John McEntire is possibly the only person in the world who grows Crooked Creek Corn, a once-common crop in the South that is now the chief ingredient in Troy and Sons’ moonshine. On our trip across North Carolina, we stopped at his farm, heard stories, and tasted both the moonshine and a special juice made from sorghum stalks.
Daniel Klein is a chef, activist, and filmmaker living in Minneapolis. He’s cooked in the restaurants of Thomas Keller, Fergus Henderson, and Tom Colicchio and has directed, filmed, edited and produced projects on various issues including oil politics and the development industry in Africa (What are we doing here? which has aired on TV, in theaters, and at festivals worldwide).
Since March, Daniel has been documenting his culinary, agricultural and hunting adventures on film in a series called The Perennial Plate, featuring long winters, urban gardens, ice fishing, slaughterhouses, foraging for wild edibles, and more. Follow him on twitter @perennialplate.
