Food and religion collide in many ways - from fasting to feasting and through strict rules, symbolic dishes, and traditional foodways that span across centuries. Today, we look closely at this relationship, examining what holy texts and historical circumstances can tell us about how we eat today. We explore the...

This week on The Main Course, Patrick Martins is joined in the studio by Minetta Tavern's chef, Bill Brasile. Tune into this episode to hear what Bill learned at his past jobs at restaurants like Morimoto, 360, Wallsé, and Lespinasse! Find out why it's a chef's job to learn not...

Patrick Martins is joined in the studio by two accomplished chefs on this week's installment of The Main Course. First up is Cal Elliott- Chef/Owner of the restaurant Rye in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Learn about Cal's past as a commercial fisherman in Alaska, and how that work inspired his do-it-yourself ethic...

This week's episode of The Main Course finds Patrick Martins contemplating food trends. From importing cheeses to nose to tail butchery - Patrick talks about the relative age of the good food movement in the United States and its future. Patrick calls up Jason Neve, Executive Chef at B ...