Amuse News
151 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsAmuse News is your source for food news, interviews from the food world, and more. We’ll engage with food storytellers—from chefs to advocates to people working in the field. Publishing multiple days a week, Amuse News is a destination for everyone who’s looking for a fun and insightful look at the world of food.
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Episodes
Episode 51: Brian Kenny and Katherine Spiers
June 07, 2018 22:03 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBIt's a California invasion! Brian Kenny of Hearst Ranch, and long time HRN supporter, shares the latest news from the ranch, including the fact that Hearst was awarded supplier of the year for the Southern Pacific Region for Whole Foods Market. We're also joined by Katherine Spiers, the podcaster behind Smart Mouth. You can catch Katherine alongside Cathy Erway and Sari Kamin at the Food Writers' Workshop How to Make a Food Podcast panel. Our theme song is “Suns Out Guns Out” by Concord Ame...
Episode 50: One Cheesy Summer
May 24, 2018 20:11 - 52 minutes - 48 MBThis week for HRN Happy Hour, we got a little cheesy! Special guest Allison Lacey, Brand Manager for Emmi Roth, came by the studio to talk summer entertaining and perfect cheese pairings with the HRN team. HRN Happy Hour is powered by Simplecast
Episode 49: Introducing: Meat + Three
May 17, 2018 22:07 - 21 minutes - 20.2 MBKat & Caity bring you a preview of Meat + Three, HRN's new 15-minute update on the food stories that deserve your attention, modeled after the Southern meat-and-three-sides concept. Listen to episode one: "Hitting a Snag," and get a sneak peek at episode two: "Pork." HRN Happy Hour is powered by Simplecast
Episode 48: Bill Addison & Priya Krishna
May 10, 2018 22:21 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MBThis episode has all the write stuff. We're thrilled to be joined by Bill Addison, Eater's National Critic, and Priya Krishna is a writer whose work has appeared in the New York Times, Bon Appétit, New York Magazine, and more. Our theme song is “Suns Out Guns Out” by Concord America. HRN Happy Hour is powered by Simplecast
Episode 47: Saxelby Radio Scholars Reunion
May 03, 2018 22:20 - 39 minutes - 36.7 MBToday, we're joined by four of our Saxelby Radio Scholars Class of 2017: Nia Hyacinth, Jahqyad Austin, Laila Yakubu, and Victoria Harvey. We hear about their accomplishments during their senior year at Food and Finance High School and what their post-grad plans are. We're also joined by Eliza Loehr, Program Director of the Food Education Fund at Food and Finance High School. Our theme song is “Suns Out Guns Out” by Concord America. HRN Happy Hour is powered by Simplecast
Episode 46: Bread, Garlic, and Other Favorite Things
April 19, 2018 22:30 - 1 hour - 56 MBFor our 2018 Winter Season Finale, we remember the late Carl Kasell, speak to Peter Reinhart about the upcoming International Symposium on Bread, recap our favorite HRN episodes of the year so far, and try our hand at "Garlic Day" trivia! Our theme song is “Suns Out Guns Out” by Concord America. HRN Happy Hour is powered by Simplecast
Episode 45: Ox Tales with Anna Sigrithur
April 12, 2018 21:58 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBOn this week's episode of HRN Happy Hour, our usual hosts sound a little bit different than normal! We chatted with Anna Sigrithur, whose podcast Ox Tales is launching it's first season next week. Ox Tales is a podcast inspired by the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery, held every year at Oxford University. To register as an attendee, use this link: https://www.oxfordsymposium.org.uk/events/2018-symposium-registration/ HRN Happy Hour is powered by Simplecast
Episode 44: Wandering Barman & Esther Trakinski
April 05, 2018 22:17 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBBottle-aged cocktails are nothing new, but Wandering Barman is taking them to the next level by making them mobile! You can find their Date Infused Old-Fashioned (The Swipe Right) or Spicy Hibiscus Daiquiri (Miss Casanova) at bars and shops around Bushwick – including Roberta's, Three Diamond Door, and Irving Bottle. Plus, we have a very good friend of the station, Esther Trakinski, in the house! After more than 20 years in a successful legal career, Esther pursued a Master’s Degree in Food...
Episode 43: Lou Bank and Lukas Volger
March 22, 2018 22:29 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBIn the studio we have Lou Bank—renowned agave spirits expert and founder of S.A.C.R.E.D., Saving Agave for Culture, Recreation, Education, and Development—and we also have Lukas Volger—food writer, recipe developer, and editor at Jarry Mag, a semiannual magazine exploring the intersection of food and queer culture. HRN Happy Hour is powered by Simplecast
Episode 42: Beyond Popcorn: The Food & Drink of Nitehawk Cinema
March 16, 2018 17:01 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBToday, we're joined by Chef Kurt Applegate and Beverage Director Matt Walker of Nitehawk Cinema in Williamsburg. We find out what goes into crafting menus meant to be enjoyed with films (hint: the food needs to be as quiet as the movie-goers), as well as their forthcoming second location in Park Slope. We end the conversation with a special round of Irish movie trivia in honor of Saint Patrick's Day! Our theme song is “Suns Out Guns Out” by Concord America. HRN Happy Hour is powered by Sim...
Episode 41: A Very Heritage Happy Hour
March 08, 2018 23:13 - 50 minutes - 46.8 MBToday’s guests are old friends: Patrick Martins, founder of this very network and Heritage Foods USA. We’re also joined by HRN host Mike Edison and the entire Heritage Foods USA team: Catherine Greeley, Emily Pearson, Ben Tansel, Patty Lee, and Elizabeth Greeley. After a few headlines and events announcements, Kat and David recap their trip to Charleston Wine + Food. Then we chat it up with Heritage Foods and play a round of trivia in honor of #InternationalWomensDay! Our theme song is “Su...
Episode 40: Charleston Wine + Food
March 04, 2018 21:00 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBIt's a special cross-over episode of HRN On Tour and HRN Happy Hour! We wrap up our third year of Charleston Wine + Food live coverage the best way we know how: with a very special episode of HRN Happy Hour! Our guests include Robert Stehling (Chef/Owner of Hominy Grill), Gillian Zettler (Executive Director of CHSWFF), and Scott Russ (Founder of Bedlam Vodka). We recap highlights of the weekend and play a rousing round of trivia! Our theme song is “Suns Out Guns Out” by Concord America. L...
Episode 39: Edd Kimber & Brian Hart Hoffman
March 01, 2018 23:51 - 47 minutes - 44 MBWe’re really excited to have on today’s guests! Joining us from all the way across the pond, Edd Kimber is an accomplished cookbook author, baker, food writer, TV personality and winner of the very first season of the Great British Bake Off! We also have on Brian Hart Hoffman, a former-airline-worker-turned-cookbook-author, President and Chief Creative Officer of Hoffman Media, as well as the creator and Editor-in-Chief of Bake From Scratch magazine! Our theme song is “Suns Out Guns Out” by...
Episode 38: Julia Bainbridge and John deBary
February 22, 2018 23:28 - 45 minutes - 42 MBOur conversation with Julia and John covers a ton of ground – from the Atlanta restuarant scene and non-alcoholic cocktails to solitude and skin care. Julia Bainbridge was most recently Food Editor of Atlanta Magazine, and is an accomplished writer with work in everything from Bon Appetit to Playboy. She's the creator and host of The Lonely Hour, a podcast about loneliness–but it’s not a bummer. Julia has created a space to talk openly in hopes of both de-stigmatizing loneliness and undersc...
Episode 37: Introducing Inside Julia's Kitchen
February 15, 2018 23:13 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBThis week, rather than have our usual weekly roundup of food news and a special guest, we’re instead going to take this opportunity to promote one of our newest shows, Inside Julia’s Kitchen. The show centers on the famous “French Chef” herself, as well as carrying on her legacy of sharing bright and exciting discoveries in the food world. It’s hosted by the Julia Child Foundation’s own Executive Director, Todd Schulkin, who describes Julia’s famous kitchen as being the co-star for her many ...
Episode 36: Japanese Cooking and Cocktailing
February 08, 2018 23:12 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MBFrank Cisneros of Bar Moga and Chef Josh Plunkett (a chef who has spent time cooking in Kyoto) join us this week to talk about Japanese food and drink. We learn what makes Japanese cocktails and their history special from Cisneros, and Plunkett tells us why we should all be cooking with donabes. Our theme song is “Suns Out Guns Out” by Concord America. Listen on Spotify | Purchase on Bandcamp HRN Happy Hour is powered by Simplecast
Episode 35: Kolaches and King Cakes
February 01, 2018 23:19 - 41 minutes - 38 MBThis week, Autumn Stanford of Brooklyn Kolache Co. joins us for HRN Happy Hour to talk about starting a business in Brooklyn's competitive food industry. We learn what a kolache is and how Autumn puts a special spin on it for Mardi Gras season. We also wanted to hear from a local New Orleans chef about what makes King Cakes so special and how we can get the real deal delivered right to our doorstep in Brooklyn, so Sam Lee reached out to Chef John Caluda of Caluda King Cakes in New Orleans t...
Episode 34: Morgan Jarrett of Yellow Magnolia Cafe
January 25, 2018 23:05 - 38 minutes - 35 MBOn this week's show, we welcome Morgan Jarrett of Yellow Magnolia Cafe to talk about New York Restaurant Week, the BBG's herb garden, and memories of HRN's Winter in the Garden! Our theme song is “Suns Out Guns Out” by Concord America. HRN Happy Hour is powered by Simplecast
Episode 33: Citrusy Mocktails with Kat Kinsman
January 18, 2018 23:45 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBIt's the season premiere of HRN Happy Hour! We ease into the new year by admitting that sometimes it’s really hard to be happy in the middle of winter. For many, January is a brutal mix of post-holiday exhaustion, New Year resolution pressure, terrible weather, and seasonal affective disorder. We welcome a guest who is always vocal about mental health and the perfect person to talk about self-care techniques during this often-difficult time of year: Kat Kinsman! Kat is the Senior Food and D...
Episode 32: A 2017 Retrospective with Care of Chan
December 14, 2017 23:01 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBHappy Holidays, listeners! In honor of 2017 coming to a close, on this week’s episode of HRN Happy Hour, we’re revisiting some of our network’s best moments. We also welcome the team behind Care of Chan, an agency that provides a wide array of services tied to communication, brand management, and event production in the various food, restaurant, and home spaces. Tune in as we ask our guests about their endeavors, their best moments of 2017, and any new food trends on the rise for next year. ...
Episode 31: Sandy Lerner, Tech Pioneer & Philanthropist
December 12, 2017 16:06 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBOn this week's episode, Caity and Jordan are joined by Sandy Lerner, the co-founder of Cisco Systems, which pioneered the concept of a local area network (LAN) being used to connect computers via a router system. As the first female philanthropist to emerge from the boom era of Silicon Valley, she has gone on to fund multiple animal welfare projects, as well as the cosmetics company we know and love: Urban Decay. HRN Happy Hour is powered by Simplecast
Episode 30: Pie Is a Hand Fruit
November 16, 2017 21:57 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBWe’re getting super excited for Thanksgiving on this week’s Happy Hour! Not only do we welcome Allison Lacey (brand manager of Emmi Roth specialty cheeses), but also John deBary (bar expert/author). We also fill you in on how to make your Thanksgiving that much more delicious with apple, pumpkin, and pecan pies from Orwasher’s Bakery, in addition to fun, food events coming up, an amazing interview with our two guests, and finally wrap it all up with some great holiday trivia! Tune in to get ...
Episode 29: 280 Ways to twEAT
November 09, 2017 22:47 - 33 minutes - 31 MBOn this week’s Happy Hour we are joined by the dynamic duo behind the delicious and always hashtag-worthy Twitter account, @tweats! Amelia Ekus and Sarah Fitzmaurice seamlessly blend their mastery of hospitality and cuisine at Twitter’s corporate café, presenting dishes such as braised lamb and polenta, a bruleed grapefruit with basil sugar, and even buffalo-mushroom sliders! Join us as we chat with these two about food and hospitality, sustainability, and the differences between corporate a...
Episode 28: Photography & Food with Peter Pioppo
November 02, 2017 22:13 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBThis HRN Happy Hour gets artsy with guest, Peter Pioppo, a renowned food photographer with works featured in New York Magazine, Bon Appetit, Food Arts, and The New York Times. Through the magic of his lens, Peter’s art allows him to turn the most basic of foods into objects of desire. And his cooking videos on his website are not only beautiful, but also so whimsical and fun to watch! HRN Happy Hour is powered by Simplecast
Episode 27: Charleston in Brooklyn
October 26, 2017 21:35 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBIn anticipation of next year's Charleston Wine & Food Festival, we welcome CHSWFF's Executive Director, Gillian Zettler to HRN Happy Hour. Gillian shares some of her favorite moments of the festival in years past and what new and exciting things we can look forward to in 2018! HRN will once again be broadcasting live from the Culinary Village during the first weekend in March. Join us in Charleston or listen live – from anywhere! HRN Happy Hour is powered by Simplecast
Episode 26: Cake Push Pops & BBQ: A Small Business Roundtable
October 19, 2017 22:27 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBThis week's Happy Hour is one of our best yet, thanks to our all-star roster of guests! We have HRN’s very own Patrick Martins with us, plus Ralph Bumbaca, the Senior Vice President at TD Bank. We also have Gregg Bishop, the Commissioner of the NYC Department of Small Business Services, Shana Lawson, the owner of P.O.P. Cake Shop, Steve Garibell, Vice President, Relationship Manager | Commercial Lending at TD Bank, and Matt Abdoo, Executive Chef and Owner of both Pig Beach and Pig Bleecker a...
Episode 25: Drinkin' on the Go!
October 12, 2017 23:54 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBWe are certainly in "high spirits" today on HRN Happy Hour with guests Kara Newman and Neal Hirtzel! Kara is the author of the newly published Road Soda: Recipes and Techniques for Making Great Cocktails on-the-go, Anywhere. This also happens to be the fifth HRN show she's appeared in – welcome to the "five-timers club," Kara! Neal is one of the guys behind California’s Native Son Alehouse, a craft beer pub that rotates 27 of the finest brews that west coast has to offer. Neal also happens...
Episode 24: James Beard Foundation Food Summit Preview
October 05, 2017 22:00 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBWe're joined in studio by Mitchell Davis, Ashley Kosiak, and Karen Karp – all of whom happen to be former HRN hosts! Mitchell is the Executive Vice President of the James Beard Foundation and Ashley is organization’s Impact Programs Manager. Karen Karp is an enlightened entrepreneur and respected consultant with over 25 years of experience. Since founding Karen Karp & Partners in 1990, she has led the organization to become the nation’s leading problem-solver for food-related enterprises, p...
Episode 23: Indianish with Priya Krishna
September 28, 2017 22:48 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBPriya Krishna is a freelance writer for publications such as Bon Appetit, New York Magazine and the New York Times. She formerly worked for Lucky Peach. She is also the author of cookbook Ultimate Dining Hall Hacks, which takes us through her four year exploration of dining halls across the country and how to make the most out of boring cafeteria cuisine. She's got a new cookbook in the works that's all about her elegant and talented and extremely-skilled-in-the-kitchen mom, and the hybridiz...
Episode 22: Romi Gold: Chef, Artist, and Culinary Gypsy
September 14, 2017 22:09 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBGuest hosts Hannah Fordin and Jordan Werner are joined by chef and artist, Romi Gold. Romi tells us about her experience as growing up in a family of chefs in Northern Argentina and brings us inside her underground dining project, Artemis. Chef Romi creates imaginative conceptual dining experiences around the country, from Brooklyn to Austin. We also hear clips from the new fall shows on HRN and talk childhood bread memories.
Episode 21: The Giant Episode
September 07, 2017 22:04 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBIt's our fall season premiere! On an episode of GIANT proportions, we're joined by Jason Vincent, Ben Lustbader, and Josh Perlman of the rightfully named Chicago restaurant, Giant. Voted by Bon Appétit as America’s 6th Best New Restaurant of 2017, these guys are taking the concept of “slightly cheffy” comfort food to a whole new level. Kat is on the road this week, but checks in via phone from Atlanta. We also preview HRN's five new shows being added for the fall season, and then wrap it a...
Episode 20: Helen Hollyman
August 10, 2017 22:23 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MBOn this episode of HRN Happy Hour, former HRN host Helen Hollyman is back in the studio! Helen is the Editor-in-Chief of Vice's food channel, Munchies. After recapping our "Volumes & Vinegars" event and sharing some Tasty news, Kat catches up with Helen about her life since U Look Hungry, working with the legends of the food world, dealing truffles, and the intersection of food and pop culture. Helen Hollyman got her start at Food & Wine magazine and has worked under award-winning pastry ch...
Episode 19: EscapeMaker.com Takeover
August 03, 2017 22:02 - 39 minutes - 36.7 MBThis is a very special episode of HRN Happy Hour! We’re thrilled to be joined in-studio by Caylin Sanders and Kash Barkeley from EscapeMaker.com, and Mary Kay Vrba with Dutchess Tourism. This episode is all about getting out of dodge (or Brooklyn) and enjoying the wild world of the Hudson Valley Region of New York! As always, we start the show with headlines and events around the HRN world, and then we get down to business with a round table discussion with Caylin, Kash, and Mary Kay. We ar...
Episode 18: School Lunch, Composting, and Gooseberries with Maggie Tauranac
July 27, 2017 22:00 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBOn this episode of HRN Happy Hour, Caity's dear friend and former classmate, Maggie Tauranac joins us in studio! Kat recaps her trip to Slow Food Nations in Denver (click here to see and hear all the coverage) and we share some other headlines from around HRN and the food world! After the break, we hear more from Maggie, who is now the Program Associate at GRACE Communications Foundation, which advocates for more sustainable alternatives to our current industrial food system. Maggie has an ...
Episode 17: An Aussie Afternoon with Two Hands
July 20, 2017 22:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBOn this episode of HRN Happy Hour, Kat & Caity learn all about Australian café culture (and fairy bread) from Henry Roberts and Giles Russell, the Aussies behind Two Hands! Two Hands is an Australian cafe and restaurant created by expats Henry Roberts and Giles Russell, with the goal of building a tight-knit community and bringing a piece of home to New York City. From the elevated coffee selection to the warm space and fresh cuisine, the concept provides a welcoming, relaxed vibe amongst t...
Episode 16: Restaurant Guys & Material Girls
July 13, 2017 22:03 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBKat and Caity are back in action this week, with special guest co-host Matt Wang. Matt, who owns Metropolitan Plate & Flame, takes us deep into the world of restaurant consulting with guests Mitch Cynamon and William Shear. We've also got a quick preview of this weekend's Slow Food Nations festival in Denver (where we'll be interviewing everyone from a NASA engineer to a watermelon farmer). And, as usual, we'll wrap up with some hard-hitting trivia. The subject: restaurants, of course!
Episode 15: Hot Dawg!
July 06, 2017 22:05 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBThis week on HRN Happy Hour, Liz Mistick, Jordan Werner, Sarah McKeen, and Hannah Fordin are filling in for Kat and Caity. We’ve got all the usual hits, including show highlights from around the network, important events (like the recent Good Food Mercantile at the Brooklyn Expo and Kat’s upcoming trip to Slow Food Nations in Denver, CO) and an update on our Summer Drive. After that, we talk Fourth of July. Even though it already happened, we’re still hung up on fireworks and BBQ. Jordan sh...
Episode 14: Hot Chocolate, Cookies, and Bloomsday
June 15, 2017 22:00 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBOur guests today are Maury Rubin (City Bakery), Matt Wang (Plate & Flame), and John Spinks (a drama and English teacher turned visual artist). We're talking about everything from hot chocolate and cookies – to James Joyce's Ulysses and Bloomsday – to why Detroit is the next frontier for bakers and restaurateurs.
Episode 13: Drinking RAMONA on THE BEST DAY EVER
June 08, 2017 22:00 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBJordan Salcito is the founder of RAMONA and Bellus Wines and is the Director of Wine Special Projects at Momofuku. Today, she's sharing cans of RAMONA (lightly sparkling organic Sicilian wine blended with natural ruby red grapefruit) while we talk about her background in wine service and what's next in her mission to "free wine drinkers from rules, dinner tables, and bottle openers." JoAnn "Flash" Fleming is HRN's Accountant and Board Member, but neither of those titles do her justice. She ...
Episode 12: The Intern Takeover
June 01, 2017 21:59 - 48 minutes - 45 MBThis week on HRN Happy Hour, Kat and Caity are joined in-studio by two of our wonderful interns: Halley Crane and Hannah Fordin. They dish on what HRN is like behind-the-scenes and help us with HRN and food headlines. We also have Cynthia Cherish Malaran (aka DJ Cherish The Luv) in studio, who just returned from a "Music Missionary" trip to an orphanage in Ecuador. She tells us all about her trip and how she uses social media to raise awareness for causes and groups she feels passionate abou...
Episode 11: Milling and Gardening at Home
May 25, 2017 21:50 - 57 minutes - 53 MBOn this week's HRN Happy Hour, Kat and Caity are joined by Patrick Martins, founder of HRN; plus special guests: Paul Lebeau, Managing Director of Wolfgang Mock; and Rob Elliot and Nathan Littlewood from Urban Leaf. The show begins with rapid fire headlines from the past week across the network and a recap of Kat & Caity's trip to Charlotte, North Carolina that included the International Symposium on Bread at Johnson & Wales University. The group has a quick chat with Executive Director of...
Episode 10: Meatballers and Upstate Campers
May 18, 2017 21:57 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBThis week on HRN Happy Hour, Caity and Kat are joined by Patrick Martins and two special guests: Daniel Holzman, co-founder and co-owner of The Meatball Shop; and Jamie McDonald, Co-Founder of The Brampton Lodge and Experience. As usual, they kick off the show with rapid fire headlines from the past week across the network and share some highlights from last weekend's Food Book Fair. Then, Kat and Caity look ahead to their trip to Charlotte, North Carolina to interview local chefs and atten...
Episode 9: Bread Bakin' and Wedding Cakin'
May 11, 2017 22:01 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBThis week on HRN Happy Hour, Kat & Caity are joined in-studio by Jordan Werner and Cynthia Malaran (AKA Reverend DJ Cherish the Luv). We recap a full week of season premieres here on the network, and then preview upcoming events including Food Book Fair, HRN On Tour in Charlotte, and the Bread Symposium. We speak to Peter Reinhart, renowned baker, author, two-time James Beard Award Winner, and Chef on Assignment at Johnson & Wales University about what we can expect and look forward to at t...
Episode 8: Basil Gooden, Ph.D. – Virginia's Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry
May 09, 2017 23:50 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBHRN Happy Hour brings you a special interview with Basil Gooden, Ph.D., who is currently serving as the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry for the Commonwealth of Virginia. Secretary Gooden is a native of Buckingham County, Virginia where he and his family own and operate a cattle farm, raising Black Angus beef. His family farm also participates in tree farming and land conversation efforts. He is deeply connected to the industries that he supports through his work as Secretary of Agric...
Episode 7: The Italian Way
April 20, 2017 22:10 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MBOn today's HRN Happy Hour, we're feeling bene! Caity and Kat are joined in the studio by Patrick Martins (as always) and our special guest, Mario LaPosta, Chef of Babbo Pizzeria in Boston. This is the final week of our winter season, so we recap the highlights of all the shows' season finales, plus a very special episode of The Front Burner in which Jimmy & Andrew interviewed Jeremiah Tower, Anthony Bourdain, and Lydia Tenaglia about the new documentary, The Last Magnificent. We share our...
Episode 6: Edible Schoolyard NYC – Neighborhood by Neighborhood
April 13, 2017 22:04 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBOn today's show, Kat is joined by guest co-host Jordan Werner, our Julia Child Fellow, and Patrick Martins. Our in-studio guest is the Kate Brashares, Executive Director of Edible Schoolyard NYC, who kindly made time to pay us a visit in the midst of planning for ESYNYC's massive Spring Benefit. As always, we start with headlines and recent HRN news, and then we hear from Kate about ESY's mission and the upcoming benefit that features some of New York's most acclaimed chefs. We wrap up the ...
Episode 5: Going Going Back Back to Cali Cali
April 06, 2017 22:00 - 54 minutes - 50 MBToday's show is ALL. ABOUT. CALIFORNIA. We're joined in studio by Mike Edison, host of Arts & Seizures, and Patrick Martins, HRN Founder and Heritage Foods USA Founder for a round up of recent food news including Caity's recap of the Good Food Mercantile that took place in Washington DC last weekend. Kat brings us some exclusive interviews from Monterey County, CA. First up, we hear from Tom Wright, Reporter from The Monterey Herald, about the insanely rainy winter season in Big Sur. Mudsl...
Episode 4: Native Pollinators + Foreign Utensils
March 23, 2017 22:00 - 58 minutes - 54.2 MBOn this week's HRN Happy Hour, we are joined in-studio by Patrick Martins (HRN and Heritage Foods USA Founder), Emily Pontecorvo (HRN Intern), and Abe Shaw (Founder of Eating Tools). We swap weekend stories – from Kat's trip to KCBC for chamber music and beer pairings to Patrick's run-in with the law. Next up, a recap what's going on around the network: March 22 was World Water Day, and two shows focused on issues affecting water this week. On What Doesn't Kill You Episode 217, Katy Kieffe...
Episode 3: Who Gives a Truck About an Oxford Comma?
March 16, 2017 22:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBWe covered a lot of ground in this week's HRN Happy Hour. Kat and Caity are joined by Jordan Werner, a delightful third wheel if there ever was one. First, we talk about what's going on around Heritage Radio Network: A Taste of The Past takes a close look at the question, "What is authentic Irish Food?" with Irish-American cookbook author Margaret Johnson. Lauren Singer of The Simply Co. stops by Radio Cherry Bombe with her story about fitting on years' worth of waste into a 16 oz mason ja...
Episode 2: The Gangsta Gardener and Curing Connoisseurs
March 09, 2017 22:55 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MBOn the second episode of HRN Happy Hour, Caity and Kat are joined in-studio by guest host Patrick Martins and Chef Edgar Pendley from Urban Grub in Nashville. We catch up on the latest happenings on the HRN airwaves and decompress from our recent Charleston Wine + Food Festival trip! We hear from Ron Finley, the "Gangsta Gardener" about his mission to ignite a horticulture revolution in South Central LA. Currently, he is fighting to save his HQ – the very same location where Finley took bac...