What do movies, Oaxaca and Lamb Biryani have in common? December 24th. Listen as Steve, Rick and guest Tasneem K. Goodman, lawyer, lover of food and travel and first generation Indian, talk about their Christmas Eve traditions.

From passion fruit juice to fresh ceviche and corvina fish, Steve travels to Panama and uncovers contemporary Panamanian cuisine  and how it changes from one side of the country to the other.

Sitting in the Frontera Library, Steve and Rick share their favorite cookbooks of the year that you may actually use for cooking. Oh and they make great gifts too!

Darina Allen is on mission to show the rest of the world what Irish food can be.  Rick sits down with her and talks farm to fork, inspirations and her cookery school, Ballymaloe.

Steve and Rick step into a massive walk-in cooler at Local Foods with Rob Levitt from the Butcher & Larder,  Chicago’s first sustainable whole-animal butcher shop.  They discuss ethical butchering, curing meats and techniques.

The depth of flavor in this week’s episode will have your mouth watering. Steve and Rick talk about the cuisine of India and Steve pays a visit to Vancouver to experience some of the best Indian food in the world made by chef Vikram Vij, author of the new cook book Vijs: Elegant and Inspired Indian Cuisine.

Steve and Rick, talk to Rebecca Flint Marx, the Food Editor at San Francisco Magazine, about the state of food and dining in the Bay Area. Then, Steve and Rick discuss up-and-coming, trendy and surprising, off the beaten path restaurants in Chicago's ever blossoming food scene.

Steve tours Barcelona to enjoy the versatility of Catalonian cuisine, specifically seafood with El Mundo food writer Xavier Agullo. Back in the Studio, Steve and Rick partake in some imported Spanish seafood from a local Chicago vendor, Donostia Foods.

From vacant lots to roof tops, urban gardens are providing fresh produce to area restaurants. This week on The Feed Podcast, we explore those rich gardens of Chicago and how they are blossoming throughout the neighborhoods. Then Rick makes one of the best salads I've ever had from greens in his garden. No Ranch dressing please!

Steve Dolinsky goes on a quest to discover the origins of Jamaican Jerk and visits Micky’s Jerk Centre, the locals favorite Jerk spot in Boston Bay, Jamaica