Tech Bites
299 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsMeet the innovators and influencers at the intersection of food and technology. Tech Bites investigates the profound ways the rapidly evolving digital world is transforming how we discover, produce, and share food in the real world. Are the food revolution and the start-up generation in sync or in conflict? Host Jennifer Leuzzi explores how technology impacts our culinary lives. Get connected @TechBitesHRN on Facebook/Instagram/Twitter or email us [email protected]. Tech Bites theme song "No Matta' CPU Track" by Uptown Nikko.
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The Age of Unprecedented Investment in Food Tech with Rachel Konrad
October 19, 2021 17:07 - 54 minutes - 50 MBWhat is the current state of growth and investment in food tech? The industry is coming out of the vacuum of 2020, with flush stock market gains and a sense of urgency about fixing the planet’s vital issues. This all lines up for an unprecedented investment period for food tech. On this episode of Tech Bites, Host Jennifer Leuzzi talks with Rachel Konrad about this very unique moment of opportunity in food tech. Rachel is an adviser and board member for disruptive startups helping to solve o...
Kitch: Online Marketplace for Commercial Kitchens
October 05, 2021 17:59 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBHow many empty restaurant spaces are in your neighborhood? Do you know someone who is trying to turn their favorite recipe into a business, but can’t figure out how to get out of their home kitchen? Kitch is a marketplace that connects those with available commercial kitchen space with those who need it. It’s an easy turn-key solution to rent a professional space for an hour, a day, or a year. On this episode of Tech Bites, host Jennifer Leuzzi talks with Dan Unter, co-founder and CEO of Kit...
Delivery: Vertically Integrated Dark Kitchen
September 28, 2021 19:43 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBFood delivery has never been more popular, nor more essential to people’s daily lives. Third-party delivery apps have dominated the space, dictating policies and payments for both home consumers and restaurants. Companies looking to take back control are creating their own platforms and systems. On this episode, Tech Bites host Jenifer Leuzzi talks with Brian Howenstein, Chief Operating Officer of ClusterTruck, a custom-built software platform that vertically integrates delivery-only dark ki...
Forge Project: Inaugural Fellowship Program
September 14, 2021 18:03 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBLaunched in 2021, Forge Project is an initiative to support leaders in culture, education, food security, and land justice. Forge exists as a platform for people and organizations whose crucial work serves the social and cultural landscape of our shared communities through a fellowship program, a teaching farm developed in partnership with Sky High Farm, community support, and a lending art collection. Forge Project's inaugural fellowship program launches this month with a cohort of four. On...
Delivery Series: The Future
July 27, 2021 18:13 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MBIn 2021, a year-and-a-half into the global Covid-19 pandemic, restaurant, food, and grocery delivery has never been more popular, nor more essential to people’s daily lives and the survival of the restaurant industry. Third-party delivery apps have dominated the space, dictating policies and payments for both home consumers and restaurants. Companies looking to take back control of their delivery are creating their own platforms. On this episode, host Jenifer Leuzzi talks with Jeremy Wladis...
Delivery Series: Los Deliveristas Unidos
July 21, 2021 01:02 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBIn 2021, a year and a half into the global Covid-19 pandemic, restaurant, food, and grocery delivery has never been more popular, nor more essential to people’s daily lives and the survival of the restaurant industry. Third-party delivery apps have dominated the space, dictating policies and payments for both home consumers and restaurants. Delivery workers created Los Deliveristas Unidos in 2020, demanding a living wage, essential protection from theft, violence, wage theft, and safety haza...
Delivery Series: How it Works
July 13, 2021 17:21 - 43 minutes - 40 MBIn 2021, a year and a half into the global Covid-19 pandemic, restaurant, food, and grocery delivery has never been more popular, nor more essential to people’s daily lives and the survival of the restaurant industry. Third-party delivery apps have dominated the space, dictating policies and payments for both home consumers and restaurants. On this episode, host Jenifer Leuzzi talks with Claire Brown, senior staff writer at The Counter, and Elaine Russel, who manages the grocery-tech focused...
Kalamata’s Kitchen for Kids: Minds Open and Forks Ready
June 29, 2021 17:49 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBWhat’s the most important thing to teach kids about food? Maybe it’s not just flavors and cooking, but using food as a passport to learning about the world and the people in it. On this episode of Tech Bites, host Jennifer Leuzzi talks with Sarah Thomas, co-founder and chief imaginator of Kalamata’s Kitchen, the children’s digital platform that chronicles the food adventures of young Kalamata and her best friend Al Dente. They encourage kids to try new things, bringing about an appetite for ...
Farm.One: Neighborhood Urban Agriculture
June 22, 2021 18:54 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBIf you live in New York City, how far would you have to go to get to a neighborhood farm selling freshly harvested greens? Turns out, you just need to get to Brooklyn’s Prospect Heights. On this episode of Tech Bites, host Jennifer Leuzzi talks with returning guest Rob Laing, CEO and Founder of Farm.One. Started in 2016, Farm.One grows rare herbs, edible flowers, microgreens, and other exotic produce year-round and pesticide-free, using hydroponics and LED lighting. Since 2020, the company n...
Rooftop Reds: Brooklyn's Solar-Powered Rooftop Vineyard
June 15, 2021 18:33 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBWould you guess that the Brooklyn navy yard is the location of the world’s first commercially viable urban rooftop vineyard? With the help of Finger Lakes industry leaders and Cornell University, Rooftop Reds has developed a custom urban planter system. 42 of these planters cover the 14,800 square-foot rooftop at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. On this episode of Tech Bites, host Jennifer Leuzzi talks with Devin Shomaker, founder and managing partner of Rooftop Reds, about the recent installation of...
GenoPalate: The DNA Diet
June 11, 2021 22:45 - 58 minutes - 53.1 MBWe have never been more focused on our health and bodies than we are now. Prior to the global pandemic, the US weight loss industry was poised to peak at $78 billion dollars. Searching for a way to bio-hack our physical performance and appearance, we look to a range of sources from celebrities, to trainers, to diet experts and doctors. Maybe we should be looking at our own DNA. On this episode of Tech Bites, host Jennifer Leuzzi talks with Dr. Sherry Zhang, founder and CEO of GenoPalate abou...
Stacking Up: Is the Substack eNewsletter Platform Disrupting Food Media?
May 25, 2021 22:33 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBAlthough it has been growing in popularity since its launch in 2017, Substack’s eNewsetter paid-subscription platform really took off during the pandemic. There are currently 500,000 paid subscribers generating some $17 million in revenue that goes directly to the editors/writers/journalists who produce the content and manage their own subscription lists and payments. Marquee names in tech, politics, and business journalism have migrated away from traditional media to create their own Substa...
FoodNiche® Tech Summit
May 18, 2021 21:27 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBCan we use technology to build a healthier food system? And what exactly do we mean by healthier? Is that defined by environmental issues, fair and legal labor practices, or wholesome foods that are good for human bodies? The FoodNiche® Tech Summit this May brings together thought leaders, entrepreneurs, policy-makers, and scientists to try and answer these questions. On this episode of Tech Bites, host Jennifer Leuzzi talks with FoodNiche® Tech Summit Executive Director Julia Olayanju, and ...
The Barrio Fridge. There's an app for that.
May 11, 2021 20:34 - 34 minutes - 32 MBThe Barrio Fridge in East Harlem, New York, was started during the pandemic summer of 2020 by best friends Darrielle Carter and Seantell Campbell, who wanted to serve their community with free food during a time of crisis. Today there are two fridges, and two brand new apps: one for Apple and one for Android. On this episode of Tech BItes, host Jennifer Leuzzi talks with Darrielle Carter about how to start a community fridge, and how app technology helps them manage the fridge, volunteers, a...
Ultra Fast Delivery & Grocery Tech
May 06, 2021 21:45 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBConsumer demands are redefining what we expect from grocery delivery services. Ghost grocery, ultra-fast delivery and grocery tech are trying to answer those demands. On this episode of Tech Bites, host Jennifer Leuzzi talks with Elaine Russel, who manages the grocery-tech focused Albertsons fund at Greycroft, and Oleg Shevlyagin, the founder of the ultra-fast grocery delivery company FifteenTwenty. Episode 234 is made possible by the generosity of Roberta’s Pizza. Photo Courtesy of Fifteen...
Talking AgTech, Indoor Farming, and Robots with David Lee of AppHarvest
April 14, 2021 00:58 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBIn 2019 Americans consumed 31.4 pounds of tomatoes per person, with sales topping $3 billion, and imports accounting for more than $2 billion. That’s why new ag-tech company AppHarvest is growing tomatoes in a 30-acre indoor facility in Appalachia. By targeting the popular vegetable and producing it at scale, the company hopes to change not only how, but where things are grown. On this episode, host Jennifer Leuzzi talks with returning guest David Lee, president of AppHarvest, about robots, ...
With Warm Welcome: Amplifying the Asian American Culinary Community
March 24, 2021 00:42 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBWith Warm Welcome started in 2019 as a podcast with the intention to bring together the Asian American restaurant community. Today it is a digital media platform with a magazine, pop-ups, merchandise, and events on Clubhouse. On this episode, host Jennifer Leuzzi talks with Arnold Byun, founder of With Warm Welcome, about how the mission and community of WWW have evolved to meet the challenges of the moment. Tech Bites Episode 232 is made possible by the generosity of JUST Egg. Heritage Rad...
Looking back at the year of the pandemic
March 17, 2021 03:25 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBFor the past year, we’ve produced more than thirty episodes of Tech Bites remotely, focusing on the innovations of the food, tech, and restaurant communities during the Coronavirus pandemic. On this episode, host Jennifer Leuzzi connects remotely via Zencastr with past guests to look back at the year that changed our lives. Deepti Sharma, Founder and CEO of Food to Eat and Bikky, shares how her businesses and political activism have evolved. Eliza Loehr, Executive Director of the Food Educat...
How to Host & Produce A Successful Virtual Event
March 03, 2021 01:12 - 1 hour - 62 MBIn today’s pandemic marketplace, restaurants have to create new revenue streams outside of an in-person dining experience in order to survive. How does a restaurant translate its real-life hospitality into something online and virtual? On this episode of Tech Bites, host Jennifer Leuzzi talks with video designer and director of photography, David Bengali, sommelier, Belinda Chang, and Kristin Madden, Vice President of Bowen & Company, about how to build a successful virtual hospitality event...
Automat Kitchen
February 23, 2021 22:31 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBIn 1902 the first US automat restaurant opened in Philadelphia. It took nickels and dispensed classics like pie and sandwiches. Fast-forward to Jersey City in 2021 for the next-gen Automat Kitchen. This one still serves American classics like chicken pot pie, but has been upgraded with made-to-order food and completely contactless service. On this episode of Tech Bites, host Jennifer Leuzzi talks with Automat Kitchen’s owner, Joe Scutellaro, and consulting chef, Quirino Silva, about how this...
Innovations: New Food to Eat Now
February 18, 2021 02:16 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBTaste the future of food today! On this episode of Tech Bites, host Jennifer Leuzzi talks with a panel of people innovating food products, like sausage, bread, and eggs, for a healthier and more equitable table. Joining the discussion: Cara Nicoletti, Founder and CEO of Seemore Meats & Veggies, William Schumacher, Founder of Uprising Foods, and Nate Park, Director of Product Development at JUST Egg. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Tech Bites...
Bollywood Kitchen - Interactive Virtual Dinner Theatre with Sri Rao
February 10, 2021 06:41 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBIn March 2020 when Los Angles closed as a result of COVID-19, the Geffen Playhouse launched the Geffen Stayhouse. Bollywood Kitchen is the latest show in a new lineup of live, virtual, and interactive productions. The production is a live version of Sri Rao’s cookbook of the same name that shares the story of his parents immigrating to America, their culinary traditions, and the joy that Bollywood musicals brought to his whole family. On this episode of Tech Bites, host Jennifer Leuzzi talks...
Virtual Wine Experiences with Sommelier Belinda Chang
February 03, 2021 04:29 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBCan you successfully translate an in-person wine tasting to online? How many people would log-on to a live Twitter feed on Wine Tasting 101? Answer: 1.4-million people. On this episode of Tech Bites, host Jennifer Leuzzi talks with Chicago-based sommelier Belinda Chang about how she built a successful, global business producing virtual wine and hospitality experiences. She shares her pro tips on how to create the best virtual experience. Tech Bites Episode 226 is made possible by the generos...
New Skills & New Jobs with Culinary Agents
January 20, 2021 01:25 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBThe start of the year is always a good time to make a plan for your career and look at what’s viable right now in the industry. If you’re looking to make a move or pivot your career, this episode of Tech Bites is for you. Host Jennifer Leuzzi talks with Alice Cheng, CEO and Founder of Culinary Agents, about current open positions, their new Marketplace, and how to build new skills for your new job. Tech Bites Episode 225 is made possible by the generosity of the Tabard Inn, a charming hotel ...
Forbes Under 30 2021
January 14, 2021 18:32 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MBMeet the newest and youngest talent of the food world from the 2021 Forbes Under 30 list. On this episode of Tech Bites, host Jennifer Leuzzi talks with Forbes writer Chloe Sorvino, along with two of this year’s winners: Michael Robinov, co-founder of Farm To People, and Jesse Szewczyk, food writer and author of the cookbook, Tasty Pride. The 10th annual list identifies and applauds young innovators and entrepreneurs who are redefining the way we eat, drink and think about food. This episode...
2021 Predictions with Vaughn Tan
December 19, 2020 01:46 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBFollowing Tech Bites tradition, the last show of the year is a look into the future. Tech Bites host Jennifer Leuzzi talks with Vaughn Tan, a London-based strategy consultant, author, and professor at University College London’s School of Management about his predictions for 2021. He specializes in designing organizations that are resilient to and benefit from uncertainty and has spent over a decade working with the food and beverage industry. Vaughn is the recent author of The Uncertainty M...
2020 Year in Review with BentoBox and ChouxBox
December 11, 2020 22:36 - 1 hour - 71.9 MBThe penultimate episode of 2020 is a look back at this most tumultuous pandemic year with the founders of two restaurant tech businesses. Returning guests Krystle Mobayeni, founder and CEO BentoBox, and Xavier Mariezcurrena, co-founder of ChouxBox, talk about how their companies and their customers in the hospitality industry worked to survive through the ongoing challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. We also have the first look at the just released BentoBox 2020 Restaurant Trends Report. This...
Sustainability Roundtable with Galley Solutions & Apeel Sciences
December 02, 2020 22:43 - 52 minutes - 48 MBFor restaurants, food producers, and farmers, managing food waste is key to increasing slim profit-margins. Decreasing food waste in our global food system is crucial to achieving sustainability for people and the planet. On this episode of Tech Bites, host Jennifer Leuzzi talks with two different tech companies attacking the food waste sustainability problems in very different ways, that ultimately help businesses with their bottom line. Joining the conversation are Jess Vieira, Director of...
Spicy Green Book: Non-Profit Directory of Black-Owned Restaurants
November 17, 2020 14:48 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBLooking to volunteer at a non-profit to create change, support your community and fight racial inequality? There’s an app for that. On this episode of Tech Bites, host Jennifer Leuzzi talks with Spicy Green Book founder and CEO Danilo Baston, about building a international directory of Black-owned businesses. The volunteer staff includes photographers, designers and project managers, allowing SGB to collaborate with each business to tell their authentic story. This episode of Tech Bites is m...
Regenerative Farming with Harvest Returns and Pastureland Provisions
October 23, 2020 01:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBOn this episode of Tech Bites, host Jennifer Leuzzi checks in with returning guests Chris Rawley and Austin Maness of Harvest Returns, the crowdfunding platform for farms. How have things been growing since their first appearance on Episode 168? Since the pandemic, the business has focused on two verticals, indoor farming and regenerative agriculture. Joining the conversation is Kevin Muno of Pastureland Provisions, a regenerative cattle farm that recently did a successful raise on the platf...
MIT's 12th Sustainability Summit: Food For Thought
October 19, 2020 15:09 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBHow has the COVID-19 pandemic has affected our current global food systems? And how can we fix it? MIT’s 12th annual Sustainability Summit, “Food for Thought: Leveraging Food for a Sustainable Future," aims to look at ways we can collectively improve food access and equity. The MBA student-led virtual event, taking place this November, will explore how innovations are changing the way the world produces, transports, stores, consumes, and disposes of food. On this episode of Tech Bites, host ...
A toast to saving the planet and feeding the world!
September 24, 2020 16:26 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBCould a beer save the planet and feed the world? Every year, 1.3 billion tonnes of food produced for human consumption is lost and wasted. A staggering quaintly of food that could easily feed the 840 million people who are hungry. The UN designated September 29th as International Awareness Day of Food Loss and Waste to grow awareness and inspire action. Toast Ale and Interboro Ales & Spirits have joined together to release ‘United Rye Stout,’ a seasonable craft stout brewed with surplus nord...
Smart Kitchen Summit 2020 Virtual
September 09, 2020 14:27 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBSmart Kitchen Summit 2020 is going virtual. Like so many events this year, the global pandemic has forced an evolution from in-person to online. Is the food tech world better positioned to go virtual? On this episode of Tech Bites, host Jennifer Leuzzi talks with The Spoon publisher Michael Wolf about the Smart Kitchen Summit 2020 and how they plan to execute the first ever worldwide virtual event. A highlight of the October event is the Startup Showcase, the longest running and most well kn...
Back to School with YScooks
August 20, 2020 12:57 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBWill kids eat healthier if it’s a game? Can another digital platform be successful at teaching kids about good food? On this episode of Tech Bites host Jennifer Leuzzi talks with returning guest Julia Olayanju, founder of YScooks, a platform that employs technology to educate and inspire student to make healthier and sustainable dining choices. In partnership with schools and libraries, YScooks advocates for introducing the science of food, environmental issues, food safety and nutrition in...
FoodBytes! Pitch Virtual 2020
August 07, 2020 02:39 - 55 minutes - 51 MBAre you a food tech innovator running a startup that is working to tackle one of the urgent food system challenges facing us today? Maybe you’re working on shortened supply chains, food loss mitigation, accessible food e-comm or functional ingredients. Are you looking for global collaboration and top-notch mentorship to move your business forward? If you are, this show is for you. FoodBytes! Pitch is going 100% VIRTUAL in 2020 and startup applications are now open until August 10, 2020. On t...
Cook like a chef at home, with a little help from the Pros
July 17, 2020 20:22 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBWith the global pandemic closing restaurants and keeping people at home, how do chefs serve up hospitality and stay connected to their customers? On this episode of Tech Bites talks with chefs about their pivot to online cooking classes and new business. Philip Speer of Comedor in Texas started Assembly.Kitchen. Franklin Becker in New York started 100Pleats.com. Both facilitate a live interactive cooking experience with chefs. In March, HRN began producing all of our 35 weekly shows from ou...
The Business of Online Business
July 08, 2020 01:20 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBThe global pandemic has brought some aspects of life to a stand-still, while others have accelerated at incredible speeds. eCommerce has grown exponentially. Restaurants were on the uptrend in adopting technology to increase their business reach, now those trends have become essential survival tools almost overnight. On this episode of Tech Bites, host Jennifer Leuzzi talks with David Rusenko, General Manager of eCommerce at Square, about how restaurants across the country are using technolo...
Virtual Graduation 2020
July 03, 2020 14:37 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MBOn June 26, 2020 the students of New York City’s Food & Finance High School graduated in an online ceremony. On this episode of Tech Bites, graduate Niyah Rivers produces a show for a look info the minds her fellow students Kayla Jenkins and Romeo Malpica, to hear their thoughts on their virtual graduation. Episode 211 of Tech Bites is made possible but the generosity of Square. In March, HRN began producing all of our 35 weekly shows from our homes all around the country. It was hard work ...
EatOkra App: Your Guide to Black-Owned Restaurants, Part 2
June 24, 2020 12:08 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBIn 2016, Janique Edwards moved to Brooklyn and wanted to find black-owned restaurants in her new neighborhood. Janique and Anthony (then boyfriend, now husband) had the idea to create the EatOkra app and launched the first version in 2017. People want to know who owns a business as they make their purchasing decisions. Reservation platforms and guides don’t give any information on ownership. And ownership is the roadmap to where the money goes. Returning guests Anthony Edwards Jr and Janique...
NYC’s Food and Finance High School
May 27, 2020 16:25 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBOn Friday March 13, 2020 the senior students of New York City’s Food and Finance High School got their senior sweaters. Part of the graduation traditions, they were scheduled to take their class photo on Monday. Before that could happen, NY announced all public schools closing on Monday, in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. Instead of gathering together for a commemorative picture, the school’s students, staff and supporters, sprang into action to put together food resources and fundrais...
World's 50 Best for Recovery
May 20, 2020 13:27 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBThe World's 50 Best Restaurants awards, has been a highlight of the elite hospitality world for the past 18 years, creating a real-time snapshot of best of global dinning. This year’s awards ceremony was set to take place in Belgium on June 2, 2020. With the onset of the global pandemic, and the urgent crisis it has created within the restaurant industry, 50 Best postponed the event and in its place launched the 50 Best for Recovery. On this episode of Tech Bites, host Jennifer Leuzzi talks ...
StopCovid.Co: High Impact Training for Essential Workers
May 05, 2020 21:32 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBInformation has never been more crucial to our collective livelihood and wellbeing than it is today. ESL Works, a startup dedicated to closing the workplace language gap, uses texting and SMS to deliver lessons to workers based around the actual tasks they do in restaurants. In March 2020, they created StopCovid.Co in response to the pandemic, adding drills based on CDC and WHO guidelines for essential workers and expanding their resources to include other industries like grocery, delivery ...
Farm to Your Table
April 29, 2020 19:34 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBDigital platforms connecting farmers directly to consumers has been a growing food tech trend these past few years. The Coronavirus pandemic has accelerated that growth exponentially and put these platforms front and center. People are cooking more at home while sheltering at home, and have a growing interest in the healthiest food. The significant disruption to the traditional food supply chain has people searching for farm fresh produce direct from the source. On the other side - farmers a...
Disconnect From Your Tech with Paul K Alexander
April 22, 2020 17:48 - 43 minutes - 40 MBIt’s been a springtime tradition at Tech Bites, to do an episode on disconnecting from your tech as a counter point to our 24/7 digital lives. For the past several weeks, most of the world has been living indoors due to the Coronavirus pandemic, with no respite from our digital screens. In spite of being inside, life is not always - quiet. On this episode of Tech Bites, host Jennifer Leuzzi talks to returning guest Paul Kemawikasit Alexander, the NYC based Daoist Shamanic Practitioner, Acupu...
Tender Green Grows into Grocery Boxes Delivery
April 15, 2020 16:08 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MBIn March 2020 when Tender Greens was forced to downsize business due to California’s COVID-19 regulations, the Los Angeles-based company launched Grocery Boxes, boxes filled with fresh produce, pantry staples and home essentials that are available for delivery and/or pick up at all 27 California locations. The produce and products in the Grocery Boxes are sourced from local farmers and purveyors. The main partner is Scarborough Farms in Calabasas, a family-run farm, that is looking ...
Tender Greens Grows into Grocery Boxes Delivery
April 15, 2020 16:08 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MBIn March 2020 when Tender Greens was forced to downsize business due to California’s COVID-19 regulations, the Los Angeles-based company launched Grocery Boxes, boxes filled with fresh produce, pantry staples and home essentials that are available for delivery and/or pick up at all 27 California locations. The produce and products in the Grocery Boxes are sourced from local farmers and purveyors. The main partner is Scarborough Farms in Calabasas, a family-run farm, that is looking for new w...
Restaurants Serving Relief: Lee Initiative + Olmsted NYC
April 10, 2020 13:51 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBRestaurants serve relief as food banks with the Lee Initiative. Chef Edward Lee and Lindsay Ofcacek started the Lee Initiative two years ago as non-profit focused on mentorship for women chefs. Three weeks ago, it became a program to turn restaurants into food banks and relief centers. With the sponsorship of Makers Mark, restaurants across the country, like Nancy Silverton at Chi Spacca in LA, Donald Link at Cochon in NOLA, Edouardo Jordan at Salare in Seattlem, and Brooklyn’s Olmstead, hav...
Support Restaurants: Dining Bonds Initiative
April 01, 2020 21:01 - 42 minutes - 38.4 MBA collective of restaurant industry professionals have set a global initiative in motion to get funds into the hands of restaurants NOW as they are closing and loosing revenue due to the coronavirus COVID-19 crisis. A Dining Bond works like a savings bond, where you can purchase a "bond" at a value rate to be redeemed for face value at a future date. On this episode of Tech Bites, host Jennifer Leuzzi talks with Steven Hall and Helen Patrikis, of Hall PR, about the genesis of the Dining Bond...
James Beard Foundation Food and Beverage Industry Relief Fund
March 26, 2020 14:10 - 40 minutes - 37 MBFor more than 30 years, The James Beard Foundation’s mission has been to celebrate America's food culture making it more delicious, diverse, and sustainable for everyone. Today, the Foundation has launched a fund to provide micro-grants to independent food and beverage businesses in need, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On this episode of Tech Bites, host Jennifer Leuzzi talks with Mitchell Davis, the Foundation’s Chief Strategy Officer, about their Food and Beverage Industry Relief Fund, and ...
Happy 200 Tech Bites!
March 20, 2020 15:18 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBThis is a milestone episode of Tech Bites for many reasons. It marks the 200th show since Tech Bites went on the air in January of 2015. This is also the 1st episode produced remotely due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Host Jennifer Leuzzi connects remotely via Zencastr with guests Jack Inslee, the first Tech Bites engineer, now Founder and Executive Producer of Full Service Radio at the Line Hotel in Washington DC. Deepti Sharma, founder of Food to Eat and Bikky, and frequent Tech Bites guest...