Add cookbook author to the titles Chef Sameh Wadi holds. Host Susan Berkson sits down with Chef Wadi for the story behind this beautiful new book.

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The talented, young chef Sameh Wadi serves up Mediterranean cuisine at two Minneapolis bricks-and-mortar restaurants, Saffron and World Street Kitchen, as well as a food truck and a full-service catering company. He is also the creator of a spice line, a frequent visitor to the Minneapolis farmers market and the winner of our first chef challenge.

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Turtle Bread owner Harvey McLain shares the story behind two decades as Minneapolis’ first artisan bread bakery.

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He’s been a teacher and a lawyer, but Harvey McLain’s artisan bread shop has now expanded to include Trattoria Tosca, Cafe Levain, Pizza Biga and three Turtle Bread shops.

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How do you stay fresh when you’re 139? This is the question facing the Minneapolis Farmers Market. Host Susan Berkson talks it over with Bonnie Dehn, president of the growers who run the market.

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Bonnie Dehn is a fourth generation farmer and the president of the Central Minnesota Vegetable Growers Association, the growers who run the Minneapolis Farmers Market.

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For 30 years, Twin Citians loved catching their own fresh trout in the ponds at the Preiner family’s Trout Air. Find out how Jess Preiner continues the tradition.

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Jess Preiner continues the legacy of his family business, Trout Air, known to generations of Twin Citians for superb fresh trout and the giant fiberglass trout that became a landmark on I-35.

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Tina Rexing bakes mighty big cookies and takes them right to your door. Listen to this baking-success story that began with a kickstarter.

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After almost 20 years in corporate America, Tina Rexing decided to step back from desk life and follow her passion for baking. Now she’s bringing her Minnesota State Fair award-winning cookies to the Minneapolis Farmers Market.

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Rhubarb is the first fruit of spring. although it’s really a vegetable.  Grower Bonnie Dehn shares how to make the most of it.

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Bonnie Dehn is a fourth-generation family farmer and President of the Central Minnesota Vegetable Growers Association, the growers who run the Minneapolis Farmers Market. Her family farm, Dehn’s Garden, is in Andover.

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Find out why Gary Bergman stands out at the Minneapolis Farmers Market.

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A long-time presence at the Minneapolis Farmers Market, Gary Bergman farms in Hugo, Minnesota. He is known for his carefully curated displays of flowers and wild berries.

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If it’s Minnesota Grown, it’s got to be good. Jessica Miles from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture tells us why.

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Jessica Miles is the Ag Marketing Specialist with the Minnesota Grown Program at the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.

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Tim Eisele of Eisele’s Greenhouse shares the story of how his great-great-grandfather’s family farm has changed over the years.

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Tim Eisele is the fifth generation of Eisele’s to join the family business, Eisele Greenhouse in Lakeville, Minnesota.

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The NIH estimates up to 23.5 million Americans suffer from autoimmune disease; no wonder interest in the Auto Immune Protocol (AIP) diet is rising. Food writer Stephanie Meyer joins Host Susan Berkson to discuss the AIP.

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Stephanie A. Meyer writes a popular food blog, Fresh Tart, and is a columnist and blogger for Minnesota Monthly magazine and Mother Earth News. 2014 saw the publication of her first cookbook, Twin Cities Chef’s Table. She is the founder of Fortify, a community of food professionals who host educational events and raise money for local charities.

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