Food & Drink /food-and-drink Food & Drink en-US Copyright Wed, 19 Feb 2025 15:00:00 GMT Shell we talk about eggs? /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-02-19/shell-we-talk-about-eggs This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, a hard-boiled look at the ubiquitous, yet overlooked egg. Wed, 19 Feb 2025 15:00:00 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-02-19/shell-we-talk-about-eggs Betsy Kaplan This Dry January, local dry spots celebrate the joy of sobriety /show/where-we-live/2025-01-14/this-dry-january-local-dry-spots-celebrate-the-joy-of-sobriety This hour, we explore the concept of Dry January and hear from sober spaces and dry spots in our state celebrating life without alcohol. We also discuss how our relationship with alcohol is changing overall. Tue, 14 Jan 2025 12:38:18 GMT /show/where-we-live/2025-01-14/this-dry-january-local-dry-spots-celebrate-the-joy-of-sobriety Tess Terrible, Catherine Shen Alcohol is bad for us. So why have humans been drinking it for thousands of years? /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-01-08/alcohol-is-bad-for-us-so-why-have-humans-been-drinking-it-for-thousands-of-years This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, we discuss why we drink, and why more people are moving towards sobriety through the “sober curious” movement. Wed, 08 Jan 2025 15:00:00 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-01-08/alcohol-is-bad-for-us-so-why-have-humans-been-drinking-it-for-thousands-of-years Lily Tyson From the cereal aisle to the ballot box, how groceries shape our lives /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2024-12-30/from-the-cereal-aisle-to-the-ballot-box-how-groceries-shape-our-lives This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show is all about the grocery store. From Trader Joe's to Costco to the economy and politics, everybody talks about groceries. Mon, 30 Dec 2024 18:00:00 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2024-12-30/from-the-cereal-aisle-to-the-ballot-box-how-groceries-shape-our-lives Lily Tyson From can openers to ricers, a look at what’s in our kitchens /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2024-12-10/from-can-openers-to-ricers-a-look-at-whats-in-our-kitchens This hour, a look at the history and evolution of kitchen tools and gadgets. Tue, 10 Dec 2024 18:00:22 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2024-12-10/from-can-openers-to-ricers-a-look-at-whats-in-our-kitchens Lily Tyson Poet Crystal Wilkinson connects to kitchen ghosts through cooking /show/disrupted/2024-11-29/poet-crystal-wilkinson-connects-to-kitchen-ghosts-through-cooking Crystal Wilkinson on how food can connect us to the past. She'll discuss her family's holiday traditions and her ancestors' interracial marriage in the time of slavery. Fri, 29 Nov 2024 14:00:00 GMT /show/disrupted/2024-11-29/poet-crystal-wilkinson-connects-to-kitchen-ghosts-through-cooking Kevin Chang Barnum, Khalilah Brown-Dean, Robyn Doyon-Aitken , Meg Dalton, Megan Fitzgerald Want to really know someone? Look in their fridge /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2024-11-25/want-to-really-know-someone-look-in-their-fridge This hour, a look at refrigeration and how it’s shaped what we eat and how we live with Nicola Twilley, author of Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves. Mon, 25 Nov 2024 18:00:00 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2024-11-25/want-to-really-know-someone-look-in-their-fridge Lily Tyson PBS Chef Lidia Bastianich shares her American story, plus tips for holiday cooking /show/where-we-live/2024-11-21/pbs-chef-lidia-bastianich-shares-her-american-story-plus-tips-for-holiday-cooking This hour on Where We Live, PBS chef and cookbook author Lidia Bastianich shares some of her American story and answers your cooking and turkey-roasting questions ahead of Thanksgiving. What are your family food traditions? Thu, 21 Nov 2024 14:06:30 GMT /show/where-we-live/2024-11-21/pbs-chef-lidia-bastianich-shares-her-american-story-plus-tips-for-holiday-cooking Tess Terrible, Catherine Shen, Robyn Doyon-Aitken The weird and fundamental idea that is zero /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2024-11-20/the-weird-and-fundamental-idea-that-is-zero This hour, a look at the strange and essential concept of the number zero. Plus: the trend toward zero-sugar sodas. And: 0 (and 00) as a uniform number in sports. Wed, 20 Nov 2024 18:00:46 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2024-11-20/the-weird-and-fundamental-idea-that-is-zero Jonathan McNicol ǻ, historically, runs on coffee /show/where-we-live/2024-11-11/connecticut-historically-runs-on-coffee This hour, we’re talking about the best part of waking up: coffee! We explore the unexpected role that coffee has played in ǻ’s history and talk to local brewers and baristas leaving their unique marks on the industry. Mon, 11 Nov 2024 12:15:00 GMT /show/where-we-live/2024-11-11/connecticut-historically-runs-on-coffee Chloe Wynne, Catherine Shen Exploring Appalachia beyond ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ /show/disrupted/2024-10-18/exploring-appalachia-beyond-hillbilly-elegy Author Neema Avashia talks about growing up queer and Indian in Appalachia and poet Crystal Wilkinson tells us about her culinary heritage stretching back to her enslaved ancestors. Fri, 18 Oct 2024 09:30:00 GMT /show/disrupted/2024-10-18/exploring-appalachia-beyond-hillbilly-elegy Kevin Chang Barnum, Robyn Doyon-Aitken , Khalilah Brown-Dean, Meg Dalton, Megan Fitzgerald ǻ Garden Journal: Fall-planting garlic and shallot varieties /show/connecticut-garden-journal/2024-10-17/connecticut-garden-journal-fall-planting-garlic-and-shallot-varieties Plant hard- and softneck garlic and mild-flavored shallots in the fall for an early summer harvest. Thu, 17 Oct 2024 13:00:00 GMT /show/connecticut-garden-journal/2024-10-17/connecticut-garden-journal-fall-planting-garlic-and-shallot-varieties Charlie Nardozzi