Podcast
68 episodes
Dan The Produce Man and Guido The Gardener share the enjoyment of fresh fruit and vegetables with guests in the food world.
Dan Avakian
3rd Oct 2026October 2, 2004: The Produce Pair Talks Nutrition with Kathy NapoliThis week on the Produce Pair Historic Archives, we turn the clock back to October 2, 2004, when the Produce Pair welcomed registered dietitian and nutritionist Kathy Napoli to the show.Dan the41m6th May 2026Produce Pair Radio Archives: Fresh Produce vs. Big Food - May 1999The Produce Pair Radio Show Historic Archives - May 8, 1999- on the Talk America Radio Network.Dan the Produce Man and Guido the Gardener welcomed twoguests: Larry Waterfield, Washington, D.C. editor43m21st Feb 2026Too Hot Tamales and Tortilla Soup – A Classic Produce Pair with Mary Sue and SusanThis week on the Produce Pair Radio Show Historic Archives, we roll back to February 23, 2002, as Dan and Guido welcome The Border Girls, Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger.These two are pioneers of39m
18th Jan 2026A 23-Year Time Capsule: The Produce Pair Radio Show on January 18, 2003This week on the Produce Pair Radio Show Historic Archives, we step back to January 18, 2003 - the week we added the Universal Talk Network to our list of stations. Dan the Produce Man and Guido the41m
10th Jan 2026The Produce Pair radio Show January 2, 1999 This week on The Produce Pair Radio Archives, we go wayyy back to when the show was still in its infancy — January 2, 1999.Trivia question: what 1960s band recorded the song “Broccoli”?Guido the38m
13th Dec 2025Date Talk with Hadley Dates: A Produce Pair ClassicThis week on the Produce Pair Historic Radio Archives, we roll back the clock to December 11, 2004 with Albert Keck (K-E-C-K) of Hadley Dates.Albert joins Dan the Produce Man and Guido the Gardener37m13th Dec 2025Date Talk with Hadley Dates: A Produce Pair ClassicThis week on the Produce Pair Historic Radio Archives, we roll back the clock to December 11, 2004 with Albert Keck (K-E-C-K) of Hadley Dates.Albert joins Dan the Produce Man and Guido the Gardener44m
14th Nov 2025Chef Tony’s Turkey Secrets: A Produce Pair Classic (Historic Archives)This week on The Produce Pair Radio Show – Historic Archives…We’re stepping back to November 6th, 1999, when Guido the Gardener and Dan the Produce Man welcomed the one and only Produce Chef Tony40m29th Oct 2025Simonian Fruit, Retro Tech, and Kitchen Oddities — 2001 ThrowbackThis week on the Produce Pair Radio Show – Historic Radio Archives, we step back to October 20th, 2001.Dan the Produce Man and Guido the Gardener welcome David Simonian of Simonian Fruit Company for42m2nd Oct 2025Fast Food, Good Fats, and Junk Food Seduction — A Look Back 21 YearsThis Week on the Produce Pair Radio Show Historic ArchivesWe go back 21 years, to October 2nd, 2004. Dan the Produce Man and Guido the Gardener welcome Cathy Napoli, registered dietitian and holistic45m
27th Sep 2025A Cheesy Trip Back to 2001 with the Cheese Dude!This week on the Produce Pair Radio Show Archives, we’re rolling back to September 29th, 2001 with none other than Mark Todd, the Cheese Dude! That’s right — it’s a show packed with cheesy goodness42m
12th Sep 2025Carlo Middione’s Magic & The Rise of Australian OrangesThis week on the Produce Pair Radio Show Archives, Dan the Produce Man and Guido the Gardener are joined by two special guests!First, we step back to September 14, 2002, when Australian navel oranges38m7th Sep 2025From Five-a-Day to Today: How Produce Shapes HealthIn this week's historic episode, we’re going back to September 8th, 2001. Cut! It’s a triple celebration — September is National Mushroom Month, National Organic Harvest Month, and, back then, it was40m2nd Sep 2025Historic Harvest: Peony Grapes, Kharbouza Melons & More with the Produce PairThis week on the Produce Pair Radio Show: Historic ArchivesWe roll back to September 1st, 2000. While Guido The Gardner was vacationing in Hawaii, Greg McDonald—The Produce Guy—joined Dan the Produce40m19th Aug 20251999 Flashback: Graham Kerr’s Food Transformation & Fresh FigsFrom The Galloping Gourmet to The Gathering Place—celebrity chef Graham Kerr shares his shift to healthy, joyful cooking. Then, Jeff Schaefer (Stellar Distributing) joins us to talk about California46m25th Jul 2025Flashback to the Peachiest Weekend in San Francisco! On July 24, 1999, we broadcasted The Produce Pair Radio Show live from The Cannery’s 4th Annual Peach Festival in San Francisco — and now, for the first time in 25 years, we’re bringing that episode42m15th Jul 2025Sweet Onions & Summer Vibes: A 1999 Flashback Nostalgia - The Produce Pair archives.🎙️ This Week on The Produce Pair Radio Show Historic Archives:We rewind to July 10th, 1999 for a flavorful flashback featuring Jennifer Eriksen from the Walla Walla Sweet Onion Marketing Board!41m5th Jul 2025July 4th 1998 - Blast From The PastThis Produce Pair Show was barely 3 months old and was braodcasting on 2 stations in the San Francisco Bay Area KATD in Concord CA and KBPA in San Francisco CA. Guido and Dan are live at Paul's37m11th Jun 2024Blast From the Past: Summer GoodiesThe Produce Pair Radio Show on the Talk America Radio Network. June 7th sometime in the very early 2000s Guido The Gardener and Dan The Produce Man are joined by Kentucky Wonder Beans, Boysenberries52m19th May 2023Coachella Valley Sweet Corn!Fire up the grill this weekend with fresh new crop California corn on the cob! The desert region has given us great promotable volume on this first of the season crop from Coachella!1m18th May 2023English Peas a Real Spring Treat!Fresh English Peas in the pod are in from along California's coastal growing regions Dan shares tips on what to look for so you ca become an expert at picking out the sweetest peas every time!2m17th May 2023May- Peak season for several Artichoke varieties!Dan shares with us the best way to pick an artichoke with a Big Heart!2m16th Oct 2022The Golden Rush of Gold Rush Apples!Like many other apples the cidery sweet Gold Rush Apple is a combination of several other varieties. Tasty, Crunchy, and in season NOW!1m
23rd Sep 2022Farmers Market TipsWhen you buy specific produce items during your trip to the farmers market makes a big difference in how long they will last.2m
22nd Sep 2022Last Day of Summer GrapenessAre California Concord Grapes really Concord Grapes? The Thompson Seedless Golden Surprise!2m20th Sep 2022Fresh September Figs!September is a great month for fresh California figs, but how do you pick the sweetest and tastiest fruit?2m17th Sep 2022Dry Farmed TomatoesSeptember is a great month for California tomatoes, Heirlooms, Beefsteaks, and Multi-colored Cherry Tomatoes, but there's one tomato that bursts with more flavor than all of them! Tune in and find2m6th Sep 2022Taste, Aroma, Color, Texture. Blast from the Past: Award-winning Hall of Fame Legend Graham Kerr joins Dan and Guido to share the pleasure of fresh fruit and vegetables.38m
15th Feb 2022Blast From the Past Jan 29 2005Dan and Guido go over in-season produce of the day as well as health news from early 2005.Country of Origin Labeling, Food Labeling, RFIDs, OSO sweet Onions, Tangerines, Desert Artichokes, Peruvian43m15th Jan 2022Blast from the Past: The Queen of the Kiwifruit and other SpecialtiesDan the Produce Man and Guido the Gardener with Guest Frieda Rapoport Caplan Exact date unknown - the early 2000s25m28th Dec 2021Have Yourself a Scary Little Christmas and a Creepy New Year!Creepy Santa, Pickled Zucchini, Cigar Smoking Paperboys, Kelsey Printing Press, Mel's Bowling Alley. Dan the Produce Man shares a wild story of his pre-produce days as a paperboy in Alameda15m17th Dec 2021Blast From the Past Series at PW Market Dec 2, 2003Dan and Guido broadcast Live at the legendary PW Market in Castro Valley California. PW Markets, now closed, was a good old-fashioned high-end grocery chain established in the 1940s and closing in59m25th Oct 2021Vegan Seafood?Registered Dietician, Food Technologist, and Author Nancy Berkoff joins Dan and Guido with fantastic information on Nutrition for the elderly, Also how long can we keep fresh smoothies in the34m19th Oct 2021Blast from the Past: October 23, 2004. Blast from the Past: October 2004. Dan and Guido cover winter squashes that were starting to trend, early organic Satsuma Mandarins, Black Twig Apple and interviews from Produce Marketing50m10th Oct 2021Squirrely PumpkinDan and Guido discuss the "Lucky Pear," Asian Pears, Honeynut Squash, French and Italian Prunes, Guido gives Dan some advice on keeping the squirrels from eating his pumpkins.33m20th Sep 2021Late Summer Fruit and Winter Garden Dan and Guido go over some late summer fruit and Guido the Gardener gives tips on planting a winter garden22m14th Jun 2021Rough on the Outside, Soft on the Inside.It's California Avocado Season, in fact, it's California Avocado Month! Jan DeLyser from the California Avocado Commission joins Dan and Guido to inform us all about the creamy goodness of avocados.53m30th May 2021How Many Produce Items Are in Your Refrigerator?Patrick Kelly (The Produce Industry Podcast) joins Dan the Produce Man™ for a conversation on fresh produce consumption. Do produce industry people eat what they sell? What’s new with the FlavorWave44m24th May 2021"Organic Produce is the Gateway To All Other Organic Foods"Dan the Produce Man and Ron Pelger (filling in for Guido) welcome Matt Seely from the Organic Produce Network. Topics include pricing of organic produce, consumer awareness, and trends, the growth of46m10th May 2021Our Produce is Tops!Dan and Guido welcome Jeff Cady - Director of Produce and Floral at Tops Friendly Markets and 2020 Produce Retailer of the Year! Jeff shares insight on what Makes Tops different from other retailers42m8th May 2021Our Produce is Tops!Dan and Guido welcome Jeff Cady - Director of Produce and Floral at Tops Friendly Markets and 2020 Produce Retailer of the Year! Jeff shares insight on what Makes Tops different from other42m22nd Apr 2021Try It!Karen Caplan from Frieda's Specialty Produce joins Dan and Guido to discuss her latest book: Try It! How Frieda Capland Changed the Way We Eat! Also, Turmeric benefits, purple sweet potatoes, Dragon47m18th Apr 2021Championing Fresh Produce in Our LivesNate Montgomery The Produce Champion shares stories of the giant produce market in Guadalajara, importing and exporting fresh produce, and taking advantage of our local crops.42m8th Apr 2021Bring It On Home!Laura Mcintosh from PBS Bringing It Home joins Dan and Guido with tips on what’s in season now… and a sneak preview on the start of the California cherry season just a few weeks away!48m1st Apr 2021The Specialty of Specialty Produce!Bob Harrington from Specialty Produce in San Diego joins Dan The Produce Man and Guido The Gardener for a conversation on exotic fruit and veggies as well as the significant roles of small family45m23rd Mar 202130 Days of ProduceEric Patrick from Grant Hunt Co. joins Dan and Guido to discuss and enlighten us on his personal 30 Days of Produce challenge and how we can take the challenge ourselves. Are you up to it? It's38m6th Mar 2021HealthBeetWeight Loss Coach Amy Roskelly from Healthbeet healthbeet.org shares her journey of struggles in life to finally come up with the perfect weight loss plan. Amy discusses "Mindful Portion Control,"37m22nd Feb 2021Mushrooms, Mangoes, Roots and Goodies, This day in Produce Pair HistoryBlast from the Past Series. The Produce Pair Radio Show on the Univeral Talk Network Feb 22, 2003. John Garrone from Hazel Dell Mushroom farm joins Dan and Guido for Mushroom Talk. Dan ad Guido cover39m16th Feb 2021Produce Life with Brent ErenwertBrent Erenwert from Brothers Produce and Houston Cold Storage joins Dan and Guido to discuss the current state of the fresh produce world and how he has managed his companies through the Corona Virus52m7th Feb 2021Veggie Diet & Rock 'N' Roll!This week Mott The Hoople Keyboard player Morgan Fisher joins Dan and Guido with stories of turning to a veggie diet, on the road with Mott The Hoople, his fascinating art, his move to Tokyo and a55m31st Jan 2021A Citrus celebration with Kim FloresWhat do you get when you cross a Blood Orange with a Clementine Mandarin? Why the Mandarosa of course! Kim Flores from the Pro Citrus Network joins Dan and Guido to talk about healthy eating,45m24th Jan 2021Enticing NavelsJim Savaadra, Angela Lopez Avalos and Keith Wilson of Cecelia Packing join Dan and Guido to tell us al about Heirloom Navel Oranges, Blood Oranges, Cara Cara Red Oranges.43m15th Jan 2021CBD and YouYour Natural Healthcare's Rose Chastain explains in detail how CBD works with our bodies.52m3rd Jan 2021An Apple a Day...Dan and Guido cover some apple varieties that are still on the stands that add crrrrrunch to your 2021!40m27th Dec 2020Blast from the Past Series with Chef Carlo Middione Chef, cookbook author, Television Personality and Restaurateur Carlo Middione is guest37m19th Dec 2020"People are our best product"Columnist for The Produce News and The Organic Produce Network, industry veteran and advisor Ron Pelger is our guest. Ron shares stories from the good old days and insights for the future in fresh51m11th Dec 2020Ride the Flavor Wave!Patrick Kelly and Michael Chavez from the Flavor Wave App are guests. Fresh Produce Home delivery has never been more Fresh, Fast, & Easy!38m5th Dec 2020Now then, some cheese my good man!Mark Todd The Cheese Dude joins Dan The Produce Man and Gudo The Gardener to share cheese and fruit pairings as well as cheese, coffee, and tea pairings.46m26th Nov 2020Blast From The Past with Paul PrudhommeChef Paul Prudhomme joins Dan and Guido on The Produce Pair Radio Show April 3, 200443m20th Nov 2020Focusing on the Zone with Curtis AikensChef, Author, Literacy Advocate, TV Personality Curtis Aikens joins Dan and Guido with tips on good eating and stories of his days with Julia Child, Paul Prudhomme, Micky Mantle, Barbara Bush, Joe44m13th Nov 2020Our battle for nutrition is easier than we think with Dr. Liz Isenring Dr. Liz Isenring, Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics, Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian and Nutritionist, author and speaker joins dan and Guido to discuss simple and effective ways of33m6th Nov 2020The Vegetarian Gourmet Margaret Riesen Joins Dan and Guido sharing the difference between Vegetarian and VeganMargaret Riesen Joins Dan and Guido sharing the difference between Vegetarian and Vegan as well as tips on Vegetarian cooking.36m29th Oct 2020Pamela Riemenschneider - The Produce Reporter Company.Pamela Riemenschneider from the Produce Reporter Co. joins Dan The Produce Man and Guido The Gardener for an hour of fresh produce conversation. Topics covered are Gig shoppers at the supermarkets,1h16th Oct 2020USA Pears - Kevin Moffitt Kevin Moffitt from the Pear Bureau Northwest joins Dan and Guido for a conversation all about pears. We run down several varieties and how to pick them out so you get a perfect pear every time! Also,42m8th Oct 2020Megan Crivelli The Produce NerdThe Produce Nerd Megan Crivelli author of The Grocery Guide joins dan and Guido with tips on fresh produce for your little ones, The Grocery Guide and getting more fruit and veggies into your daily39m30th Sep 2020Fall Fruit and Veg with Guest Jon Steffy - The Produce GeekWhat is in-season right now? Dan The Produce Man and Guido The Gardener with special guest Jon Steffy from Four Seasons Produce.41m22nd Sep 2020Blast From The Past with Frieda KaplanKiwi Queen and fresh produce legend the late Frieda Caplan joined Dan and Guido in July 2001.38m18th Sep 2020The Produce Pair 9.18.2020Dan The Produce Man and Guido The Gardener with guest Robert Schueller from Melissas Specialty Produce share what's in season.28m