This week on The Main Course, hosts Alexes and Phil are joined in the studio by Anya Fernald, a sustainable food expert and the co-founder and CEO of Belcampo. She has appeared as a judge on the Food Network's Iron Chef America and The Next Iron Chef.

Sausage Kings: Chefs Thomas Rice & Kurt Guzowski of TÊTE. This week on Sharp & Hot, hear from the "Sausage Kings", Chefs Thomas Rice & Kurt Guzowski of TÊTE, a locally sourced, charcuterie-focused restaurant in Chicago's former meatpacking district.

Dave's bike broke down, so this week's holiday episode of Cooking Issues is hosted remotely by phone. Hear Dave answer questions and so concerns about granita, thermometers, pressures cookers, fast cook method eggs, and flying with food.

What's that smell? Erica Wides, aka Chefsmarypants, goes behind the stench and foul odors we all fear and loathe on a stinky episode of Why We Cook. Tune in to learn about scent and how it relates to our cultural and culinary experience as humans.