where he meets up with Brady Lowe, founder of Cochon 555. Brady tells us all about the competition, and the categories in which each chef is scored.

This week on Beer Sessions Radio, host Jimmy Carbone welcomes Matt Monahan and Sam Richardson from Other Half NYC, as well as Niko Krommydas to the studio. Sam and Mike tell us about how they got into craft beer and what led them to start Other Half Brewing Company.

Brady Lowe has a passion for pork! On this week's episode of Meet Your Maker, Rachel Wharton is interviewing Brady Lowe, the mind behind the national food events known as Cochon 555. Cochon 555 is a whole hog cooking event that uses heritage breed pigs exclusively.

Annual porkfest, Cochon 555, kicks off its 5th anniversary of celebrating heritage breeds in New York on February 10, with all female chefs: Alex Guarnaschelli (Butter, The Derby), Missy Robbins (A Voce), Shanna Pacifico (Back Forty West), Elizabeth Falkner (Krescendo) and Leah Cohen (Pig and Kha

This week on Taste Matters, Mitchell Davis is joined by noted American food writer Edward Behr. Listen in as they discuss competition cooking and high-concept meals as they relate to satiation and taste. What is "winning" taste? How has the structure of a meal changed over the past few decades?

This week on The Main Course, Patrick gets a chance to sit down with David Lerner and Kevin Hart of Tekserve, New York's premiere authorized Apple Reseller and Service provider. Learn how Tekserve has survived the times and served as an honest and independent technological resource for decades.

This week on The Main Course, Jason Colucci of Pulino's co-hosts with Patrick Martins. They are joined by Shane Coffey, former chef at Alias Restaurant and current executive chef at The Meridian Club in Turks & Caicos.

This week on The Naturalist, Bernie Wides & Carol A. Butler recap their recent (chilly) trip to the South Eastern tip of Long Island, Mountauk. In Part 1 of this 2 part series, The Naturalist team explains what happens to this beautiful and beachy area during the winter.