From Farmland to Travel Wisconsin: Maria Van Hoorn on Food, Tourism, and Community

Host Charlie sits down with Maria Van Hoorn, Deputy Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Tourism, to discuss her rural Wisconsin upbringing, public service career, and efforts to promote tourism, culinary stories, and partnerships with local and tribal communities across the state. The episode features a cooking segment where Charlie and Maria make clam linguine, share family and travel stories, and explore how food and events help drive economic development and community connections in Wisconsin. You can watch the YouTube video here - https://youtu.be/wai1nhg809s  The recipe is available on our website at - https://cookingsecretsformen.com/2025/11/10/clam-linguine-or-linguine-alle-vongole/  "Cooking with Milwaukee Community Leaders" is part of the "Milwaukee Podcast Network." This show is an Interview and cooking show with Milwaukee Community Leaders. We have a short interview about their work in the community, then we cook something, and then we eat it. From our elected leaders to those working at the grassroots, we talk with people trying to make Milwaukee a better place.