Hungry For MO

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**Annie Fisher’s beaten biscuit empire** Aug 30, 2023
(Crysta Henthorne, KCUR 89.3 / Images courtesy of Stuart Spivack and Missouri State Historical Society)
This episode of A People's History of Kansas City is a collaboration with Gravy podcast, from the Southern Foodways Alliance. It was reported, produced, and mixed by Mackenzie Martin, with editing by Sara Camp Milam, Olivia Terenzio, Suzanne Hogan and Luke X. Martin.

What even is Ozark cuisine? Dec 22, 2022

Special thanks this episode to Brian Munoz of St. Louis Public Radio for reporting and photos from Bulrush, and to the Quapaw Nation and Ozark Chinquapin Foundation.

The salad days of Wish-Bone dressing Dec 14, 2022

Read more about the Wishbone restaurant and the rise of Wish-Bone Italian dressing, from KCUR's Mackenzie Martin and Jenny Vergara.

Hungry For MO is a production of KCUR Studios, with support from the Missouri Humanities Council. It’s hosted by Natasha Bailey and Jenny Vergara. This episode was written and produced by Mackenzie Martin with editing from Gabe Rosenberg and Suzanne Hogan. Sound design and mix by Mackenzie Martin with help from intern Zacchary Rodgers. Music this episode from Blue Dot Sessions.

Black walnut magic Dec 07, 2022

Read more about the black walnut and how it shaped Missouri cuisine from KCUR's Natasha Bailey and Suzanne Hogan.

Hungry For MO is a production of KCUR Studios, with support from the Missouri Humanities Council. It’s hosted by Natasha Bailey and Jenny Vergara. This episode was written and produced by Suzanne Hogan with editing from Gabe Rosenberg and Mackenzie Martin. Sound design and mix by Suzanne Hogan and intern Zacchary Rodgers. Music this episode from Blue Dot Sessions. Special thanks this episode to reporter Bek Shackelford-Nwanganga for additional reporting from Stockton, Missouri.

No apologies for St. Louis pizza Nov 30, 2022

Read more about how St. Louis pizza is the style everyone loves to hate from KCUR's Jenny Vergara and Mackenzie Martin.

Hungry For MO is a production of KCUR Studios, with support from the Missouri Humanities Council. It’s hosted by Natasha Bailey and Jenny Vergara. This episode was written and produced by Mackenzie Martin with editing from Gabe Rosenberg and Suzanne Hogan. Sound design and mix by Mackenzie Martin and intern Zacchary Rodgers. Music this episode from Blue Dot Sessions. Special thanks this episode to St. Louis Public Radio’s Brian Munoz, who gathered sounds and interviews for us at Imo’s Pizza at the top of the episode.

**A toast to the birthplace of sliced bread** Nov 21, 2022
Prior to 1928, if you wanted sliced bread, you had to cut it yourself. Until two entrepreneurs in Chillicothe, Missouri, changed history.(David White KCUR 89.3 / Images Courtesy of Catherine Stortz Ripley / The Rohwedder Family Collection / Sliced Bread Innovation Center)
New episodes of Hungry For MO start on November 30. Until then, we recommend listening to more stories from A People's History of Kansas City.
Read more about how a Missouri town almost forgot it invented the greatest thing in the world from KCUR's Suzanne Hogan.

**Myth-busting the St. Louis World's Fair** Sep 14, 2021
Ice tea, cotton candy, ice cream and hamburgers were all popularized at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis.(Crysta Henthorne / KCUR 89.3)
Read more about how the World's Fair of 1904 offered the best and worst of America from KCUR's Suzanne Hogan.

**Crock-Pots for the people** Sep 07, 2021
(Crysta Henthorne / KCUR 89.3)
Read more about the Kansas City women who taught America how to use the Crock-Pot from KCUR's Mackenzie Martin.

**George Washington Carver’s quiet revolution** Aug 31, 2021
(Crysta Henthorne / KCUR 89.3)
Read more about George Washington Carver's revolutionary contributions to the world, stretching from civil rights to agriculture, from KCUR's Suzanne Hogan.

**Chinese food, Missouri-style** Aug 24, 2021
Springfield cashew chicken and the St. Paul sandwich are both dishes created by immigrants in Missouri – and now help define the state's cuisine.(Crysta Henthorne / KCUR 89.3)
Read more about how Missouri's immigrants created the St. Paul sandwich 80 years ago or how David Leong turned Springfield cashew chicken into a uniquely Missouri phenomenon from KCUR's Mackenzie Martin.

**How Missouri saved wine** Aug 17, 2021
(Crysta Henthorne / 89.3 KCUR)
Learn more about how two Missourians stepped up to save the global wine industry from KCUR's Suzanne Hogan.

**Who gets to define Missouri barbecue?** Aug 10, 2021
(Crysta Henthorne / KCUR 89.3)
Learn more about how Missouri's barbecue has evolved over the last 200 years — and recent efforts to redefine it — from KCUR's Mackenzie Martin.
KCUR's Jenny Vergara also has a list of the best barbecue in the state of Missouri.

Trailer: Hungry For MO Jul 27, 2021

To celebrate Missouri’s 200th birthday, hosts Natasha Bailey and Jenny Vergara are uncovering the stories behind the iconic foods of the state of Missouri. New episodes every week for six weeks starting on August 10.

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