Eric Adams is the unstoppable Brooklyn Borough President. When the Coronavirus pandemic started he moved into Borough Hall and has been on the ground doing everything he can to educate and help the residents of Brooklyn through this. He is an example to all of us and tells a great story. Tune in! 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 27, 2020•37 min•Ep. 181
Kim Coulter and her family operate Stoney Hill Cattle Co in Charlestown Rhode Island. The land has been a farm longer than there are records, and Kim's son Josh is the 4th generation of her family to work on the farm. Now more than ever small farms are an important part of our food supply chain. With large companies and facilities seeing Coronavirus outbreaks people are turning more and more to small farms for their food. We should all be supporting our small farms and local businesses, there's ...
May 04, 2020•47 min•Ep. 180
James Mark and his team at both Big King and North restaurants in Providence RI used to do Dine-in only, but now since mid March of 2020 they have done takeout only. Harry spoke with James about what it's like to make that switch, how restaurants like his might reopen after this pandemic, and why more people should be drinking and enjoying sake and shochu. Feast Yr Ears is powered by Simplecast . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/p...
Apr 27, 2020•43 min•Ep. 179
Stephen Henderson is a journalist. While on assignment covering fashion in Delhi India he visited a Sikh soup kitchen where they serve 20,000 people a day. This led to his new book The 24 Hour Soup Kitchen explores how people feed the hungry all over the world. Now more than ever we need to help feed people who are hungry. As the world economy teeters on the brink of disaster we can learn a lot from this book. Feast Yr Ears is powered by Simplecast . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/priva...
Apr 20, 2020•45 min•Ep. 178
Maureen Johnson started foraging with her grandparents and has been working with wild foods her whole life. There are medicines all around us, mushrooms and plants have been used especially in preventive medicine for millennia. Harry and Maureen cover a lot of ground in this episode, from wild medicine to western medicine to delicious foods. 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-s...
Apr 06, 2020•53 min•Ep. 177
Rizal Hamdallah is the chief global innovation officer at Ocean Spray . He grew up in Indonesia and is an avid traveller. Staying at home is not his normal pace, but he's cooking a lot and working on new ideas. Harry and Rizal cover travel, the third world and how the pandemic might affect it, as well as Tape, a fermented cassava and whether we're going to change more or the world is going to change. Feast Yr Ears is powered by Simplecast . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Cal...
Mar 30, 2020•36 min•Ep. 176
2 weeks ago the HRN team was at Charleston Wine and Food festival. We did a lot of interviews and talked about what might be coming with the Novel Coronavirus. It's been two weeks and I don't think any of us could have predicted where we are now. Harry sat down with knife maker Quintin Middleton at CHSWFF. Check it 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 ....
Mar 23, 2020•29 min•Ep. 175
Bryan Lee Weaver is the chef of two restaurants in Nashville, Butcher & Bee and Red Headed Stranger . Early on the morning of March 3rd a tornado ripped through the East Nashville neighborhood destroying homes and businesses. They were relatively lucky at Butcher & Bee with limited damage. They were able to reopen about a week later, just in time for the United States to start enacting severe measures to combat the spread of COVID-19. Harry and Bryan talk about the restaurants, his path ...
Mar 16, 2020•44 min•Ep. 174
Benjy Getraer lives on Mount Adams in the presidential range of New Hampshire. As a caretaker for the Randolph Mountain Club he's responsible for Gray Knob as well as a few other cabins and huts that hikers are able to use year round in a place that has some of the world's worst weather. It also has some of the best views. Harry and Benjy talk about hiking food, winter safety and more. Feast Yr Ears is powered by Simplecast . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy...
Mar 09, 2020•50 min•Ep. 173
Peter Hertzmann has been writing about and cooking food for 5 decades. His extensive travel and teaching has led to his latest book, 50 Ways to Cook a Carrot, which uses the carrot as the humble center of a book on how to cook, not just how to cook carrots. 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 ....
Feb 17, 2020•43 min•Ep. 172
Briana Holt joined the team at Tandem Coffee in 2014 to help open the Bakery in a former gas station and laundromat. From the kitchen there she and her team put out great pies, cookies, scones and all manner of baked goods. Stop in if you're on the way through Portland ME. 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 ....
Feb 10, 2020•46 min•Ep. 171
Diep Tran is the research and development chef for Red Boat fish sauce. When Diep closed Good Girl Dinette in LA she started working with Red Boat. Growing up her grandparents lamented the lack of availability of good fish sauce, Red Boat was a natural fit for Diep. Harry and Diep talk Bahn Chung for the lunar new year. 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 ....
Feb 03, 2020•48 min•Ep. 170
Meg Paska wrote The Rooftop Beekeeper in 2014 when she lived, and kept bees, in Brooklyn. Since then she and her partner have run a CSA heavy farm on the Jersey shore, and finalyl settled onto their own land in Esperance NY. Tuen is as Harry and Meg discuss what that journey entailed and what the future of a local food economy looks like from their corner of Schoharie County. Image courtesy of Sarah Ryhanen. Feast Yr Ears is powered by Simplecast . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy...
Jan 27, 2020•43 min•Ep. 169
Mark Winne has been working in food policy since most of today's hot chefs were merely a twinkle in their mother's eye. In that time he's seen and worked on a lot of projects. In his most recent book, Food Town USA he profiles 7 US cities and towns that are doing great things in, around and for food businesses and access. Harry and Mark talk about the greta strides and the more to come. Feast Yr Ears is powered by Simplecast . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privac...
Jan 20, 2020•41 min•Ep. 168
Oliver and Sasha Zabar grew up in their family's eponymous grocery businesses. Harry sits down to talk with them about NY food in the 80's and 90s and how growing up in one of the best NY food families influenced their work now. They own Devon on the lower east side in 2018 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 13, 2020•42 min•Ep. 167
Since 1927 the Zaro family has been providing baked goods to New York City. Starting in the Bronx and then opening their first Grand Central Station outpost in 1977 they're a household name for New Yorkers and commuters. Now at the helm is Michael Zaro with help from his brothers Brian and Scott they're bringing Zaro's into the digital age with a new app and an incredible challah collaboration program. Tune in to hear more! The holiday season is all about food and community. There’s no better ti...
Dec 16, 2019•38 min•Ep. 166
Ryan Bouchard and Emily Schmidt are the Mushroom Hunting Foundation . Based in Rhode Island they train people to hunt and cook wild mushrooms. Between the foraging and the cooking of edibles they are on a mission to bring their love of mushrooms to as many people as possible. Harry went out walking in the woods with them in November and then sat down for chat about mushrooms, and why we love them. The holiday season is all about food and community. There’s no better time to show your support for...
Dec 09, 2019•58 min•Ep. 165
When Michele Iadarola moved to New York he saw lots of food products from other parts of Italy, but very little from his native Puglia. Known as the "bread basket" of Italy, Puglia occupies what we think of as the heel of the boot. His longing to have and to celebrate the foods of his childhood led to the creation of Especially Puglia in 2014 with his first Adopt an Olive Tree campaign. He figured that if Americans were willing to adopt a tree they'd get oil for the whole year in return. Kind of...
Dec 09, 2019•31 min•Ep. 164
Mac Kohler is a pot dealer. Copper pots to be specific. He's the man behind Brooklyn Copper Cookware , which is one of a handful of companies keeping alive, and in fact expanding the production of fine copper cookware in America. It's been an incredible journey, from discovering a piece at the Brooklyn Kitchen, working to make pots and pans in Brooklyn proper, until Hurricane Sandy destroyed that factory. Picking up the pieces and finding true artisans to carry on these nearly lost crafts elsewh...
Nov 25, 2019•56 min•Ep. 163
Louis Catizone is the man leading a veritable revolustion in Bitters and Amaro right here in Brooklyn. With a pre-bottled ready to drink Negroni, a ready to drink spritz, their signature Inferno Bitter and now an Amaro St. Agrestis should be on your radar if they're not already. 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 18, 2019•54 min•Ep. 162
Aaron Adams is the chef in charge of Farm Spirit and Fermenter in Portland Oregon. He's on a mission to make delicious food and feed it to you. It happens to be vegan, fermented and local, and he's not a jerk about it. Tune in to hear more about what he's working on in a place that's sometimes a literal caricature of itself, where he's doing great work and we can all learn a little something from him and his team. Join Heritage Radio Network on Monday, November 11th, for a raucous feast to toast...
Nov 04, 2019•55 min•Ep. 161
Charles Bililies is the CEO of Souvla, a chain of Greek restaurants that started in San Francisco and is expanding. Take notice, and you'll get Souvlaki for lunch sooner than you think. With a shorter menu than you're average Greek diner, they've distilled down a not often seen cuisine into a fast, casual and delicious concept. With 4 locations in San Francisco, tune in to hear what's next for Charles and Souvla. Join Heritage Radio Network on Monday, November 11th, for a raucous feast to toast ...
Oct 28, 2019•50 min•Ep. 160
Sruthi Chowdhary grew up in the South Indian region of Andhra Pradesh, she spent her first years of freedom as a teenager exploring the local markets and began to fall in love with the variety of flavors and textures available. While pursuing a masters degree in New York she realized her true passion lay in bringing the tastes and dishes of her childhood to the restaurant scene in New York City. She opened Khiladi this past August, let's see how it's going so far and what's coming next! Feast Yr...
Oct 14, 2019•35 min•Ep. 159
Harry is in Japan this week. Tune in as he sends some thoughts on traveling and visiting Japan. 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 07, 2019•21 min•Ep. 158
Chef Seadon Shouse grew up in Nova Scotia enjoying the bounty of the sea. At Halifax in Hoboken NJ, and at Coast Kitchen in Timber Cove CA he brings a seaside sensibility to his dishes using fresh local ingredients and working with local foragers to bring the freshest mushrooms, seaweed, and more to the plate. Tune in to hear Harry and Seadon talk about foraging, seaweeds and more. Feast Yr Ears is powered by Simplecast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Noti...
Sep 23, 2019•41 min•Ep. 157
Jayne Merner Senecal took over Earth Care Farm in Charlestown Rhode Island from her parents 3 years ago. Earth Care is an organic commercial compost operation that was started in 1977. Dedicated to providing people with compost that increases the available nutrients for whatever they are growing it's an incredible operation. Tune in to hear what it takes to make great compost. Feast Yr Ears is powered by Simplecast . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice a...
Sep 16, 2019•30 min•Ep. 156
Local Roots NYC is a different kind of CSA. the food comes from many farms, but all with the same mission of supporting farmers and producers and bringing that great food to home cooks, creating a community and connections between the makers and the users. Tune in to hear Harry and founder Wen-Jay Ying talk farming, the New York music scene and more! Feast Yr Ears is powered by Simplecast . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy...
Sep 09, 2019•45 min•Ep. 155
Sara Dahmen is an author. When she was writing a piece of historical fiction she became obsessed with metalsmithing of the 18th and 19th century, specifically copper and tinware for the kitchen. She now runs House Copper and is making heirloom quality copper, cast iron, pottery and textiles. All he products are made in the USA in the traditions of our ancestors. She's also a mom of 3, and an award winning author. Sara was able to take a few minutes away from a busy trip to NY from her home in Wi...
Jul 29, 2019•49 min•Ep. 154
David Leite of Leite's Culinaria joins Harry in the studio. If you're not familiar with his site you should be. It's a great resource and has been on the internet since 1999. David grew up in Fall River MA the son of Portuguese immigrants from the Azores. While it isn't as widely known as other European cuisines, the food of Portugal it's diaspora shouldn't be overlooked. Tune in to hear more about David, his books and some great recipes! It's HRN's annual summer fund drive, this is when we turn...
Jul 22, 2019•40 min•Ep. 153
Hazel de los Reyes is the head roaster and owner of Gumption coffee. the newest coffee operation in Brooklyn. Started by Hazel and co-owner Clare Lim in Sydney Australia where they have a roastery and 3 shops. They opened in Brooklyn in March of 2019 in a huge space in Industry City. with roasting capacity, a cafe, and delicious food it's worth a trip out to visit, and you should pick up some of their signature roasts like Hammer and Tongs or Hairy Chest. Listen in as Harry and Hazel do a cuppin...
Jul 15, 2019•53 min•Ep. 152