Hunt Gather Talk with Hank Shaw

On this episode of the Hunt Gather Talk podcast, I get together with my Southern California doppelganger, Pascal Baudar of Los Angeles. Pascal is a wizard with wild plants and we spend an hour geeking out on all sorts of cool stuff.

Offal. Variety meats. The wobbly or jiggly bits. Yep, we’re talking guts in this week’s episode of Hunt Gather Talk. And I am excited to have Chef Brad Farmerie on the show to join me! If you don’t know him, Brad is a Michelin-starred chef based in New York whose food is at once innovativeRead More about Hunt Gather Talk 16: Wobbly Bits

On this episode of the Hunt Gather Talk podcast, we're frying fish. Let's face it: Frying is by far the most common way to cook your catch. This week I walk you through some secrets of a great fish fry, from simple flour to breading and beer batter.

In this episode of the Hunt Gather Talk podcast, I talk about silence -- both of the mind and in nature -- as vital to being able to truly enjoy the natural world. Maybe you don't need to kill your cell phone, but putting it on airplane mode is a good start.

Beer. That Without Which We Are Nothing. In this week's episode of Hunt Gather Talk, I talk with beer expert and former professional brewer Rick Sellers about getting the wild into your homebrew, whether it's wild yeasts or foraged ingredients in your beers.

In this episode of Hunt Gather Talk, I talk about scouting. Yep, scouting for wild game, for places to fish, or to forage plants, sea creatures or mushrooms. It's all about the spot. I have my spots, you have yours. How did we get them? By putting in miles.

In this episode of Hunt Gather Talk, I talk with Mexican chef Patricio Wise about how real-deal Mexican cooking is different from American-style Mexican, and about how you can get started cooking it.

In this episode of Hunt Gather Talk, herbalist Rebecca Altman of King's Road Apothecary and I introduce you to herbal medicine. We walk you through basic stuff that actually works. Neither of us are crystal worshiping woo-woo juju people. These are real tips for down to earth people.

In this episode of Hunt Gather Talk, I talk with turkey hunting expert Tony Caggiano. Yep, it's turkey season, but there's a whole lot more to talk about when two New York-New Jersey natives start jawing about the outdoors...

In this episode of Hunt Gather Talk, I answer listener questions about making jerky, cooking venison ribs, and what's my most important gear in the kitchen, and I talk about charring food and the idea of Chinese master stock.