So far, our series on global trade has focused on ingredients that are either sweet or spicy, and that shaped international trade routes. As our stories make clear, there are ups and downs when talking about the globalization of our foodways. So this week, we go from sugar and spice to bites!

This week on Chef's Story host Dorothy Cann Hamilton interviews one of the new living legends of New York chefs, Bryce Shuman. Bryce tells us about his life, when he lived in the arctic, traveled to San Francisco for culinary school, and how he came to his restaurant Betony.

Andrea Lynn author of Queens, A Culinary Passport. Is Queens in the house? On today's episode of Sharp & Hot, the answer is a resounding YES! Tune in as Emily Peterson and Anne Hogan are joined by Andrea Lynn, author of Queens, A Culinary Passport.

This week's episode of WORD OF MOUTH was recorded in San Francisco and sees host Leiti Hsu chatting with Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski, the duo behind State Bird Provisions. State Bird Provisions is an award winning restaurant that doesn't play by conventional rules.

When you're the wine director at a restaurant that's received as many accolades as State Bird Provisions in San Francisco, you've got your work cut out for you.

This week on Nothing Urgent, Derek Evers and Chris Robbins discuss the closing of Williamsburg DIY venue with Ric Leichtung and Todd P. Ric is the curator of the soon-to-be-defunct space, and Todd's involvement in the DIY music community dates back many years.

Chef Emily Peterson welcomes author and Found Magazine co-creator Davy Rothbart as her first guest on Sharp & Hot! Davy is in town to celebrate the paperback release of his book My Heart is an Idiot.

Jimmy Tu has been exposing Vietnamese food to New Yorkers for years through Tigerland and his new restaurant, Bunker.

It's our favorite time of the year on Snacky Tunes and Jordana Rothman is back to recap the year in food and make predictions for 2013. Which predictions from last years show came true? What will be hot in 2013? Why does Jordana hate brunch so much?!?

Gabriella Gershenson recaps the Saveur 100 with Mitchell Davis on this week's installment of Taste Matters. Gabriella is the Senior Editor at Saveur Magazine, and she's in the studio to talk about the difference between other best-of lists and the Saveur 100.