In each episode of Joanne Weir Gets Fresh, Joanne Weir uses her vast culinary experience and relaxed, down-to-earth approach to help viewers create healthy meals while highlighting the unique and vibrant flavors of fresh ingredients. Each show sparkles with her reflections, practical insights, and love of adventure. Sometimes humorous, often personal, Joanne's mission is clear: that each of us can learn to create and improvise meals from an ever-changing wealth of fresh, market ingredients. The second season of Joanne Weir Gets Fresh airs on Saturdays at 1pm on KQED 9. The season’s final episode airs on April 16.
About KQED
KQED Public Broadcasting operates KQED Public Television 9, one of the nation’s most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED’s digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED Encore, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting; and KQED Education Network, which brings the impact of KQED to thousands of teachers, students, parents and media professionals through workshops, seminars and resources.
About Joanne Weir
Joanne Weir is a James Beard award-winning cookbook author, cooking teacher, host and Executive Producer for the award-winning PBS TV series “Joanne Weir’s Cooking Confidence.” She is chef/owner of Copita, a tequileria & restaurant in Sausalito, California. In 2012, Joanne was also appointed by Hilary Clinton and the State Department to the American Chef Corp, a select group of chefs chosen to promote world relations through food. The author of 17 cookbooks, including the newly released Cooking Confidence, Joanne is the Culinary Editor at Large at Fine Cooking Magazine. She recently launched Joanne Weir Wines receiving numerous accolades. A 4th-generation professional cook, Joanne spent 5 years cooking at Chez Panisse after receiving a Master Chef Diploma with Madeleine Kamman. She travels and teaches extensively around the world as well as in her San Francisco studio kitchen.
About Picnic on Third
The brainchild of longtime friends and accomplished chefs, Natalia Bushyager and Leigh Loper, Picnic on Third offers patrons a unique casual dining experience with a new menu every day inspired by people, places, and cuisines that the chefs love. Natalia’s resume boasts roots at Bay Area mainstays Chez Panisse and Camino, but her culinary passion for the flavors of her South Carolina upbringing often influence the menu. Leigh’s past work at Josey Baker Bread comes through in the delicious pastries offered daily, while her time at Michelin-starred Quince adds a gourmand’s eye to lunch offerings from their open kitchen at the corner of Third and Bryant. In addition to the “chefs’ compositions” featured at lunch, Picnic on Third offers grab-and-go breakfast items and an afternoon menu of lighter fare to accompany their beer and wine list.
