Season Finale: True Cost Accounting w/ Lisa Held
We’re closing out the season with a look at “True Cost Accounting.” There is a growing movement to include “true cost accounting” or TCA when considering the cost of food -- which can be far more than what you pay in a supermarket. Our guest today, food journalist and The Farm Report host Lisa He…
A Small Step Towards Ending Hunger (Not Just Managing It)
Tom and Food Research and Action Center Ellen Vollinger and Massachusetts Congressman Jim McGovern discuss the historic permanent increase to the decades-old Thrifty Food Plan coming in October 2021. Follow Tom on Twitter and Instagram @tomcolicchio and share what you want to hear with hashtag #Ci…
Black Business Month w/ Korsha Wilson
Tom talks with food critic and A Hungry Society Podcast host Korsha Wilson about supporting black culinary artists and relishing American dining experiences. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Mental Health and Food Service Workers w/ Giving Kitchen
Tom and Giving Kitchen co-founder Jen Hidinger-Kendrick discuss the state of mental health in the restaurant industry, how the pandemic has added pressure and hardship to some circumstances, and what Giving Kitchen does to support people in the restaurant industry. We learn how Giving Kitchen reach…
Sowing Seed Stories w/ Hudson Valley Seed Company
Tom talks with Hudson Valley Seed Company Co-Founder and Creative Director Ken Greene about heirlooms, seed sovereignty and how seeds reflect human history. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
The State of Food Policy w/ Congressman Blumenauer
Tom and Congressman Earl Blumenauer of Oregon discuss the Restaurant Revitalization Fund and have a wide-ranging discussion about where legislation around environment and food intersect. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Reclaiming Food w/ Justin Kamine of Do Good Foods
Reclaiming the food you threw away and up cycling it into nutrient-dense animal feed. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
The Future of Agriculture w/ Bowery Farming
Tom Colicchio and Bowery Farming's Irving Fain discuss the future of the food supply chain. Tom spotlights how the visionary's food company uses indoor farming technologies to grow nutritious food in a water-saving, pesticide-free environment. And they're not just growing food at Bowery Farming, th…
Making a Difference, One Slutty Vegan at a Time
Sometimes our neighborhood eateries make us gather beyond the meal. In this episode, Pinky Cole of Slutty Vegan ATL joins Tom to talk about her plant-based pursuit of doing just that despite the pandemic. The entrepreneur and philanthropist explains how her suite of expanding vegan dining experien…
Cannabis Regulation and Food w/ Chef Andrea Drummer
Welcome back from a long holiday! Chef Andrea Drummer is the woman behind The Original Cannabis Cafe in West Hollywood, which is the first cafe in that city licensed to serve cannabis along with its menu. We’re going to talk to her about pioneering a new segment of the two industries, and how exact…