The Foodcast crew begins an exploration of the art and senses of ingredient driven menus in Columbus.  We traveled to two of our favorite restaurants to discover the who, what, when, where and why of this not so new but forgotten approach to menu creation.  The conversation begins with Brian Pawlak, head chef at Deepwood.  We then wrap things up speaking with the father and son dynamic duo of Skillet Patrick and Kevin Caskey.

Music
R.C. Mob - Hungry
XTC - Season Cycle
Johnny Cash - The Man Comes Around

Duration: 26:04

The Foodcast crew casts our attention on Cupcakes in Columbus.  We proclaim 2009 as the year of the Cupcake in Columbus.  As shown by a second successful Cupcake Camp the craze continues. In this episode we find out what drives and defines our cupcake culture. We speak with a coven of cupcake creators about the crafting of cupcakes in the Capital city.  Our special guests are:

Amanda Anderson, Wild Goose Creative 
Cupcake connoisseur and Queen of all cool Columbus Camps

Amanda Ellis, Bakery Gingham
Cupcake Bakery business owner and decorator

Carmen Owens, Surly Girl Saloon
Cupcake camp co sponsor, advant guard Cupcake flavor combiner and Ms. Cupcake 2008

Stacey Sells, Little Darling Cupcakes
Winner of the market inspired category At Revenge of The Cupcake
Camp Columbus and cupcake innovator

Jennie Scheinbach Pattycake Bakery
Baker of Vegan Cupcakes, Cupcake Camp Judge

Cupcake Camp
You can follow Cupcake Camp on Twitter @CupcakeCampCBUS

Music:
R.C. Mob - Hungry
Cake - Love you Madly
Cake - Short Skirt, Long Jacket
Billy Holiday - Sweet Hunk 'o Trash

The Foodcast for September 22, 2009

1:36- Events
Bethia Woolf joins the Foodcast full time as our news anchor and our newest co-host.

• Local Matters Local Foods Week
• Market to Market Bike Ride
• The North Market  (October 3rd Harvest Festival)
• The Hills Market (October 3rd Market Day)
• Ocktober Fest
• North Market Cooking Classes (Sept 30th - Spencer Budros of Pistacia Vera)
• Food and Wine Affair (Sept 25th)
• Wild Goose Creative Gala (Sept 26th)
• Deepwood The Pig Who Went to Market Dinner (Sept 28th)

7:53- Mockingbird Meadows Honey
Consider the Honey Bee. Have you given much thought to how much stress modern bee keeping practices puts on the average colony? Luckily for the bees, Dawn and Carson Combs at Mockingbird Meadows have. Dawn is kind enough to take a break from her Field to Table booth to talk with us about what makes their farm special.

15:35- Time for Lunch Eat in
If you attended public school in the United States, then chances are that you don't remember the school provided lunches with any level of fondness. Slow Food USA is partnering with community leaders around the country to promote the idea of fresh whole foods in our childcare's' lunches.
Rebecca Kardas tells us about the Time for Lunch eat in that took place last weekend and what is being done locally so future generations won't be subjected to the same processed cheese pizza and frozen fish sticks that we were.

19:00- The Paw Paw Fest
Bethia and Jim head south to the 2009 Pawpaw Festival. What is a pawpaw? Why is there a festival centered around it? Listen to the show or check out this for more info.

Music
R.C. Mob - Hungry
Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Woolf
Morphine - Honey White
Saved by the Bell (Main Theme)
Bruce Reitherman - The Bare Necessities

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Duration: 31:06

Columbus Foodcast is a changin' and we need your help. We are considering moving to several shorter format stories for each show rather than a single long interview, but would like some feedback from you first. Drop us a line in the comments, via columbusfood@gmail.com, or over at Columbus Underground.

Donatos invited Jim and Zach over to their corporate headquarters to talk about the launch of their new hand tossed pizza, and we use the opportunity to ask them why we should feel good about giving them our business. Here is some history and a preview of why they might be a little different from your average pizza chain.



Music
R.C. Mob - Hungry
Claudio Villa - Tic Ti, Tic Ta
Rosemary Clooney - Mambo Italiano

Duration: 18:52

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Two unrelated topics in this edition:

1. We give away 2 pairs of tickets to Taste the Future, a $400 value in total.  More information about the event can be had at tastethefuture.com and in Episode 19, but you'll have to download this episode to win the tickets.
Update: The contest is over, congratulations to our winners!

2. We dissect Bacon Camp that took place over at Wild Goose back in July. We hear from
Jim on judging and background
Mary tells us about her corn chowder
Roland talks prize winning perogies
Amanda on Bacon Camp genesis and coordination

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Music
R.C. Mob - Hungry
Halcali Bacon - Giri-Giri Surfrider
BFF - Bacon
Harry and the Potters - Bacon
EP2 - Bacon Rolls
Ray Collins Hot Club - Bacon Feet

Duration: 28:47

Columbus bloggers invade The Inn at Cedar Falls! Jim interviews Ellen, the proprietor, to give us some background on the Inn and Spa as well as telling us a bit about their philosophy.  (Hint: local sourcing when possible and green building). Read more about the trip at Hungry Woolf and Columbus Foodie.  As always, we save the bloopers until the end - Jim demonstrates that the only hard thing about podcasting is getting the intro right.

Music
R.C. Mob - Hungry
Cowboy Junkies - First Recollection
Cowboy Junkies - Speaking Confidentially
Cowboy Junkies - Murder, Tonight in the Trailer Park (so stay in a cabin or Inn)

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Duration: 26:42

Weber Dave is kind enough to feed the podcast crew over at Weberland and give instructions on how to convert your kettle grill into a serious pizza oven. Full write up and more photos here.

Here is the pizza peel available at Wasserstrom that we mentioned in the show.

The Rockmaster Mike Pizza that was referenced in this episode was featured in Foodcast # 35

For more information about Bono, visit your local library.

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Music
R.C. Mob - Hungry
Cowboy Junkies - Cutting Board Blues
Morphine - Honey White

Duration: 19:27

Jim and Zach sit down with Tim Lessner to talk Tip Top. This episode focuses on Tip Top's community involvement, rooftop garden, booze selection and new brunch menu. Head on over to CMH Gourmand for a full write up and more photos.

We mentioned Dine Originals Restaurant Week (II) -
September 7-13, 2009. 


Music
R.C. Mob - Hungry
Scrawl - Your Mother Wants to Know
The Kyle Sowashes - Free Ride
O.A.R. - Crazy Game of Poker
Miranda Sound - We're Making Amends
(All music for this episode is local..except Pac Man)

Duration: 25.05

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Columbus Foodcast and the great minds behind Tacotrucks Columbus have a chat at Los Potosinos. Lydia, co-owner of Los Potosinos, was present during the introduction but her full interview was cut due to time constraints. Lydia will get her due though as she'll have an entire episode to herself in the coming weeks. 

Hungrywoolf, CMHGourmand, and Taco Drew started Taco Trucks Columbus in January 09 "to try and locate, sample, and document the taco truck culture of Columbus Ohio." The local Latino population has grown to 6% up from 2.5% in 2000 and the number of Taco Trucks has seen an even more pronounced explosion. Luckily Tacotruckcolumbus.com is here as a guide with written reviews, a glossary, T-shirts, and an extensive map.

We salute you, Taco Truckers.

Music
R.C. Mob - Hungry
Los Lobos - El Gusto
Los Lobos - One Time One Night
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs - El Matador

Duration: 23.58


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Jim has been deported and Mary is busy working one of her jobs so it's up to me (Zach) to visit House Wine and get more information about the upcoming Bell's Fest (June 13). In a moment of serendipity I run across Anne of Green Leanings. Podcasting ensues.


Music
R.C. Mob - Hungry
Sigur RA's - Gobbledgook
Thao Bag of Hammers

Duration: 13:06

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