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Tropical Currents' Food News and Views for Feb. 2, 2012
Syndicated food columnist Linda Gassenheimer, Miami Herald wine columnist Fred Tasker and WLRN host Joseph Cooper interview the chef of The Meatball Shop in Brooklyn Daniel Holzman.
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Tropical Currents' Food News and Views for Jan. 19, 2012
Syndicated food columnist Linda Gassenheimer, Miami Herald wine columnist Fred Tasker and WLRN host Joseph Cooper interview Chef Bill Bruening.
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Tropical Currents' Food News and Views for Jan. 12, 2012
Syndicated food columnist Linda Gassenheimer, Miami Herald wine columnist Fred Tasker and WLRN host Joseph Cooper interview Holly Clegg, author of the Holly Clegg Trim.
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Tropical Currents' Food News and Views for Jan. 5, 2012
Syndicated food columnist Linda Gassenheimer, Miami Herald wine columnist Fred Tasker and WLRN host Joseph Cooper interview Teena Borek owner of Teenas Pride.
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Tropical Currents' Food News and Views for Dec. 29, 2011
Syndicated food columnist Linda Gassenheimer, Miami Herald wine columnist Fred Tasker and WLRN host Joseph Cooper interview Hakkasan restaurant mixologist Camille Austin.
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Tropical Currents' Food News and Views for Dec. 22, 2011
Syndicated food columnist Linda Gassenheimer, Miami Herald wine columnist Fred Tasker and WLRN host Joseph Cooper interview Tim Zagat about the 2012 South Florida Zagat survey.
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Tropical Currents' Food News and Views for Dec. 15, 2011
Syndicated food columnist Linda Gassenheimer, Miami Herald wine columnist Fred Tasker and WLRN host Joseph Cooper with Jen Karetnick, Miami restaurant critic, Rochelle Koff, Broward Herald Weekend Editor/Restaurant Reviewer
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Tropical Currents' Food News and Views for Dec. 8, 2011
Syndicated food columnist Linda Gassenheimer, Miami Herald wine columnist Fred Tasker and WLRN host Joseph Cooper interview Food Network star Nadia G.
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Tropical Currents' Food News and Views for Dec. 1, 2011
Syndicated food columnist Linda Gassenheimer, Miami Herald wine columnist Fred Tasker and WLRN host Joseph Cooper talk gadgets - Linda has selected an array of gadgets within a wide price range for the cook in your life.
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Tropical Currents' Food News and Views for Nov. 17, 2011
Syndicated food columnist Linda Gassenheimer, Miami Herald wine columnist Fred Tasker and WLRN host Joseph Cooper interview Cassie Rico, Associate Director of the American Diabetes Association.
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Tropical Currents' Food News and Views for Nov. 10, 2011
Syndicated food columnist Linda Gassenheimer, Miami Herald wine columnist Fred Tasker and WLRN host Joseph Cooper interview with award-winning author, Paula Wolfert
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Tropical Currents' Food News and Views for Nov. 3, 2011
Syndicated food columnist Linda Gassenheimer, Miami Herald wine columnist Fred Tasker and WLRN host Joseph Cooper interview award-winning author Jessica Harris.
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Tropical Currents' Food News and Views for Oct. 28, 2011
Syndicated food columnist Linda Gassenheimer and Miami Herald wine columnist Fred Tasker interview award-winning chef and author, Andrew Carmellini.
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Tropical Currents' Food News and Views for Oct. 20, 2011
Syndicated food columnist Linda Gassenheimer, Miami Herald wine columnist Fred Tasker and WLRN Topical Currents host Joseph Cooper interview Spanish Chef Pedro Samper from the Paradores Hotel in Valencia and Isabel Felipe Tablado marketing manager.
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Tropical Currents' Food News and Views for Oct. 6, 2011
Syndicated food columnist Linda Gassenheimer, Miami Herald wine columnist Fred Tasker and WLRN Topical Currents host Joseph Cooper interview Grace Della, founder of Miami Culinary Tours.
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Tropical Currents' Food News and Views for Sept. 29, 2011
Syndicated food columnist Linda Gassenheimer, Miami Herald wine columnist Fred Tasker and WLRN Topical Currents host Joseph Cooper interview Rabbi Mary Zamore about the Jewish New Year and creating a Jewish food ethic.
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Tropical Currents' Food News and Views for Sept. 22, 2011
Syndicated food columnist Linda Gassenheimer, Miami Herald wine columnist Fred Tasker and WLRN Topical Currents host Joseph Cooper feature recorded interviews with Danny Devito, Rachel Ray and Alton Brown during a retrospective of the last 12 years.
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Tropical Currents' Food News and Views for Sept. 15, 2011
Syndicated food columnist Linda Gassenheimer and WLRN Topical Currents host Joseph Cooper interview with Chef Ralph Pagano from STK at the Gansevoort Hotel and Belgian Master chef Daniel Joly.
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Tropical Currents' Food News and Views for Sept. 08, 2011
Syndicated food columnist Linda Gassenheimer, Miami Herald wine columnist Fred Tasker and WLRN Topical Currents guest host Richard Ives with interview with Rebecca Gordon, Southern Living magazine Half-Hour Hostess columnist
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Tropical Currents' Food News and Views for Sept. 01, 2011
Syndicated food columnist Linda Gassenheimer, Miami Herald wine columnist Fred Tasker and WLRN Topical Currents host Joseph Cooper with interview with Chef Paula DaSilva from 1500 degree at the Eden Roc.
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Tropical Currents' Food News and Views for Aug. 25, 2011
Syndicated food columnist Linda Gassenheimer, Miami Herald wine columnist Fred Tasker and WLRN Topical Currents host Joseph Cooper interview Penny Parham, Director of Department of Food and Nutrition of MDCPS, and Carol Chung, Food and Menu Director of Miami-Dade Public Schools Lunch Program.
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Tropical Currents' Food News and Views for Aug. 19, 2011
Syndicated food columnist Linda Gassenheimer and Miami Herald wine columnist Fred Tasker interview Chef Joel Huff from Azul restaurant at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel.
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Tropical Currents' Food News and Views for Aug. 11, 2011
Syndicated food columnist Linda Gassenheimer and Miami Herald wine columnist Fred Tasker interview Rolando Aedo and Steve Haas of Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau about this years Miami Spice program.
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Tropical Currents' Food News and Views for Aug. 4, 2011
Syndicated food columnist Linda Gassenheimer, Miami Herald wine columnist Fred Tasker and WLRN Topical Currents host Joseph Cooper with travel writer Jen Karetnick and Broward Herald restaurant reviewer Rochelle Koff.
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Tropical Currents' Food News and Views for July 28, 2011
Syndicated food columnist Linda Gassenheimer, Miami Herald wine columnist Fred Tasker and WLRN Topical Currents host Joseph Cooper discuss whats new from the Fancy Food Show.
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Tropical Currents' Food News and Views for July 21, 2011
Syndicated food columnist Linda Gassenheimer and WLRN Topical Currents host Joseph Cooper interview Bobby Stoky and George Patti officials for the Key Largo Food and Wine Festival.
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Tropical Currents' Food News and Views for July 14, 2011
Syndicated food columnist Linda Gassenheimer, Miami Herald wine columnist Fred Tasker and WLRN Topical Currents host Joseph Cooper interview George Farge, owner of Georges French Bistro.
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Tropical Currents' Food News and Views for July 7, 2011
Syndicated food columnist Linda Gassenheimer, Miami Herald wine columnist Fred Tasker and WLRN Topical Currents host Joseph Cooper interview Lalo Durazo owner of Peacock Garden Café in Coconut Grove and Historian Arva Moore Parks.
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Tropical Currents' Food News and Views for June 30, 2011
Syndicated food columnist Linda Gassenheimer, Miami Herald wine columnist Fred Tasker and WLRN Topical Currents host Joseph Cooper interview Dr. Richard Campbell of Fairchild Tropical Gardens.
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Tropical Currents' Food News and Views for June 23, 2011
Syndicated food columnist Linda Gassenheimer, Miami Herald wine columnist Fred Tasker and WLRN Topical Currents host Joseph Cooper interview Susan Nichols, author and syndicated columnist.
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