Latest Snacky tunes Podcast Episodes
Brad Metzger (LA Chef Con) & Bad Girlfriends
Snacky Tunes - October 01, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsWe welcome Brad Metzger, founder of BMRS and LA Chef Con, for a fun chat about his decades' long work in the restaurant industry and the upcoming conference. Celebrating its fourth iteration, the event takes place on October 30th and features some of our favorite chefs in the city. Brad also sha...
Snacky Tunes Salon Live at ChowNow with Yangban & Freedman’s
Snacky Tunes - September 24, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsWe are so excited to be sharing our second edition of Snacky Tunes Salon, our live food and round-table event, hosted by ChowNow at their incredible headquarters in Culver City. Held the Monday in between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, we brought in two of our favorite Jewish restaurants, Yangban...
Marianne Fabre-Lanvin (Souleil) & Sonny & The Sunsets (Live)
Snacky Tunes - September 17, 2023 20:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsFor this episode of Snacky Tunes we head across the pond to France and Greece for an all-new episode! First up, we speak with Marianne Fabre-Lanvin, co-founder of Souleil Wines, about growing up in the South of France, cooking with her Grandma, and how her company is helping to clean up the beac...
Natalie Webb (Cafecita Coffee) & Beshken
Snacky Tunes - September 10, 2023 20:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsDarin sits down with Natalie Webb, the Founder and Executive Director of Cafecita Coffee, her women owned roastery, who also works with women owned coffee farms and women farmers from all around the world. Over a hot cup, she talks to him about her global adventures as a teenager, her work as a ...
Emmeline Zhao (Silver Apricot) & Senri Oe (Live)
Snacky Tunes - September 03, 2023 20:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsWelcome to the Fall 2023 Season of Snacky Tunes! We are coming back fresh and with an all new episode. First up, we chat with Emmeline Zhao, the managing partner & sommelier of the Silver Apricot in New York City. We talk about her growing up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and Shanghai, what bro...
Ami Ami & Tall Juan
Snacky Tunes - July 30, 2023 20:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsThis week, on the last episode of the summer, Darin sits down with Woody Hambrecht & Ross Dawkins of Ami Ami to chat about their gorgeously designed, beautifully tasting wine. We chat about how they met, their road to launch, and how they are planning for the future. Then we dip into the archi...
Darina Garland (Ooni) & Prima
Snacky Tunes - July 23, 2023 20:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsIt’s summertime in Scotland as Darin sits down with Ooni co-founder and co-owner, Darina Garland. They have a great chat about her belief in family, community, the shows she’s seen this summer (Hello Dolly, Willie and Beyoncé), and how the future of the company is being shaped with an eye on env...
Philip Speer (Comedor Run Club) & Bernadette
Snacky Tunes - July 16, 2023 20:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsDarin welcomes back our good friend, Philip Speer, to chat about life, running, and his work in the culinary community. Since we last chatted, he has opened the critically acclaimed Comedor, launched his own run club, and become a national advocate for mental health in the F&B space. We talk ab...
Tsubaki & OTOTO and Grim Streaker
Snacky Tunes - July 09, 2023 20:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsThis week we are hanging right off of Sunset, sitting down with Charles Namba and Courtney Kaplan of Tsubaki & OTOTO. We talk about their recent James Beard win, how they met during their time in the restaurant scene in New York, and what guests can expect to hear on a Tuesday night at the bar. ...
Sarah Thompson (Casa Playa) & Cassandra Jenkins
Snacky Tunes - July 02, 2023 20:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsHappy July Fourth Weekend! We head to Las Vegas for this week's episode, where we sit down with executive Chef Sarah Thompson, who oversees Casa Playa at the Wynn Las Vegas. We talk about her time in New York, her discovery of cooking Mexican food at Cosme, and what brought her out to Las Vegas....
Amelie Kang (MáLà Project) & Dead Stars
Snacky Tunes - June 11, 2023 20:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsOn this episode of Snacky Tunes, Darin makes moves to Manhattan to chat with Amelie Kang about her delicious, dry pot restaurant, Málà Project. She shares her stories of growing up in Tangshan, China, making her way to the CIA in New York, and how Grandma still knows best in the kitchen. Then it...
Andrew Quinn (The Noortwyck) & Roddie Romero
Snacky Tunes - June 04, 2023 20:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsSummer is here and we are kicking it off with a conversation with Andrew Quinn, the co-owner and Executive Chef at New York’s The Noortwyck. We chat about his road to opening, the freedom he finds in cooking from the farmer’s market, and what regulars can expect on the stereo when they sit down ...
Dane Volek (Anchor Brewing Company) & DJ Lorant (Live)
Snacky Tunes - May 28, 2023 20:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsHappy Memorial Day! We are celebrating the official kickoff to summer with a little bit of drinking and a little bit of dancing with our two all new guests. First up, Dane Volek of Anchor Brewing Company chats about home brewing in college and the wonderful concoctions he made, his road to becom...
William Elliot (Maison Premiere) & Laura Wolf (Live)
Snacky Tunes - May 21, 2023 20:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsIn this all Brooklyn episode, Darin bellies up to the proverbial bar with William Elliot, the Executive Bar Director and Managing Partner of Maison Premiere. William and Darin dive deep into the bar’s history as they talk about The Maison Premiere Almanac, out now on Potter. They also chat abou...
Nils Bernstein (The Joy of Oysters) & Peppina
Snacky Tunes - May 14, 2023 20:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsDarin is joined by author and legendary bon vivant, Nils Bernstein, whose new book The Joy of Oysters was released on Artisan this week. They chat about the oyster's current mainstream moment, the internal connection of this ingredient, and the perfect soundtrack to shuck to. Then it’s into the...
Snacky Tunes Salon Live at ChowNow with La Sorted’s Pizza & Voodoo Vin
Snacky Tunes - May 11, 2023 18:30 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsThis week we kicked off Snacky Tunes Salon, our new live series in partnership with ChowNow. Hosted at their gorgeous headquarters in Los Angeles, Darin sat down for a roundtable conversation with Tommy Brockert of La Sorted's and Travis Hayden of Voodoo Vin, which we are sharing with you for th...
Ashley Christensen & Mountain Animation
Snacky Tunes - May 08, 2023 20:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsDarin meets up with Chef Ashley Christensen, Chef + Proprietor of AC Restaurants, in advance of the Annual Hot Luck Festival happening in Austin this Memorial Day Weekend (tickets available here)! We chat about her decades plus support of the culinary community, the reopening of Fox Liquor Bar, ...
George Motz & Crush Club
Snacky Tunes - April 30, 2023 20:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsDarin welcomes back one of our first guests, George Motz, for a long overdue chat on Snacky Tunes. George, aka the Burger Scholar, shares many delicious tales about what he’s been up to for the last decade, including the launch of his new book, The Great American Burger Book, the opening of his ...
Ryan Bartlow (Ernesto's) & PowerSnap
Snacky Tunes - April 23, 2023 20:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsOn this episode of Snacky Tunes, Darin catches up with Chef Ryan Bartlow, whose spot, Ernesto’s, was just recognized on Pete Well’s New York Times 100 Best Restaurant list. We chat about the current dining scene in the city, his formative years cooking in San Sebastián, Spain, and the story beh...
Zarah Khan (Rustic Canyon) & Coleman Zurkowski
Snacky Tunes - April 16, 2023 20:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsDarin crosses the 405 to chat with Zarah Khan, the new(ish) Executive Chef of Rustic Canyon. She talks about cooking dinner for her family as a teenager, the first time she met Chef Jeremy Fox, and her time as a self-proclaimed Seattle “Pizza Rat”. Then we head back to 2018 for an experimental ...
Cream Co. Meats (Clifford Pollard) & Triple Hex
Snacky Tunes - April 09, 2023 20:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsDarin chats with Cream Co. Meats’ CEO, Clifford Pollard, about his game changing butcher company. Clifford shares how he got his start in the San Francisco dining scene, talks about his approach to working with farmers, and what he likes to listen to when he’s breaking down animals. Then we dip ...
Jumbo Time Wines (Jonathan Yadegar) & Sun Voyager
Snacky Tunes - April 02, 2023 20:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsDarin turns on the disco ball for Jumbo Time Wines as co-owner Jonathan Yadegar swings by to talk shop about his burgeoning wine label. Jonathan shares stories about the sip of wine that changed his life, how he got the business started, and his curated playlist that pairs perfectly with a bottl...
Beato Chocolates & 88 Palms
Snacky Tunes - March 26, 2023 20:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsDarin heads to Ojai to chat with Heather Stobo and Lisa Casoni, the founders of Beato Chocolates. They talk about the creative spirit of the area, how they became gallery curators, and their creation of their delicious art project turned chocolate bar. We then jump into the archives and land in ...
Kashy Khaledi (Ashes & Diamonds Winery) & Anni Rossi
Snacky Tunes - March 19, 2023 20:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsDarin sits down for a cultural chat with Kashy Khaledi, proprietor and owner of Ashes and Diamonds Winery. They chat about Kashy’s start in the world of magazines at Grand Royal, his foray into the music industry, and the launch of his own wine label. In the second half of the show, we dig into...
Stack’s Diner & Sergio Díaz De Rojas (Live)
Snacky Tunes - March 12, 2023 20:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsSnacky Tunes is on the continent for an all new episode of delicious food and fantastic music. Darin’s first stop is Amsterdam, where he chats with Kevin Kearny & Amber Leugs of the newly opened Stacks Diner. They talk about the road to opening, American food in the Netherlands, and what’s on ...
Birdie’s & Cassandra Jenkins
Snacky Tunes - March 05, 2023 21:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsAustin’s very own Birdie’s stops by for a chat on this episode of Snacky Tunes. Tracy Malechek-Ezekiel (Chef and Co-owner, Birdie’s), Arjav Ezekiel (Wine Director and Co-Owner, Birdie’s) and their son, Remy sit down with Darin for a chat about the local dining scene, their new approach to runnin...
Liam Craig (The Dead Rabbit) & Gingerlys
Snacky Tunes - February 26, 2023 21:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsDarin talks music and Irish bars with Liam Craig, the Director of Music for NYC’s legendary cocktail bar, The Dead Rabbit. Liam chats about the bar’s decade long legacy, the modern shifting of music & bar culture in Ireland, upcoming Irish bands at SXSW, and legal Poitín from Dublin being serve...
Andy Wang & Rachel Grae (Live)
Snacky Tunes - February 19, 2023 21:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsInfluential food writer and LA scene maker, Andy Wang, sits down with Darin to chat about the local culinary scene, the community building through Industry Only LA, and some of the stories he’s been covering across the nation. Then singer-songwriter Rachel Grae stops by for a chat and live perf...
Valerie Confections & Diane Birch
Snacky Tunes - February 12, 2023 21:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsTo kick off Valentine’s Day, Darin sits down with Valerie Gordon of Valerie Confections to chat about her lifelong dedication to giving the perfect gift. She reminisces on the early days of the business and shares the details on her new headquarters located in beautiful Glendale. In the second h...
Honeysuckle Provisions & MiWi La Lupa
Snacky Tunes - February 05, 2023 21:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsIt’s a Philly thing on this episode of Snacky Tunes, as Darin sits down with Omar Tate (CEO & Co-founder) & Cybille St.Aude-Tate (COO & Co-founder) of Honeysuckle Provisions and Honeysuckle Projects. They chat about their shared history, their store in West Philadelphia, and what community means...
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