On today's show Dave and Nastassia answer listener questions about freezing enzymes for garum, how to appropriately salt sauces, and various methods of softening fish bones. Also, Dave tells a heart-warming tale about Motorhead. Have a question for Cooking Issues? Call it in to 718.497.2128 or ask in the chatroom...

Devin Person is a Wizard. That's not his day job, but it's his calling. Since moving to the city in 2013 Devin has been working on enlightening those around him, whether in professional settings like office retreats or just people he meets on the subway and offers to grant them...

[audio mp3="https://heritageradionetwork.org/sites/default/files/wp-uploads/2015/10/Commentary-Us-Culture-is-not-US-Culture.mp3"][/audio] From dish washing to subway etiquette, Japan and the Unites States have a different approach to almost everything. Chef Michael Romano talks with Akiko Katayama, host of Japan Eats, about how Japan’s “we” culture and the United States’ “me” culture are reflected in their restaurants. Listen to the...

Deep deep pizza, fried pickles, spent chickens, food grad phosphates... yep.. it's another hilarious and jam-packed episode of Cooking Issues. This week Dave is in a particularly fun mood as he speeds through rants on GMO's, NYC Subway Stations and bad pizza. He also gives listeners advice on batter adhesion...

Is Erica Wides the Jon Stewart of food or the Rachel Maddow of food? Do olympic athletes really get their nourishment from Subway, McDonalds and Coke? Do those companies really expect us to believe them?? Tune in to this week's episode to hear Erica's thoughts! This program has been sponsored...

Cooking Issues is taking submissions for new theme songs! On this week's episode, Dave Arnold and Nastassia Lopez talk to the food safety concerns of MSG, and talk about making sour apricot sodas without using alcohol. Is sodium benzoate effective in stabilizing fruit juices? How can you evaluate the safety...

On this week's episode of Let's Get Real, Erica talks about some repulsive ingredients in Subway sandwiches (and other foods) that are also present in products such as your sneakers. How fresh really is Subway's bread? And their meat? Vegetables? Erica gets real on Subway's ingredients, and how they've brainwashed...

In this final episode of Metropolitan Ave, host DJ Lady DM brings in Sean McMahon, also known as Workman Song. DJ Lady DM interviews Sean about what he's been up to since his last appearance on the show, and he plays us a few great songs that he's been working...

In this episode of Cooking Issues, Dave Arnold answers questions about rolled meats, and discusses low temperature methods of cooking turkey. After the break, Dave praises Virginia peanuts and explains why they blow all other peanuts out of the water. Then he describes a fantastic method of roasting and salting...

This week on Chef's Story, Charles Phan, owner and executive chef of The Slanted Door in San Francisco, joins host Dorothy Cann Hamilton for a conversation about Charles' special memories, beliefs, inspirations, and passions of his craft. Charles Phan was born in South Vietnam, but when his homeland fell to...