Seasoned is a radio program and podcast from Connecticut Public about the passionate people who grow and cook our food. Host Robyn Doyon-Aitken and a team of contributors and producers shine a light on local food makers, restaurants, and farms from every corner of the state. They also talk with nationally known food writers and cookbook authors to bring you the stories and inspiration behind their books and recipes. Go to CTPublic.org/food to see our featured recipes and videos and sign up for our monthly newsletter, 'Full Plate'. For more, visit ctpublic.org/seasoned
Latest episodes
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49 min
Steven Raichlen’s ‘Beer Can Chicken’ and our favorite interviews
Get your grill ready and crack open a cold one. We’re talkin’ about beer can chicken with PBS host and James Beard Award-winning cookbook author Steven Raichlen. The host of Projec…
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54 min
Seasoned celebrates Pride
We’re celebrating a few things at The Port of Call with chef Renee Touponce and bar manager and mixologist, Jade Ayala: Pride Month, a second James Beard Award nomination for Renee…
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42 min
Recipes and stories from The Great British Baking Show's Janusz Domagala
Janusz Domagala is one of your favorite bakers from The Great British Bake Off, or The Great British Baking Show, as it’s known here in the U.S. We were cheering for him right thro…
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51 min
Chrissy Tracey’s debut cookbook, plus The Chicken Chick, Kathy Shea Mormino
Vegan chef Chrissy Tracey sits down with producer Tagan Engel to talk about the basics of foraging and how to incorporate wild plants and mushrooms into delicious meals. They discu…
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52 min
Priya Krishna, plus a gardening crash course and fresh food in Hartford
We begin the show by talking with (pinch us!) food writer and reporter Priya Krishna of the New York Times. She shares some of the stories behind her new book, Priya’s Kitchen Adve…
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46 min
The scoop on Connecticut’s best local ice cream shops
This hour, we get the scoop on some of the state’s best ice cream shops from two people devoted to local ice cream. We talk with Craig Behun, the ice cream lover behind the Instagr…
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51 min
Seasoned celebrates Earth Day with a farmer, cook and beekeeper
Organic horticulturist and farmer, Renée Giroux, of Earth’s Palate Farm in Warren talks about her approach to organic farming, Korean natural farming and Shumei farming, and shares…
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49 min
Seasoned celebrates National Library Week
This week on Seasoned, we’re talking with people connected to our state’s libraries who mix their work with a passion for food, drink and community. The downtown branch of the Hart…
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49 min
Seasoned heads to the forest for local maple syrup
It’s maple syrup season! We visit The Independent Day School in Middlefield where students learn the art and science of maple syrup-making starting in kindergarten. Science teacher…
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49 min
Local food influencers on their impact, social media, and their communities
This week on Seasoned, we talk with content creators in the food space. Kat Ashmore is the chef (and "Hungry Lady") behind Kat Can Cook on Instagram and TikTok. We’ll talk with her…
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58 min
How to savor chocolate, plus bars you can feel good about buying
This week on Seasoned, we’re spending the hour talking about—and tasting—chocolate. We'll get a history lesson and follow cacao's journey from a bitter drink for wealthy Aztecs to…
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51 min
The art of dining alone
We all have different opinions on dining alone. Some people relish the experience. Others would rather eat a bowl of bees than feel vulnerable at a table for one. . .perhaps thinki…
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57 min
Seasoned explores olive oil, plus chef JJ Johnson’s ‘The Simple Art of Rice’
Olive oil is a thing of beauty—and essential in so much of our cooking. Olive oil sommelier Tassos Kyriakides teaches us how to better appreciate olive oil – both for its flavor an…
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49 min
Local voices: Highlights from our favorite Seasoned conversations of 2023
Before we go full-speed ahead on 2024, this week on Seasoned, we’re listening back to some of our favorite conversations of 2023. You'll hear moments from our episode celebrating l…
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52 min
Holiday cookie traditions, plus Roya Shariat and Gita Sadeh’s ‘Maman and Me’
Roya Shariat and her mother, Gita Sadeh are co-authors of the new cookbook, Maman and Me: Recipes from Our Iranian American Family. You’ve likely seen Gita on Roya’s TikTok and Ins…
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44 min
Real talk about diet culture from the ‘Food, We Need to Talk’ authors
This week on Seasoned, real talk from the authors of the podcast—and now book—Food, We Need to Talk: The Science-Based, Humor-Laced Last Word on Eating, Diet, and Making Peace with…
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49 min
Bake smarter—and with confidence, plus exploring connections between Judaism and farming
Don’t you just love a good secret? Here’s one: baking isn’t any harder than cooking. You don’t have to stress about preciseness, food science or perfection. Samantha Seneviratne is…
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58 min
Talkin’ turkey with local chefs, plus the gift of Buffalo Creek squash
This hour, chef Raquel Rivera, a cooking teacher and owner of A Pinch of Salt, and Jason Sobocinski, a local food entrepreneur, share tips for cooking a Thanksgiving turkey with al…
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49 min
50 Pies, 50 States: A baker gets to know the US through pie
Stacey Mei Yan Fong dreamed up the most delicious way to learn more about the United States, her chosen home. We talk with Stacey about her first cookbook, 50 Pies, 50 States; the…
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49 min
Yewande Komolafe’s ‘Everyday Lagos,’ plus Bridgeport’s Green Village Initiative
In this hour of Seasoned, you’ll get to know Brooklyn-based writer, recipe developer, and food stylist Yewande Komolafe. In her work for The New York Times and elsewhere, she’s a c…