Hi, this is Rosie, the director of education at Milk Street.

Viola Buitoni and Marika Contaldo Seguso know everyone, everywhere in Italy.

If you want to visit a tiny Parmesan producer working with a breed of cows almost extinct,

Viola's friends with him.

Have you heard about Venice's most famous and glamorous cookie baker on the colorful island of Burano?

Marika is welcomed into Carmelina's jewel-like shop like family. Marika and Viola have spent their lives cultivating these relationships,

and now they're willing to share them with you on our new culinary travel trips. With Marika,

we visit seven islands in the Venetian lagoon to meet farmers, winemakers, bakers, and fishermen.

And with Viola, we meet her friends and cook all together in Campania and Emilio Romagna.

There is exactly one spot left on each of the three trips this fall.

Join us. Head to www.177Milkstreet.com slash tours to see the full itineraries.

This is Mill Street Radio from PRX. I'm your host, Christopher Kimball.

Brutal heat, freezing snow, dwindling supplies.

Cooking for Cowboys is anything but easy.

That's sort of what it takes to be a ranch cook. I mean, you're a doctor, a dentist,

a psychologist, and a cook to boot. Later on in the show, Cowboy Kent Rollins takes us into

the world of Chuck Wagon cooking. But first, let's check out the chicken coop.

Author Tobadanovich is here to make a few introductions.

We have Loretta, who I've had for a very long time, but she continues to be very shy.

Peggy likes to sing, and she, like, does this sad jailhouse prune. And it's just, like, beautiful

and moving. Chickens. They outnumber humans three to one. But what do we actually know about them?

Tova Donovitch joins us now to get inside the mind of our favorite backyard bird.

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