I Admit It. I Love ‘em.

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Let me make a confession loud and clear (it’s time).  I LOVE TATER TOTS.  Yes, I know…totally gauche but they are just so good.  Taters were the first oven-involved snack I made for myself at age twelve and I’ve been hooked ever since.

Independent Radio Producer Guy Hand loves to study the history of food and often uncovers gems of stories in the process.   He did this piece on the tater tot and let me tell ya….it’s fascinating.

Take a LISTEN HERE.

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Associate Producer, Here & Now Most recently, Jessica worked as an associate producer at WBUR's daily local program, Radio Boston. Jessica moved to Boston in 2008 and has lived many places since leaving her native Texas. After graduating from college, Jessica worked as a federal employee, documentary film festival producer, oral historian, university teaching assistant, traveling saleswoman and klezmer musician. Her work and projects have appeared in The Washington Post, The Christian Science Monitor, Bust, Barnard Magazine, National Public Radio, Public Radio International (PRI), and the BBC. Jessica's freelance radio work has received various awards including accolades from the Religion Newswriters Association and the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma. As a Fulbright Scholar in El Salvador, Jessica collected and studied oral histories from the Jewish Community based in San Salvador. Jessica received her B.A. in political science from Columbia University’s Barnard College and her M.A. in history from Indiana University. She learned how to make radio from the phenomenal folks at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. Jessica lives in Somerville with her husband, twin son and daughter, and two cats. To learn more about Jessica’s projects, both current and past, please visit www.jessicaalpert.com.

7 thoughts on “I Admit It. I Love ‘em.”

  1. MC Slim JB

    If you are a tater tot lover and haven’t not yet done so already, get thee to Garden at the Cellar near Harvard Square, where Wil Gilson does a superb housemade version of tater tots. Spectacular!

  2. Mary

    I confess to loving the *idea* of tater tots, but I can’t bring myself to buy them. I think I’m afraid they won’t like up to the TT ideal. I may need to check out MC Slim’s recommendation before I dive back into the tater tot pool.

  5. FransBevy

    I frequently have TT’s for breakfast. They’re hot, filling and sort of delicious in a decadent way.
    Yay, Tater Tots!