Foodies Roundtable: A Guide to Unique Cuts of Wild Game , 2023 Hunting Season Recap & Dry Curing Meats

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11/22/23 • 173 min

This episode is a Foodies Roundtable conversation on the Year of Plenty Podcast. Host, Poldi Wieland, and his partner Lindey sit down with fellow foodies and friends, Chef Will Morton, Chef Tyler McManus, and Chef Shay Helm for a fun and entertaining conversation.

Episode Overview:

Shay’s grandma’s secret bison heart stroganoff recipe that he cooked for the crew
Our hunting successes and failures during the 2023 Montana Big Game Season
Unique cuts from wild game animals, like tri-tip, flat iron steaks, osso buco, and more.
Tips and tricks for making your own dry-cured meats, including salami
A sampling of Chef Will’s specialty vinegar and Chef Tyler’s specialty craft beers that they brought for everyone to taste
Chef Will's new kitchen project for food entrepreneurs around Bozeman
Forever chemicals found in venison meat in some midwestern states
Hedgehog mushroom foraging and cooking insights
Grizzly bear overpopulation in Montana

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Episode Overview:

Shay’s grandma’s secret bison heart stroganoff recipe that he cooked for the crew
Our hunting successes and failures during the 2023 Montana Big Game Season
Unique cuts from wild game animals, like tri-tip, flat iron steaks, osso buco, and more.
Tips and tricks for making your own dry-cured meats, including salami
A sampling of Chef Will’s specialty vinegar and Chef Tyler’s specialty craft beers that they brought for everyone to taste
Chef Will's new kitchen project for food entrepreneurs around Bozeman
Forever chemicals found in venison meat in some midwestern states
Hedgehog mushroom foraging and cooking insights
Grizzly bear overpopulation in Montana

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Wild Mushroom Preservation, Fun Local Food Kitchen Projects & Reimagining Our Food Journey with Chef Lorenzo Tavani

This episode is a conversation with Lorenzo Tavani. Lorenzo is a chef, forager, gardener, and all-around health nut. After attending culinary school and pursuing a career as a personal trainer, he has worked various jobs in the food system. From regenerative to professional kitchens, and a family-owned slaughterhouse, Lorenzo has taken a deep dive into where our food comes from. His mission is to empower you to cook more healthy food at home and build a deeper connection with your food system.
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Why Lorenzo got into cooking and what turned him off about the industrialized restaurant environment that motivated him to forge his own path as a private chef
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Fast food doesn’t have to be bad. It’s all about the ingredients
The issue with grocery stores and how they changed our relationship with food over the last century
Lornzo’s experience at the Midwest Wild Harvest Festival, where he cooked with Forager Chef, Alan Bergo
Wild Mushroom preservation, how to make mushroom conserva and level up your broths
Making Nocino, a traditional italian liqueur, out of local, foraged black walnuts
Curing egg yolks to make simple egg yolk candy (no sugar needed)
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Korean Natural Farming and its Core Principles
Korean Natural Farming vs Conventional Farming Methods
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