The Kitchen Without BorderswissamFrom the new public garden behind the Phillip Johnson designed landmark 550 Madison Avenue in the middle of Manhattan, host Clark Wolf speaks with Wissam Kahi, co-founder of Eat Offbeat, a group that trains, employs and learns foodways with refugees and immigrants from all over the world. They sell those foods from a kiosk in that garden and a stall in Chelsea Market further downtown and have authored a collection of recipes in their book The Kitchen Without Borders. It’s a timely and powerful conversation.

Anya vimeoThen it’s a Zoom call with award winning author Anya von Bremzen about her new book National Dish: Around the World In Search Of Food , History and the Meaning of Home, a day after her return from across the world, as she continues her deep and thoughtful search for personal identity. From Paris to Naples, Tokyo, Seville, Oaxaca, Istanbul and her early life in Moscow, she takes us through how special foods become symbols, social forces and intrinsic to our identities.

Instructor Betsy Fischer 2021Rounding out our episode, we revisit a conversation with Betsy Fischer, SRJC Culinary Department Chair, who guides and builds careers for students of all ages, backgrounds, cultures, and socioeconomic levels, helping them to achieve the next step in their lives through food. It's an inspiration. 

 

 

Savoring Sonoma

August 09, 2025

Michelle Wimborough and Dawn Zaft on Savoring Sonoma: The Hour

Host Clark Wolf spends the hour with two of the region’s best and most admired bakers and cooks. Michelle Wimborough of Hazel in Occidental and Dawn Zaft of Criminal Baking Company talk about their love of food (and pie), the world of cooking for people and the joys and challenges of doing the work…
July 26, 2025

52nd Annual Gravenstein Apple Fair preview on Savoring Sonoma

What better place to talk about the history and magic of what will be the 52nd Annual Gravenstein Apple Fair than under the old oaks at Ragle Ranch Park in Sebastopol where it’s been held for many years? Join host Clark Wolf as he perches on a picnic table to speak with some of the folks planning…
June 08, 2025

Sustainability panel discussion on Savoring Sonoma: The Hour

Recently, host Clark Wolf had the pleasure of moderating a panel at the Sustainability Enterprise Conference held nearby, in Rhonert Park’s favorite gathering spot, Sally Tomatoes. The panel was called Strengthening the North-Bay-Food-System in a Changing-ClimateStrengthening the…
May 24, 2025

Jennifer Bice on Savoring Sonoma: The Hour

The contributions of Jennifer Bice to the 20th and 21st Century advancement of artisan foods, most specifically goat’s milk dairy products, cannot be…
May 10, 2025

Kiano Moju on Savoring Sonoma: The Hour

Kiano Moju is the author of a beautiful cookbook called AfriCali: Recipes from my Jikoni. Building on her family history from Kenya and Nigeria, as…
Jan 12, 2025

Evan Wiig on Savoring Sonoma: The Hour

Who better to speak with about all things small and family farming than Evan Wiig, Director of Membership and Communications for CAFF? That stands…
Aug 11, 2024

Sarah Silva on Savoring Sonoma: The Hour

Recently named Climate Smart Farmer of The Year by CAFF (Community Alliance of Family Farms), Sarah Silva and her mother Carol steward the 85 acre…
Jul 28, 2024

Dan Imhoff on Savoring Sonoma: The Hour

Dan Imhoff is a writer, author, publisher, activist and musician. Splitting his time between Sonoma County and Spain, he shares deeply informed…

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