Two Cat Kitchen

Welcome to season 3 of the Two Cat Kitchen and we start things off with a bang! We have special musical guests Alpaca Lunch with some great old-time tunes and fascinating insights into the music and life in general. In lieu of a recipe this month we feature culinary excerpts from an interview that was part of the Gathering the Stories of Appalachian Foodways oral history project. Katie Bills, a senior at Berea College, interviewed ...

It’s our last episode of season 2 and we’ve got a fun-filled extravaganza to cap things off! No special guest this month but we do have not one but two informative segments- Two Cat Corner featuring poems written by our own Sara Grady, and a new feature here on the Kitchen called Two Cat Science. We delve into a couple of interesting studies involving- you guessed it- cats! The first looks at how cats rely on body size awareness wh...

 Doug Wilder joins us for a fantastic episode featuring great songs and a great recipe for- you guessed it- wings! Doug fills us in on his latest musical exploits and GardenFest in Gray, Maine, a festival he helps organize which takes place Labor Day weekend and features musical medicine, nature, ecstatic dance, laughter, organic food, healing workshops and more! Last but not least we have another episode of Two Cat Theater- the ex...

We’re joined this episode by musical guest Ben Quinn who fills us in on his latest musical exploits and talks a bit about his adventures abroad. Ben also sings a couple of his songs and lets us in the secret to delectable chicken thighs! And last but not least Mr. O’Malley returns to take the mystery out of the history of music in Providence, Rhode Island- including VAUDEVILLE! You gotta check out this fun-packed episode! 

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Acoustic blues artist Jim Chapin joins us for an exciting and fun-packed episode! Jim fills us in on how he developed his unique guitar style and some of his favorite country blues artists. We’re joined along the way by the KC Moaners Jug Band who perform excerpts from their versions of classic jug band numbers. Jim also performs a couple of songs and talks chili and bay leaves. To top things off we present another episode of Two C...

We welcome singer, songwriter, and guitarist Miles Duhamel to the Kitchen for a fun-packed episode! Miles brings us up to speed on his latest musical exploits and gives us the skinny on a great salmon dish. He also performs one of his songs and his version of the Little Feet classic Skin It Back. And we present the first episode of Two Cat Theater, featuring the world premiere of the radio play Raton Rojo. Another episode not to be...

We kick off the second half of our season with a blockbuster episode featuring our good friend Jack McDonald! Jack is a singer, guitarist, and songwriter and we learn about some of his musical exploits and close encounters with cows and sheep. Resident TCK culinary cats Arya and Bryce Silander return with a fantastic pizza recipe along with some tips on how to make your oven really hot. And we top things off with another informativ...

It’s the midway point of another exciting season at the Two Cat Kitchen and we’re celebrating with a special science guest! Martina Muller, a wildlife biologist who specializes in bird behaviors, joins us with an update on her latest research and some great stories from her field work studying waterbirds. Martina also gives us the inside scoop on okonomiyaki, a dish destined to become a staple here at the Kitchen. And we’re joined ...

We’re excited to present a very special episode: it’s our first ever 'Ask Two Cat Kitchen’ show! The Two Cat research team has been hard at work getting to the bottom of two listener-submitted queries. First up, the age-old question- who invented rock and roll? We’re joined by music guru and TCK alum Scott Doggett, who gives us the definitive word on the topic. As a follow up to our discussion we posted a curated playlist with...

All of us at Two Cat Kitchen are excited to host our latest musical guest- singer, actress, and librarian extraordinaire Susie Chakmakian! Susie talks about her recent work on stage and her one-woman show There Was and There Was Not: Telling Armenian Stories. She also sings some beautiful songs and brings us a fabulous recipe for stuffed grape leaves. We top things off with a surprise visit by everyone’s favorite Armenian grandma o...

We’re talking biscotti as Mike Iula joins us on a fun-filled episode of the Two Cat Kitchen! Mike is an accomplished guitarist, singer, and songwriter and he brings a couple of great fingerstyle songs to the show. And he doesn’t disappoint with a fantastic recipe for biscotti! We round out the episode with our first ever joke show, which reinforces the thinking that musicians probably shouldn’t be telling jokes. Join us for a fine ...

The Two Cat Kitchen goes on location to a much nicer kitchen where Molly, Danny, Cleo and Roy serve up some fine musical treats! It’s the Davis family playing fiddles, guitars, banjos, and egg on a bunch of great traditional songs. We hear about their current exploits and past musical influences, and co-host David Luken adds more insight into the meaning of old-time music. Danny tops things off with Lovely Lemon Lavender scones tha...

We’re mixing things up for the first episode of Season 2 of the Two Cat Kitchen with our first themed episode! Today we feature everything meatloaf- the artist and the food. We start things off with a musical number from the archives, then get right into the recipe- it’s vegan meatloaf and you can follow along with our video on our Two Cat Kitchen YouTube. Also in this episode the Coconotes go above and beyond with another cover of...

The finale to our first season of the Two Cat Kitchen features our good friend and expert on all things Narragansett Bay Courtney Schmidt. Courtney takes us on a talking tour of the Narragansett Bay Estuary Program and all the great work they do and shares a few cocktail recipes- a first here at the Kitchen! Sara Grady and The Coconotes are busy this episode with 3 new songs, including another favorite by The Cure. And we conclude ...

Singer, guitarist, and gastronomical guru Jeff Taber checks in this episode with some timely advice about rabe. Jeff also reveals the secrets of The Blueberry Dessert, our first cobbler on the program, and joins the Coconotes and TCK contributors Maria Meleschnig  and Mr. O’Malley for some musical numbers about trains and pines! And we present the Two Cat American Songbook hosted by Chi Chi Pekingese featuring Lovecats by The Cure-...

Our good friend Maria Meleschnig joins us for another exciting episode! Maria is a singer, songwriter, and accomplished grill master and she shares her secret recipe for the best tasting turkey burgers ever! Maria also joins the Coconotes for a couple of musical numbers and reveals how to put some pep in your step while dusting. We also debut a new segment- Conversations With Cats Who Know Where it’s At! Our first guest on the segm...

Join us this episode for a musical voyage to Valley Top with special guests Sandol Astrausky and Rory MacLeod! We’re joined by TCK roving reporter and esteemed co-host David Luken who unravels the mysteries of old-time music. Sandol and Rory fill us in on the finer points of Scottish cuisine and dryin’ the haddie, and Mr. O’Malley tops things off by taking the mystery out of the invasion of Cape Cod. An episode not to be missed!

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Musical guest Scott Doggett takes us on a journey down memory lane to revisit the songs of the Cartwrights and their unique take on classic country and honky-tonk. Then we move on over to the Kitchen where Scott talks us through the finer points of a shepherd’s pie. Chi Chi Pekingese rounds things out with another delirious diversion into the annals of pop music history. Come on along for the ride!

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Keith Olsen joins us this episode along with the Flying Fingers Jug Band for some skiffle-licious downhome musical mayhem! Keith also whips up a pasta dish that can feed a small army, and reminds us that beans also taste fine. We top things off with Mr. O’Malley taking the mystery out of the history of jug band music. All in all, an episode not to be missed!

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