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from the The Culinary Institute of America

The Culinary Institute of America’s podcast series “Insight From The Inside” gives aspiring student chefs a unique glimpse inside the world’s premier culinary college through the eyes and personal testimonials of our more than 2,700 students.”Insight From The Inside” also includes interviews with a variety of the CIA’s celebrity chef alumni that offer the listener a first-hand perspective when it comes to what it takes to become successful in the foodservice industry - as told by those who have paid their dues and have made it big.

NPR : Food Scientist Harold McGee: ‘On Food’

The book On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen has become a reference tool for many cooks. Now author Harold McGee has revised and updated the book. It’s an exposition of food and cooking techniques, delving into technology and history.McGee diagrams the stages of making mayonnaise under a microscope, explains why peppers are hot, and why seafood gets mushy if you cook it improperly. McGee is a world-renowned authority on the chemistry of cooking.

http://www.kqed.org/epArchive/R708060900

The program discusses our growing understanding of bottled water, its impact on the environment and proposed disclosure legislation.
Host: Spencer Michels
Guests:

Dr. Gina Solomon, senior scientist with the Health and Environment program with the NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council)

Joe Doss, president of the International Bottled Water Association

Mark Pastore, owner of Incanto restaurant in San Francisco

Susan Leal, general manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission

http://www.kqed.org/epArchive/R707161000

The program looks into what the “organic” label means, why foods with the label cost more, and if “organic” foods really are more healthful.
Host: Michael Krasny
Guests:

Alyson Mitchell, associate professor and food chemist at UC Davis

Dr. Barbara Robinson, deputy administrator of the USDA, Transportation and Marketing Programs

Mark Squire, co-owner of Good Earth Natural Foods in Fairfax

Patricia Allen, director of the Center for Agro-Ecology and Sustainable Food Systems at UC Santa Cruz

Ronnie Cummins, national director of the Organic Consumers Association

Culinary Podcast Network (TM)

The Culinary Podcast Network is the world’s first all-food podcast network. Some of us are professional chefs, and others obsessed gourmands who simply can’t put down the fork. Here you can find some of the finest quality food podcasts on the web, hot out of the oven!