Every meal tells a story, but what stories do they weave when you’re on a journey across the country? You’ll just have to tune in to find out. Today we’re serving up 10 delicious sides as we learn of the bites and places that bring joy, frustration, and love to the team at Meat and Three as we head on a road trip of sorts. The final destination? You’ll just have to listen and find out, but we’ll give you a hint - Elvis, Vegas, and Taco Bell. Get comfy, get your snacks and let’s hit the road!

Hey listeners,

In light of the current- and frankly ongoing- political landscape -, we here at Meat and Three want to share a moment with you before we get into our Season 17 opener. A moment to take a deep breath together, and acknowledge and stand in solidarity with the communities across the country– and world– that are being attacked with not only hateful rhetoric, but harmful policy making.

While it’s easy to give into fear and isolation, we want to encourage you to find strength in those around you, and to join together in resistance not only to survive, but to thrive.

Our greatest strength is our love for each other and our ability to come together in the face of facism. Meet us in the margins. And please, rest.

We have joy, we have community, and we will always have tomorrow. Together.

With love, The Meat and Three Community

Further Reading:

Go get your veggies at the Lane County Farmers Market!

To see how fun Borderland looks click here. Checkout the article they featured in here!

For more information about Glasgow Regional park, check out this link here!

Get your own breakfast sandwich at a Chick-Fil-a near you!

For more information about 2 Bros. Pizza and their $1.50 slices, click here!

To learn more about the Ceres Food Film Festival check out the link here and watch Hieu’s film Rice & Grits here.

Want to learn more about Promontory Point and its conservation efforts? check out this link!

For more information on dining reservations at Barbrix, visit their website and Instagram!

Check out the following links to learn more about the Cheesecake Factory, Costco, and Taco Bell.

This episode of Meat and Three was reported by Bean Metcalf , Zariel Grullón , Maya Okindo, Kia Damon, H Conley, Taylor Graham, Hieu Huynh, Ash Tyler, Kiki Canuto, and Jessie Nicely.

Our lead producers on this episode were Ash Tyler and Zariel Grullón, with support from Sam Gerardi.

Meat and Three is produced by H Conley and Taylor Early.

Our audio engineer for this episode was Sam Gerardi.

Keep Meat and Three on the air: become an HRN Member today! Go to heritageradionetwork.org/donate.

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Description:

In order to honor indigenous foodways and culture, we need to start talking about them in the present tense. Let’s look to the future in order to dismantle a colonial past! In this episode we explore some of the ways indigenous communities are revitalizing ancestral foodways and centering them in contemporary conversations about cuisine. Focused in the American Southwest, our reporters explore a Navajo farm producing culturally appropriate baby foods, a restaurant collectively run by the 19 Pueblos of New Mexico, and a restaurant/online indigenous marketplace based in Denver.

Further Reading:

Check out the menu at Indian Pueblo Kitchen, and plan a visit to the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.

Aside from a supervisor at Indian Pueblo Kitchen, Channing Concho is also the drummer for Suspended, an all-female metal band. You can find their music here!

Read more about Tocabe on their website or in this article ; you can also read about Tocabe Indigenous Marketplace in the New York Times.

Learn more about Bidii Baby Foods by visiting their website

Credits:

This episode of Meat and Three was reported by Addison Austin-Lou, Jessica Gingrich, Elizabeth Fisher, and Hannah Chouinard.

Our lead producer on this episode was Addison Austin-Lou, with support from Sophia Hooper and Sam Gerardi.

Meat and Three is produced by H Conley and Taylor Early.

Our audio engineer for this episode was Armen Spendjian.

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Photo credit: Hopi Corn © Stephen Trimble / www.stephentrimble.net

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On this very special bonus episode of Meat and Three, we hear from our 2024 Julia Child Foundation Writing Fellow Loan Ngyuen, and get a glimpse into the new show she has spent the last 6 months developing. Nourishing Change dives into the story of three generations behind the longest running vegan restaurant in Philadelphia, as well as Loan’s own story with veganism. In this pilot episode, Loan touches on themes of cultural food access, community health and vegan soul food.

Further reading:

Keep up with Loan’s adventures beyond HRN here and here!

Next time you're in Philly, stop by the Nile Cafe!

Check out Loan's Vegan Cheesesteak Food Tour Map!

For more on why Nonwhite Americans are eating less meat, take a look at this article from NPR.

Learn more about vegan/vegetarian cheesesteaks at the links below:

• Basic 4 Café thrives for decades at the Terminal
• Philly Vegan History Walking Tour
• r/PhiladelphiaEats recent recommendations for vegan cheesesteaks
• A redditor's recipe for a vegan Philly cheesesteak

Here's the list of restaurants, non profits, urban farms, and food distributors Loan spoke with. All of these make up just a part of the Philly food system:

• Nile Cafe
• Philly Vegan Society
• Philly Share Food Program
• Philly Orchard Project
• Drexel Innovation Food Lab
• Ruben, Alex, Melissa, Tevon, Juliana
• Weavers Way Food Coop- Germantown
• Germantown Community Fridge
• Philly Food Not Bombs
• Vetri Community Partnership
• City of Philadelphia Dept. of Health
• City of Philadelphia Dept. of Parks and Recreation
• Miss Rachel’s
• Pietramala
• Tomo Sushi
• Tattooed Mom’s
• Pandemic Pantry
• Vietlead Resilient Roots Farm
• Dirtbaby Farms
• The Community Grocer
• Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market

This bonus episode of Meat and Three was developed, researched, lead produced, and reported by our 2024 Julia Child Foundation Writing Fellow Loan Nguyen.

H and Taylor were honored to support Loan through the stewarding of this story development.

Meat and Three is produced by H Conley and Taylor Early.

Our audio engineer for this episode was Sam Gerardi.

Keep Meat and Three on the air: become an HRN Member today! Go to heritageradionetwork.org/donate.

Meat and Three is powered by Simplecast.

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