Eat Your Heartland Out
Eat Your Heartland Out is a series dedicated to highlighting the rich, yet often overlooked, culinary depth of the American Midwest. Food is the storyteller while host Capri S. Cafaro serves as your audio tour guide through this region spanning 12 states. The show aims to weave a tapestry of cultural diversity, immigration history, migration patterns and agricultural variations in each episode. Expect to gain new insights about Midwestern foodways through compelling interviews with historians, authors, chefs and makers; each of whom brings a unique perspective on the Midwest's culinary story.
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This week, I am revisiting interviews with six James Beard Award nominees and winners I have welcomed to the show over the last five years. Never would I have thought that I would be among this esteemed group! That’s right, I am a 2025 James Beard Awards Broadcast Media nominee! Tune in to this special episode to lear
Amplifying Voices of Agriculture: Meet Podcast Hosts Rodger Wasson and Dana DiPrima
This week, Eat Your Heartland Out is sharing the show with two podcast hosts who use their microphones to amplify the stories of American agriculture. Join Capri in conversation with Rodger Wasson, host of Farm To Table Talk, and Dana DiPrima, host of the One Bite is Everything podcast. Heritage Radio Network is a list
This week, the show welcomes two guests who capture the power of farmland preservation. Angie Doucette is the Midwest Senior Farmland Program Manager at American Farmland Trust. She is joined by Kyle Zwieg, owner of Zwieg's Maple Acres in Wisconsin. Angie and Kyle discuss how the work of American Farmland Trust helps p
Len Senater is the founder of The Depanneur. The Dep, as many call it, is a place and a concept that has evolved over more than a decade. It has had several iterations, including housing a corner store and cafe and even the inspiration for a nonprofit lifting up newcomers to Canada. The Dep has served as a showcase of
Jessica Allen is probably best known as one of the co-hosts of CTV’s popular daytime talk show, The Social. But this St. Thomas, Ontario, native also has a reputation for being a bit of a foodie. From working in restaurants to writing about food, relationships, and pop culture, you will hear Jess’ excitement over food
Celebrating Innovative Midwestern Culinary Professionals: Cincinnati’s Chef Jose Salazar and Chicago’s Mindy Segal
This week, we are travelling back to the American Midwest, where I will chat with Cincinnati-based James Beard nominated chef Jose Salazar. And we will revisit my 2024 interview with Chicago-based James Beard Award-winning pastry chef Mindy Segal. Heritage Radio Network is a listener-supported nonprofit podcast network