Today on Cooking Issues, Dave and Nastassia weigh in on Burning Man, Ranch Dressing, and convection ovens. We also float some Doritos flavor ideas, Nastassia plans their Leatherman-inspired tourism venture, and Dave gives a PSA about dog ownership.

Savannah Sasser and host Sam Benrubi discuss ethical meat eating and more at the Springer Mountain Farm campfire.

The holiday season is full of great food, parties, family time, and ugly sweaters—and not just for people! We love including our pets in our seasonal celebrations, so we asked our HRN community to share some of the holiday traditions they share with their pets. They're sure to get a round of appawse!

During the making of  Like Farmer, Like Dog, we learned a lot about the nature of being a pet parent in the city.

When we first met Erica Harte, the proud pet parent of Italian Greyhound and Chihuahua mix Baxter and the subject of our second episode of our Like Farmer, Like Dog podcast, she was still navigating how to balance Baxter’s picky palate with his nutritional needs. Though she had taken care of him for two years by that point, Baxter’s rescue background had him accustomed to a less-than-ideal diet.

Urban farmer Erica Harte (of Randall's Island Urban Farm) and her 7-year old Italian greyhound chihuahua mix, Baxter, both originally got their agricultural start in northern Maine. "I got to really learn about how a more homestead style, traditional farm operates," says Erica, "and all the ins and outs of that, which was an amazing experience."  

In the process of making our podcast, Like Farmer, Like Dog, we visited multiple urban farms that care deeply about growing food in a way that's both responsible and sustainable.

Like Farmer, Like Dog is a series exploring the relationship between urban farmers and their canine companions in New York City.

For the first episode of our Like Farmer, Like Dog podcast, we went to North Brooklyn Farms to meet vegan chef Emma Gonzalez and her dog Jam, who is something of a celebrity around the farm.

Like Farmer, Like Dog is a series exploring the relationship between urban farmers and their canine companions in New York City. For many urban farms, these dogs are really the only animal representation they have, given the challenges of raising livestock