Renee Dunn, the founder of Amazi foods joins Harry to talk about what it's like to start and run a company that connects farmers from Uganda to the US specialty food marketplace. Tune in to hear this amazing story and learn more about the delicious foods they're producing. 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 thought provoking, entertaining, and...
Jul 08, 2019•38 min•Ep. 151
Carlyle Watt is the head baker at the Fire Island Rustic Bakeshop in Alaska. A South Carolina native he moved to Alaska 10 years ago as a personal chef and found a love for naturally leavened dough. Tune in to hear Harry and Carlyle talk about bread, life in the wilderness, his band the Super Saturated Sugar Strings . 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...
Jul 01, 2019•40 min•Ep. 150
In the last 10 years Todd Masonis has taken Dandelion chocolate from producing in his garage through two factories in San Francisco. It's true bean to bar chocolate and is one of the best most carefully crafted chocolates you're likely to find anywhere in the world. Tune in to hear Harry and Todd talk about chocolate, the global economy and what's next for his now iconic brand. 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 ens...
Jun 24, 2019•49 min•Ep. 149
David Yourd and Karrie Kimble are the husband and wife team behind Philosophy foods . You've likely eaten their products, but may not have heard of their company. They work with some of the best olive oil, vinegar, anchovy, truffle, caviar and ham producers in the world. Tune in as They talk about the specialty food business and where it's been as well as where it's headed in the age of instagram and social media, when we still can't smell and taste through our technology. It's HRN's annual summ...
Jun 17, 2019•39 min•Ep. 148
INHOUSE is a recently launched platform that connects diners and restaurants so that you can always feel like a regular no matter where you dine. Founders Benjy Leibowitz and Nicolas Mouchel join Harry in the studio to talk about how they came up with the idea for INHOUSE and what the future of dining looks like. 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 ...
Jun 10, 2019•36 min•Ep. 147
Husband and Wife team Jessica and Stephen Rose own The Peach Truck . Based in Nashville they ship and distribute peaches fresh all over the country. With a tour through 8 states selling peaches out of the back of a truck, direct to consumer shipping and a new cookbook coming out 6/25 they are in the thick of it and love what they do. Tune in to hear Harry talk with them about raising 3 kids under the age of 5 and selling millions of peaches every year, and bringing the happiness of fresh fruit t...
Jun 03, 2019•44 min•Ep. 146
Adam Tortosa doesn't fit the image of an Omakase chef, and his restaurant, Robin in San Francisco doesn't fit the construct of a tasting menu. He's taken these ideas and is true to the Japanese concept of Omakase, the diner gets a curated meal at a sliding scale price, in a space that he designed himself. Tune in to hear Adam and Harry talk about this simple yet complicated service and how Adam got to where he is now. photography by Albert Law : www.porkbellystudio.com Feast Yr Ears is powered b...
May 20, 2019•42 min•Ep. 145
Michael Ruhlman has written some of the best cookbooks of the last 2 decades. His influence on how you're cooking right now can't be understated. He started out exploring food through the kitchen of the French Laundry with Thomas Keller and went on to write about how a chef is made at the Culinary institute of America. His other writing includes memoir, fiction and investigative writing. Tune in to hear Harry and Michael chat about everything from wooden boats to homemade salami. Feast Yr Ears i...
May 13, 2019•38 min•Ep. 144
Listen in as Harry speaks with Sarah Archer, author of The Midcentury Kitchen . Ever wondered where those cool colors in the 50s and 60s came from? Why wasn't tupperware a hit right off the bat? What did the kitchen of tomorrow look like in 1957? Where did all this free time in the kitchen come from? Tune in to find out. Feast Yr Ears is powered by Simplecast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
May 06, 2019•42 min•Ep. 143
Eldon Scott was born in Massachusetts but studied across the pond. He helped create some of the most iconic urban shopping experiences of the late 20th century with UrbanSpace in London. In 1993 he came to NY and has since been creating most of the exciting and vivid shopping and eating that we've all come to associate with hip food and shopping in NY. Tune in to hear Eldon and Harry chat about Urbanspace in NYC , food, gifts and the future of markets in American and abroad. Feast Yr Ears is pow...
Apr 15, 2019•44 min•Ep. 142
Matt and Ted Lee have been promoting and writing about southern food for more than a decade. And if you haven't had their boiled peanuts, you're missing out. In their new book, Hotbox ! they unpack the history of and current state of catering. Ever wonder how a meal for 1000 people gets served in a place with no kitchen facilities? you might never think about a banquet the same again. Photo Courtesy of E.V. Day Feast Yr Ears is powered by Simplecast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/priva...
Apr 08, 2019•42 min•Ep. 141
Tune in to hear Harry walk around at the Charleston Wine and Food Festival . As part of Heritage Radio Network on tour, Harry went to the festival to do interviews and more. Harry took the mic out into the crowd to see what people were eating, what they thought about the festival, what they were throwing away and whose statue is in Marion park... Feast Yr Ears is powered by Simplecast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-n...
Apr 01, 2019•26 min•Ep. 140
Darina Allen should be a household name. She's the founder and chief instructor at the Ballymaloe Cookery School in County Cork Ireland which she opened in 1983. She's written over 10 books on food and cooking, hosted numerous television series, started the modern farmer's market movement in Ireland, is the head of Slow Food Ireland and so much more. Tune in to hear Harry and Darina talk about food, farming education and cows. Feast Yr Ears is powered by Simplecast. See Privacy Policy at https:/...
Mar 25, 2019•40 min•Ep. 139
Tiffani Thiessen joins Harry at the Charleston Wine and Food Festival to talk about her cookbook, cooking with her kids, about Charleston, restaurants, and what she has coming up on the horizon. Tiffani has been in front of the camera since she was 8, and is now spending as much time with her family as possible. Feast Yr Ears is powered by Simplecast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Mar 18, 2019•21 min•Ep. 138
Amber Maykut is a taxidermist. She doesn't work in a rural area where people might be hunting and fishing, she works in Brooklyn where people tend to have room for her mice, rats, chipmunks and butterflies. Tune in as she and Harry cover illegal taxidermy, posing animals in anthropomorphic settings and even one time there was a taxidermied hot dog (well, sort of.) Photo by Sheila Barabad Feast Yr Ears is powered by Simplecast See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy...
Mar 11, 2019•33 min•Ep. 137
Michael Robinov is the CEO and founder of Farm to People , and online farmer's market, grocery, cool food subscription box site dedicated to bringing the best food out there right to your door. They're not just saying that either. What will the grocery and produce buying of the future look like? tune in to hear Harry and Michael talk about that along with what Farm to People does and how an online food platform connects with its customers through more than a screen. Feast Yr Ears is powered by S...
Feb 25, 2019•46 min•Ep. 136
In December 2018 Katerina Boagtireva opened NY's first packaging free grocery store. Precycle is the culmination of 3 years of planning and if everything goes according to plan you'll be seeing more of these around soon. The idea is that we should keep waste out of the landfill when we buy items, not after. Tune in to hear more! Photo Courtesy of Marina Moskvina-Williams Feast Yr Ears is powered by Simplecast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https...
Feb 18, 2019•39 min•Ep. 135
John Hutt is the chef at the Museum of Food and Drink . No they don't have a cafe or a restaurant. Part research lab, part museum exhibit and part playground John has a job many dream of. He gets to explore food and beverage everyday and share that with the world. Tune in to hear about pressing ducks, why the Chinese chef's knife is a pinnacle of design and why the American South isn't ready for Szechuan peppercorns. Feast Yr Ears is powered by Simplecast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com...
Feb 11, 2019•46 min•Ep. 134
Devon Person is a Wizard. That's not his day job, but it's his calling. Since moving to the city in 2013 Devin has been working on enlightening those around him, whether in professional settings like office retreats or just people he meets on the subway and offers to grant them a wish. It's a weird time in the world and perhaps we all could use an encounter with a wizard now and then. Feast Yr Ears is powered by Simplecast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy N...
Feb 04, 2019•50 min•Ep. 133
Ethan Frisch runs Burlap and Barrel spices (and hosts Why Food? here on HRN) a company that sources spectacular spices direct from the source. Tune in to hear Harry and Ethan talk about old spices, new spices and why you should really clear out your spice drawer more often. Feast Yr Ears is powered by Simplecast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Jan 28, 2019•41 min•Ep. 132
Dr. Michael Carolan 's new book is titled "The Food Sharing Revolution" It's a look at how start-ups, pop-ups and co-ops are changing the way we grow, cook and eat. Harry and Michael will discuss what food sharing really means and if the "sharing economy" is making positive change and how we can help shape that future. Are we going to all be hosting dinner parties for profit? will small food businesses share space as they scale? Tune in to hear more! Feast Yr Ears is powered by Simplecast. See P...
Dec 17, 2018•39 min•Ep. 131
Josh Green is the guy behind Brooklyn Buttery, making flavors like Sriracha butter (Harry's favorite popcorn topping) and Lemon butter. Tune in to hear Harry and Josh talk about what it's like to start a company in Brooklyn, and why butter. Flavor ideas and recipes and more. Give it a listen! Feast Yr Ears is powered by Simplecast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Nov 26, 2018•35 min•Ep. 130
Max Falkowitz grew up, and still lives in Queens. He is a "Food nerd for hire" and writes about food and flavors and is the editor of Caravan by Snuk Foods , a new online magazine about flavors and ingredients from all over the world. Snuk Foods is a global bazaar of the best specialty ingredients from across the world. Having launched last week they are an online marketplace for great hard to find ingredients. Tune in to hear Harry and Max talk about "ethnic food" eating around the world in one...
Nov 20, 2018•45 min•Ep. 129
Diego Garcia is the chef of the recently reopened Four Seasons restaurant in Manhattan. Opened in 1959 in the Segram's building it is one of the most famous fine dining restaurants in the world and helped usher in the gourmet era. In 2016 the restaurant closed it's original location and reopened this August a few blocks away. Chef Garcia grew up in Mexico close to the sea and brings his seafood sensibilities to the Four Seasons. Tune in to hear Harry and Diego talk about the new space, changing ...
Nov 12, 2018•38 min•Ep. 128
Katiushka Melo is an artist and the creator of Culture Cream a company focused on fermented, probiotic ice cream and sorbet. What started as a small project has swiftly grown into a company. Starting in the summer of 2018 Culture Cream has been setting up at markets around the Northeast. Tune in to hear how art and ice cream come together in her work. www.katiushkamelogreen.com Powered by Simplecast See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.co...
Nov 05, 2018•46 min•Ep. 127
Ryan Ratino is the youngest chef to have a Michelin star in Washington DC. His restaurant Bresca is French inspired, seasonal fare, but with a ZERO waste ethos and an experimental bent. Tune in to hear Harry and Ryan talk about what it's like to get crushed in your first service after the star and why Ryan loves what he does. Feast Yr Ears is powered by Simplecast . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Oct 29, 2018•41 min•Ep. 110
Booza is the original form of Ice cream. Long difficult to find in the United States, the fellows behind the Republic of Booza are on a mission to change that. This past summer they opened the first scoop shop outside the Levant on North 4th st in Williamsburg Brooklyn. Tune in as Harry discusses ice cream history, Mastic, Sahleb and more with founders Michael Sadler and Jilbert El-Zmetr. Feast Yr Ears is powered by Simplecast . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priv...
Oct 22, 2018•43 min•Ep. 124
Betsy Fox is one of the most important people working behind the scenes in the modern specialty food space. The brands she has helped launch and create reads like a list of hit singles, and while I'm sure you've heard of the brands, and probably have them in your kitchen, I'm guessing you didn't know this firebrand was behind the scenes helping make it all happen. Feast Yr Ears is powered by Simplecast . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art...
Oct 15, 2018•33 min•Ep. 123
Matty Matheson is a chef, father, author and host of It's Suppertime!, Dead Set on Life, and Keep it Canada on Viceland. He's large, loud, has only one speed. Making a name for himself in the restaurant scene in Toronto he partied hard and was everywhere you wanted to hang out. He's taken the energy he used to put into partying and turned it to sharing his favorite foods with the world, he's a Julia Child for a new generation. From eating far out rare foods, to making spaghetti and meatballs, Ma...
Oct 08, 2018•12 min•Ep. 122
Shelby Zitelman and her sisters Jackie and Amy run Soom foods . Based in Philadelphia they import tahini from Israel that is made from single origin sesame seeds sourced in Humera, Ethiopia. While finishing a business degree Shelby was visitng her sister in Israel and met her then boyfriend (now husband) and got her first real taste of tahini that he was making. Why wasn't this quality of product available in the US? this simple question launched Soom, who now have expanded their line to include...
Oct 01, 2018•37 min•Ep. 121
