Cook Local, Eat Local
Food & Cooking Podcasts
Would you like to eat local food more often, but aren’t sure what to do with all of those vegetables you get through a CSA share or at a farmer’s market? The Cook Local, Eat Local podcast is for you! Hosted by food blogger (Cooking Chat) and passionate local foodie David Crowley, this show will give you new vegetable recipe ideas and tips for making the most of your seasonal produce. The first season will follow David through the growing season as he plans what to do with the produce in each CSA share, with the help of guests who are savvy cooks who share the passion for seasonal, sustainable eating. You will also meet other guests who are part of the local food system, including farmers, producers of local food and beverage products, and chefs that lean into farm to table cooking.
Location:
United States
Genres:
Food & Cooking Podcasts
Description:
Would you like to eat local food more often, but aren’t sure what to do with all of those vegetables you get through a CSA share or at a farmer’s market? The Cook Local, Eat Local podcast is for you! Hosted by food blogger (Cooking Chat) and passionate local foodie David Crowley, this show will give you new vegetable recipe ideas and tips for making the most of your seasonal produce. The first season will follow David through the growing season as he plans what to do with the produce in each CSA share, with the help of guests who are savvy cooks who share the passion for seasonal, sustainable eating. You will also meet other guests who are part of the local food system, including farmers, producers of local food and beverage products, and chefs that lean into farm to table cooking.
Language:
English
Episodes
GRIA Grown in Africa
2/24/2024
In this episode, host David Crowley from Cooking Chat talks with local entrepreneur, Joshua Reed-Diawuoh, about his business that focuses on importing cashews from small, sustainable producers in West Africa. He then prepares them to sell as tasty, healthy snacks.
In this episode, we cover:
GRIA Food Co
While the cashews come from Africa, far away from us here in Boston, this episode picks up on themes we cover on Cooking Chat such as sustainability and supporting small farmers and food entrepreneurs.
Duration:00:24:59
Winter Seasonal Cooking
12/15/2023
In this episode, host David Crowley from Cooking Chat talks with Alessandra Macaluso from Live for the Season about her tips for winter seasonal cooking and other ways lean into seasonality.
Duration:00:26:15
Final CSA Vegetable Pickup of the Season
11/5/2023
In today's episode, host David Crowley from Cooking Chat talks with Chef Jen Murray about her ideas for our final CSA veggies of 2023 - delicata squash, Brussels sprouts and sweet potatoes. We also learn more about the Wine and Dine classes she teaches and other culinary services she offers.
This episode covers:
The Urban Chef Inc
Duration:00:29:27
The Latest Veggies with The Frizzled Leek
10/5/2023
In Episode 30, host David Crowley from Cooking Chat talks with Mike Cleavenger from The Frizzled Leek about his ideas for cherry tomatoes, scallions and delicata squash. We also hear about his ideas for using appliances such as an air fryer for convenient preparation of local food.
In this episode, we cover:
Duration:00:24:24
Tomatoes, Corn and Eggplants with Chef Joe Carli
9/26/2023
In this episode, host David Crowley from Cooking Chat talks with Chef Joe Carli, the Chef / Owner at A Tavola restaurant in Winchester, Massachusetts. They talk about Chef Joe's ideas for heirloom tomatoes, corn and eggplants. We also learn more about his approach to cooking with local seasonal ingredients at the restaurant.
Topics covered in this episode include:
Duration:00:34:46
Local Wine from Westport Rivers
9/13/2023
In today's episode, host David Crowley from Cooking Chat talks with Robert Russell, who has worked in multiple roles on his family’s farm in Westport, Massachusetts since 1985. The family owns Westport Rivers Vineyard, the primary focus of our interview, as well as Buzzards Bay Brewing.
This episode covers:
Duration:00:34:19
Summer Bites and Wine Pairings
8/2/2023
In episode 27, host David Crowley from Cooking Chat talks with Robin Renken from Crushed Grape Chronicles about ideas for broccolini, green beans, cauliflower and golden beets. We also hear about her cookbooks that feature wine pairings for small bites.
This episode covers:
Tasting Spoonfuls
Duration:00:28:27
Tuscan Kale and Italian Inspired Cooking
7/8/2023
In this episode, host David Crowley from Cooking Chat talks with Amanda Scarlati from Scarlatti Family Kitchen about tips and recipes for Tuscan kale, carrots and dill. Amanda also tells us about her focus on Italian inspired cooking, which combines Italian classics and recipes that apply creative twists to Italian food and cooking techniques.
This episode covers:
Duration:00:25:06
Early Summer Produce with Ginain Grayes
6/23/2023
In Episode 25, host David Crowley from Cooking Chat talks with Ginain Grayes from Cook the Garden about ideas for what to make with our first CSA vegetable pickup of the 2023 season. Ginain shares tips and recipes for radishes, spinach and strawberries. She also has some great ideas for storing and prepping fresh produce to avoid waste, and brings inspiration about the benefits of having a garden.
This episode covers:
Duration:00:38:40
Walden and B. Good Partnership
5/19/2023
In this episode, we learn about the new partnership between Walden Local Meat Co. and B. Good. The companies' CEOs, Nancy Pak and Chris Freeman, join host David Crowley from Cooking Chat to talk about how these two New England companies with a focus on local food are now offering local grass-fed beef burgers at B. Good's fast casual restaurants.
In this episode, we cover:
Duration:00:25:44
8 Benefits to Joining a CSA
4/16/2023
In this solo episode, Cook Local Eat Local Host David Crowley talks about 8 benefits to joining a community supported agriculture (CSA) program. He also explains the basics of how a CSA works. Topics covered include how joining a CSA supports local farms, ways that joining a CSA can help you expand the vegetables you and your family eat, and how joining a CSA supports the local food system and sustainability goals.
Duration:00:15:35
Healthy Local Microgreens
2/24/2023
In this episode, host David Crowley from Cooking Chat interviews Smita Das, Giant Gorilla Greens President & Co-Founder. Giant Gorilla Greens is Boston’s vertical farm, growing nutrient dense microgreens for retailers, food service & health conscious individuals.
In this episode, we cover:
Duration:00:26:37
Teaching Plant-Based Cooking Techniques
1/19/2023
In this episode, host David Crowley from Cooking Chat talks to Chef Stephanie Michalak White, Plant-Based Programs Lead Chef Instructor at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts. Chef Stephanie talks how she came to be teaching plant-based cooking techniques and shares some of her favorite tips.
This episode covers:
Duration:00:30:11
Wicked Bess Shrubs for Cocktails and Mocktails
12/30/2022
In this episode, host David Crowley from Cooking Chat interviews Will Caines, Founder & Owner of Wicked Bess shrubs for cocktails and mocktails. Will is a local entrepreneur here in the Boston area, and we had a chance to interview him just before New Year's...in time for some NYE beverage inspiration!
In this episode, we cover:
Duration:00:21:08
New England Desserts
12/14/2022
In episode 19, host David Crowley from Cooking Chat talks with Tammy Donroe Inman about her New England Desserts cookbook. Tammy gives us an overview of what you can find in this seasonal desserts cookbook, and tells us about how she got interested in cooking and baking with local ingredients.
The episode covers:
Duration:00:25:16
Cooking Local Turkey and Other Holiday Prep
11/17/2022
In this episode, host David Crowley from Cooking Chat talks to Mike Leahy and Tony Sudak from Walden Local Meat Co. to get ideas for cooking local turkey and other ways to feature local meat and other products during the holiday season. The episode also provides background on Walden's innovative business model for getting meat from local farms onto your plate.
In this episode, we cover:
Duration:00:28:02
Wrapping Up the CSA Season
10/23/2022
In this episode, host David Crowley from Cooking Chat talks with Shruthi Baskaran from Urban Farmie about ideas for the vegetables in the final CSA pickup of the 2022 season. They also discuss how Shruthi's background and travel influence her cooking.
Duration:00:34:01
Pumpkin Seeds and Culinary Seed Oils
10/14/2022
In this episode, David Crowley from Cooking Chat talks to Greg Woodworth and Kelly Coughlin, co-founders of Stony Brook Wholehearted Foods,about their business producing pumpkin seeds and butternut squash seed oils.
In this episode, we cover:
Duration:00:36:49
Making the Most of Your CSA Share
10/6/2022
Host David Crowley of Cooking Chat talks with Frances from Cooking with Our CSA about how to make the most of a community supported agriculture (CSA) share. She breaks down ways to use the lemongrass that we got in our latest share, along with some of her strategies for putting all her CSA veggies to good use.
In this episode, we cover:
Duration:00:29:13
Eating Local Seafood
9/30/2022
Host David Crowley from Cooking Chat talks with Kristin Weeks from Dirt and Dough about ideas for eating local seafood as local of your local eating plans. She brings us ideas for harvesting and catching your own fish, as well other ideas for sourcing local seafood. Kristin also gives us some tasty ideas for cooking some delicious local seafood!
This episode covers:
Dirt and Dough
Duration:00:26:06