Issues & Ideas

From food insecurity to abundant tables

By Katy Clark,

Mira Advani Honeycutt, Fr. Ian Delinger, Monica Lopez

Published March 17, 2026 at 5:36 PM PDT

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Volunteer delivers hot meals to SLO County senior citizens.

On today’s program, we hear from the new head of a local group that works to address food insecurity on the Central Coast…

Maryam Far, Meals That Connect - KCBX News Dept.

Wine Country producer Mira Honeycutt sits down with Alma Rosa Winery's Samra Morris to talk about winemaking on the Central Coast...

Samra Morris - Wine Country.mp3

Father Ian Delinger takes listeners to a stunning fruit ranch and wedding venue for a look at seasonal pears in his segment, Playing with Food.

Pears - Playing with Food

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Katy Clark

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Mira Advani Honeycutt

With more than 25 years of experience as a wine journalist and consultant, Mira Advani Honeycutt has covered California’s wine districts and specifically its Central Coast region. She contributes the monthly segment "Wine Country" to Issues & Ideas on KCBX.

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Fr. Ian Delinger

Fr. Ian Delinger hosts "Playing with Food," a monthly segment on "Issues and Ideas" that explores unique ways of looking at and preparing everyday foods on the California Central Coast.

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Monica Lopez

Monica Lopez is the news director at KCBX. She's an audio journalist who has worked as a journalist and educator in radio, tv and podcast.

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