![]() ![]() The 2020 season of Wisconsin Foodie, with Zahm as the new host, will begin airing during the first week of January, Ircink said. I can’t wait to continue to explore and create broader awareness of the culinary scene with viewers as permanent host of Wisconsin Foodie.” “I’ve enjoyed my guest role with Foodie immensely. “As a kid growing up in a small, rural town in Wisconsin, I found my identity in food,” Zahm said in a news release. Zahm has been previously featured on Wisconsin Foodie and is known for his ever-changing menu of local foods at Driftless Cafe, which showcases the region with 85% of its food budget using ingredients sourced within 100 miles of the restaurant. He is a two-time winner of the Edible Madison Local Hero Award, and was named a 2017 James Beard Best Chef Midwest semifinalist. Zahm and his wife have operated Driftless Cafe since 2013. “I look forward to the next chapter in my role as a food storyteller and focusing on my extraordinary new role as father to my newborn daughter.” “As host of Wisconsin Foodie for the past 11 years, it has been a deep and abiding honor to represent my state’s food ways through the stories of its farmers, artisans, makers, and chefs,” Cherek said in a news release. The separation is taking place at the end of the contract date, Ircink said. “We will continue to break bread as friends, and he will always be a part of the Foodie family even as we continue to learn, grow and expand our culinary horizons.”Ĭherek’s annual contract with Wisconsin Foodie expires this month. “Kyle was the first face of Wisconsin Foodie, and played an integral role in helping thousands of Wisconsinites fall in love with local food and culinary culture,” Ircink said in a news release. “We need the opportunity to try something different and a new jolt of energy into what we’re doing and we found that in Luke,” Ircink said. Ircink said Cherek “has done a fantastic job,” but felt after 12 years the show needed something new. In his free time, Kyle can be found geeking out over food history books, cooking time-honored recipes for his wife and children, and googling the pronunciation of awkward French culinary terms.Cherek has been the host of the Emmy Award-winning show since it began in 2008. He and his wife own Amuse Bouche Entertainment Productions and together create unique food media and culinary events, which include keynote presentations, cooking demonstrations, and wildly popular storytelling dinner events. In 2016, he gave a TEDx Talk examining the powerful science and emotion of food memories. He has been featured on The Cooking Channel, The Travel Channel and Eater. Kyle is a regular expert media contributor on NPR and has been awarded the Wisconsin Broadcast Association Award twice for his compelling essays on food culture. His signature wit and keen observations have made him a sough-after keynote speaker, media contributor and culinary storyteller. For over a decade, he has chronicled regional food stories, exploring where our food comes from and how it shapes who we are. Kyle Cherek is a culinary historian, food essayist, and former host of the Emmy Award-winning television show Wisconsin Foodie on PBS. ![]()
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