COOKING UP A PODCAST

Eva Sommaripa owns Eva’s Garden in Dartmouth, MA.  She grows Organic greens, herbs, and flowers and has been doing it for around 40 years! 

She is an original.  Spending time with her and soaking up her energy and vibes makes me feel like the world is a beautiful place and only makes my love for food and cooking and my sense of wonder and love for life grow exponentially. 

Follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenotoriouseva/

Wild Flavors:  https://www.amazon.com/Wild-Flavors-Chefs-Transformative-Cooking/dp/1603582851/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1522246963&sr=1-1&keywords=wild+flavors

My guest on Cooking Up A Podcast this week is Matt Linehan from Sparrow Arc Farm in Copake, NY.  Matt is farming just about 200 acres just past the Berkshires.  He started farming in Unity, ME on just an acre hustling down the 5 hour drive to Boston selling mostly arugula in 2006.  He knocked on restaurants doors with his products and built it all up to where he is today. 

Growing vegetables and running a farm is Matt. The vegetables he grows are an expression, they have some of his character and energy in them. 

He is the real deal, follow him on Instagram: @sparrowarcfarm you can see videos and pictures of his potato harvester and tractors and pictures of beautiful potato fields.

The guests this week are Kevin O’Donnell and Michael Lombardi JR, the chef partners of SRV restaurant in Boston’s South End.

They are not notch cooks and chefs, they have cooked in restaurants together in Italy, Paris, and New York City. They now are at home in Boston and they are killing it. Best New Restaurant nomination from the James Beard Foundation, 4 stars from Boston Magazine, Best Italian Restaurant in Boston 2017 and the eater peoples choice winners in 2016 just to name a few.  

Follow them on Instagram: 

Kevin O’Donnell: @kodonnell47

Michael Lombardi JR: @mlombardijr

And SRV:

http://www.srvboston.com

Twitter: @SRVBoston

Instagram: @SRVboston

Facebook: @SRVBoston

This week we also have Tyler Akabane from m

Bill Perkins owns the Agricultural Hall in Jamaica Plain. http://aghall.com

Bill is a bee keeper, urban agriculture enthusiast, and all all around inspiring and genuine person who loves bringing people together and growing a community around food and urban agriculture. 

Check out the Agricultural Hall's website for upcoming workshops and things happening in the Boston area. 

INFO FROM THE AGRICULTURAL HALL:::::

The Agricultural Hall is Boston's urban grange; a store, a resource center, and a hangout for urban aggie-types (agri-nerds?) to share their agriculture-related experiences, explore new ideas, and just "shoot the breeze."  

From the store at 245 Amory Street we sell a wide range of urban agriculture supplies, primarily beekeeping equipment and chicken husbandry supplies, but also solid, practical, and inspiring goods and tools.  Our tendencies are: 

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Jeremy Sewall is the chef owner of Island Creek Oyster Bar, ROW 34 and Les Seblons, which was recently nominated for a James Beard Award for Best New Restaurant in the country.  His company now has has hundreds of emplyees and he uses his size and buying power to support local farms, fisherman, provide new oppurtunities to his staff, and get involved in projects like partnering with UNH to sustainably raise trout in open ocean pens off the coast of New Hampshire. 

He has written two books: T

This week is all about the magical mushroom kingdom. I interview Tyler Akabane, he is a mushroom extrodinaire. He forages, leads educational foraging walks with a dinner hosted by a local chef, sells mushrooms to Boston restaurants, and is a good friend and and all around rad dude. 

We talk about how he cooks mushrooms at home, what he has going on with his walks, and i'm making a new GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE recipe this week! 

check tyler out on instagram @mushroomsformyfriends 

Visit his website: mushroomsformyfriends.com and sign up for a walk this season!