This week on Eat Your Heartland Out, we are spotlighting the Amana Colonies in Iowa. This unique community with German roots has a surprising history and exciting future. Learn about how a communal way of living gave way to special culinary traditions and year-round festivals. Our first guest is Jon...

This week's episode showcases the culinary traditions of Scandinavian, Germanic and Northern European immigrants into the American Midwest. Paula Johnson, Curator at the Smithsonian Museum of American History, discusses the flavors of Scandinavia throughout the upper Midwest. Kyle Cherek, food historian and former host of the PBS show Wisconsin Foodie...

Charles Feltman, a German immigrant, invented the hot dog in Coney Island during the summer of 1867 as a convenient way for beachgoers to enjoy quality sausages on a bun without plates and silverware. The business closed in 1954, but the name lived on. Now entrepreneur and historian Michael Quinn...

This week Jimmy and his guests went on a 11-country European tasting tour with Miguel Rivas, the Beer Trekker who documents his world travels on Instagram. They were joined in the studio by international and domestic beer importers BR Rolya, Joel Shelton, and Lars Dahlhaus. The conversation got deep. It...

"While visions of sugarplums danced in their heads..." But, what exactly is a sugarplum? On the season finale of A Taste of the Past, Linda Pelaccio is in studio with Michael Krondl and Cathy Kaufman discussing the history behind the sweets enjoyed throughout the holidays. Embarking on a great fruitcake...

This week on The Speakeasy, host Damon Boelte is in the studio with Chris Balla, beer selector for their common interest oyster bar - Grand Army Bar. Talking all things beer, Chris relates how he developed his palate, where his beverage career began, and thoughts on German beers. Beer cocktails...

Guten Tag! This week on The Main Course, host Alexes McLaughlin is sitting down with Chef Wolfgang Ban of Seasonal Restaurant Weinbar, Edi the Wolf, and the newest microbrewery/restaurant venture, Paulaner. With over a decade of experience and training to his work in the culinary arts and is...

This week on a brand new The Morning After, hosts Jessie Kiefer and Sari Kamin are sitting down with Leo Schneemann, the wine director for the KG-NY Restaurant Group which includes infamous restaurants Wallsé, Cafe Sabarsky, Blaue Gans, Upholstery Wine Bar, plus the new and improved Upholstery Store: Food and...

Guten tag! Sprechen Sie Deutsch? This week on Eat Your Words, host Cathy Erway is talking to Jeremy Nolen, chef and author of the recently released "New German Cooking: Recipes for Classics Revisited." Jeremy tells Cathy how he became interested in German cuisine and his process researching for the dishes...

This week on The Morning After, hosts Sari Kamin and Jessie Kiefer kick off the show with some timely food news, including a politically-incorrect logo, a Russian beverage company purchasing Pabst Blue Ribbon, and airline food being offered via home delivery service. Welcoming to the show Lauren Grimm of Grimm...