Kat, Hannah, Matt, and Dylan circle up for our second 100% remote HRN Happy Hour. They are joined by Eli Sussman, host of The Line and chef/owner of Samesa . They chat about what they’re drinking during the pandemic, Eli's work documenting the effects of COVID-19 on the restaurant community, and play a rousing round of 20 questions. HRN Happy Hour is powered by Simplecast ....
Mar 27, 2020•38 min•Ep. 117
Kat, Hannah, Matt, and Dylan circle up for our first ever 100% remote HRN Happy Hour. They are joined by West Coaster, Neal Hirtzel . They chat about what they're drinking during the pandemic, how to keep a routine when working from home, and play a rousing round of 20 questions. HRN Happy Hour is powered by Simplecast .
Mar 20, 2020•36 min•Ep. 116
The HRN crew is joined by Brent Elliott, the Master Distiller of Four Roses Bourbon who was recently awarded the title of Master Distiller of the Year by Whiskey Magazine. Brent shares his unexpected journey, which put his chemistry degree to use in the world of spirits. He also talks about what avenues he has for innovation while working at a company that prides itself on a 100+ year history. While the team sips on two different expressions of Four Roses, they chat about aging, tasting, and the...
Feb 27, 2020•31 min•Ep. 115
The HRN Happy Hour crew sits down with Ben Simon of Ben to Table , a monthly food subscription service delivering a hand-selected rotation of heirloom pantry staples and unique delicacies. They talk about everything from increasing bio-diversity to the process of tracking down speciality ingredients like Mexican mole and Spanish conservas. Plus the HRN team chats about their plans for Charleston Wine + Food Festival and plays some bean-themed trivia. HRN Happy Hour is powered by Simplecast ....
Feb 21, 2020•52 min•Ep. 114
The gang talks about bedtime snacks, fair trade, and midnight feminist rants while enjoying Ben Conard's genius 'snacking chocolates' and pink bubbly wine. Happy Valentine's Day! HRN Happy Hour is powered by Simplecast .
Feb 14, 2020•37 min•Ep. 113
This week on HRN Happy Hour, special co-hosts Hannah Fordin and Dylan Heuer welcomed Erica Johnson and Jason LaValla of Casamara Club to the studio. Casamara Club is a line of non-alcoholic amaro sodas that bring the complex botanicals of amaro to the sparkling water market. Dylan and Hannah taste their four different flavor offerings and hear how this Detroit-based company got its start. HRN Happy Hour is powered by Simplecast ....
Feb 08, 2020•42 min•Ep. 112
Jimmy Carbone and Joan Gonzalez (and his daughter Amanda) join us to talk about the upcoming Cassoulet Cookoff , what makes a great cassoulet, and the history behind the dish. HRN Happy Hour is powered by Simplecast .
Jan 24, 2020•42 min•Ep. 111
The host of All in the Industry joins us to talk about the upcoming HOST Summit . It's also Hannah's birthday!! HRN Happy Hour is powered by Simplecast .
Jan 16, 2020•39 min•Ep. 110
Our guests for the final episode of the decade are Maggie Miller & Randy Miller, the father/daughter duo behind Scottish Kings Gin, and Sarah Gray Miller of Saveur. The holiday season is all about food and community. There’s no better time to show your support for food radio by becoming a member! Lend your voice and help HRN continue to spreading the message of equitable, sustainable, and delicious food – together, we can change minds and build a better food system. Go to heritageradionetwor...
Dec 19, 2019•59 min•Ep. 109
On this episode Caity and Hannah, along with special guest host, HRN’s Lead Engineer Matt Patterson, sit down with HRN Hall of Fame honoree Steve Palmer. They spoke about Steve’s newly released Memoir, Say Grace: How the Restaurant Business Saved My Life, a s well as his work to make the hospitality industry a healthier more sustainable career path. Steve Palmer is the Managing Partner of Indigo Road, a restaurant group with twenty locations in the Southeast. He is also the founder of Ben’s Frie...
Dec 16, 2019•41 min•Ep. 108
Jackie Zykan is the Master Taster for Old Forester in Lousville, Kentucky. Originally from St. Louis, Jackie's background is full of unique experiences (science, business, and bartending) that led her to this one-of-a-kind role. She sits down to talk to us about the winding road that led her to Old Forester, what a day of tasting 30-90 barrels of bourbon looks like, and how being a super-taster affects her palate and food choices. HRN Happy Hour is powered by Simplecast ....
Nov 21, 2019•48 min•Ep. 107
All the way from St. Louis, we welcome the couple behind Clementine's Naughty and Nice Creamery, Tamara Keefe and Frank Uible! Tamara is the CEO, founder, chief dishwasher and flavor temptress at Clementine’s. You can also hear her on Meat and Three Episode 40 (link: https://heritageradionetwork.org/podcast/ice-cream-scoops-secrets-and-stabilizers/) where we dished on ice cream: scoops, secrets, and stabilizers. Frank Uible is the co-founder of Pi Pizzeria (4 St. Louis locations and 1 in Washing...
Nov 14, 2019•49 min•Ep. 106
Brooklyn has long been an epicenter of restaurant and bar culture, and that reputation is only expanding. How does the borough's hospitality community push the conversation about good food forward while fulfilling diners' ever-rising expectations? For this special episode of HRN Happy Hour recorded at Industry City, we bring together Nate Adler of Gertie and Claire Sprouse of Hunky Dory to discuss the journeys of opening up their respective restaurants and their visions for the future of Brookly...
Oct 24, 2019•43 min•Ep. 105
We're back in the studio for an episode to get you in the spirit of fall celebration! Allison Lacey (Emmi Roth), Dan Pucci (cider guy), and Sarah Flynn (Yellow Magnolia Café) join us to talk about our upcoming 10th Anniversary Gala and New York Cider Week. Plus, we do some on-air cheese and cider tasting and share some pointers on how to build your perfect cheese board and cider collection this fall and winter. Join Heritage Radio Network on Monday, November 11th, for a raucous feast to toast a ...
Oct 24, 2019•52 min•Ep. 104
The HRN Happy Hour crew takes the show on the road to the brand new location of Sahadi's Industry City. We're joined by Christine and Pat Whelan, two of the co-owners of Sahadi's, to talk about the long-term success of their family business. With the grocery industry changing faster than ever before, Sahadi's has been keeping Brooklynites in steady supply of their favorite pantry staples and fresh foods. Join Heritage Radio Network on Monday, November 11th, for a raucous feast to toast a decade ...
Oct 18, 2019•40 min•Ep. 103
There's a brand new cookbook out in the world today, and it's about the regional distinctions and new influences that make up the changing face of Southern cuisine. The author is our dear friend, Rob Newton, who grew up in Arkansas and is now the Executive Chef at Gray & Dudley in Nashville. Tune in for a wide-ranging conversation about the myriad cultures that are represented within Southern cuisine, Rob's travels around the globe, and quintessential Southern ingredients like scuppernogs. M...
Oct 02, 2019•52 min•Ep. 102
This week is a celebration of the beginning of autumn – one of our favorite times of the year. We welcome Bob Lewis of Fulton Stall Market and Caylin Sanders of EscapeMaker to talk about the things that have us so excited for the season, including farmers markets, apple cider, fall foliage, and upstate getaways! HRN Happy Hour is powered by Simplecast .
Sep 26, 2019•52 min•Ep. 101
It's our 100th episode of HRN Happy Hour and we're celebrating this milestone the best way we know how: with wine! Jon Troutman, the co-founder of Empathy Wines joins to talk about the company's mission, what it's like to collaborate with his partners (Gary Vaynerchuk and Nate Scherotter), and their newest bottle that you can get your hands on. Plus, we share some tantilizing details about our upcoming 10th Anniversary Gala. Get your tickets now at early bird pricing! heritageradionetwork.org/ga...
Sep 19, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 100
Myriam Hendrickx (Master Distiller for Rutte Gin and Food Scientist) and Kevin Joseph (Founder of New York Oyster Week ) join us for cocktails and cold smoked oysters! Their collaboration for New York Oyster Week is a “Rutte Celery Gin with Celery Leaf Spirited Pearl” which involves a process of reverse osmosis to create a delicate membrane around Rutte Celery Gin. Other conversation topics include merroir, women in distilling, and the environmental benefits of oyster farming. HRN Happy Hour is ...
Sep 17, 2019•50 min
We welcome Ethan Frisch and Amy Rothstein to talk about how to maximize flavor in your spice cabinet and in your beverage repitoire. Ethan is the co-host of Why Food? and co-founder of Burlap & Barrel, a Public Benefit Corporation building new international food supply chains that are equitable, transparent and traceable. Amy Rothstein is the founder of Dona, a craft spice-based tea concentrates and soda company. Ethan and Amy talk about the spices that first drew them into their respective ...
Sep 12, 2019•44 min•Ep. 99
In anticipation of Feast Portland coming up on September 12-15, we welcomed two New York-based chefs that are heading to the West Coast. Nick Perkins is the Chef/Co-Owner of the award-winning restaurants Hart’s and Cervo’s, as well as the recently opened wine bar, The Fly, in New York City. Aaron Crowder is Chef and Partner at Cervo’s in New York City where they specialize in cooking seafood inspired by Spain and Portugal. They join us to talk about their beloved neighborhood restaurants and the...
Sep 05, 2019•51 min•Ep. 98
This week, we celebrate Oscar, who is wrapping up his summer internship at HRN. He's reported on space food, clean kitchens, and the science of ice cream for Meat + Three. He's helped us write some hilarious trivia questions on this show. And he's put his interviewing skills to the test at Good Food Mercantile. We're sad to see him go, but excited to see what he accomplishes next as he heads back to school in Colorado! He just has to make it through our trivia gauntlet as his final challenge as ...
Aug 15, 2019•54 min•Ep. 97
Katie Parla is a Rome-based food and beverage educator and journalist. Her latest book, Food of the Italian South , details the classic, lost, and disappearing dishes of Molise, Campania, Basilicata, Calabria, and Puglia. For her first appearance on HRN Happy Hour, we talk pizza, Roman tours, her New Jersey roots, and more. Plus, we get the inside scoop on where Katie's next book project is taking her, and it involves some Italian island-hopping.... It's HRN's annual summer fund drive, this is w...
Aug 01, 2019•46 min•Ep. 96
Recorded live at Slow Food Nations 2019 in Denver! For a special on-the-road episode of HRN Happy Hour, we welcome Urvashi Rangan, the Chief Science Advisor to the Grace Communications Foundation where she works on a wide range of communication and messaging initiatives on sustainable food issues. We talk toxicology, regenerative ag, creative communications strategies (like FoodPrint ), and what needs to be done to fix our Land Grant Universities. When this interview is over, you'll be as captiv...
Jul 25, 2019•36 min•Ep. 95
Today's show features beverage pros from Kent Falls Brewing (Barry Labendz), Neversink Spirits (Yoni Rabino and Noah Braunstein), and Guayaki (David Karr). Plus the show kicks off with a surprise guest and new friend of HRN – Blake from Austin, Texas! It's a wild and wonderful episode of HRN Happy Hour! It's HRN's annual summer fund drive, this is when we turn to our listeners and ask that you make a donation to help ensure a bright future for food radio. Help us keep broadcasting the most thoug...
Jul 11, 2019•56 min•Ep. 94
Special guests John deBary, Michael Remaley, and Lynnette Marrero! The team behind the Restaurant Workers Community Foundation are back on HRN Happy Hour to celebrate Negroni Week – A Drink for your Cause and observe the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. Plus, it's a very special birthday celebration for Michael! It's HRN's annual summer fund drive, this is when we turn to our listeners and ask that you make a donation to help ensure a bright future for food radio. Help us keep broadcasti...
Jun 27, 2019•49 min•Ep. 93
"Today we welcome two women in food who are big inspirations to us! Vallery Lomas won ABC’s “Great American Baking Show,"" but the season never aired due to unfortunate circumstances far beyond her control. She remains undettered, and has been growing her baking presence online and through TV appearances. She also recently penned a moving tribute to the late Leah Chase. Sarah Weiner is the ED of The Good Food Foundation. She has worked side by side with the sustainable food movement’s founders a...
Jun 20, 2019•54 min•Ep. 92
We're joined by four chefs from the Peach State to talk about Georgia Grown produce! Holly Chute, Savannah Sasser, Julio Delgado, Greg Litman get cozy with the HRN Happy Hour team to discuss the Atlanta culinary scene and why locally grown produce and locally made products are are the forefront of the work they do. It's HRN's annual summer fund drive, this is when we turn to our listeners and ask that you make a donation to help ensure a bright future for food radio. Help us keep broadcasting th...
Jun 06, 2019•56 min•Ep. 91
Doug Caplan, Co-Founder and Chief Growth Office at Back Bay Roasters (Boston) joins us to celebrate the beginning of cold brew season! He brings us a trio of delicious beverages to taste: Beacon Black Cold Brew Coffee, The Commonwealth Cold Brew Vanilla Latte, and Harborside Half & Half Cold Brew Tea. HRN Happy Hour is powered by Simplecast .
May 30, 2019•50 min•Ep. 90
Our guests today come from near and far! Bobian Demce is the owner of Dua Kafe, an East Village cafe and restaurant serving Albanian cuisine. Plus, Caity's sister-in-law Carrie Nichols Williams and Scott Simonsen (who does a weekly segment on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, Texas) join in on the Happy Hour fun. HRN Happy Hour is powered by Simplecast .
May 23, 2019•45 min•Ep. 89