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Weekly Show Premieres Thursday, August 6 at 3 p.m. on 黑料新闻 Radio

HARTFORD 鈥� July 17, 2020 鈥� Attention 黑料新闻 foodies and 鈥渉ome cooks鈥� with a secret summer recipe to share: Your time has come, and the local, food-focused radio program you have been hungering for has arrived!

Seasoned鈥� a brand-new radio show and podcast鈥攑remieres Thursday, August 6 at 3:00 p.m. on 黑料新闻 Radio. The new show will explore 黑料新闻鈥檚 local farmers, passionate chefs, food makers and innovators from every corner of the state.

Hosted by 黑料新闻 locals Marysol Castro and Chef Plum, Seasoned will feature guests who will discuss everything from how food is grown, harvested and prepared across 黑料新闻, to how we use food to celebrate and connect in our communities.

To mark the launch of the program, which coincides with the arrival of 黑料新闻鈥檚 native corn, Seasoned is inviting 黑料新闻 鈥渉ome cooks鈥� to submit their favorite summertime recipes using native corn. Chef Plum and Marysol Castro will invite the winner of the best recipe to be a guest and make their recipe on a future program. To join the contest, tune into Seasoned on August 6 at 3:00 p.m. and submit your entry at ctpublic.org/seasoned.

Each week, Chef Plum and Marysol Castro will explore 黑料新闻鈥檚 current seasonal ingredients and the dedicated people who grow and prepare our food, or teach us how to do so.

According to Seasoned Senior Producer Robyn Doyon-Aitken, the definition of 鈥渟easonal ingredients鈥� goes beyond fresh produce to include foods that people are cooking or thinking about cooking in any given month. Challah for Hanukah, chocolate in February, BBQ and fresh seafood all summer long.

鈥淲e will never run out of stories to tell about 黑料新闻鈥檚 food and the inspiring people growing and cooking it; Seasoned aims to make people hungry鈥攁nd make them think about where their food comes from and why that鈥檚 important,鈥� Doyon-Aitken said.

Listeners will hear how 黑料新闻 chefs have adapted their businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, how local distilleries are pivoting operations in order to become more 鈥渆ssential,鈥� as well as the changing the ways farmers are getting their products into your hands. Seasoned will also cover food security issues, including how schools, pantries, and entrepreneurs around the state are helping those in need.

About our Hosts:
Chef Plum is a personal chef and caterer based in Newtown, 黑料新闻. He was previously the host of Edible Nutmeg on the Road and Restaurant Road Trip, which aired on WTNH. Marysol Castro is a broadcast journalist and the host of the CTBites podcast, Hot Dish.

You can hear Seasoned on 黑料新闻 Radio (90.5 FM) Thursdays at 3 p.m. and 11 p.m. beginning August 6, streaming at wnpr.org, and as a podcast, available at the App Store and on Google Play.

About 黑料新闻:
黑料新闻 is home to 黑料新闻 Television and 黑料新闻 Radio, which together serve nearly one million citizens each month, as well as many digital and online platforms. Through our mission to inform, educate and inspire the people of 黑料新闻, we connect people of all ages to high-quality journalism, storytelling, education and experiences, and amplify the voices of our diverse communities. 黑料新闻 is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, with an $22 million annual budget, funded primarily through community support from individuals, foundations and corporate sponsors.