Food (+ Radio): KUT's Field and Feast Debuts

This month, KUT debuted Field and Feast, a show about gardening and, ultimately, cooking your bounty, hosted by Cecilia Nasti.

The five minute show airs Saturdays at 11:55 a.m. during Folkways and Sundays at 11 a.m. during The Splendid Table.

Field and Feast embraces cooking seasonally and will feature gardeners and cooks of all stripes. The show will also address food traditions, policies and food insecurity.

January is soup month on Field and Feast, and upcoming shows will feature local food mavens Lauren Hubele of Bona Dea Baking Company, who will discuss ideal breads to pair with soups, and John Antonelli of Antonelli's Cheese Shop, who will discuss the best cheeses to use in soup.

Listeners are encouraged to to head to the show's website for more information on gardening and to find recipes that utilize seasonal foods.

Nasti, an organic gardener and a cook who works in public and commercial radio, was the host of Growing Concerns, KUT's weekly gardening show that ran for 22 years, prior to hosting Field and Feast.

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