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Wild + Whole Sourced Episodes

Truffle Hunting

S02 E04 Dec 6, 2022

Truffle Hunting

Danielle visits the Pacific Northwest to learn about the elusive truffle and their importance to the forest. She forages for wild, native truffles with Alana of Truffle Dog Company and visits Cartwright Trufferie to explore cultivated Perigord truffles. What's fascinating about this fungi is their...
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Growing Purple Hull Peas

S02 E03 Nov 29, 2022

Growing Purple Hull Peas

As an avid gardener, Danielle is eager to grow a new variety of legumes and seeks expert advice from Misty Newcomb. In this episode, Danielle and Misty uncover the importance of seed saving and seed diversity. By understanding the significance of the purple hull pea in the South, they learn how...
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Restoring The Cycles of Nature

S02 E02 Nov 22, 2022

Restoring The Cycles of Nature

After years of only cooking with the protein she hunts, Danielle is ready to expand her diet and buy farmed meat again. She visits White Oak Pastures in Bluffton, Georgia to learn about regenerative farming. She discovers how this farming practice captures carbon, benefits our soil, increases...
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Hawaiian Food Culture with Danielle Prewett and Kimi Werner

S02 E01 Nov 15, 2022

Hawaiian Food Culture with Danielle Prewett and Kimi Werner

With Kimi Werner as her guide, Danielle travels to Maui to explore the diversity of ingredients, both on land and in the sea. Food is deeply rooted in Hawaiian culture and traditions, and the key to its success lies in the stewardship of the land and ocean. Together they forage for fruit to cook...
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Spiny Lobster Diving with Bri Van Scotter

S01 E05 Nov 9, 2021

Spiny Lobster Diving with Bri Van Scotter

Danielle travels to the Florida Keys to meet with chef Bri Van Scotter. Bri has a deep love for the ocean and spearfishing, but the experience is totally new for Danielle. She takes on the challenge and joins Bri in free diving for spiny lobsters. They let regional influences inspire their meal and...
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Dry Aging Fish with Liwei Liao

S01 E04 Nov 2, 2021

Dry Aging Fish with Liwei Liao

Danielle is excited to meet Liwei Liao, the owner of Joint Eatery, the only commercial dry aged fish market in the US. They go offshore fishing around the Catalina Islands so she can learn his process of handling fish from the beginning to the end. This episode provides an inside look at a true...
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Quail Hunting with Kevin Gillespie and Durrell Smith

S01 E03 Oct 26, 2021

Quail Hunting with Kevin Gillespie and Durrell Smith

Danielle meets up with our very own chef Kevin Gillespie in his hometown of Atlanta. With Durrell Smith of Gun Dog Notebook as their guide, they get to experience the rare flush of wild quail in Georgia, and learn how this native species is so deeply rooted into the culture of this state. After a...
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Turkey Hunting with Ryan Callaghan and Michael Hunter

S01 E02 Oct 19, 2021

Turkey Hunting with Ryan Callaghan and Michael Hunter

Danielle joins chef Michael Hunter, a renowned restaurateur and author, and MeatEater's Ryan Callaghan for some Spring turkey hunting and foraging in Tennessee. Ever since cooking her first wild turkey, she's been fascinated by the distinctive characteristics that set them apart from the butterballs...
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Connecticut Crabbing with Brad Leone

S01 E01 Oct 12, 2021

Connecticut Crabbing with Brad Leone

Danielle teams up with the one and only Brad Leone, host of the hit series, It's Alive, to catch blue crabs and dig for clams in his home state of Connecticut. For thousands of years crabs and shellfish have been an invaluable food resource, and today they're a celebrated symbol of this region's...
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