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    Wisconsin Foodie Season 1 Episode 1 - Pig Roast with David Swanson
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    #1 - Pig Roast with David Swanson

    S1:E1

    Travel to Oak Creek, WI and join Chef David Swanson at Pinehold Gardens for a pig roast. Chef Swanson is preparing a dinner on the farm for 50 people. We also meet the farmers at Pinehold Gardens - Sandy Raduenz and David Kozlowski and get a tour of their land.

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  2. Wisconsin Foodie Season 1 Episode 2 - LotFotl | Beans & Barley
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    #2 - LotFotl | Beans & Barley

    S1:E2

    Follow farmer Tim Huth of LotFotl Farm in East Troy, WI as he prepares produce for his weekly CSA & restaurant deliveries. We also visit Beans & Barley restaurant and get a behind the scenes look at how they use local produce on their menu.

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  3. Wisconsin Foodie Season 1 Episode 3 - Kohler Food & Wine Festival
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    #3 - Kohler Food & Wine Festival

    S1:E3

    Visit the annual Kohler Food & Wine experience to meet up with several top chefs and tour the area with Chef Ulrich Koberstein.

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  4. Wisconsin Foodie Season 1 Episode 4 - Wild Rice
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    #4 - Wild Rice

    S1:E4

    Travel north to Bayfield, WI to visit the Wild Rice restaurant and meet with owner Mary Rice and Chef Jim Webster.

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  5. Wisconsin Foodie Season 1 Episode 5 - Dane County Farmers Market with Tory Miller
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    #5 - Dane County Farmers Market with Tory Miller

    S1:E5

    Visit Madison, WI and tour the Dane County Farmers Market with Chef Tory Miller. Chef Miller introduces us to some of his favorite vendors at the market.

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  6. Wisconsin Foodie Season 1 Episode 6 - Sanford Restaurant | West Allis Farmers Market
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    #6 - Sanford Restaurant | West Allis Farmers Market

    S1:E6

    Visit the West Allis Farmers Market with Chef/Owner of Sanford restaurant Sandy D'Amato and his Chef de Cuisine Justin Aprahamian. With the bounty purchased at the market we cook up lunch at the restaurant.

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  7. Wisconsin Foodie Season 1 Episode 7 - Lakeview Bison Farm
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    #7 - Lakeview Bison Farm

    S1:E7

    Travel to Belgium, WI to meet farmer Al Wyker of Lakeview Buffalo Farm. Al takes us on an adventure around his farm to feed the Bison. We also join Olympic Gold-Medal winner and Wisconsin native Garrett Weber-Gale at Bacchus restaurant in Milwaukee for an evening of celebration.

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  8. Wisconsin Foodie Season 1 Episode 8 - Tour de Farms
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    #8 - Tour de Farms

    S1:E8

    We get on our bikes and ride through Sheboygan and Ozaukee counties with Chef David Swanson. We tour several of his favorite farms: Jeff-Leen Farms, Wellspring Farms and Evergreen Lane Farm ending in a dinner shared by farmers and cyclists.

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  9. Wisconsin Foodie Season 1 Episode 9 - Sweet Water Organics
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    #9 - Sweet Water Organics

    S1:E9

    Visit Urban Agriculture upstart Sweet Water Organic in Milwaukee, WI. Founder Jim Godsil gives us a tour and tells us about the past, present and future of Sweet Water Organics.

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  10. Wisconsin Foodie Season 1 Episode 10 - Spirit Creek Farms
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    #10 - Spirit Creek Farms

    S1:E10

    Travel north to Cornucopia, WI to meet a family living off the grid and making Kim Chi. Jennifer and Andrew Sauter-Sargent run Spirit Creek Farm, a lacto-fermented foods company.

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  11. Wisconsin Foodie Season 1 Episode 11 - Elkhart Lake
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    #11 - Elkhart Lake

    S1:E11

    Travel to Elkhart Lake and visit with Chef Lynn Chisholm of the Paddock Club. Chef Lynn tours though the Elkhart Lake Farmers Market and then walks us across the street to prepare lunch at her restaurant. We also visit the Osthoff Cooking school and the Lake Street Cafe.

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  12. Wisconsin Foodie Season 1 Episode 12 - Growing Power
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    #12 - Growing Power

    S1:E12

    Visit with local food icon Will Allen of Growing Power in Milwaukee, WI. Will gives us a tour of his farm which is the last remaining farm in the city and located in a food desert. We then follow a shipment of greens from Growing Power to Meritage restaurant in Wauwatosa were Chef Jan Kelly prepares a dish that incorporates the greens.

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  13. Wisconsin Foodie Season 1 Episode 13 - Strauss Veal
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    #13 - Strauss Veal

    S1:E13

    Travel to Platteville and tour BJB Cattle Company with Farmer Barry Brodbeck. Barry has partnered with the Strauss Veal Company to "free-raise" veal calves. We also meet the family behind Strauss veal and hear their philosophy behind "free-raised" veal. Later, we visit Bacchus restaurant in Milwaukee where Chef Adam Siegel is putting together an 8 course dinner that features "free-raised" veal.

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  14. Wisconsin Foodie Season 2 Episode 1 - Coffee Culture
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    #14 - Coffee Culture

    S2:E1

    Travel from the ground to the cup and learn the story behind a cup of coffee. Meet coffee roasters around the state and hear their philosophies on roasting, fair trade and the importance of community. Then, travel with Alterra Coffee to visit farmers and see firsthand how coffee is grown and selected. Finally, we get a lesson on making the perfect Espresso with award winning barista Scott Lucey.

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  15. Wisconsin Foodie Season 2 Episode 2 - Pop-Up Dinners
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    #15 - Pop-Up Dinners

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    Follow Chef Tory Miller of L'Etoile as he and his crew travel to Willi Lehner's Bleu Mont Dairy to cook a meal for 250 hosted by Outstanding in the Field. Join Madison's Underground Food Collective as they take over the L'Etoile kitchen to put on a 100 person dinner. Finally, Myrica Von Haselberg of the food blog Horno Magico puts on a secret Valentines Day dinner at Milwaukee's Best Place.

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  16. Wisconsin Foodie Season 2 Episode 3 - The Nouvelle Farmer
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    #16 - The Nouvelle Farmer

    S2:E3

    Meet farmer Jonathan Stich of One Guerrilla Farmer. Jonathan is a new breed of farmer that not only grows heirloom products of his own, but sources from the best farmers in his community and brings it directly to restaurants like Alinea and Next in Chicago and La Reve and Cafe at the Plaza in Milwaukee. Follow Jon on one of his routes to Chicago and back - meeting his chefs along the way.

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  17. Wisconsin Foodie Season 2 Episode 4 - European Homemade Sausage
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    #17 - European Homemade Sausage

    S2:E4

    Celebrate the "Old World" and the "New School" tradition of craft sausage making. European Homemade Sausage has been a staple on Milwaukee's southside since the 1970's. In 2010, master sausage maker Frank Jakubczak tried to retire only to have his customers demand he return. Then, meet up with the Underground Food Collective and see what a new generation of sausage makers are up to.

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  18. Wisconsin Foodie Season 2 Episode 5 - Chef Stefano Viglietti
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    #18 - Chef Stefano Viglietti

    S2:E5

    Travel to Sheboygan to visit with Chef Stefano Viglietti and tour three of his restaurants. After traveling to Italy, he and his wife Whitney returned to their roots and opened Trattoria Stefano 19 years ago. Visit his newest restaurants Field to Fork, Il Ritrovo and also the original Trattoria Stefano where Chef Stefano prepares us a southern Italian dish using mostly local ingredients.

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  19. Wisconsin Foodie Season 2 Episode 6 - Washington Island
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    #19 - Washington Island

    S2:E6

    Travel to Washington Island to meet with Ken Koyen, a 5th generation farmer/fisherman who supplies wheat to companies like Capital Brewery and Death's Door Spirits. Spend the day with Ken and his brother Tom fishing for White Fish, harvesting wheat and preparing a traditional boneless fish boil. See how to make the perfect Manhattan and visit Nelsen's Hall to join the Bitter's Club.

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  20. Wisconsin Foodie Season 2 Episode 7 - Willow Creek Farms
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    #20 - Willow Creek Farms

    S2:E7

    Travel to central Wisconsin to visit with Tony and Sue Renger, owners of Willow Creek Farms. Willow Creek produces some of the best award winning Berkshire pork in the state and they process and smoke all of their own meats. Tour their charcuterie facility, smokehouse and the pastures where the happy pigs roam free. Then, visit the Madison Club for the first SlowPig event put on by chef Dan Fox.

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  21. Wisconsin Foodie Season 2 Episode 8 - Tony Mantuano - Spiaggia
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    #21 - Tony Mantuano - Spiaggia

    S2:E8

    Meet Wisconsin native and award winning chef Tony Mantuano. Regarded internationally as an influential culinary force, Mantuano is the chef/partner at the only four-star Italian restaurant in Chicago. Mantuano worked in several Michelin-starred restaurants in Italy before opening Spiaggia in 1984. Visit Mantuano at his Kenosha restaurant Mangia as he hosts the 19th annual Masters of the Grill.

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  22. Wisconsin Foodie Season 2 Episode 9 - Capital Brewery, Ed Janus and The Wheat Movie
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    #22 - Capital Brewery, Ed Janus and The Wheat Movie

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    Kirby Nelson gives us a tour of Capital Brewery and a glimpse into beer making. Then, meet Ed Janus, author of "Creating Dairyland." He is joined by cheesemakers Sid Cook of Carr Valley Cheese and Jerry and Elise Klessig Heimerl of Saxon Creamery. Finally, a clip from the documentary by William Wroblewski titled "The Wheat Movie," where we meet craft baker Dave Bauer of Farm and Sparrow Bakery.

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  23. Wisconsin Foodie Season 2 Episode 10 - Next Generation Cheesemakers
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    #23 - Next Generation Cheesemakers

    S2:E10

    Get a behind the scenes look into the art of cheese making with award-winning cheesemaker Andy Hatch of Uplands Cheese. Then visit La Merenda restaurant in Milwaukee where Chef Peter Sandroni is hosting a dinner to celebrate Wisconsin cheese. Finally, catch up with writer Gordon Edgar of Rainbow Grocery Cooperative in San Francisco for a reading of his book, "Cheesemonger: A Life on the Wedge."

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  24. Wisconsin Foodie Season 2 Episode 11 - Truffle Dinner, Paul Bartolotta and Bittercube
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    #24 - Truffle Dinner, Paul Bartolotta and Bittercube

    S2:E11

    Visit Bacchus restaurant in Milwaukee with double James Beard Award-winning chef Paul Bartolotta as he hosts their annual Truffle Dinner. The Bartolottas get together all of their chefs and put on a multi-course dinner using the rare white truffle. Then, visit the Hamilton Bar, where Nick and Ira of Bittercube Bitters are hosting an event that pays tribute to forgotten cocktails and rare .45s.

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  25. Wisconsin Foodie Season 2 Episode 12 - Morel Hunt
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    #25 - Morel Hunt

    S2:E12

    Visit Kettle Moraine with chef David Swanson from Braise Restaurant and Culinary School to hunt for spring morels. Also meet publisher and editor-in-chief of Fungi Magazine, Britt Bunyard. Britt serves as our foraging guide, maneuvering us through the forest and pointing out what is edible and what is not. Later, chef Swanson uses only foraged items to cook a completely local and seasonal meal.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Pig Roast with David Swanson" is the best rated episode of "Wisconsin Foodie". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/7/2010. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "LotFotl | Beans & Barley".