Introducing... "Talent on the Mic"! This season, we're stepping into the world of music and comedy, featuring some of the most talented and entertaining artists you should know. And, we get to know them through food, a universal connector. I sit down with my guest at a restaurant, to share a meal, and ask the unexpected questions, get some off the wall answers, and even some food spot recommendations. Sprung On Food is an interview based series, hosted by Katherine Sprung, a food and media entre...
Oct 12, 2023•1 min
The past number of months have been a whirlwind. Yet, there are some women entrepreneurs that are continuing to break the mold and shine like the stars they are! We're proud to introduce our Squish Stars campaign, highlighting incredible women entrepreneurs! We were lucky to talk to Mollie Creason, Founder and Chief Curator of Well + Wonder Artist Collective, and ask her some questions. Theme music by Alundra - Smile - https://thmatc.co/?l=81596DEF
Nov 23, 2020•17 min
The past number of months have been a whirlwind. Yet, there are some women entrepreneurs that are continuing to break the mold and shine like the stars they are! We're proud to introduce our Squish Stars campaign, highlighting incredible women entrepreneurs! We were lucky to talk to Margaux DelCollo, Co-owner of TWEE, and ask her some questions. Theme music by Alundra - Smile - https://thmatc.co/?l=81596DEF
Nov 16, 2020•24 min
The past number of months have been a whirlwind. Yet, there are some women entrepreneurs that are continuing to break the mold and shine like the stars they are! We're proud to introduce our Squish Stars campaign, highlighting incredible women entrepreneurs! We were lucky to talk to Allison Fleece, Co-founder of WHOA travel, and ask her some questions. Theme music by Alundra - Smile - https://thmatc.co/?l=81596DEF
Nov 09, 2020•23 min
The past number of months have been a whirlwind. Yet, there are some women entrepreneurs that are continuing to break the mold and shine like the stars they are! We're proud to introduce our Squish Stars campaign, highlighting incredible women entrepreneurs! We were lucky to talk to Melanie Moss, Co-Founds of Mini Melanie, and ask her some questions. Theme music by Alundra - Smile - https://thmatc.co/?l=81596DEF
Nov 02, 2020•18 min
The past number of months have been a whirlwind. Yet, there are some women entrepreneurs that are continuing to break the mold and shine like the stars they are! We're proud to introduce our Squish Stars campaign, highlighting incredible women entrepreneurs! We were lucky to talk to Lisa Mullen, Co-Founds of Uwila Warrior, and ask her some questions. Theme music by Alundra - Smile - https://thmatc.co/?l=81596DEF
Oct 26, 2020•18 min
The past number of months have been a whirlwind. Yet, there are some women entrepreneurs that are continuing to break the mold and shine like the stars they are! We're proud to introduce our Squish Stars campaign, highlighting incredible women entrepreneurs! We were lucky to talk to Amber Mayfield, Editor in Chief ofWhile Entertaining Magazine, and ask her some questions. Theme music by Alundra - Smile - https://thmatc.co/?l=81596DEF
Oct 19, 2020•15 min
The past number of months have been a whirlwind. Yet, there are some women entrepreneurs that are continuing to break the mold and shine like the stars they are! We're proud to introduce our Squish Stars campaign, highlighting incredible women entrepreneurs! Katherine Sprung got to talk to Michal Levison, Founder of Seasoned Moments, and ask her some questions. Theme music by Alundra - Smile - https://thmatc.co/?l=81596DEF
Oct 12, 2020•22 min
Katherine Sprung goes through the good, bad, and ugly online ratings and reviews of guest business owners in the food and beverage industry, in an open conversation. Expect honesty, comedy, and insight into the world of hospitality and its customers. Katherine Sprung, a 5 year business owner in the food industry, with 4 additional years of hospitality experience, working in restaurants and bars, invites a guest on the show, to go through their Yelp/Google/online reviews, discuss customer interac...
Dec 30, 2019•58 min
Catch Yann Rey of Unframed Ice Cream, where we talk about starting in banking with the belief in business cycles and an obsession with food and ice cream, kite boarding, flipping 1 star ratings into 5 starts, and the feeling that everyone should scoop ice cream once in their life. Katherine Sprung goes through the good, bad, and ugly online ratings and reviews of guest business owners in the food and beverage industry, in an open conversation. Expect honesty, comedy, and insight into the world o...
Nov 20, 2019•1 hr 18 min
Catch Ethan Frisch of Burlap and Barrel, where we talk about starting as a chef and traveling the world to discover amazing spices and turning it into a business, where cinnamon comes from, hand pollinating vanilla, and understanding rating scales. Katherine Sprung goes through the good, bad, and ugly online ratings and reviews of guest business owners in the food and beverage industry, in an open conversation. Expect honesty, comedy, and insight into the world of hospitality and its customers. ...
Nov 13, 2019•1 hr 2 min
Catch Jamie Kim of Bumble and Butter, where we talk about making granola for fun in high school to launching a business while in college, passion for hospitality and wooden spoon carving, Wegmens, and not meeting strangers in the Home Depot plaza. Katherine Sprung goes through the good, bad, and ugly online ratings and reviews of guest business owners in the food and beverage industry, in an open conversation. Expect honesty, comedy, and insight into the world of hospitality and its customers. K...
Nov 06, 2019•1 hr 16 min
Catch Courtney Boyd Myers of AKUA, where we talk about going from marketing and media to starting a kelp jerky business, Kickstarter challenges, the magic of the sea, and letting someone know when they have something in their teeth. Katherine Sprung goes through the good, bad, and ugly online ratings and reviews of guest business owners in the food and beverage industry, in an open conversation. Expect honesty, comedy, and insight into the world of hospitality and its customers. Katherine Sprung...
Oct 30, 2019•1 hr 7 min
Catch John Belesis and Steve Ioannou of Nounos Creamery, where we talk about growing up Greek with the harshest critics, to going all in and becoming Greek yogurt manufacturers, truffles, and bird murdering cats. Katherine Sprung goes through the good, bad, and ugly online ratings and reviews of guest business owners in the food and beverage industry, in an open conversation. Expect honesty, comedy, and insight into the world of hospitality and its customers. Katherine Sprung, a 5 year business ...
Oct 23, 2019•1 hr 7 min
Catch Lily Walla of Spotsnyc, where we talk about going from turning down an internship at Shake Shack to start a customized mini cupcake business, the advantages of being "young and dumb" and faking it until you make it, and Bravo-lebrities. Katherine Sprung goes through the good, bad, and ugly online ratings and reviews of guest business owners in the food and beverage industry, in an open conversation. Expect honesty, comedy, and insight into the world of hospitality and its customers. Kather...
Oct 16, 2019•1 hr 19 min
Catch Farhan Akbar of Restaurant Associates, where we talk about going from host at Applebees to finding a love and calling in hospitality and service, appreciating good food, guests vs customers, and mozzarella sticks. Katherine Sprung goes through the good, bad, and ugly online ratings and reviews of guest business owners in the food and beverage industry, in an open conversation. Expect honesty, comedy, and insight into the world of hospitality and its customers. Katherine Sprung, a 5 year bu...
Oct 09, 2019•1 hr 7 min
Catch Dara Pollak of @skinnypignyc, where we talk about going from dancer and Food Network fan to starting a popular food account, Instagram being a frustrating place, building up a thick skin, and not feeding the trolls. Katherine Sprung goes through the good, bad, and ugly online ratings and reviews of guest business owners in the food and beverage industry, in an open conversation. Expect honesty, comedy, and insight into the world of hospitality and its customers. Katherine Sprung, a 5 year ...
Oct 02, 2019•1 hr 13 min
Catch Amy Rothstein of Drink Dona, where we talk about going from coffee shop customer to noticing the void in natural chai offerings, understanding artisanal products, educating on spiced soda, and solving that chai smell confusion in Brooklyn. Katherine Sprung goes through the good, bad, and ugly online ratings and reviews of guest business owners in the food and beverage industry, in an open conversation. Expect honesty, comedy, and insight into the world of hospitality and its customers. Kat...
Sep 25, 2019•1 hr 6 min
Catch Chelsey White of @chelsweets, where we talk about going from Public Accounting to cake hobbyist to building a cake content empire, not taking comments on platforms seriously, and the importance of not leaving out ingredients. Katherine Sprung goes through the good, bad, and ugly online ratings and reviews of guest business owners in the food and beverage industry, in an open conversation. Expect honesty, comedy, and insight into the world of hospitality and its customers. Katherine Sprung,...
Sep 18, 2019•1 hr 18 min
Catch Pooja Bavishi of Malai, where we talk about going from Urban Planning to wanting to have a dessert business, debunking the idea that long food lines equals the best food, and gracefully combatting the worst fake reviews. Katherine Sprung goes through the good, bad, and ugly online ratings and reviews of guest business owners in the food and beverage industry, in an open conversation. Expect honesty, comedy, and insight into the world of hospitality and its customers. Katherine Sprung, a 5 ...
Sep 11, 2019•1 hr 10 min
Catch Paulette of @pollycooks, where we talk about being a classically trained pastry chef and TV personality, creating crass cakes where frosting fixes anything, and how an Instagram "like" is a way of saying "hello". Katherine Sprung goes through the good, bad, and ugly online ratings and reviews of guest business owners in the food and beverage industry, in an open conversation. Expect honesty, comedy, and insight into the world of hospitality and its customers. Katherine Sprung, a 5 year bus...
Sep 04, 2019•1 hr 9 min
Catch Ashley Holt of @sugar_monsterr, where we talk about perfecting your craft to build a business and win awards, erotic cakes, knowing your worth with "influencer collaborations", and using email. Katherine Sprung goes through the good, bad, and ugly online ratings and reviews of guest business owners in the food and beverage industry, in an open conversation. Expect honesty, comedy, and insight into the world of hospitality and its customers. Katherine Sprung, a 5 year business owner in the ...
Aug 28, 2019•58 min
Catch Ashley Albert of Matzo Project and Royal Palms, where we talk about taking a 20 year old idea, and turning it into a reality and business, spotlighting hip grannies, always giving extra cherries, and letting a peeing girl pee. Katherine Sprung goes through the good, bad, and ugly online ratings and reviews of guest business owners in the food and beverage industry, in an open conversation. Expect honesty, comedy, and insight into the world of hospitality and its customers. Katherine Sprung...
Aug 21, 2019•1 hr 12 min
Catch Kristen Tomlan of DŌ, where we talk about going from the world of design and a huge love for cookie dough to starting a business and writing a cookbook, tackling copycats, and catching gift card thieves. Katherine Sprung goes through the good, bad, and ugly online ratings and reviews of guest business owners in the food and beverage industry, in an open conversation. Expect honesty, comedy, and insight into the world of hospitality and its customers. Katherine Sprung, a 5+ year business ow...
Aug 14, 2019•1 hr 8 min
Catch Laura Shafferman of Legally Addictive, where we talk about going from the world of real estate to starting a business from a homemade treat, understanding you shouldn't store chocolate next to hot things, and learning about Christmas crack. Katherine Sprung goes through the good, bad, and ugly online ratings and reviews of guest business owners in the food and beverage industry, in an open conversation. Expect honesty, comedy, and insight into the world of hospitality and it's customers. K...
Aug 07, 2019•1 hr 12 min
Catch Michael Robinov of Farm to People, where we talk about the difference of buying the better berry, Groupon scammers, and updating the phrase to: the customer always feels they're right. Katherine Sprung goes through the good, bad, and ugly online ratings and reviews of guest business owners in the food and beverage industry, in an open conversation. Expect honesty, comedy, and insight into the world of hospitality and it's customers. Katherine Sprung, a 5 year business owner in the food ind...
Jul 31, 2019•1 hr 5 min
Catch Agathe Assouline-Lichten of Red Velvet NYC, where we talk about all-star customer service the Zappos way, personalizing gifts, learning not to leave a box of food near a dog, and that no news is good news. Katherine Sprung goes through the good, bad, and ugly online ratings and reviews of guest business owners in the food and beverage industry, in an open conversation. Expect honesty, comedy, and insight into the world of hospitality and it's customers. Katherine Sprung, a 5 year business ...
Jul 24, 2019•1 hr 8 min
Catch Shayna Minuto of Hold My Knots, where we talk about the power of Insider, realizing not everyone can create a new flavor, how a $9 18" pizza still isn't cheap enough for some people, and setting the bathroom laws straight. Katherine Sprung goes through the good, bad, and ugly online ratings and reviews of guest business owners in the food and beverage industry, in an open conversation. Expect honesty, comedy, and insight into the world of hospitality and it's customers. Katherine Sprung, a...
Jul 17, 2019•1 hr 3 min
Catch Marisol Morley of Tiny Kitchen Treats, where we talk about being a self-taught baker with perseverance, how Instagram affects our society, handling USPS, and what the right amount of dollops is. Katherine Sprung goes through the good, bad, and ugly online ratings and reviews of guest business owners in the food and beverage industry, in an open conversation. Expect honesty, comedy, and insight into the world of hospitality and it's customers. Katherine Sprung, a 5 year business owner in th...
Jul 10, 2019•1 hr 18 min
Catch Troy Neal of The Doughnut Project, where we talk about going from bartending to opening a doughnut shop, annoying Yelp sales calls, confusing marriage proposals, and the age-old debate of doughnut vs donut. Katherine Sprung goes through the good, bad, and ugly online ratings and reviews of guest business owners in the food and beverage industry, in an open conversation. Expect honesty, comedy, and insight into the world of hospitality and it's customers. Katherine Sprung, a 5 year business...
Jul 03, 2019•1 hr 14 min
