> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.cascadepbs.org/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Iron & Wine's Sam Beam: A Stack of Tomato Sandwiches, Boiled Peanuts & White Burgundy - URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/podcasts/your-last-meal/2019/09/iron-wines-sam-beam-a-stack-of-tomato-sandwiches-boiled-peanuts-white-burgundy/ - Published: 2019-09-26T18:35:08.000Z - Updated: 2026-05-05T19:52:41.000Z - Description: Iron & Wine sounds like a band but, in fact, there is just one man behind the music: a soft spoken, North Carolina singer songwriter named Sam Beam. Sam is the ideal conversation partner: he laughs generously and speaks with a warm southern drawl. He also happens to have excellent taste in food - Author: Rachel Belle - Tags: Your Last Meal, #podcast, #delete-this-tag, #dovetail_c0efe19a-dd10-4cf3-92bd-5e1bf5c1bd6b Iron & Wine sounds like a band but, in fact, there is just one man behind the music: a soft spoken, North Carolina singer songwriter named Sam Beam. Sam is the ideal conversation partner: he laughs generously and speaks with a warm southern drawl. He also happens to have excellent taste in food and drink. A true southern boy, Sam wants a stack of tomato sandwiches for his last meal. Just ripe, summer heirlooms, squishy white bread and mayonnaise. A simple summer snack so sacred in North Carolina, locals get good and riled up at the mere mention of adding bacon or lettuce to the mix. We called upon a couple North Carolina culinary queens to talk about the do's and don'ts of the tomato sandwich: veteran food journalist [Kathleen Purvis](https://kathleenpurvis.com/about/?ref=cascadepbs.org) and chef, restaurateur and cookbook author, [Vivian Howard](https://www.vivianhoward.com/?ref=cascadepbs.org). And sticking with the southern theme, food historian [Robert Moss](https://www.southernliving.com/authors/robert%5Fmoss?ref=cascadepbs.org) joins the show to tell the true history of the boiled peanut. Lucky for us, tomatoes are still hanging heavy on the vines, because you'll be hankering for a tomato sandwich by the end of this episode. Iron & Wine has a new album out, the latest collaboration with the band Calexico. Buy the album and check out their current tour [here](http://ironandwine.com/?ref=cascadepbs.org). Make sure you're subscribed to the podcast and follow host Rachel Belle on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/yourlastmealpodcast/?hl=en&ref=cascadepbs.org)! See [omnystudio.com/listener](https://omnystudio.com/listener?ref=cascadepbs.org) for privacy information. [Support Cascade PBS: https://secure.cascadepublicmedia.org/page/133995/donate/1/](https://secure.cascadepublicmedia.org/page/133995/donate/1/?ref=cascadepbs.org) See [omnystudio.com/listener](https://omnystudio.com/listener?ref=cascadepbs.org) for privacy information.