food

Is big business to blame for such public health crises as diabetes and obesity? Author Wenonah Hauter examines food, farm policy and public health in "Foodopoly: The Battle Over the Future of Food and Farming in America." Hauter is an organic farmer in Virginia and executive director of the Washington-based watchdog organization Food & Water Watch. (Original Air Date: February 11th)

Chef Cindy Wolf and restaurateur and wine expert Tony Foreman on cooking, dining, selecting, buying, traveling and entertaining. This month: What's for brunch?

This is a week where food is in the spotlight.  But getting fed isn’t always easy—approximately 720,000 Marylanders don’t know where their next meal will come from. That’s called being “food insecure.”

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This conversation originally aired on January 8th, 2012.

Midday Eats with Hong & Shields Diners Deluxe: what makes a diner a diner and a great one great, with Suzanne Loudermilk senior editor of Baltimore Magazine. Original airdate 04/13/12

Baltimore is organized with what’s called a "strong-mayor" form of government, in which the powers of the mayor far outweigh the powers of the City Council.  Sheilah talks about this form of government and how it compares to other systems with Eric Zeemering, Assitant Professour of Public Policy at UMBC. She also talks with Julie Scharper, who reports on City Hall for the Baltimore Sun, about the current power tussle that's taking place.

Sascha Wolhandler of Sascha’s 527 brings us the most tasty mushrooms. We hear from a reporter and the CEO of Bay Bank about a new trend in regional banking. A new report out from the National

Chris LaMartina is brewing up something horrifying!

How much chicken litter does it take to power up a light bulb?

Certain people become focused on healthy eating to an extreme degree–a condition that’s been termed “orthorexia.” It’s not been accepted to the DSM. Tom Hall talks with nutritionist Monica Reinagel and psychologist Angela Guarda about how it works.

Treats for aesthetes!