Faith Middleton Food Schmooze

We asked you to share your favorite burgers with us, and you didn’t disappoint. In this rebroadcast, Faith and the gang highlight the restaurants and burger stands serving the best burgers in our region. Plus, cattle farmer and co-owner of Graze Burgers, Josh Welch, explains why beef from grass-fed cows is worth seeking out.

We're listening back to some favorite tips to make you a better cook, including Chris Prosperi's trick for making dinner in a rice cooker. Plus, Klancy Miller joins us to talk about her book, Cooking Solo. It's all about the joy of cooking for yourself. Klancy shares recipes for a salmon pasta dish (it uses up leftovers!), polenta with mushrooms, and almond cake.

Everybody loves pizza on the grill, so this week, we listen back to Faith’s ideas for fresh, summer pizzas—with and without traditional dough. Plus, Alex Province creates a fun Chili Dog Pizza, and the author of The Total Grilling Manual shares recipes for Grilled Peaches with Butter Rum Sauce and over-the-top s'mores.

Faith and the gang invent a Shrimp Cocktail Bloody Mary using two local mixes, sip on a rosé and a white wine from France, and share family recipes from Add a Pinch blogger Robyn Stone’s cookbook.

This week, ideas for getting creative with your 4th of July burgers. Stuff them with caramelized onions, roasted fennel, or your favorite cheese. What do you consider the best lobster roll in our region? Faith and the gang have that old butter vs. mayo debate. Plus, frank talk about the best local hot dogs. Connecticut has some truly great ones.

In this week’s rebroadcast, Faith and her food buddies make themselves hungry describing a few of their favorite summer go-tos: herb-crusted beef tenderloin on the grill, pan-seared duck breast, and a super-easy blueberry cobbler made with pancake batter. Plus, Alex Province explains the fundamentals of paella.

Jamie Purviance shares recipes for Beer Can Chicken, Beef Tenderloin with Seared Mushrooms, and a Pineapple Upside-Down Cake cooked on the grill. Plus, in this Father’s Day rebroadcast, Faith and the gang try two interesting red wines and learn how to shuck oysters from a pro.

In one of our most fun shows, Tony Yurgaitis from Arethusa Farm & Dairy in Bantam and New Haven joined the party for an hour of ice cream and boozy milkshakes. Talk about good humor! Grab a pint to-go at your favorite local shop and celebrate the start of ice cream season with us.

This week, we make a fresh no-cook pasta sauce and sip a local chardonnay from Jonathan Edwards Winery. Plus, in this rebroadcast, omelet expert John E. Finn, author of The Perfect Omelet joins the party with recipes for savory—and sweet—omelets.

The key to great barbecue is layering flavors. Steven Raichlen tells you how to do it with sauces, rubs, and marinades. Get ready for ribs and burgers! Plus, in this favorite from the archive, Amy Dickinson of Wait. . .Wait Don’t Tell Me!® and the “Ask Amy” column describes her early life on a dairy farm and her mother’s cooking.

You may not be brunching with friends these days, but you can still treat yourself to an over-the-top bloody Mary. In this rebroadcast, Brian Bartels shares recipes for the classic bloody Mary, along with sweet and savory riffs. Plus, Faith and the gang talk to Susie Middleton about her ultimate avocado toast recipe and how to make satisfying vegetarian suppers.

In 2019, we celebrated the opening of Bear’s Smokehouse in New Haven. Listen back to Jamie McDonald and Jason Sobocinski describe their plans for the BBQ joint and biergarten. Plus, Dr. Aaron Carroll dispels myths about diet soda, red meat, coffee, and alcohol.

In this favorite from the archive, Brain Noyes joins the party to share some of the stories behind the cakes and pies that made his Red Truck Bakery a destination for food lovers with a sweet tooth. Noyes also shares his recipe for Madeleines, the classic French cookie he once baked for Jacques Pépin.

Pull together the most delicious weeknight pastas from pantry staples and a few fresh ingredients. Food writer Colu Henry shares recipes and tips from her cookbook, Back Pocket Pasta.

In this oldie-but-goodie from the archive, Faith and the gang dig into Girl Scout cookies and bartender Anthony DeSerio creates a gorgeous lemon meringue cocktail garnished with grated chocolate. Plus, author Diane Morgan shares recipes from her cookbook, Salmon.