The Sound Bites Orgy® 2010

As part of the usual end-of-the-semester WHRB celebration, called Orgy Season, WHRB News dedicated two hours to segments on food.

Eating is always a favorite topic for us, but this fall WHRB News noticed a special emphasis on food, from new Harvard Square restaurants to new courses to a new government health campaigns.

I. Pick Your Own: Allan Bradley called up Aaron Libby, owner of a small pick-your-own orchard in Limerick, Main.

II. Economics of Food Consumption: Following the recent recession, WHRB correspondent James Pollack discussed the impact it has had on food consumption with Professor Raj Chetty.

III. Ghee Whiz: Kevin Sun speaks to Sukhwinder Singh, co-owner of India Pavilion in Cambridge, and Ranveer Singh, corporate chef for One World Cuisine, about the finer details of Indian food.

IV. Talking Diet with a Dietitian: Allan Bradley sat down with registered dietitian Kathleen Searles to talk about gaining control over what we eat on a daily basis.

V. Mollie Katzen: Daniel Gross spoke with chef Mollie Katzen, author of The Moosewood Cookbook, a collection of recipes from Moosewood Restaurant in Ithaca, NY, as well as the more recent Get Cooking, a collection of simple and accessible recipes.

VI. Obesity: James Pollack explores the obesity epidemic in the United States.

VII. Everybody's a Critic: Chris Kilgore looks at the website Yelp and its effect on the restaurant reviewing business.

VIII. The Science of Beer: Natalie Panno takes a tour at Harpoon Brewery and learns how beer is made.

IX. Devra First: Abigail Lind explores the art of food criticism with Devra First, who writes restaurant reviews for The Boston Globe.

X. How It's Made: Chris Kilgore looks back at the "Science of Cooking" class at Harvard this fall.

Host: Daniel Gross