We are all aware of fair trade coffee. But Non-Fiction Coffee Coffee Company has taken this idea beyond the basics of fair trade. The company wants to have real relationships with the growers and producers. You can learn their stories as you sip your coffee and be a part of appreciating the effort that goes into growing those beans each year.

We speak with Jeff Daniels. He is the Director of Sales and Business Development for Non-Fiction Coffee in Birmingham, Alabama. The beans are available in Birmingham and online.

Award-winning writer, John Birdsall, the author of cookbooks and the biography of James Beard, The Man Who Ate Too Much, has written a new book. What Is Queer Food? How We Served a Revolution. We talk about that very question, about the book and what Birdsall was trying to achieve, and much more. It certainly made me think about food as a way to communicate with the world in the 20th century. Listen. It’s on Tip of the Tongue.

Read more about the concept of queer food. And more about John Birdsall. John publishes a newsletter, Shifting the Food Narrative on Substack, and is on Instagram @john_birdsall.

Beth Le Manach, beloved blogger and YouTuber, publishes under the name Entertaining with Beth. Her new book, Entertaining 101: Recipes Every Host Should Know How to Make, is a delightful roadmap of entertaining without hiccoughs whether you are a beginner or a seasoned entertainer. Listen as we

chat about writing recipes, entertaining, the differences between the US and France, and lots of other things.

If you are already a fan of Beth’s this book is a must-have. If you are unfamiliar with her, you will enjoy the book for what it is, a great beginning entertainment book, and you will be introduced to the charming Beth LeManach.