I am an NPR junkie. I can’t listen to commercial radio any more. I can’t even listen to music on the radio any more. If I don’t get to hear Morning Edition and/or All Things Considered I feel like I don’t know what’s going on in the world.

This past Sunday, Bonny Wolf (host of ‘Kitchen Window,’ NPR’s food podcast) did a piece on the emergence of craft beer and pairing with food. While she is primarily channeling author Lucy Saunders, it is certainly nice to hear something even-handed and educational about beer.

Stout and Szechuan? Marrying Beer and Food

Everybody knows that beer goes well with hot dogs.

Some people even know that dark stout is better than champagne with oysters.

But Imperial IPA with creme brulee? This is a new one — at least to me.

Give a listen.