Snacky Tunes

Today Darin sits down with Josh Hartley & Eric Bedroussian of one of L.A.'s most delicious and new Izakaya's Budonoki. We chat about their early day dorm dinners, their incredible playlist that rules over the restaurant, and how they are taking an open mind and wide approach to the food they serve. Then we dip into the archives when multi-instrumentalist Emily Wells joined us for a chat and live performance from songs off her album "Regards to the End." We talked about creating art out of disaster, her process for writing an album, and sharing comfort in her songs.

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Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features over eighty of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Today, we're back in Brooklyn for an all-BK episode. First, we sit down with Tomer Blechman, chef and owner of multiple restaurants. He shares stories about growing up in his grandma's kitchen, building community through his restaurants, juggling multiple operations, and creating a family-friendly space with live music on Sunday evenings.

Next, we dip into the archives for one of our favorite soulful performances from Eli "Paperboy" Reed. If you have a chance, check out his Instagram, where he teases his rendition of Sam Cooke's live performance at the Harlem Square Club. We're eagerly awaiting its full release because what he has shared so far leaves us wanting more.

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Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features over eighty of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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On this episode, Darin chats with fellow Philadelphian Josh Agran, who you might know from the legendary band, Paint It Black. Josh is also the founder of Delco Rose Hoagies, a pop-up in Los Angeles, serving Philadelphia-style hoagies. They chat about how Josh started the business, his quest to find the perfect bread, and the music he enjoys while preparing sandwiches for service. To round out the episode, a punk rock performance from one of the show’s favorite bands to grace the shipping containers, The Immaculates.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features over eighty of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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On today’s episode, Darin sits down with Garrett Bess, the host of Bike to Bites, coming back for its second season on EarthxTV. Garrett shares his love of the open road, his journey into international food tv production and what he loves to think about when he’s on his custom bike. Then it's a dive into the archive from a live performance with Moira Smiley.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features over eighty of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals, and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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For episode six-hundred, Darin is up in Homer, Alaska for a special food and music roundtable. Joining him from the culinary side is Mandy & Kirsten Dixon, one of the legendary families of The Last Frontier, who share their stories about farming up north, putting Alaskan cuisine on the map, and bringing the community together.  They are joined on the music side by Luna and Ursus, who share a few of their live songs and the tales that go with them.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Darin sits down with Katherine Lewin, the founder of the store Big Night and the author of the upcoming cookbook Big Night, which is all about dinners, parties and dinner parties. He talks to Katherine about the opening of her store, how you don't need to be perfect to throw a dinner party, and what she puts on her playlist for a night of having friends over.

Then we head into the archives for the New York Rocker band NO ICE. They played with the likes of Television and Black Lips and they were stopping by to play acoustic songs from their latest album "Come On Feel The NO ICE." If the sounds of New York rockers, NO ICE, are new to you, it's certainly not due to the band's lack of effort. Deemed one of the “Hardest Working Bands” of 2016 and 2017 by the site, Oh My Rockness, NO ICE has performed with the likes of Richard Lloyd of Television and Ian Saint Pé of the Black Lips over the years. The band stops in for a live acoustic performance of songs from their latest album, "Come On Feel The NO ICE."

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Darin welcomes Jess Damuck back to the show to celebrate her new book health nut which is currently out on Abrams. They chat about the journey from the first book to the second book, the vibrations she finds in food, creating a community around her, and some of the music that pops up in the pages. Then it is a dip into the archives for one of our favorite artists, TOMI, who stopped by in 2018 to join us on the heels of the release of her ep "What Kind of Love."

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Today we are talking with Sasha Zabar, from the legendary Zabar family and owner of Glace, one of the most exciting new ice cream shops in New York City. We talk about growing up in his family’s grocery store, his heading out to hospitality school, and him coming back into the family fold to start his own business with his dad and brother. Then it's a dip into the archives where we sit down with Prima. She came by to talk about and play songs from  her debut album Lightning. Dirt. Metals. Debt. which was released in the summer of 2017.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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We're hitting both coasts for this week’s episode, kicking things off in New York City with Chef Dan Kluger. We talk about him cutting his teeth in the local culinary scene, him opening up his first restaurant, and what it's like to open in Hudson Yards. Then we dip into the archives for a performance from Matt Costa at Dangerbird Studios in LA. Matt chatted about his 15 year music career and shared a live studio performance.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Today we sit down with Hanna Raskin, the editor and publisher of The Food Section, an incredible indie food publication/newsletter that covers the American South. We talk about her journey in the world of editorial writing, her time as a restaurant reviewer, and how the south is tied together by food. Then it's a deep dip into the archives back to March 2017, when Kid Wave stopped by the studio in Brooklyn to talk about growing up in Sweden, finding musical success in London, and what it's like living in LA.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Join us for another live recording of Snacky Tunes Salon from the ChowNow HQ in Culver City. For this roundtable, Darin chatted with Corporate Chef of Momofuku, Jude Parra-Sickels, and Pijja Palace’s owner, Avish Naran, about the direct connection between food and sports.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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We have an all new episode today, and we are so excited to be kicking it off with two of our good friends, Antonio Diaz and Casey Felton, who launched a Kickstarter for their new series Fire The Menu. We chat about the current landscape of cooking shows, how they met, and what they hope to do and say with their new show. Then we head to London, where we chat with Hatis Noit before she heads out on tour around the world. We chat about what she eats before she goes on the road, how her songs balance hope and disaster, and what she is looking forward to when she goes out on a new adventure.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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This week we head over to New York to chat with the beverage director and managing partner at one of the city's best new bars, Libertine. That's right, we're sitting down with Cody Pruitt to chat with him about his love for the city, him coming up in the culinary scene, how food played a big role for him in his childhood, and what it means to open up a spot for people to hang and relax in one of the greatest cities in the world. Then it’s a dip into the archives for a sit down with songwriter and hip hop artist, Jimmy Jolliff, a.k.a. Champion Chills, who shared some of his (at the time) latest tracks with us. We also dive into the importance of interracial allyship, leveraging privilege to provide opportunity, and most importantly, keeping our ears and hearts open for discussion and education.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Darin heads to Highland Park to chat with Kat Turner, chef and partner of Highly Likely. She shares her story of being a personal chef, doing laundry for the Smashing Pumpkins in Tokyo, and building her community around regulars. Then we head to our hometown, Philadelphia, to chat with Mike McGuiness, who plays guitar in Rid of Me and runs Knife Hits Records.  We chat about the pandemic's influence on their (at the time) new EP, their future plans for shows, and what goes into selecting the perfect cover song.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Darin heads over to the east coast today for a chat with Tyler Akin, Chef and Founder of Form-Function Hospitality. They talk about Tyler’s culinary adventures up & down the eastern seaboard, his mentoring of the next generation of chefs, and how he supported the culinary community during the pandemic. Then it’s a dip into the archives when we were joined in the studio by singer/songwriter Monika Heidemann (stage name HEIDEMANN), who told us all about her early gravitation to synthesizers and lets us hear it.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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We are heading back to Brooklyn today to chat with Max Natmessnig and Marco Prins, the new Co-Executive Chefs at The Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare. They were given the reigns to the legendary tasting menu and have taken it to new heights. It is a fantastic chat about their start in Europe and how they met on the line, and the responsibility they feel to keep the restaurant at its top level. We’re then joined by Håbe, from Tulum, who are the famous club GITANO’s house band. They gave us a great live musical performance.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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This week Darin chats with Aaron and Hannah of one of our favorite pop ups turned permanent, Quarter Sheets. We chat about the cute story of how they met, how they pivoted during the pandemic, and the vibe they put together every night at their restaurant. Then it’s a classic performance from the archives from one of our favorite midwest trios, Wilderado.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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We are kicking things off in Kauai with founder and chief business officer of Holey Grail Donuts, Hana Dreiling, who started the business with her brother, Nile, in a trailer in Hawaii back in 2017. We talk about how they use local ingredients to change up the take on the classic treat, how the lines stretch for an hour, how they provide live music for those who wait, and how they eventually came to the mainland to serve up their delicious wares. Then we have a live performance from Philadelphia's Snacktime. They are currently on tour with Portugal. The Man, and just released their new lead single from their first studio record, Together. We talk about their favorite food in Philly, Philadelphia sports, and what they love to eat when they come home from a tour.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Darin sits down with the owners of one of his favorite new restaurants in Los Angeles, Amiga Amore. Co-owners Chef Danielle Duran-Zecca and Alessandro Zecca opened up this Highland Park neighborhood spot, serving up their own genre of Mexitalian food. They chat about their time cooking in New York, their move back to LA, and the music & comfort that you could feel when you dine with them. Then, keeping up with our recent Philadelphia trend, we are heading back to the archives to hang out with OddKidOut, as he was at the show to talk about and play his then new single “Moonwalk”.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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This week we're heading back to Darin’s hometown of Philadelphia to chat with Colin McFadden and Chef Drew DiTomo, two of the founders of the new restaurant /  bar /  tap room, Meetinghouse. It is a beautifully designed space and they chat about that design, why they wanted to open up a spot in Philadelphia, what it means to carry on the legacy of being a local, and how they have weaved themselves into the fabric of the neighborhood. Then we are deep diving into the archive for a performance from Jocelyn Mackenzie, who swung by to debut her solo album PUSH, which was written entirely for string quartet. It's a beautiful, ethereal performance and we were so happy that she stopped by to share it with us.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Today we are sitting down with chef Angelo Sosa whose new restaurant Kembara just opened in Phoenix at the end of last year. We talk about his time cooking in New York, his travels all over the world, and his obsessive nature when it comes to the playlists at all of his restaurants. Then it's a dive into the archives where we sit down with Frances Rose, a New York duo who love to combine R&B, Rock, and Grunge. They talk about growing up in the Hudson River valley.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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We are kicking off 2024 with our good buddy Fermín Núñez, who you may know from Este, Suerte, and Bar Toti if you've been to Austin. He's a great chef and an even better guy. We talk about his childhood in Mexico, learning how to cook when he came to the states, and what brought him back to Austin after his travels in Europe. Then we head into the archive for a performance from Native Sun. Fueled by their obsession with rock legends the Rolling Stones and Velvet Underground the quartet built an incredible following as one of New York city's best rock bands.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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For this year’s season finale, Darin sits down with Bill Addison, the LA Times Restaurant Critic, for a look back on the year that was 2023.  They chat about the stories that the culinary scene shared, the evolution of new restaurants, and the 101 Best Restaurant List that just came out. Then we head into the archives for a performance from Nadia Sirota, a one-woman contemporary-classical commissioning machine. A big thank you to everyone who supported the show this year and we’ll see you all in 2024!

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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On today’s episode, Dairn sits down with Steve Schwartz, the Founder, CEO, and Master Tea Blender at Art of Tea. They have an incredibly insightful conversation about Steve's travels around the world, how he started hand mixing tea in his living room, and how he has shared his vision of what tea can bring to people all over the world. After the break, it’s a dive into the archive for a performance by Starchild & The New Romantic. Bryndon Cook, who records as Starchild, describes his music as “Champion Music for the Heartbroken.” Drawing equally on electro and R&B, with silky sheets of synth cascading over rubbery bass lines, each song spikes lithe vocal melodies with an undeniable twinge of sadness.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Today, Darin heads to his homeland of Montreal to sit down with two of his favorite people, Vanya Filipovic & Marc-Olivier Frappier of Vin Mon Lapin. They talk about their time in the local food scene, how they met, and what it means to be the number one restaurant in Canada. Then it's a live performance from Saunder Jurriaans, whose new album, Phantom Limb,  is out on his own imprint, Ghost Talk Records. He chats about the holiday season, his approach to writing songs for his own album versus scoring incredible shows like Ozark, and him entering a song into the LA / New York song canon.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Today we are chatting with Adam Keita, one of the owners of Daughter, a cafe, coffee shop, wine bar in Brooklyn. We chat about the social pact that all  New Yorkers agree to when living in the city, his time spent as a barista in some of the great cafes of New York, and how he went from a barista to a business owner. Then it's a deep dip into the archives when the Desert Sharks stopped by the studio for a hard charging New York full flung rock and roll session. They were swinging by to talk about their first full length album and played some of their singles on their latest EP.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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This week we're throwing it all the way back to Thanksgiving 2014 when Momma Bresnitz called into the show. Darin, Greg, and Mom (Gloria) have a wonderful conversation about the traditional family Thanksgiving, including Mom's culinary background and timeline for the turkey day prep. She gives the guys full disclosure on how she pulls together the best meal and day-of experience for friends and family, as well as expert advice to the newbie making a Thanksgiving feast for the first time. In the second half of the show, Greg and Darin welcome the band A Bunch of Dead People, the vehicle for the compositions of Ruben Sindo Acosta. The music is a blend of Soul, Funk, Krautrock, Afro-Cuban Santeria, and (the ever so prevalent) Melodramatic Popular Song. We hope you enjoy and have a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Darin dips into Philadelphia to chat with Alex Kemp, the Chef and Co-Owner of My Loup. They chat about Alex’s culinary adventures across Montreal, San Francisco, New York, and eventually the City of Brotherly Love. They talk about his restaurant, which recently was on Eater’s best new restaurants in America, the work that he's done with his partner and wife, Chef Amanda Schulman, and what one can expect when they sit down for an absolutely perfect night out at My Loup. Then it's a dive into the archives where Darin chats with Miami Drive. They talk about how food was their first passion before music, their unique approach to writing songs, and their deep love for their sunny roots in South Florida.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Today Darin sits down with Shin Irvin and Melissa López of Cypress Park’s Shin’s Pizza, Creative Partner and Chef & Partner of the restaurant, respectively. These two, along with Last Word Hospitality, have created a deeply personal Pizza spot serving up East Coast style slices. Shin chats about growing up in Philly, how Melissa beautifully created dishes from Shin’s stories, and how the design plays an integral part in the experience. Then it's a deep dive into the archives when we had Alex Rose, before she became Canyon Counterpoint, playing some incredible songs from her debut album, "Arcadian Pages."

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Today Darin sits down with Benjamin Brown, the beverage director at Porchlight. We talk about the parallels between his love of music and bartending, his entry into the New York bar scene, and how he worked his way up to be the beverage director at Porchlight. Then it's a dip into the archives as are joined by the incredible team behind the legendary Northside Festival. They brought with them the singer and performing artist, GABI, who gave us a great chat and a fantastic in-studio performance.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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On today's episode, Darin welcomes restaurant royalty, Sophie McNally, who is the Founder and CEO of Kitchenette. We talk about growing up in the New York restaurant scene, her eventual move to the West Coast and the founding and incredible mission behind her company Kitchenette. Then it's a dive deep into the archives for a performance from the garageful duo out of Virginia now living in Brooklyn, known as The Winstons. They talk about the love for the blues, the raw energy of their live show, and their dynamic juxtaposition of devotion & depravity.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Darin welcomes the CEO of Cherry Bombe, Kate Miller Spencer, to chat about the brand’s recently launched WeFunder which is currently in the community round. They talk about how digital media has been shifting into the physical side to support the community's wants and desires, how to marry the business side with the content side, and what the future of the magazine’s brand, events, etc…looks like and how it's all working together. Then we're digging deep into the archives for one of Darin’s personal favorite performances from She Keeps Bees. It might just be the best song to ever close out an episode and we're bringing it back for you today!

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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This week we are dialing into two of our favorite cities, Montreal and New York, to chat with Stephanie Mercier Voyer & Ryan Gray, the co-authors of Salad Pizza Wine, the delicious cookbook from the team behind Elena. We chat about how they incorporated both the recipes and mission of the restaurant into the book, how they have found balance together, and the right way to roast an employee. Then we go back into the archives when our engineer, Jeet, interviewed the 3 Question Marks, a bluesy rock band from New Jersey.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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We 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 shares his deep love of reggae and a special playlist that he made just for Snacky Tunes!  Then, it’s a deep, ten year dive into the archives, when the quartet Bad Girlfriends stopped by the studio to talk about their eating habits on tour and perform songs from the first self titled EP.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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We 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 and Freedman’s, for discussion about Jewish food, what it means to make it your own, and how they balance tradition with their own modern approach. A big shout out to all of our sponsors, LiveWire Cocktails, Ami Ami, and Skyduster Beer.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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For 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 beaches of the world. Then Sonny of Sonny & The Sunsets sits down with us to chat about his new album, Self Awareness Through Macrame. He shares tales of island hopping, pulling creative ideas from the ether, and how a pink cake inspired one of his new songs!

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Darin 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 human rights advocate, and her eventual move into the coffee importing business. Then we dig deep into the archives for a musical performance from Beshken, playing their unique blend of indie-rock jazz and electronica, the perfect coffee shop soundtrack.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Welcome 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 brought her into the restaurant world, and the stories she is telling through what she curates on the list at her restaurant. Then we head to Brooklyn for pop-star-turned-jazz-musician Senri Oe. He talks to us about his new album, his switch to jazz from pop music, and what he loved about being back in school.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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This 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 archives for a Ramones meets Elvis vibe with a performance from Tall Juan.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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It’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 environmentalism. Then we dig deep into the archives for a classic Brooklyn performance from Prima, Brooklyn singer songwriter Rose Blanshei’s rock project. She played for us back in 2017 and is one of our favorite summertime performances!

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Darin 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 about the importance of having your own clubhouse, focusing on a pre-shift culture, and what he listens to when he’s out for a 5K (playlist here). Then we dig into the archives when Ricci Swift, Bianca, and Molly Nugent, better known as the Brooklyn rock trio Bernadette, swung into the shipping containers. They had freshly wrapped their first-ever tour in 2018, which was in support of their debut EP, Shadow Paint. They join us in-studio for a live performance.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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This 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. Then we head into the archives for a frenetic, punk, jubilant performance from Brooklyn's Grim Streaker. They played live for us in the shipping containers in Brooklyn and it is the perfect soundtrack to keep this summer rolling right along!

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Happy 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. Then it's a dive into the archives, all the way back to 2013, for a legendary performance from Cassandra Jenkins. She talks about growing up in a musical family on New York's upper west side and shares some tasty tunes with us.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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On 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’s a dip into the archives when Dead Stars visited the HRN shipping container studio to play some songs, talk about their new EP from 2013, “High Gain”, and share what they like to eat on the road.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Summer 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 at the bar. We then head to the South to revisit a performance from our archives by Grammy-nominated Louisiana cajun and creole musician, Roddie Romero.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Happy 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 becoming the Head Brewmaster at Anchor Brewing Company, and the concerts he's excited about seeing this summer. Then we are joined by a DJ bud from our DJ days, DJ Lorant, who talks about heading into the city as a teenager, what he learned from those dance floors, and his upcoming party Rockstrap, which happens the first Friday of every month at a RockbarNYC, which you can hit this very Friday!

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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In 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 about the bar’s legendary cocktails, their approach to creating a unique atmosphere, and what one can expect to hear on the sound system.  Then Darin welcomes Brooklyn artist Laura Wolf, whose new album, Shelf Life, drops on June 2nd. They chat about making music in her parent’s attic, where she likes to eat in her neighborhood, and her upcoming summer plans.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Darin 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 archives for a performance from Finnish songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Peppina, who has been writing and performing since she was a teenager in Helsinki. She gave us a live in-studio performance that included her latest (at the time) single, "Moments."

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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This 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 this special episode. The night also included delicious food and drinks from Skyduster Beer and Jumbo Time Wines. Thank you to everyone who came out and keep your eyes open for the next one!

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Darin 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, and her plans for attending concerts this season.  We then dig back into the archives to when we met up with Brooklyn bluegrass buskers, Zack Orion and Scott Murphy, better known as Mountain Animation. The duo went from the subway to the studio, and gave us a raucous performance.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Darin 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 new restaurant, Hamburger America, and how his TV show, Burger Land, still stands up today.  Then it’s a trip to the archives when Brooklyn pop dance duo, Crush Club, cruised into the studio and got us groovin' with a live performance. Wielding funk, house and Latin-style percussion influences, the band garnered a strong following with popular singles like "Louder" and "We Dance." They talked to us in depth about dance lyrics, and the all important bass bod.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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On 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 behind his iconic plates. Then, from the archives, we share a chat and performance from garage punk rockers PowerSnap who trace their roots back to Tel Aviv where two of their three members originally hail from. The band had recently released their 2018 EP, Delatency, and were on their first-ever tour promoting it.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Darin 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 performance from Coleman Zurkowski, recorded live at the Dangerbird Records studios in Silverlake. He plays some songs off his debut album, ZERO, and chats about making a name for himself for his work with such brands as Netflix, Toyota and Lebron James' “Uninterrupted” documentary series.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Darin 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 into the archives for performance from Triple Hex, who swung by in 2016 to share their new full length LP, Bust For Life, that resonated with fans of Bauhaus, 70s NYC rock n roll, and Factory Records. They played some tracks of the album and talked about what went into the recording!

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Darin 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 bottle of his chilled red. 

Then we dig into the archives for a psychedelic performance from New York rockers, Sun Voyager. They swung by in 2018 to chat about their recent release and play live tracks from the album. 

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Darin 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 October 2018 to revisit our dance party meetup with Morgan Wiley and Ria Bouttier, the duo behind tropical disco house outfit 88 Palms.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Darin 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 the archives for a performance from Anni Rossi.  An American singer, violist and keyboardist from Minnesota, she is notable for her unique style of playing the viola and singing, often at the same time.  Anni shares details surrounding her uniquely constructed instrument as well as her release from Spring 2015.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Snacky 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 the nightly soundtrack. Then it’s over to Spain for a hang with Sergio Díaz De Rojas, whose new album, Muerte en una tarde de verano, was released on March 10th. He shares the inspiring influence of his grandfather & great aunt, the story behind the new release, and what he likes to cook when he’s at home. 

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Austin’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 running a restaurant, and who gets to pick the playlist at their fine-casual spot. Then we dig into our archives and rustle up one of our favorite performances from December 2013, when singer-songwriter Cassandra Jenkins dropped into the studio to talk about growing up in a musical family on NYC’s Upper West Side. She also played us some songs from her newest self-titled EP at the time. Cassandra’s still making music we love, and you should check out her latest album, Play Till You Win.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Darin 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 served in NYC.  Then we dig into the archives for a dream pop performance from Brooklyn’s Gingerlys. 

The Dead Rabbit’s Playlists

Taproom Daytime

Taproom Evening

Taproom Late Night

Parlor Evening

Seisiún

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Influential 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 performance in advance of her national tour. She talks about using writing as therapy, her dad’s best recipes, and what she is most looking forward to being on the road. 

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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To 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 half of the show, we feature a live in-studio performance by Diane Birch, whose 2016 album is the self-produced Nous. Written and recorded mostly in Berlin, Nous draws on musical influences as varied and rich as Birch’s own international upbringing—from her childhood as a preacher’s daughter in Zimbabwe and South Africa, to her wedding dress and black-lipstick days as a Goth teen in Portland, to her late teens in L.A. where she paid her musical dues playing piano and singing covers in fancy hotels.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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It’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 to them.

In the second half of the show, we dig into the archives for a performance with Miwi La Lupa. Singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Buffalo, NY now living in New York City, Miwi is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY, and is an original member of New York bands Red Baraat, Thought, and Knights on Earth.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Darin is happy to welcome back Michael Whiteman, President of Baum + Whiteman International Restaurant Consultants, for his annual sit down and chat about culinary trends.  2023 is shaping up to be a big year, with AI making menus, Mortadella making a comeback, and the rise of “Hybrid Meats”.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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On today’s episode, Darin sits down with Chris Bleidorn (Executive Chef/Co-Owner), Aarti Shetty (Co-Owner) of Birdsong & Birdbox in San Francisco. The couple chats about how they met, their road to opening up their first restaurant and their pandemic pivot, which lead to the viral, fried chicken sandwich sensation, known as “Claude the Claw”.  Then we open the archives for a 2016 interview and performance from Michael Daves.  He stopped by to celebrate the release of his seminal album, Orchids and Violence.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Darin welcomes Chef Selassie Atadika, who joins him from Ghana, to chat about her world travels, her legendary pop ups and her incredible truffles, which she sells through Midunu Chocolates.  She has been gracious enough to share a special discount code for listeners SNACKYTUNES10 for 10% their order.  Her playlists, created with DJ Fui, that pair perfectly with her chocolate are available on Spotify and Apple Music. We also dip into the archives for an acoustic performance from POP ETC.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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With the new year comes new openings! We sit down with Kyle McClelland, the chef & culinary director of Saltie Girl, to chat about the launch of their new LA outpost of the Boston restaurant.  He chats about their legendary tin fish collection, their sustainable approach, and how they adapted to their new West Hollywood address.  After that, we dig into the archives for a classic performance from our buddy, Fletcher C. Johnson, who recently launched a new podcast called Listening to Fletcher C. Johnson. 

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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For the final episode of 2022, Darin sits down with some old buddies from Brooklyn for an end of year check in.  Laura O'Neill, Co- Founder of Van Leeuwen Ice Cream, and Ben Van Leeuwen, CEO and Co-Founder of Van Leeuwen Ice Cream, chat about their early days of the business, their constant creative push for new flavors, and their legendary collabs. Then CEO of CREEM Magazine, John Martin, joins us for a walk down memory lane about Munchies, the rebirth of CREEM, and what a modern day brand can mean.  Thank you to every guest who stopped by this year and we’ll see you in 2023!

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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We sit down with restaurateur, Avish Nara, to talk about his LA hit spot, Pijja Palace. He talks about his rule breaking approach to the menu, the recent accolades bestowed upon him and how he hopes to create a new type of sports bar.  Then we hit the archives for a live in-studio performance by CJ Fly, rapper and founding member of the hip-hop collective Pro Era.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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It’s the holiday season and that means we’re getting ready to celebrate L.A. Times' 101 Best Restaurants List, coming out on December 6th. Darin sits down with the paper’s food critic, Bill Addison, to talk about this year’s curation, the city’s current dining scene and then he shares some of the music he’s listening to while he’s cooking for friends & family.  Then we dive deep into the archive for a classic performance from one of our Brooklyn favorites, Au Revoir Simone. 

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Darin welcomes back Chef Brian Dunsmoor to chat about the opening of his new restaurant, Dunsmoor.  He discusses American culinary history and how he applied different aspects of it to both the menu and overall feel to the concept.  Then we pull up a classic performance from Eli “Paperboy” Reed, who shares some stories and sweet soul music. 

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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We sit down Josh Donald and Kelly Kozak, co-founders and co-owners of Bernal Cutlery to chat about their legendary knife store and the community they’ve built around it.  We talk about their humble beginnings and they share some of the music they listen to while at the grinding stone. We then dig back into the archives when Greg welcomed the band Belle Mare to the show for a beautiful performance of select songs. They talked about their experience recording at the legendary Electric Lady Studios plus the reality of finding band members on Craigslist.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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We sit down with ChowNow’s CEO and co-founder, Chris Webb to talk about his lifelong appreciation for food, the start of his company and where he sees the independent restaurant community heading.  Then we head back to Brooklyn for a dip into our archives for a performance from Loose Buttons.  A troupe of native New Yorkers, they have been together since 2012 and have played around New York City and Miami a heck of a lot. 

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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On this very special episode of Snacky Tunes, we dedicate the entire episode to our conversation with Tom Gozney, Founder and Product Inventor of Gozney Home Pizza Ovens.  He stops by the show to chat about the release of the The Tom Gozney Signature Edition Roccbox that celebrates his 15-year odds-defying journey from substance abuse. We talk about his salvation through pizza, the building of his first ovens, and he shares advice for those who are also struggling with their own issues. To mark this milestone, Gozney has pledged $100,000 of the limited-edition proceeds to three recovery focused organizations supporting people struggling with substance dependencies globally, partnering with non-profit To Write Love on Her Arms in the U.S.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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We sit down with Chef and Founder of Edible Beats, Justin Cucci, to chat about his lifelong love of restaurants and being born into the industry.  He shares stories of growing up in the Waverly Inn, making his way to Denver and looking out for the future of his employees by making them owners.  Then we are treated to the old soul, three-time Grammy nominee Roddie Romero. Showcasing the modern day Louisiana Sound, Roddie’s been performing Cajun and Creole music live since he was in middle school, and has led the band the Hub City All Stars for nearly 30 years.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Jing Gao, Founder and CEO of Fly by Jing, swings by the show to celebrate the launch of their Chili Crisp Vinaigrette. She shares the story of the search for her culinary roots, the launch of Fly by Jing and how she keeps pushing the company in new, delicious directions.  Then we dig deep, way deep, into the archives for a legendary performance from We Are Augustines, who stopped by the studio to celebrate CMJ in 2011. 

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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To ring in October, we have an all new episode of Snacky Tunes, and we kick things off with Nick Muncy, founder and creator of Toothache magazine.  We chat about the origins of the publication, his pursuit of Michelin-level pastry arts and how to balance years-long project. Then Kendall Powell & Blair Howerton of  the Austin / Brooklyn quintet, Why Bonnie, join us to talk about their new album, 90 in November. They share live songs off the new record, talk to us about cooking in the Texas countryside and give us some fast food hacks for being on tour.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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In this episode, we are heading to France to talk with legendary Proprietor & Master Blender Alexandre Gabriel of Maison Ferrand. We step back in time to when he was a small boy, learning how to distill from his grandfather & how those lessons of preserving the essence of the land carries through towards today. Alexandre tells us how he found Maison Ferrand and expanded into other spirits bringing the same love & dedication to craft. Then we step into our archives with an interview and performance from Mahogany. 

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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For this all new, mega episode, we go coast to coast, starting with author & chef, Jess Damuck, whose new cookbook, Salad Freak, is out now.  She talks about the stories behind the salads, working with the legendary Martha Stewart and the perfect songs to play while prepping in the kitchen. Then we head over to the Rockaways to chat with the visceral duo, Sky Creature.  They talk about coming off their biggest tour this year, what they eat on the road and share some special tunes recorded with their buddy, Steve Albini.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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We welcome restaurateur visionary David Rodolitz who has been in the New York City hospitality industry for 20+ years and has owned and operated various food & beverage establishments, from James Beard nominated restaurants, to fast-casual concepts, iconic bars and nightclubs.

David founded VCR Group which is a modern-day hospitality company composed of kind operators with a simple focus of creating the most consumer-centric experiences for our guests. VCR creates, develops, and operates thoughtful restaurant and hospitality concepts, culinary experiences, and other food products both in the physical and digital space. 

David is the founder and CEO of Flyfish Club, the world's first member's only private dining club where membership is purchased on the blockchain as a Non-Fungible-Token (NFT) and owned by the token-holder to gain access to their restaurant and various culinary, cultural and social experiences.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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We celebrate Black Business Month by sitting down with the founders of Prosperity Market, Carmen Dianne (FOUNDER, CEO) and Kara Still (FOUNDER, COO). We chat about their celebration of community, how they put the market together and what tasty tunes you can expect at their pop ups.  We then tune into our archives for a tasty performance from BOYTOY, for their summer fun surfer sounds.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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We sit down with Philadelphia hometown-hero, Amanda Shulman, to chat about Her Place Supper Club. She shares with us stories of cooking supper for her family in high school, how she wound up cooking family meal with Marc Vetri’s father, and her inspiring approach to running her own spot.  Then we share some California vibes from the archives with a live performance from Matt Costa.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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The boys behind Family Style Fest sit down with Snacky Tunes to talk about their new show, Big Appetite, which premieres August 2nd on Tastemade.  Host, Ben Hundreds, Executive Producer, Miles Canares, and Producer, Jan Lashly sit down with Darin, who was also an Executive Producer on the show, to chat about their new type of travelogue that brings together great food and design through the lens of restaurants.  Then we dig into the archives for a smile-inducing performance from the legendary Har Mar Superstar. 

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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We sip some Sorel with its microdistiller Jackie Summers, who is also the chief executive officer of Jack from Brooklyn. We chat about his family's journey from the Caribbean to Harlem, his deep love for Red Drink and the long, winding road to success for his award winning liqueur brand.  Then we head into the archives for a classic, dancey performance from Brooklyn’s Glassio.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

HRN is home to transformative exchanges about food. Our 35+ member-supported food podcasts empower eaters to cultivate a radically better world. This month, we’re asking you to join us. Become a monthly sustaining member at heritageradionetwork.org/donate.

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Our long time friend Sean McGuiness stops by the show to talk about his new spot, The Garden Bar at The Puck.  He tells us about the inspiration to bring it to life, creating a new community and stocking it with Pennsylvania provisions. Then we dig into the archives for a pop performance from Toronto based duo, The Darcys.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Founder of RAW WINE, Isabelle Legeron MW, joins us to celebrate the relaunching of her traveling natural wine festival.  She shares with us the excitement of the producers being able to serve patrons, how she has dedicated her life to educating people about natural wine and what she is drinking this summer. Then we dig into the archives for a chat and live performance from WALTZ, who shares how 1980s aerobics videos inspired his visual accompaniment to one of his albums.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Our good friend, Dale Talde, joins us this week to chat about his new season of “All Up in my Grill” on Tastemade.  He shares some of his grilling tips, what he loved about coming back for season two and what he plays while he works the flames.  Then we dig into the archives for a live performance from Gurus, a big multimedia project from Brooklyn.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Kieron Hales, owner and chef of Cornman Farms, joins us to tell his teenage tales of working in English kitchens, his journey to ingredient sourcing and eventually becoming part of the extended Zingerman’s group.  Then we go deep into the archives to enjoy the tropical sounds of Salt Cathedral. 

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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We hung out with Lee Hennessy and his goats (aka The Girls) at Moxie Ridge Farm in Argyle, New York. We chat about his journey to being a first generation farmer, how he started making goat cheese and the 90s dance music he plays for his animals.  Then we head to Australia to talk with Scarlett of Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers. She shares her thoughts on the local punk scene, plays some live songs off their new EP and reveals her favorite meal on the road. 

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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We are joined by Food Director and Editor-In-Chief of Shichimi Magazine, Kaoru Mitsui, to chat about the debut of her magazine that mixes art, photography and food.  She shares with us her early start as a caterer, her journey to being a Food Coordinator in Japan and the publication of her first zine. Then we dig deep, way deep, into the archives to hear the high-energy street performing band Moon Hooch, who performs live and explains what it’s like to be a busker.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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We chat with CEO and Founder of LiveWire, Aaron Polsky, who shares stories of his early days bartending in NYC, his road to creating craft, canned cocktails and the lessons he learned from Sasha Petraske. We then sneak under the bleachers to meet up with Brooklyn high school sweethearts, The Rizzos. The quartet, known for their garage rock and 1950's-inflected sound that makes you wanna dance, gives us a live in-studio performance from their latest EP, "No Parents, No Rules 2: Beneath The Planet of No Rules.”

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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We chat with legendary NYC pizzaiolo, Anthony Mangieri, to talk about the newest iteration of Una Pizza Napoletana on Orchard Street. He shares his journey to the new location, his reflections on the industry, and his continued work to put up the best pies possible. Then we are joined by one of our Brooklyn favorites, Annie Hart, with a performance from the archives. 

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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This week we are joined by Bruxa who is the Founder of Thirsty Thirsty, a web3 natural wine club. She is a child of Brazilian Indigenous, Portuguese and adopted Jewish ancestors. She founded Thirsty Thirsty in 2014, offering a natural wine focused wine club, events, and consulting. She has worked in the global food and wine industry since 2009, focusing on natural wine generative farming in thirteen countries. She holds a WSET Level 3 accreditation with Distinction. Her mission is to spread the knowledge of Ancestral ReGen practices  as Indigenous communities make up 5% of our Earth population but protect 86% of Earth’s biodiversity. 

Then, Multi instrumentalist Emily Wells joins us for a chat and live performance from songs on her upcoming album ‘regards to the end”. We talk about creating art out of disaster, her  process for writing an album and sharing comfort in her songs. 

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Chef Dom Crisp joins us for an all new episode of Snacky Tunes. He shares stories of literally being born into the sustainable / farm-to-table lifestyle, his travels to the Basque country and the opening of his sustainable seafood restaurant, Saso. Then, Brooklyn’s own Bloomsday joins us for a chat and live session.  Celebrating their debut album, Place to Land, they chat about their new tunes, their shared creative process and getting back out on stage. 

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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We sit down with Chefs Katianna & John Hong to chat about their new and exciting, Korean-American deli, Yangban Society.  They talk about their childhood inspirations, their journey to & away from fine dining and how they met in one of America’s top kitchens. We then dig into the shipping container archives for a classic live performance from Lucius. 

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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We dig into Russian and Circassian cuisine with Emily Efraimov, the chef & owner of Little Dacha, one of LA’s best new pop ups. We talk about her Grandma’s inspiration on her culinary senses at a young age, her time in the New York Night Life scene and her journey to opening up her khachapuri carrying sensation. She also created a playlist for us as an ode to her time in NYC. Then we dip into the archives with the Brooklyn pop dance duo, Crush Club, with a funky, fun live performance. 

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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When food writer Matt Rodbard met chef Daniel Holzman while covering the opening of his restaurant, The Meatball Shop, on New York's Lower East Side, it was a match made in questions. More than a decade later, the pair have remained steadfast friends—they write a popular column together, and talk, text, and DM about food constantly. Now, in Food IQ, they're sharing their passion and deep curiosity for home cooking, and the food world zeitgeist, with everyone. 

Featuring 100 essential cooking questions and answers, Food IQ includes recipes and instructions for a variety of dishes that utilize a wide range of ingredients and methods. Holzman and Rodbard provide essential information every home cook needs on a variety of cooking fundamentals.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Thomas McNaughton & Ryan Pollnow of the Flour + Water Hospitality Group sit down with us for a chat about their new cookbook, flour + water: pasta. We chat about the seasonality & ingredients of Northern California, learning from nonnas in Bologna and the reopening of flour + water on February 10th. Then we travel to the otherside of the world, New Zealand, for a live performance from How To Escape Reality, who share some acoustic versions of their indie-delicoius songs. 

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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We sit down with Chris & Jason of How Long Gone to chat about their podcast, their debut album release, Adds Color, on Jagjaguwar and their takes on food & music.  Then we dive into a performance from the archives from their label-mates, Small Black, one of our favorites from the shipping container.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Zack and Diana Wangemen opened the Tortilleria in Bushwick in October. The vibrant space features a tortilla factory that sells fresh, house-made tortillas alongside Mexican groceries and goods, a morning coffee shop with Oaxacan coffee and house-made Mexican pastries, as well as a taqueria with a variety of traditional taco styles and cocktails highlighting Mexican spirits. Zack’s mission and ethos behind Sobre Masa Tortilleria is to promote conversation around Mexican culture, the rich history of heirloom corn, the hardworking producers and growers of Mexico, and his home of Oaxaca.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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We kick off our year with Chef Roy Choi, whose new season of Broken Bread premieres Tues., Jan. 25 at 8 p.m. PT on Tastemade and KCET. We talk about food’s crucial role in the season’s story telling, the responsibility of being a host and the chefs / organizations who are changing the way we think about the culinary world.  We then dig into the deep Brooklyn archives for a performance from the punk-soul bad boys, The Immaculates. 

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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On today’s episode we sit down with the boys of Little Coyote, Co-Founder Jonathan Strader & Co-Founder / Chef Jack Leahy. We chat with them about what drew them into the culinary world, why they wanted to open a slice shop, and how they have become a part of the local community.  Then we dig into the archives for a dreamy performance from Myrrias.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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In this week’s episode, we sit down with Amir Nathan & Jordan Anderson - the co-owners of Sami & Susu, the Mediterranean restaurant and specialty store in the Lower East Side.

In Summer 2020, Sami & Susu originally launched (from two Maison Premiere alums) as a popular pop-up in Brooklyn and Manhattan, known for its vibrant dishes inspired by family recipes and the history of regional cooking throughout the Mediterranean. Now, Sami & Susu lays down roots in the LES and offers all-day menus and pantry item staples. 

Then we dip into our archives for one of our all time favorite performances with The Pizza Underground. 

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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We sit down with our favorite baking couple in town, Gemini Bakehouse’s owners Hannah and Connor Smith to chat about their rise in the LA baking scene.  We learn about their magical moment when they met, how they started their wholesale business out of their house and their eventual brick & mortar in Silverlake.  They are also doing a Thanksgiving focused pop-up with La Sorted’s 11.19 - 11.21, so check it out! We also dig into the archives from one of our favorite shred bands from NYC, Huh.  

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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One of our oldest and most cherished friends, Nika Carlson, is the Cider Queen of Greenpoint Cidery. Discovering her love for cider from her old bar, The Drink, Nika has been on the entrepreneurial path to bring natural cider to New York and the world. Inspired by farmhouse practices, natural wine, and the long history of apples in America, her ciders are made with traditional methods, local ingredients, and minimal intervention. Fermented from all New York apples, they are 100% dry, aged, unfiltered, and un-refined. Each cider is hand made in small batches, and  limited release experimental ciders are made with fruits, herbs, and flowers foraged from the surrounding land. Because it’s made by hand, each batch, and each bottle, is unique.  

We dip into our archives and go back to 2014 with a very special performance from Adrianne Lenker. 

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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For a very special episode five-hundred we sat down with author, comedian, vintner and all-around food lover, Eric Wareheim, to chat about his new book, Foodheim: A Culinary Adventure. He also shares with us a very vibey playlist, Heimy’s House, for anyone’s next dinner party that is in need of some tasty tunes. This episode also includes three of our favorite live tracks from our archives, from She Keeps Bees, Reggie Watts & PORCHES.  Thank you to everyone who helped us reach this incredible milestone and here’s to five-hundred more!

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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We crack open a few oysters and talk about Santa Barbara seafood with chef and co-owner of Bar Le Côté, Brad Mathews. We explore his history of cooking in upstate New York, his move to the West Coast, and the opening of BLC with Daisy & Greg Ryan of Companion Hospitality.  Then we enjoy a live performance from Opus Orange, along with a healing conversation from their frontman, PB.  We talk about his new release, Object Lessons, the inspirations of PB’s long career and how music has brought him closer to the people in his life. 

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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We sit down with nominated James Beard Rising Chef Ana Castro. Her new Mexican tasting menu restaurant, Lengua Madre, just landed on the New York Times 2021 List of Restaurants they are most excited about. We trace her journey from Mexico City to India to New York to Copenhagen and finally New Orleans, where she now calls home. She wants her guests to understand the story of her life as they journey through her dishes, leaving them with a sense of empathy.  

Then we dig into our archives to pull out a classic performance from Xenia Rubinos from 2013 in anticipation of her critically acclaimed 3rd album. 

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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We are joined by Alex Phaneuf & Or Amsalam, co-owners & co-operators of Lodge Bread Co. Full Proof Pizza and Hasiba. They share their story of their rise into the LA bread scene, along with their humble beginnings baking in their backyard.  They chat about the music that got them through those early days and their contribution to the growing pizza scene. 

Then we dig into our archives to hear singer-songwriter Mia Gladstone perform her special blend of pop, R&B and jazz for us. Her debut EP, Grow, earned high praise, and her latest single, “GEEKIN”, has been turning heads too.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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We sit down for a can of cider with Soham Bhatt, the co-founder of Artifact Cider Project. We talk all things New England, including heritage apple varieties, their new tasting room and how his background in bio-tech allows them to make experimental cider! We also chat about how Artifact is working to make the cider scene more diverse and open. Then we dig into our archives to pull out a classic performance from Dangerbird Records Studio, featuring the psychedelic Tropa Magica. 

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Sol Han, the chef behind LittleMad, the recently opened Korean-American restaurant in Koreatown in partnership with HAND Hospitality.

Chef Sol was born in Korea and raised in New York, and spent the last decade working in acclaimed New York restaurants, including Michelin-starred Le CouCou, and Ai Fiori under James Beard award-nominated Michael White. LittleMad is chef Sol's debut restaurant. It reflects his unique cooking perspective – a combination of his Korean heritage and favorite nostalgic dishes, with his training in French and Italian kitchens, to redefine what “New American” cuisine can be.

We head back into our archives to share a special performance from one of our faves, THICK. 

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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On a special food only episode of Snacky Tunes, Greg talks with two of his closest friends about their entry into the culinary world after a professional career in the music industry.  

Travis Hayden is a music business industry veteran turned chef. He’s worked in Michelin star kitchens and is the founder of Cali Bolo and El Travieso Burger.

Luis Ceron is a Mexico City born / Vancouver raised tour manager and restaurateur. His restaurants under the Trocadero Group include Frito & Cruel, Lou’s pizza, Kuren, Jefe San Ramen and the soon to be opened, Distrot.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Back in March of 2018 we sat down with Vanda Asapahu of Ayara Thai for what would be, unbeknownst to us, our last in person interview for a long, long, long time.  Somehow in the shuffle of the world shutting down, we misplaced the interview...until now!  It’s a beautiful tale of family, food and building a special place for community and also is a snapshot of the restaurant industry before everything we knew about it changed forever. 

Then we are so excited to have TOMI back in for a live performance and to chat about her new track “Lemon Tree” which will be coming out on her new debut “Sweet, Sweet Honey”. It’s an insightful conversation about the creative process, going home and letting go. 

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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This week’s food guests are Tamy Rofe and Felipe Donnelly, husband and wife team behind beloved Colonia Verde in Fort Greene and newly opened Disco Tacos in Williamsburg. 

Felipe, a Colombian chef who spent his childhood throughout Spain, Brazil and Mexico, and Tamy, a sommelier, worked for award-winning global advertising agencies for more than a decade, before they began to host weekly dinner parties in their apartment. The dinner series quickly grew in popularity and evolved into pop-ups, and then their first restaurant in Soho, Comodo. In 2014, the restaurateurs opened James Beard award-nominated Colonia Verde, the Latin American restaurant in Fort Greene known for its sold-out Sunday Asado backyard party series featuring guest chefs from around the world. The team also operates Comparti, a full-service catering company, and Casa by Colonia Verde, a pantry and marketplace of curated prepared foods, fresh produce, home goods, wine and more.

In Summer of 2020, they wanted to bring moments of joy during a stressful time and opened Disco Tacos, a food truck with disco music and vibrant neon colors. One year later after countless tacos served all over New York, the food truck transitioned to a full service restaurant in the heart of Williamsburg, which just opened a few weeks ago. 

We got back into our archives with a performance from Big Bliss. 

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Today’s episode is all about community and we’re spending time in two of our favorite cities to celebrate! First up we’re in Chicago, sitting down with Jenner Tomaska (Executive Chef & Owner) and Katrina Bravo (Creative Director & Owner), who are on the precipice of opening their first restaurant, Esmé. They share their vision of changing the perception of fine dining, the plan for local philanthropy and how they will integrate themselves into their neighborhood, Lincoln Park. Their newborn son, Roman, also joins us for some spirited conversation!

Then we head to our headtown, Philadelphia, to chat with Mike McGuiness, who plays guitar in Rid of Me and runs Knife Hit Records.  We chat about the pandemic's influence on their new EP, their future plans for shows and what goes into selecting the perfect cover song. 

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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On today’s episode, we sit down with Tim Wiechmann, the award-winning chef and restaurateur (and musician) behind some of Boston's most beloved restaurants, including Bronwyn, T&B Wood-Fired and Turenne Bagels.

A first generation German-American, Tim played guitar professionally with jazz and blues musicians like Ron Levy and Melvin Sparks throughout his 20s. He ended up pursuing a culinary career and worked in internationally acclaimed kitchens like Taillevent, L’Arpege and Joel Robuchon, before returning to Boston in 2007 to open his first restaurant, T.W.Food. In 2013, Tim opened Bronwyn, the German-inspired tavern and beer garden, which received Esquire’s Best New Restaurant award in 2013 and a positive review from The Boston Globe; followed by T&B Wood-Fired and Turenne Bagels, both of which are centered around a custom stone hearth wood-fired oven.

We also head into our archives for a perfect Sunday set from Moon Hooch. 

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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On today’s episode, we sit down with one of our favorite LA chefs, Andy Doubrava, who currently oversees the kitchen of Santa Monica’s Rustic Canyon.  We chat about the restaurant’s role as an enduring neighborhood spot, his deepening relationship with farmer’s market purveyors and his advice for what he looks for in hiring chefs. 

We also head into our archives for a perfect Sunday set from Small Black. Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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We catch up with Nathan Hazard, owner and proprietor of Littlebear Bottleshop, located in the San Bernardino mountains. We took about his journey from the music industry to the beverage world, the winding path that took him out of LA and how his new store is the ultimate COVID pivot. 

Then we dip into our archives for one of delicious electronic performance from The Present.  

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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On this week’s episode, we chat all things culinary and challah with LA based food stylist & photographer, Aliza J. Sokolow.  Our conversation takes us to the start of her career in food during the 2009 financial crisis, as she shares tips about her professional journey, her pivots during an impressive career and her continuing work with charity. She also shares a preview about her first book “THIS IS WHAT I EAT” coming out with Random House Kids / Rodale Books in Summer of 2021. 

Then we dip into our archives for one of our favorite sister led indie bands, Lucius, as we enjoy their delightful performance from the shipping container from 2012. 

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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As we ease back into drinks with friends, we are joined by our newest friend and rum entrepreneur, Marc Farrell. In summer 2019, young Trinidadian entrepreneur Marc, a Harvard Biz alum + Starbucks' youngest ever VP, set out on his own to challenge expectations around rum in the U.S. and reinvigorate the way people taste, experience and talk about the spirit, launching a premium rum brand that did away with the tired old pirate and plantation tropes and instead genuinely reflected his Caribbean heritage. Now Ten To One's award-winning rums can be found in bars + restaurants throughout NYC + the country and online for nationwide shipping. 

NYC-based Children Having Children is emerging from the pandemic and joins us live to talk about their new single and video for “Too Little Too Late.” The track finds Children Having Children exploring a new instrumental palette reminiscent at times of Bjork and Tori Amos. We talk about their new video and the prospect of upcoming shows as we get back to normal. CHC wants our audience to know that all streaming proceeds and digital sales for the track will be donated to Extinction Rebellion.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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We sat down with the legendary LA Hainan Chicken Whisperer, Johnny Lee, to talk about his restaurant, Pearl River Deli. We discuss growing up in East LA, his perspective on cooking Chinese food and the upcoming plans for his dinner menu. 

Then we sit down with brothers Keaton & Kacey of Raised on TV to chat about their new album, “Fernando” and to enjoy some live tracks of some of their recent releases. We talk about recording as brothers, their singles only release plan and what recording was like during the pandemic. 

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Bay Area native David Nayfeld is the Executive Chef and Co-Owner of the award-winning restaurants Che Fico and Che Fico Alimentari in San Francisco. Nayfeld boasts a venerable restaurant pedigree having worked alongside some of the most esteemed names in the industry. In 2018, Nayfeld opened his first restaurant, Che Fico, which features Italian cuisine through the lens of California. In 2019, he opened Che Fico Alimentari, a Roman-inspired, wine- centric restaurant and Italian market featuring traditional Italian fare.  Che Fico was named one of Bon Appetit's Top 10 Best New Restaurants in America as well as one of Esquire Magazine's Best New Restaurants. Additionally, Nayfeld was named Star Chefs 2019 Rising Star Chef and in 2020, received CBS San Francisco’s Jefferson Award for Public Service for his pioneering program called “Family Meal” which helped feed people in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Tulsa, OK trio Wilderado recently released their new single “Head Right” and will be announcing the band’s self-titled debut album out later this year. The band’s dedicated fan-base has been built on the road, touring with the likes of Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie, Pete Yorn, Judah & the Lion, Mt. Joy, and Rainbow Kitten Surprise and main stage festival performances at Lollapalooza, BottleRock, Austin City Limits and more.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Leslie Merinoff is the co-founder of Matchbook Distilling Co. in upstate New York. This small batch, bespoke distillery comes with the intention of coaxing spirits into being from the ground up. 

Art d’Ecco joins us to talk about his new record, In Standard Definition. A concept album about entertainment. Like channels on an old television set - each song presents an episodic look into this world, our obsession with celebrities and the power they hold over us.  Joining forces with producer/engineer Colin Stewart (Black Mountain, New Pornographers, Destroyer) in ocean-side studio The Hive, In Standard Definition sees d’Ecco packing his heftiest punch yet. Through Stewart’s vintage set up, a decoupage of authentic sounds was recorded to 2-inch tape on a 50- year-old console, forming a musical reflection of the era it evokes. Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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We check back with New Orleans hero Devin De Wulf, who we met last year through his efforts of Feed the Front Line. He catches us up on his teams’ year of activism and new efforts. His new focus (of which there are many) is Feed the Second Line, which focuses on elders in the community, and Nola Bean Coin, a local currency to save the Big Easy’s favorite watering holes. 

https://www.feedthefrontlinenola.org/

https://www.feedthesecondline.org/

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Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Greg & Darin were invited to sit down with Print: A Bookstore to chat about their book, Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon). They were joined with writer & restaurateur  Briana Volk, to talk about food, music and share some insights from putting the book together.  Check out Print: A Bookstore for more of their events and see one of American’s coolest independent bookstores. Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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International Pizza Consultant and longtime friend of the show, Anthony Falco, stops by for a hang. We talk about his career, which has taken him from Brooklyn to all over the globe, discuss what makes a great white pizza and get the skinny on his brand new cookbook, Pizza Czar.

In the second half of the show, we dig into our archives and revisit one of our most favorite live in-studio performances of all time. In 2013, Pam Autuori and Jacob Schreiber, better known as the Brooklyn duo, XNY, dropped by the studio to play us songs from their debut album, Orange. (They also brought us some really delicious ribs.) Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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The Mediterranean Dish is the leading online resource for cooking spanning the breadth of the Mediterranean region, from South of Europe to North Africa and the Middle East. Suzy Karadsheh, a native of Port Said, Egypt, now living in Atlanta, launched the Mediterranean Dish inspired in part by her mother’s Egyptian cooking and her mother-in-law’s Levant-style cooking. She initially began the project as a hobby documenting her recipes for her American-born daughters before launching the site in 2014. The Mediterranean Dish now features more than 600 recipes and videos.

Since 2016, Salt Lake City’s Cinders has been building a solid following with their infectious indie pop rock. Comprised of three best friends – Montana Smith (vocals/guitar), Adrian De La Cruz (bass) and Brad Bennett (drums) – Cinders draws inspiration from the likes of the Front Bottoms, Grouplove and Twenty One Pilots. The band gives us a live performance, which includes “Growing Up,” the first single from their new album dropping later this year.  Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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This special episode is a live recording of the World's Biggest Family Meal, a global hospitality gathering supporting the food industry. We joined WBFM’s founder and host, Leiti Hsu, in a lively conversation with Lara Gilmore and Chef Massimo Bottura about music, food and the couple’s important work with their Food for Soul project. Food for Soul is currently building Refettorio Harlem, and we encourage you to please lend your support to the cause.

For the musical portion of this episode we tap into our archives. We originally had DRAMA on the show back in the summer of 2018. The Chicago R&B / dance duo composed of producer Na’el Shehade and vocalist Via Rosa regaled us with stories of how they collaborate on both making music and building restaurants. (Via’s a chef and Na’el is a restaurateur.) DRAMA recently dropped a new single with Gorgon City called “You’ve Done Enough.” 

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Our hearts are heavy with the loss of our friend Jason Disu. We met Jason through Midnight Magic. He was an immensely talented musician, and just an incredible human being. He will be missed. We’re dedicating this show to him with an archived performance from Midnight Magic in our second half.

We open the show with Chef Rashida Holmes of Los Angeles’ acclaimed Bridgetown Roti. Rashida was a restaurant sous chef before the pandemic devastated the hospitality industry. Needing a pivot, she dug into her Bajan roots and launched Bridgetown Roti, which serves a variety of Caribbean dishes inspired by Rashida’s family. Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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William Bradley is an icon of Southern California dining. His restaurant Addison is San Diego’s only Michelin-starred restaurant, and since 2006 it’s been wowing guests with its elegant degustation menus, high touch service and epic end-of-meal cheese cart. Like many chefs enduring the pandemic, William’s had to repeatedly close and reopen, pivot to takeout and devise a whole new plan for outdoor dining, but fortunately, he and Addison are still standing and still serving. 

Our musical guest, singer and composer Moira Smiley, has performed all over the world alongside the likes of Tune-Yards and SOLAS. Moira’s also renowned for her choral arrangements and compositions with work that can be heard on feature film soundtracks, TV programs, radio and on more than 70 commercial albums. Her vocal group, moira smiley & VOCO just recently dropped the new album, In Our Voices, and she stops by to give us a live listen. Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Noble Rot magazine hit shelves in 2013, and nothing has been the same in the world of wine writing ever since. Irreverent, informative and just good fun, amongst Noble Rot’s pages the boundaries between gastronomy and the creative arts often melt away, and you’ll find stories like a compare-and-contrast tasting of French and California wines with Brian Eno. Dan Keeling, the magazine’s co-founder, joins us for the first half of the show to share with us Noble Rot’s new book, Wine from Another Galaxy, an all-encompassing guide to all things wine. 

Brooklyn songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Adam Schatz is an active member of Man Man and Father Figures, and has also recorded with Vampire Weekend and Those Darlins. In 2011 he started the solo project Landlady, and has since released three full-length albums. There’s a new Landlady album on the way, and Adam stopped by to play us some songs. 

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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It’s that time of year again. We catch up with our dear friend, the legendary Michael Whiteman -- a.k.a. “the dean of restaurant consultants” -- who gives us a breakdown of his annual food and beverage trend report. The ongoing pandemic certainly has left the hospitality industry reeling, and Michael provides his insights into its long-term and short-term effects. 

Michael is the co-founder of the pioneering hospitality consulting company, Baum + Whiteman LLC, renowned for creating two of the world’s highest grossing restaurants, more 3-star restaurants than anyone in the United States and numerous international food, hotel and related concepts.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Alan Delgado first hit the stoves as a kid in El Paso, TX, by teaching himself how to cook vegetable-centric dishes when his mother fell ill. He would eventually work in some of the best kitchens in Austin, including being Sous Chef at the critically acclaimed Mexican restaurant, Comedor. In 2020, during the pandemic no less, Alan moved to New York to become Director of Recipe and Development with Via Halcon Hospitality, the group behind Greenpoint’s Michelin-starred Mexican hotspot, Oxomoco. He now helms the kitchen at Oxomoco’s sister restaurant, Xilonen, where he’s wowing diners with his plant-based, sustainable fare.

We drop into our archives to revisit a 2019 L.A. hang and live performance from post-punk quartet the Pantheons. Hailing from Compton, the group was one of a slew of young bands lighting up the local music scene. They gave us a spirited set at Dangerbird Records’ studio in Silver Lake.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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We open this all L.A. show by cruising down Ventura Boulevard in Sherman Oaks to pioneering restaurant, Anajak Thai. Justin Pichetrungsi is Anajak’s second-generation chef-owner, having joined his family’s nearly 40-year-old business a few years ago. Since coming onboard, Justin’s updates to the menu, which include adding a taco night and stellar list of natural wines, have made Anajak the buzziest Thai restaurant in the Valley.  

Musical guest singer-songwriter Henry Hall has been known to weave a good bit of humor into his work, and perhaps that’s no surprise given his parents are comedians Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Brad Hall. Henry’s dreamy pop sound first caught everyone’s attention back in 2016 with the release of the single, “Frenemy.” Since then he’s played The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, and released his first full length album, Neato.. 

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Last May we met up with Chef Ned Baldwin at Los Angeles’ premier culinary bookstore, Now Serving. At his NYC restaurant, Houseman, Ned’s earned high praise for his seasonal cooking, and simple, yet elegantly crafted, dishes. He dispenses his techniques and tips in his new cookbook, How to Dress an Egg, and it’s the subject of this special episode. Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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East Village sushi newcomer Rosella skews the common practice of importing fish from Japan, opting instead to source from local and regional waters in an effort to minimize its carbon footprint. The restaurant is also home to the talented trio of Chefs Jeff Miller and Yoni Lang, who were previously head chefs at Austin’s critically acclaimed, Uchiko, and beverage director and wine expert, TJ Provenzano, formerly of Brooklyn Oenology. We catch up with all three and find out what the new restaurant’s ride has been like so far. 

We’re excited to welcome Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Jocelyn Mackenzie back on the show. When she last visited in 2013, Jocelyn was making beautiful harmonies as one-third of the indie-folk trio Pearl and the Beard. She returns now to share with us her solo debut album, PUSH, which was written entirely for string quartet, and envisioned as “a chamber pop homage to healing through radical self-love.”Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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We’re excited to have chef and restaurateur Dale Talde back on the show. We’ve followed Dale’s career for many years, and he was one of the very first contributors to our book, Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music. He stops by to talk about Goosefeather, his critically acclaimed modern Chinese restaurant in Tarrytown, NY, and shares what it’s like returning to the show Top Chef once again for its upcoming 18th season.

Musically, we dig through our archives and revisit a July 2016 hang with Philadelphia’s OddKidOut. At the time he was just 20 years-old, and was co-creator of FACT Magazine's #FACTInstaBeats Instagram series. OddKidOut’s brand new single, “Moon Walk,” is out now. Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists tooa. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Showcasing Los Angeles’ incredible women-owned restaurants, the Regarding Her festival (RE:Her) takes its inaugural flight on January 21. The 10-day event features a roster of 100 participating restaurants from all across the sprawling metropolis, and is a spectrum of the city’s diverse cuisines and eateries. Lien Ta, of All Day Baby, and Heather Sperling of Botanica, are two of RE:Her’s nine founding members, and they give us the rundown of how the festival came to be and what you can expect to see on the menus.

The immensely talented and fun Annie Hart has been on our show as both a solo artist and with her band Au Revoir Simone. In honor of the recent release of the soundtrack album for the film Banana Split, which Annie scored, we popped into our archives to pull out a 2015 live performance by her in our Brooklyn studio. Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Though he’s only been in the industry for a relatively short period of time, Keith Corbin has already established himself as a talented chef to watch. As the Executive Chef of Los Angeles’ Alta Adams, he’s been garnering wide acclaim for his creative California soul food cooking. We catch up with Keith to talk about preparing meals for his family growing up in Watts, his approach to the menu at Alta Adams and what it’s been like trying to stay afloat during a global pandemic. 

Keeping things Angeleno, we revisit a 2019 Dangerbird Records’ studio meetup with Brazilian singer-songwriter Samira Winter and her eponymous band, Winter. After Samira and Darin commiserated about their college days in Boston, she and her crew give us a listen to some lovely dream pop. Check out Winter’s latest album, Endless Space (Between You and I). Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info and to order your copy.

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We’re revisiting stops on our recently wrapped 2020 virtual tour in support of our new book, Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music. This pandemic plagued year has certainly reminded us of the importance of maintaining perseverance and hope. No other city is more imbued with that never-out-of-the-fight spirit than New Orleans, and it seemed fitting to conclude our tour there. Sitting down with us for a poignant discussion on music and food being beacons of light during difficult times were Chef Nina Compton of Compere Lapin and Bywater American Bistro; Ben Jaffe, Creative Director of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band; and Jacqueline Blanchard, owner of Coutelier NOLA who also co-hosted the event.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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We’re revisiting stops on our recently wrapped 2020 virtual tour in support of our new book, Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music. Our London visit really had us nostalgic for those good ol’ days. Generating that fuzzy warm feeling were a trio of longtime Snacky Tunes pals, Chef Isaac McHale and Daniel Willis, co-owners of the Clove Club, Luca and Two Lights; and musician Al Doyle of Hot Chip and LCD Soundsystem. In addition to reminiscing about past hangs, we talked about the intersection of music and food along with holiday traditions. Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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We’re revisiting stops on our recently wrapped 2020 virtual tour in support of our new book, Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music. Our most international meetup spanned three of Earth’s hemispheres and 14 time zones. It was an India and Brazil hang with Chef Pooja Dhingra of Le 15 Patisserie + Cafe and singer-songwriter Lisa Mishra, who were both in Mumbai, and Chef Manu Buffara of Manu who joined us from Curitiba. Anjali Batar, founder of Food Talk India, graciously co-hosted. These incredible women had a lively roundtable discussion on using food and music to break through stereotypes and barriers. Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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We’re revisiting stops on our recently wrapped 2020 virtual tour in support of our new book, Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music. For the New York City leg, Paige Lipari, owner of the amazing culinary bookshop and cafe Archestratus Books + Food, and our HRN fam were gracious co-hosts. Joining us for a conversation about creativity, cooking food and making music were longtime friends of the show, Chefs Jeremiah Stone and Fabian Von Hauske of Wildair, Contra and Peoples, along with Ed Breckenridge, Riley Breckenridge and Teppei Teranishi, who are members of one of our favorite bands, Thrice. (Special shoutout to Fab for designing incredible tour posters for us!) Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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In the time before COVID-19, Tommy Brockert had well established himself as a top-flight events photographer. As events and group gatherings ground to halt due to health and safety concerns, Tommy was forced to do the pandemic pivot. He’s temporarily hung up his cameras and photo booths, and fired up the portable pizza oven instead, turning a hobby into a job with the launch of La Sorted's Pop Up Pizzeria. La Sorted’s has quickly gained a cult following in Los Angeles as folks have clamored for Tommy’s creative pizza toppings and focaccia sandwiches.

In honor of La Sorted’s and the 2020 world champion LA Dodgers, we pop into our archives to revisit the musical performance from our first-ever show fully recorded in Los Angeles. The year was 2017, and we taped the show in our friend Cameron Parkins’ backyard home studio in West Hollywood. Our pal Ryan Kattner brought his tiny keyboard to play us songs from his solo project Honus Honus, whose debut album, Use Your Delusion, is a true love letter to the City of Angels. Ryan’s since gotten back to helming the band Man Man who released Dream Hunting in the Valley of the In-Between back in May to rave reviews, it’s their first full-length album in 7 years.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info and to order your copy. It’s a perfect gift for the holidays.

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This episode is a live recording of the Bay Area stop on the virtual tour for our new book, Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music. We were immensely honored to have our friends at Oxfam America as our partners and hosts for this event which featured a lovely, insightful conversation about food, music and activism with singer-songwriter Thao Nguyen of Thao & the Get Down Stay Down and acclaimed chef Preeti Mistry. Isra Chaker, Senior Advisor for Global Campaigns at Oxfam America, moderated the discussion, and Omnivore Books, the Bay Area’s premiere culinary bookshop was our sponsor. 

We encourage everyone to support Oxfam America in their important fight against the injustice of poverty. For more info and to donate, please visit www.oxfamamerica.org. 

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info and tour dates.

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In this very special episode we check in on the global tour of our new book, Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music. This tour stop was a part of WRLDCTY, a global city event bringing together thought leaders, urbanists and city lovers on a single digital platform for three days of conversations, connections and experiences broadcast from leading cities around the world. Joining us for a conversation about building restaurant audio signatures, and using music as an inspirational, creative force were two chefs featured in our book: Numra Siddiqui of Empress Market in London, and Chad Valencia of LASA in Los Angeles.

For the second half of the show, we revisit a March 2017 studio interview and performance by Kid Wave. The band’s founder and frontwoman, singer-songwriter Lea Emmery, talked about growing up in her native Sweden, finding musical success in London and what it’s like living in L.A. Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info and tour dates.

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Natalie Hekmat had been working for years to open her natural wine shop, bar and restaurant. During that time she found a spot in Los Angeles’ burgeoning Virgil Village neighborhood, and curated a collection of more than 400 wines from the United States, Europe and beyond. What she couldn’t have planned for was a global pandemic. Despite that epic hurdle, Natalie forged ahead and opened the doors to Voodoo Vin this summer. Adapting to the new reality of the world, she put the bar and restaurant portion on hold and pivoted Voodoo Vin to a robust online, curbside pickup and delivery shop serving thirsty homebound Angelenos. 

Back in the summer of 2017 we met up with electric pop songstress, Julietta. She played some killer new music for us, talked about growing up in NYC and told us her mother’s Sicilian cooking was tops in the Big Apple. (No jarred sauces, y’all.) Since then, Julietta’s decamped for Los Angeles where she’s still making music. We hear she’s working on a new EP, and she just very recently dropped the vibey single,  “Ghosted for the Beach”Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info and tour dates.

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As Phaidon’s Executive Commissioning Editor, Food & Drink, Emily Takoudes has been integral in publishing some of the most influential gastronomy works of the last decade, including Regarding Cocktails by Sasha Petraske and Jeremy Fox’s On Vegetables. She’s also been vital in shepherding our very first book, Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music, to bookshelves across the globe. Emily sits down with us to discuss her illustrious career, and shares what it’s like to work with best-selling novelists, award-winning chefs, a U.S. president and even an odd trio of food-and-music podcasters. We stretch back to 2012 to pull a spirited in-studio performance from our archives by Dragonette. The Canadian electropoppers dropped their Toronto restaurant tips on us, and also played their hit song, “Pick Up the Phone.” Dragonette just recently released their first track in two years. It’s a cover of the Sam Roberts Band song, “We’re All in This Together.”

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In this very special episode we kick off the tour for our new book, Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music. Our friends at L.A.’s premiere cookbook shop Now Serving graciously hosted a panel featuring us and Andy and Briana Valdez of HomeState, moderated by Esquire’s Food & Drink Editor, Jeff Gordinier. The Valdez sisters contributed to the book, and even gave us their mom’s Peanut Butter Chicken recipe, and Jeff wrote one of the book’s forewords, so it was a total Snacky Tunes pals hang. We all caught up via Zoom, talked about the book and swapped stories about our love of music and food. Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info and tour dates.

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Julia Bainbridge is a James Beard Award-nominated scribe who’s worked at Condé Nast Traveler, Bon Appétit and Atlanta Magazine. She’s also the creator and host of The Lonely Hour podcast, and chief dancer at Club Bainbridge. Julia joins us to share her new book, Good Drinks, a treasure trove of curated non-alcoholic drink recipes collected from the best bartenders in the world.

We dive into the Snacky Tunes vault and revisit July 2011 when electronic musician, Ducky, stopped by the studio for a visit. Still just a student at NYU at the time, Ducky had already become  a fixture in the city’s underground dance music scene. Now living in L.A., she’s recently returned to recording music after a long hiatus, and has plans to drop a new single soon.

Our very first book, Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is available now for preorder. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Snacky Tunes hits shelves in North America, October 14.

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While folks might recognize Kenny Gilbert from his turn on season seven of Top Chef, he’s been a critically acclaimed restaurant industry veteran for the better part of two decades. Kenny’s kitchen talents manifested early -- he was cooking his family’s Thanksgiving dinners solo by the time he was 11 -- and over the years he’s helmed the culinary operations at some of the country’s top AAA Five Diamond and Mobile Five Star hotels and resorts, along with running his own restaurants. Kenny calls in from Jacksonville, FL, and gives us the lowdown on how the pandemic is affecting restaurants in the Sunshine State along with sharing his feelings about equality, social justice and cultural identity.

We deliver some fun dance-y vibes by way of our archives with a revisit to 2014 and our hang with electronic musician and computer artist, Nullsleep. Known for his post-cyberpunk, synthpop sounds derived from his use of repurposed low-bit electronics, Nullsleep gave us a listen to a few brand new, unnamed tracks while also turning us onto the 1984 science fiction romantic comedy, Electric Dreams, and its Giorgio Moroder produced soundtrack.
 

Our very first book, Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is available now for preorder. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Snacky Tunes hits shelves in North America, October 14.

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For the past 20 years, Honey’s Kettle has cemented itself as a Los Angeles institution known for great comfort food, and especially for its delicious hand-dipped, kettle-cooked fried chicken. Vincent Williams, Honey’s Kettle’s chef and founder, started in the chicken business at 17 years old, and has spent decades perfecting not only frying chicken, but also developing his family-owned business. Vincent sits down with us to talk about his decision to expand during the pandemic with the launch of Honey Drop Kitchen delivery-only locations, and shares with us what it’s like to be a black-owned business in America.  

For our musical guest and performance, we revisit our 2012 meet-up with New Jersey rockers, Static Jacks.  They shared with us tales of busking in NYC and of beloved diner tuna melts. The quartet also gave us a spirited acoustic set, playing songs from their debut album, If You’re Young.

Our very first book, Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is available now for preorder. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Snacky Tunes hits shelves in North America, October 14.

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The always nattily dressed Maxwell Britten has long been one of our favorite barmen. We first met him in our halcyon wayback Brooklyn days when we would unwind at Maison Premiere’s bar, slurping oysters accompanied by his expertly made cocktails. Maxwell’s now become an industry activist. As the National Chairman for the non-profit THIRST Group (The Hospitality Industry Reimagined Security Trust), he’s lobbying elected officials to advocate for insurance companies honoring their small business claims during the pandemic. 

We then jump into the archives and land in October 2018 to revisit our dance party meetup with Morgan Wiley and Ria Bouttier, the duo behind tropical disco house outfit 88 Palms.

Our very first book, Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is available now for preorder. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Snacky Tunes hits shelves in North America, October 14.

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Philip Krajeck, the chef-owner of lauded Nashville restaurants Rolf & Daughters and Folk gives us some personal insights into resilience. In early March, he and his crew survived a tornado only to be hit a few weeks later with the health crisis and business uncertainty brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. Enduring as best he can, Philip’s managed to keep the lights on and support his community and its farmers. 

We look back to December 2016 when Light Asylum visited us in the studio. The electro darkwave duo were making a stop home in Brooklyn after spending a few months in Berlin, and joined us for pizza and to perform a few songs, including a thrilling rendition of their hit track, “Dark Allies.” 

Our very first book, Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is available now for preorder. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. 

Snacky Tunes hits shelves in North America, October 14; globally, September 3.

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Lisa Colton is the founder and president of Darim Online and Darim Consulting. Her work centers on helping nonprofits and social causes develop opportunities for community building, fundraising and education. Most recently, Lisa helped organize The Great Big Jewish Food Fest, a 10-day, virtual food festival that connected home cooks across America in celebration of Jewish cuisine which featured the likes of Molly Yeh, Gail Simmons, Mike Solomonov and Ruth Reichl.

For the musical part of the show, we hand the reins over to our pal and engineer, Jeet Paul. He meets up with Kyle Horner, guitarist for the band 3 Question Marks. The New Jersey-based blues / rock trio is influenced by such legendary musicians as Led Zeppelin, Marvin Gaye and Quincy Jones. Expect 3 Question Marks’ debut album to drop this fall. 

Our very first book, 

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music

 (Phaidon), is available now for preorder. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. 

Snacky Tunes hits shelves in North America, October 14; globally, September 3.

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Rōze Traore maintains quite the balancing act. He’s a personal chef and owner of the eponymous New York City bespoke events company, Rōze Traore, LLC. Prior to that he cut his teeth alongside acclaimed chef Daniel Humm at Eleven Madison Park and the Nomad. In addition to his work in the kitchen, Rōze’s been known to walk the runways, and over the years has modeled for the likes of Nike and Rochambeau.

Our musical guest, Sean McGuiness, has also made a reputation of keeping multiple plates spinning at time. We’ve known Sean since our middle school days in Philly, and he’s still crushing it in our hometown. He’s most known as the drummer for Pissed Jeans, and over the years he’s also played with Utensil, The Great Collector, Bazhena, Technician, Navies, Go to Sleep, Like Language, Ready Set, Air Conditioning and more. Besides being a prolific musician, Sean’s the co-owner of the Lunar Inn, a restaurant and bar, and Tinys Bottle Shop, a beer, cider and natural wine shop. Sean shares live tracks with us from his solo project, Sean on Drums. In exciting news, our very first book, Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is available now for preorder. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Snacky Tunes hits shelves in North America, October 14; globally, September 3.

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Rob Levitt is the Chef de Cuisine and Head Butcher of Chicago’s lauded Publican Quality Meats. He discusses with us how the COVID-19 pandemic has compromised America’s meatpacking industry. And though things make look grim at times, Rob shares with us how this crisis can  actually provide the impetus to change the industrial food complex, and why supporting local butchers and farmers is more important than ever. UK Singer-songwriter Max Levy joins us from across the pond to give us a listen to his genre-melding indie collective, Garden Centre. Max has been hunkered down in the English countryside during the pandemic spending his time contemplating the world at large, writing music, exploring the woods and poking around a certain Victorian-era fly-tip. Garden Centre’s latest EP, Pipe, is out now.

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In this episode we’re transported to Tulum, the vacation hotspot on the Caribbean coast of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. Taking us there is James Gardner, CEO and founder of GRUPO Gitano. James, a former Wall Street trader turned digital luxury fashion entrepreneur, opened GITANO Tulum, a mezcal bar and kitchen in 2013, and has since expanded with GITANO Garden of Love, a seasonal restaurant and bar in NYC, and GITANO Miami, a restaurant, bar and jungle rooftop. We’re then joined by Håbe, GITANO’s house band, who gives us a live musical performance. Håbe is an international collective of musicians based in Tulum who blend Middle Eastern rhythms and sounds with live looping and electronic music.

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Opened in Sherman Oaks, CA, in 1956 by Rafael Vega, Casa Vega has long been enthroned as an L.A. dining landmark. Over the years, Casa Vega’s esquites, enchiladas, tacos and margaritas have attracted crowds of diners from all over the world, and its dining room has become a well-known celebrity hangout. Rafael’s daughter Christy now oversees daily operations, and she’s determined to keep the doors open for another 60+ years despite the pressures of the coronavirus pandemic. We’re also joined by Irish-Iranian songwriter-producer Sam R. Tinged who performs as Glassio, and brings us new wave / dream pop by way of Queens. Performing since 2015, Glassio’s played with the likes of Electric Youth and Fujiya & Miyagi. Mothers Jones wrote that their 2019 EP, Age of Experience, was “proof that electronic music and great storytelling are a perfect match.” Sam R.’s hard at work on Glassio’s debut full-length album, and will donate a portion of sales to the Black Mental Health Alliance.

In March, HRN began producing all of our 35 weekly shows from our homes all around the country. It was hard work stepping away from our little recording studio, but we know that you rely on HRN to share resources and important stories from the world of food each week. It’s been a tough year for all of us, but right now HRN is asking for your help. Every dollar that listeners give to HRN provides essential support to keep our mics on. We've got some fresh new thank you gifts available, like our limited edition bandanas.

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This episode is all about Bartholomew Jones, a Memphis-based school teacher, hip hop artist, social activist and the founder of Cxffeeblack. With cxffeeblack Bartholomew explores the history of coffee, its deep ties to black culture and its potential for black empowerment. Cxffeeblack also supports and provides opportunities for people of color to create inspiring work. Bartholomew is our musical guest too, and shares some tracks from his recently released album, Cxffeeblack.

In March, HRN began producing all of our 35 weekly shows from our homes all around the country. It was hard work stepping away from our little recording studio, but we know that you rely on HRN to share resources and important stories from the world of food each week. It’s been a tough year for all of us, but right now HRN is asking for your help. Every dollar that listeners give to HRN provides essential support to keep our mics on. We've got some fresh new thank you gifts available, like our limited edition bandanas.

Keep Snacky Tunes on the air: become an HRN Member today! Go to heritageradionetwork.org/donate. 

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South Carolina is where we meet up with Kevin Mitchell. He’s a man of many talents and titles including Culinary Historian, Chef Instructor at the Culinary Institute of Charleston and South Carolina Chef Ambassador 2020. Kevin’s a strong proponent for the preservation of Southern ingredients, and is widely known for his expertise on the historical importance and influence of African American cuisine. We explore Kevin’s career as a chef and educator, and he also provides us some historical insights into the African American culinary experience. 

Songwriter and hip hop artist, Jimmy Jolliff, a.k.a. Champion Chills

, shares some of his latest tracks with us. We also dive into the importance of interracial allyship, leveraging privilege to provide opportunity, and most importantly, keeping our ears and hearts open for discussion and education. Check out the video for Champion Chills’ “Can We Connect?”

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In our continuing series of conversations about the COVID-19 pandemic effects on the food industry, we meet up with Naomi Pomeroy and Robert J. Nelson. Naomi is the James Beard Award-winning chef/owner of Portland’s Beast and Expatriate. Robert is a partner at the national plaintiffs' law firm, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein. The pair are helping lead the charge on #JUSTICEFORRESTAURANTS, class-action lawsuits filed against insurers who are denying restaurants’ claims for interrupted business relief related to the shelter in place orders associated with the pandemic. Kip Berman (singer/songwriter of The Pains of Being Pure at Heart) joins us to share some songs under his latest banner, The Natvral. The Natvral’s EP, Know Me More, draws inspiration from the likes of Leonard Cohen and Ted Leo, and is available now.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has further cemented Eater as a must-read source for all things related to the food and drink industry. By leveraging its network of local city sites, while also utilizing its team of international contributors, Eater’s been able to give both micro and macro views of the pandemic’s effects. The overall result is a comprehensive collection of articles that includes personal stories, government policy reports, takeout / delivery dining guides, think pieces and even a guide to all the restaurant safety guides. Eater’s editor-in-chief and longtime pal of Snacky Tunes, Amanda Kludt, fills us in on how her team has been keeping up and keeping everyone informed during this crisis. Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Pearl Charles has been making music since she was 5. Over the years her musical career has taken a genre-spanning arc “from old time music to 60’s garage and psychedelia, and now more 70’s country rock and 80’s smooth rock.” Pearl’s hard at work putting the finishing touches on her soon-to-drop new album, and took a break to join us to share some songs and some stories.

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Before the coronavirus pandemic Bub and Grandma’s bakery wholesale business was flourishing. They supplied 140 restaurants in Los Angeles, including such popular spots as Mozza, Kismet, Sqirl and Konbi. Since the pandemic has temporarily shuttered so many restaurants, Bub and Grandma’s has been forced to adjust its business accordingly in order to survive. Andy Kadin, Bub and Grandma’s founder and award-winning head baker, shares with us everything he’s done to keep the ovens going. Our good buddy and engineer Jeet Paul steps up to the mic for us. Jeet met up with Greg Telfeian, a New Jersey-based singer/songwriter as well as the drummer for the bands Red Hymns and Pralaya. Greg joins us to share his experience as a musician during these unusual times, as well as to discuss his growth as an artist and songwriter.

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We head south to Kentucky to continue our series about the coronavirus pandemic’s effects on the food industry. Lindsey Ofcacek is co-founder, managing director and mentor of the LEE Initiative. She along with acclaimed chef Edward Lee set up the organization to promote career development, equality and diversity in the restaurant community. As the pandemic sent millions of restaurant industry workers to the unemployment lines, Lindsey connected with Thomas Bolton, diplomat for Maker’s Mark, and together they helped roll out the Restaurant Workers Relief Program and the Restaurant Reboot Relief Program. Los Angeles’ Jeff Miller has risen to national prominence as a food and travel writer and TV host. He’s also the frontman for the world’s first indie rock tribute band, Black Crystal Wolf Kids, paying costumed, audience-participation-encouraged homage to the likes of LCD Soundsystem, Billie Eilish, the Talking Heads and Weezer. Jeff joins us to play live covers of some of our favorite all-time songs, and also shares his deeply personal work with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Man Of The Year Campaign.

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Snacky Tunes’ Los Angeles contingency is fueled by breakfast tacos from Tex-Mex champion, HomeState. Since the coronavirus pandemic hit HomeState has made the transition from full-service restaurant to general store, and has also launched a meal program to support hospital workers. HomeState owner Briana Valdez shares with us her plan to adapt, survive and thrive in these challenging and difficult times. Singer-songwriter Alex Rose landed in L.A. from NYC a few years ago. A longtime pal of the show, she now performs as Canyon Counterpoint, and joins us to share some new music inspired by life in the City of Angels, including the latest single, “Crescent Heights.”

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The coronavirus pandemic has shut down America’s hospitality industry, financially imperiling many of its workers. Anna Polonsky, a longtime friend of the Tunes, has partnered with Galeen Quinn to develop the #AskChefsAnything campaign to support the industry’s immigrant workforce who are severely lacking access to government unemployment assistance. #AskChefsAnything has established auctions that give bidders a chance to win a one-on-one 30-minute online session with their favorite chef or other food expert, with the proceeds benefiting immigrant workers. Industry luminaries such as Eric Ripert, Enrique Olvera, Alison Roman and Gail Simmons have signed up to participate. We also check in with our good buddy, singer-songwriter Fletcher C Johnson. Fletcher and his wife recently battled COVID-19, and our thankfully on the mend. Fletcher also was gracious enough to play some songs for us from quarantine in Brooklyn. Be sure to check out Fletcher’s latest album, Are You Feelin’ It.

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Devin de Wulf is the founder of the Krewe of Red Beans, a neighborhood carnival parade in New Orleans. He is also married to Annelies, an ER doctor who works at University Medical Center in New Orleans. With the Crescent City being one of the epicenters of the COVID 19 pandemic in the United States, Annelies and other hospital staffers have been toiling nonstop to help the sick, all the while putting themselves in danger of infection as well. On March 17, to help support these folks, along with the New Orleans’ out-of-work musicians and suffering restaurant, Devin, Annelies founded the non-profit, Feed the Front Line NOLA. Utilizing charitable donations and an all-volunteer staff, Feed the Front Line supports locally owned restaurants who cook up fresh meals for ER and ICU workers, and hires and trains musicians and artists as delivery drivers. 

To learn more and to donate, visit https://www.feedthefrontlinenola.org.

We also drop into our musical vault and pull out an in-studio performance from 2019 by Lafayette, LA, artist Roddie Romero, who would have been performing at the now cancelled historic NOLA Jazz Fest this weekend.

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As the coronavirus pandemic continues to hold the world captive, we check in with Dale Donchey, award-winning barista and owner of Spiller Parker Coffee ATL. Dale and Spiller Park Coffee first began as a market stall, and has since grown to encompass two popular locations in Atlanta. Since COVID 19 hit, Dale’s had to temporarily shutter his cafes, and has been sustaining himself and his employees through sales and donations via Spiller Park’s online shop. In addition to letting us know how he’s been doing during this incredibly difficult time, Dale also provides us with tips on how we can all make a good cup of joe while we’re all quarantined at home. We stay in the South musically by revisiting a performance from our archives by Grammy-nominated Louisiana cajun and creole musician, Roddie Romero.

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We catch up with our longtime friend Cathy Erway, journalist, author and host of the Heritage Radio Network show Eat Your Words. The coronavirus pandemic has meant all of us quarantining at home for safety’s sake, and the result is not being able to frequent our favorite restaurants, delicatessens, food carts and diners. Cathy has deep experience when it comes to being a resourceful, budget-conscious home cook, which she has chronicled via her blog, Not Eating Out in New York, and book, The Art of Eating In: How I Learned to Stop Spending and Love the Stove. She provides us with insights into making the most of shopping for and preparing meals on our own. We then head back to 2010 to revisit an in-studio performance from hip-hop artist Pigeon John. His newest album, Gotta a Good Feelin’, is set to drop and is available for pre-order now.

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Before the coronavirus pandemic completely halted the world, Chris Shepherd was one of the country’s most acclaimed chefs with his Underbelly Hospitality family of restaurants being must-visits destinations in Houston. Now, Chris finds himself in the role of relief aid fundraiser, stepping up to take care of his own. His charity the Southern Smoke Foundation has raised and dispensed hundreds of thousands of dollars of crisis financial assistance to unemployed workers in the food and beverage industry. 

You can learn more about Southern Smoke and donate by visiting https://southernsmoke.org. 

We also revisit an in-studio performance by Minneapolis trio Strange Names from 2015.

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In this special episode of Snacky Tunes, Keith Cohen, baker and owner of New York City’s legendary 104-year-old Orwashers Bakery brand, gives us the rundown of what it’s been like running a restaurant during the global coronavirus pandemic. In addition to keeping his teams employed, and providing food for curbside pickup during this crisis, Keith supports the Food Education Fund. All NYC public school students get a $7 credit at Orwashers to use on anything they would like to eat.

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In this special episode, we sit down with Kat Johnson, Heritage Radio Network’s Communications Director, to talk about the current state of HRN, the decision to close the studio and how the community is adapting.  She shares some keen insights on both logistic and content shifts, along how the network is helping provide information and entertainment for listeners at home. Also, like many other food focused businesses, HRN needs support in many ways right now, including financial.  If you are able to donate, please head to https://heritageradionetwork.org/donate and give what you can.

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In this special edition of Snacky Tunes, we chat with Helen Rosner, food correspondent for the New Yorker (who is also covering the developing Coronavirus story), and Royce Burke, chef / owner of Secret Lasagna.  In both deep-dive conversations, we discuss the current state of the restaurant industry, along with other food businesses, and how they are being effected by the current pandemic. We also chat about what people can help both short term and long term, how food journalism is shifting and what foods are easy to make in your own kitchen. For anyone who wants to support their local restaurants, please consider buying gift certificates or merch or donate to some of the following charities:

Restaurant Worker’s Community - https://www.restaurantworkerscf.org/

Dining Bonds Initiative - https://supportrestaurants.org/

One Fair Wage - https://ofwemergencyfund.org/

Stay safe, wash your hands and if you are interested in sharing your own story, please get in touch with us through our Instagram Show Page @snackytunes.

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Carrying the torch for the ultimate neighborhood restaurant, Minh Phan is the owner and chef of Porridge + Puffs in LA’s Historic Filipinotown. Nourishing everyone who comes through her doors, Minh talks about her journey, the beauty of a porridge canvas and celebrating the solo diner. We dig deep into the archives for a classic performance from Sudanese-American, multi-genre virtuoso, Sinkane. Check out Sinkane’s latest album, Dépaysé.

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Since making its debut in 2016 in Downtown Los Angeles, Sonoratown has been wowing everyone with its chargrilled carne asada tacos, perfectly sized chivichangas and what have become widely regarded as the best flour tortillas in the city. With a feature on Netflix’s Taco Chronicles, and a No. 5 ranking on the Los Angeles Times’ annual “101 Best Restaurants” list, Sonoratown now routinely has customers lined up down the block. Co-owners Jennifer Feltham & Teodoro Diaz-Rodriguez, Jr. sit down with us to explain what the Sonoratown journey and phenomenon have been all about. We drop into our musical archives, and reach back to 2013 for a live in-studio performance from dreamwave singer-songwriter, Anna Nordeen. Anna’s still making music these days, and performs as one half of the Brooklyn duo, Fever High.

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Kyle Glanville and Charles Babinski have spent most of their adult lives entrenched in the coffee business. They each even hold United States Barista Championship titles. The duo started G&B Coffee as a pop-up at Los Angeles’ super popular Sqirl back in 2012. They opened a permanent location of G&B at Grand Central Market the next year, and shortly after they launched the first of their now seven Go Get Em Tiger cafes. This caffeinated pair show no signs of slowing down, and we caught up with them to see what they’ve got on the horizon. Los Angeles native Will Wiesenfeld entered everyone’s musical consciousness in 2010 under the moniker, Baths. The following year, he stopped into our Brooklyn studio to gnosh on pizza, and to also give us a listen to the electro pop sound that had garnered him wide attention. Check out Baths’ latest single, “Clarence Difference.”

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Keegan Fong started Woon as a family run pop-up in order to share his mother’s (Mama Fong) home-cooked Chinese comfort food. Over the years, the audience had grown so much for Woon’s menu of Shanghainese and Cantonese dishes that the Fong family opened a brick-and-mortar space in Los Angeles Historic Filipinotown. PowerSnap are a Brooklyn garage punk band by way of Tel Aviv. The trio stopped into our Bushwick studio in 2018 to talk about growing up with musician fathers, reflected on their 12-year-old selves and played us songs from their EP, Delatency.

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Since opening in fall 2019, Found Oyster has quickly become a popular and welcomed addition to Los Angeles’ booming restaurant scene. At this narrow jewel box of a space in East Hollywood, co-owner and chef, Ari Kolender, and his partners Joe Laraja and Adam Weissblatt  spin great records, pour natural wines and put up an array of seafood specialties mostly inspired by the East Coast--including bivalves from Joe’s own family oyster farm in Massachusetts. The trio have been packing them in since their doors opened, and they take a break to recap for us the ride thus far. In 2017, we met up with Winstons, a Brooklyn-by-way-of-Virginia garage soul duo comprised of guitarist and vocalist Lou Nutting and drummer Ben Wilkes. The band had gained a steady following with its earnest and raw live shows, a taste of which we got in our Bushwick studio that April day. The band’s self-titled LP, their first ever, is out now.

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We first met Yia Vang back in 2018. At the time, the St. Paul, MN, chef was garnering wide attention and acclaim for Union Kitchen, a pop-up restaurant specializing in his native Hmong cuisine. Yia’s back to tell us all about his dream to build Vinai, a brick-and-mortar restaurant that will serve as the permanent home for his family-inspired Hmong cooking. We also dive deep into our archives to our early days in 2009 and revisit an in-studio performance from Brooklyn band, Tijuana. 

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