Battles over the ethics of foie gras in recent years have loomed large in the culinary world.  Yet history shows that the delicacy has been around for over 5,000 years since the ancient Egyptians, and is extolled in writings of the Ancient Greeks and Romans.

On today's show Dave, Nastassia and the rest discuss food cults, including Tom Brady's Tomatoes and Djokovic's thrice-boiled nuts. Also, a call back to the Great Oat Rush of the 1980's.

This week Dave and Nastassia have Jack Schramm back in the studio and they cover a LOT of ground. They talk smoked cocktails, as well as hot smoke vs cold smoke. Dave shares what NOT to cook on Valentine's day, and how to prepare a Canadian Goose.

This week, Nastassia is off living out her dreams, and Dave is joined by Jonny Hunter of the Underground Food Collective in Madison, Wisconsin.

This week on The Farm Report, host Erin Fairbanks keeps on with her series exploring the meat industry in collaboration with Slow Food USA as they prepare for Slow Meat 2015, a symposium and fair taking place June 4-6 in Denver, Colorado.

Erin Fairbanks kicks off the 2015 season of The Farm Report talking about the recent overturning of the Californian ban on foie gras. Welcoming Rick Bishop of Hudson Valley Foie Gras to the show to discuss the ongoing animal welfare issues surrounding the process.

This week on Chef's Story, host Dorothy Cann Hamilton is in the San Francisco Bay Area to speak with Gary Danko, executive chef his own personal restaurant, Gary Danko, located in Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco.

Chefs Guetner Seeger, Jimmy Sneed, and Jonah Rhodehamel join Erin Fairbanks and Patrick Martins in the HRN studios to talk about innovation in the kitchen. Listen to Jimmy talk about working in the fiery kitchens of Jean Louis Palladin.

Promoting books is hard work! Meredith Modzelewski and Robin Shulman are guests on today's Let's Eat In, and they're talking about book clubs and author events.

The topic of the day is animal rescue on The Farm Report. Erin Fairbanks is talking with Gene Baur, the president and co-founder of Farm Sanctuary. Farm Sanctuary rescues and protects animals from factory farms and abusive situations, and promotes a vegan lifestyle.