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To the Last Bite: How to Minimize Food Waste and Savor Every Flavor with Alexis deBoschnek

Episode Summary

If you’re a city person who is curious about rural living, this episode is for you. If you’re a budding home cook interested in being more intentional about the ingredients you use, this episode is for you. If you’re interested in reducing food waste as a way to make an impact, I think you'll like this episode.

Episode Notes

“I think if I can inspire people not to be perfect, but just a little more conscious–that would be a win. And hopefully, the recipes become part of people’s repertoire that they make on a weekly or monthly basis.” - Alexis deBoschnek

RESOURCES:

• To The Last Bite Book
• Alexis’ website
• Alexis' Instagram
• Garlic and Sapphires book
• Magpies on Pink Street
• Bovina Fermentory

SHOW NOTES:

• What it was like to grow up in upstate NY
• Alexis’ journey from fashion school to the world of food
• How to be more intentional with the food we purchase in order to reduce food waste
• An invitation to grow a victory garden and how that can transform your relationship with food
• An example of two vegetables that you can easily regrow
• Why food waste is an issue we all should be thinking more about
• What/how each of us can begin to reduce food waste
• The two ways to use Alexis’ cookbook and the how the structure supports a systematic approach to cooking and eating
• What it’s like to put something out into the world that’s so personal to you
• The experience of returning to the land that shaped her and what it’s like to live in a rural community
• What community looks like for Alexis
• Tips for the beginner cook
• The last fives questions