April 26, 2024

Tyler Rogers, Chairmaker from Chattanooga, Tennessee

S11:E11. 03.16.2024

Tyler Rogers from Chattanooga, Tennessee, makes wooden chairs, the old-style way with hand tools. His chairs are as beautiful as they are functional. Tyler also shares his Grandmother Wyoline Lewis's squash casserole recipe. Also, Fred Sauceman shares ham smoker Allan Benton's Red Eye Gravy recipe.

Links:

Tyler Rogers https://www.instagram.com/tr.chairmaker/

Fred Sauceman: https://www.facebook.com/fred.sauceman

Allan Benton https://bentonscountryhams2.com/

Emi Sunshine (sings our theme song): https://theemisunshine.com/

Photo: The book Tyler references in the podcast and snacks he had for our visit. Photo: Amy Campbell.

May 26, 2022

Femeika Elliott, Founder of Meik Meals, and the Lotus Program, Knoxville

by Amy Campbell

S9:E20. 05/28/2022

Femeika (Meik) Elliott, Founder of Meik Meals, and the Lotus Program, Knoxville

Today, we are setting the table with plant-based eating, especially for new Mothers. My first guest is Femeika (Meik) Elliott, founder, and owner of Meik Meals and the Lotus Program. This young, black, Knoxville-based entrepreneurial chef creates foods that give us that comfort of taste while using healthier ingredients. Meik encourages people to make lifestyle choices that nurture the body, mind, and soul. She specifically works with postpartum Mothers to help them feel their best through food, education, and meditation with her Lotus program. Meik also speaks to groups throughout the community about her work. This episode originally aired in February 2022, and since then, Meik Elliott has won the What's The Big Idea? 2022 Pitch Competition, through the Knoxville Entrepreneurial Center, and has presented at Pecha Kucha night, Knoxville. Also, Fred Saucepan’s potluck radio series features Cherokee poet and storyteller Marilou Awiakta.

Meik Meals https://meik-meals.com/

The Lotus Program: https://www.teknovation.biz/breaking-news-the-lotus-program-wins-last-nights-wtbi-pitch-competition/

Fred Sauceman https://www.facebook.com/fred.sauceman

Knoxville Entrepreneurial Center: https://knoxec.com/

PechaKucha Knoxville: https://www.facebook.com/pknknoxville/

March 3, 2022

Lost Creek Farm, Harrison County, West Virginia

by Amy Campbell

S9:E8. 03/05/2022

Amy Dawson and Mike Costello are farmers, chefs, owners of Lost Creek Farm, a historic family farmstead located in Harrison County, West Virginia. They describe their cuisine as Story-Rich, Heritage-inspired - Mountain Cuisine. They have been nominated for a 2022 James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef, Southeast!. We recorded this together in 2016, and I am so happy that they have turned their vision for revitalizing this family farm into a reality. Also, Fred Sauceman with a story and recipe from the late Raymond Bautista, Elizabethton, TN.

Links:

Lost Creek Farm: http://www.lostcreekfarmwv.com/

Lost Creek Farm Podcast: Pickle Shelf Radio Hour: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pickle-shelf-radio-hour/id1499208247

James Beard Foundation nomination information: https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/the-2022-james-beard-award-semfinalists

Fred Sauceman: https://www.facebook.com/fred.sauceman

Emi Sunshine (sings our theme song): https://theemisunshine.com/