Chef John and all things food

Genetically Modified Salmon is currently available in Canada.  Recent lifting of import restrictions will soon bring this salmon to The United States. There is already a hatchery that is priming for production.  What are the environmental and economical impacts of this?  We'll discuss this in further detail.

Before leaving office, President Trump signed a request to speed chicken production lines from 140 birds per minute to 175. President Biden has rescinded this request as one of his first executive orders after taking office.  We'll discuss this order, what it means, how it affects Big Chicken.

President Biden has nominated Tom Vilsak to return to his former Cabinet Position of Secretary of Agriculture.  Mr. Vilsak previously served as Secretary of Agriculture under the Obama Administration as the longest serving cabinet member.  We'll look at Mr. Vilsaks record from his previous tenure at USDA with an eye of what to expect in his next term.

President Trump legalized Hemp under the 2018 Farm Bill.  We'll talk about the Farm Bill, what it is and why this is so significant.  We'll also discuss how this affects CBD regulation and the possibility that this could lead to more decriminalization of Marijuana and Cannabis products in the future.

We're revisiting the Bee Colony Collapse disorder from 2006.  Are the Honey Bees still in danger?  What about our wild and native bee populations? We look at a study involving pesticides and fungicides, the largest study of it's kind outside of a laboratory, the results may surprise you!.

The FDA has approved the use of genetically modified pigs.  While the use is mainly in medical uses, this is the first such approval the FDA has granted for both Medical and Food use.  We'll look at the uses for this GMO pig, what it's used for and who benefits.  We'll also look at the only protein product that the FDA has approved solely for food consumption and why 5 years after approval you can't buy it in the U.S. yet.

A discussion of our food chain and how it adapted to the COVID 19 outbreak.  How commercial food suppliers and retailers adapted to a shift in demand from commercial to consumer and kept our stores stocked during this period of high demand and panic buying.

There is no perfect human diet.  Many different cultures survive very well on what the environment provides them.  There is no right way to eat, but there is a wrong way.  Chef John discusses different diets and the common thread that seems to prevail in all of them.  Offering you his personal story of weight loss and giving you some tips and tricks to help you make better choices when shopping at the grocery store.

Scientists are creating and growing meat in the laboratory using stem cells.  Will you eat this?  What are some of the ethical and health issues involved?  This is not new technology, it's actually been around since the 1940s.  What are some of the practical applications?  Will this be better for the environment?  We'll discuss all these issues and more.

Did you know there are some states where you can legally buy pot and cannabis, but not raw milk?  We'll look at the risks and benefits of drinking raw milk and why it's controversial.