Food Friday

Nicole Rodriguez returns with delicious and healthy ideas for your summer table. Nicole is the co-founder of Step Bite Step, a flexible fat-loss program. To join the conversation call 800-348-2551. Ray Graf hosts.

Wait. An entire show dedicated to butter? YES! We welcome Haley Whalen of Arthur's Market to talk about the virtues of butter and take your calls. The number is 800-348-2551. Haley awill also administer an in-studio butter taste test! Ray Graf hosts.

Aneesa Waheed of Tara Kitchen returns - and this time she has a brand new cookbook! A world traveler, chef and entrepreneur, Aneesa Waheed is an expert in Moroccan cooking and can tell you about spices and flavors from all over the world. Her new book, "Easy Moroccan Cookbook," will be on shelves this month. She'll talk about it and take your calls. 800-348-2551. Ray Graf hosts.

Today's Food Friday is all about chocolate! We welcome Megan Giller of Chocolate Noise. We'll talk about how chocolate is made, its history, and the right way to taste it. And we'll take your calls. 800-348-2551. Ray Graf hosts.

Jennifer Clair, founder of Home Cooking New York, returns to Food Friday to show us some handy cooking tips and tricks. WAMC's Ray Graf hosts. The number to call is 1-800-348-2551.

There thousands - maybe millions - of cookbooks. Some are beloved. Others... meh. Food Friday Hall of Famer Deanna Fox joins us to talk about her favorite cookbooks. Call and share your picks. 800-348-2551. Ray Graf hosts.

Chef Gail Sokol returns! Gail wants to talk about curds, as in fruit stovetop custards like lemon, lime or other fruit flavored curds. They're great to add to desserts for Spring and Summer! Call with your question or share your favorite recipe. 800-348-2551. Ray Graf hosts.

We welcome back Food Friday faves Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough. They are the authors of dozens of cook books and are masters at navigating kitchen technology. Today they want to talk about the magic that can happen with air fryers. Call in. 800-348-2551. Ray Graf hosts.

It's time to celebrate one of Ray Graf's favorite four letter words. We spell it, B - E - E - R, and we have a panel of experts ready to take your questions on beer and brewing. 800-348-2551.

It's always a happy day when we get to do a Food Friday devoted to ice cream. And it has been years since we've done one... so here we go! We welcome back the folks from SoCo Creamery to talk about the art and science of making that perfect cone (or cup) of the cold stuff. 800-348-2551 is the number to call. Ray Graf hosts.