Eat. Drink. Think.

About Eat. Drink. Think.

Eat. Drink. Think. is a podcast brought to you by Edible Communities. In each episode we talk with the growers, makers, purveyors, thought leaders and policy advocates who are forging new paths toward a more sustainable food system.

Publisher

Edible Communities

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Apr 2021

Latest episode

27 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 43 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   27 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Unraveling of Federal Food Policy: Civil Eats Investigates.

   Civil Eats investigative journalist Lisa Held discusses the detrimental impact of federal food policy cancellations on regional food systems, sharing insights from affected farmers and program managers.

2. 

   1 Dec 2025

   Andrew Zimmern and Barton Seaver Believe in Blue Food for a Brighter Future

   What if the solution to some of our biggest environmental and food security challenges was already swimming in our oceans and waterways? In this episode of Eat. Drink. Think., we sit down with Andrew Zimmern and Barton Seaver, co-authors of The Blue Food Cookbook, to explore how intentional seafood consumption can improve public health, the environment, and coastal communities around the world. Part seafood primer, part recipe collection, their brand-new cookbook is filled with expert tips, favorite dishes, and fascinating anecdotes from both chefs. We discuss how to shop confidently at the fish counter, what seafood to prepare on a busy weeknight, and why blue foods are key to healthy, delicious eating. The Eat.Drink.Think. Podcast is brought to you by Edible Communities (https://ediblecommunities.com/about/). Edible Communities is the largest media organization devoted to telling the local stories and sustaining the efforts of the farmers, chefs, food artisans, fishers, vintners and home cooks who feed us. Our growing network consists of 75 independently owned, regional magazines across the U.S. and Canada. From Boston to Bozeman, Vancouver to Martha’s Vineyard and New Mexico to New York, our dedicated publishers lead the conversation about local and sustainable food and drink in their community. As the overarching media company, we specialize in: > Cultivating our robust network of independent publications that reach a loyal and engaged audience of conscientious consumers throughout the U.S. and Canada > Producing events that bring thought leaders and community members to the table > Developing custom content in collaboration with brands that align with our core values Since Tracey Ryder and Carole Topalian founded the business in 2002, many of our publishers’ magazines each year are recognized and awarded for their quality content. We were given the honor, Publication of the Year, by the prestigious James Beard Foundation in 2011. Learn more at www.EdibleCommunities.com (https://ediblecommunities.com/) and follow us on Instagram @edible.communities (https://www.instagram.com/edible.communities/)

3. 

   13 Oct 2025

   Michael Twitty Sets the Southern Table

   According to Michael Twitty, chef, culinary historian, and author of The Cooking Gene, southern food is community. It’s a shared abundance of vegetables, beans, barbecue, breads, and more served at what he calls “the groaning table.” In this episode, Michael shares how he took on the challenge, in writing his latest book Recipes of the American South, to tell the story of Southerners from all backgrounds including those with African, European, indigenous, Latino, and Asian heritage. He also shares his personal connection to the traditions and ingredients that have shaped Southern food over centuries. Find the transcript and show notes here (https://ediblecommunities.com/podcasts/michael-twitty-sets-the-southern-table/). The Eat.Drink.Think. Podcast is brought to you by Edible Communities (https://ediblecommunities.com/about/). Edible Communities is the largest media organization devoted to telling the local stories and sustaining the efforts of the farmers, chefs, food artisans, fishers, vintners and home cooks who feed us. Our growing network consists of 75 independently owned, regional magazines across the U.S. and Canada. From Boston to Bozeman, Vancouver to Martha’s Vineyard and New Mexico to New York, our dedicated publishers lead the conversation about local and sustainable food and drink in their community. As the overarching media company, we specialize in: > Cultivating our robust network of independent publications that reach a loyal and engaged audience of conscientious consumers throughout the U.S. and Canada > Producing events that bring thought leaders and community members to the table > Developing custom content in collaboration with brands that align with our core values Since Tracey Ryder and Carole Topalian founded the business in 2002, many of our publishers’ magazines each year are recognized and awarded for their quality content. We were given the honor, Publication of the Year, by the prestigious James Beard Foundation in 2011. Learn more at www.EdibleCommunities.com (https://ediblecommunities.com/) and follow us on Instagram @edible.communities (https://www.instagram.com/edible.communities/)

Inside a recent episode

The Unraveling of Federal Food Policy: Civil Eats Investigates.

Published 27 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] This is the really wonky one that's the hardest to talk about. I actually interviewed former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack when they first announced these. And I remember being like, what are these? Like, what are you going to do? Is this a good investment? It was this idea they had that they wanted... They thought that to build regional food, you needed some sort of hub in these different regions around the country to kind of act as a organizer of these efforts and connect people and farms and kitchens and restaurants. you know, processors and essentially build back all of the like little, um, network connections that used to exist in these regional food systems that over time were just lost as, you know, the food system became more consolidated. […]

Who has been a guest on Eat. Drink. Think.

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Lisa Held
• Kevin Pallaoro
• Marisel Salazar

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

37 ratings

Spotify

4.5 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 43 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

53

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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