Learn about heritage breeds and cuts of meat with Heritage Foods USA’s Mail Order Director, Catherine Greeley. This week on Snacky Tunes, Greg Bresnitz invites Catherine in the studio to talk shop- butcher shop! Why did Cathering get involved in the sustainable meat business? Find out what animals and cuts Heritage Foods USA offers via mail order. What seasonal options are offered? Learn about Heritage Foods USA’s half-lamb and eighth-cattle programs! Later, Pictureplane comes by to play some of...
Mar 04, 2013•58 min•Ep. 147
Greg Bresnitz is hosting a very special “music only” edition of Snacky Tunes! Greg is joined in the studio by Pearl and the Beard. Tune into this episode to hear how the band met, and why they construct their lyrics on “Lyrical Mountain”. Tune in to hear the band discuss their processes in the studio, and some of their film scoring endeavors. Check out Pearl and the Beard live in the HRN shipping containers! This episode has been brought to you by Tekserve . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.c...
Feb 26, 2013•49 min•Ep. 146
It’s our favorite time of the year on Snacky Tunes and Jordana Rothman is back to recap the year in food and make predictions for 2013. Which predictions from last years show came true? What will be hot in 2013? Why does Jordana hate brunch so much?!? The answers to all of these questions and more can be found in an extra special double-length episode of Snacky Tunes. Later in the show, Snowden stops by and performs their brand of mellow cavernous indoe rock live in-studio. This program was spon...
Feb 18, 2013•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 145
Find out what restaurants are playing the best music on this week’s Snacky Tunes. Darin Bresnitz is in the house with Greg Morabito, Editor of Eater NY. Find out what got Greg interested in the New York City restaurant scene. Check in with Darin and Greg to hear about Guy Fieri’s new restaurant, and some scandalous news from the restaurant world. Tune in to hear what restaurant playlists get Greg excited to eat! Why is Wythe Avenue exploding with great food these days? Later, Baby Alpaca joins D...
Feb 11, 2013•57 min•Ep. 144
Beer, bourbon, and barbecue- what could be better? Pat Fondiller, the New York Field Manager for Smuttynose, is in the studio sharing some brews with Darin Bresnitz on Snacky Tunes. Hear Pat talk about his introduction to craft beer out in California, and learn about Smuttynose’s new brewery plans. Hear about the Beer, Bourbon, & BBQ Festival, and how Smuttynose will be represented at the fest. Later, MC Todd raps and talks about running a business. Listen in to hear the Roberta’s owner talk...
Jan 21, 2013•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 142
Sarah Simmons is dispelling misconceptions about Southern food at City Grit. This week on Snacky Tunes, Finger on the Pulse is talking with Sarah about being an ex-‘fat kid’, and the process of getting guest chefs at her space. Hear about Sarah’s food curation processes. What chefs are exciting Sarah these days, and how does Sarah define Southern food? Later, TEEN comes by the studio to play some of their songs. Hear about family histories in music, and food adventures on the road. Do bands shar...
Jan 14, 2013•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 141
This week on Snacky Tunes, Greg Bresnitz recaps the year in food and drink with none other than Michael Whiteman and his wife, acclaimed food writer Rozanne Gold. Michael Whiteman, president of the renowned Joseph Baum & Michael Whiteman Company, is considered this country’s leading food and restaurant consultant. Tune in to get the low down on the trends you may have missed including the Peruvian food explosion, the growth of the artisanal cocktail movement and labeling regulations. If you’...
Dec 17, 2012•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 140
This week on Snacky Tunes, Greg Bresnitz is joined in the studio by Adam Kolesar. But Adam’s not here to talk about tiki drinks! Adam works with The Brooklyn Feeding Academy, an institution that helps young children overcome feeding difficulties and disorders. Hear how an inability to distinguish food textures can cause some children to perceive certain foods as a threat! How does Adam help children cope with their maladaptations? Freelance Whales come back to Snacky Tunes and play some of their...
Nov 26, 2012•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 137
On this week’s episode of Snacky Tunes, Greg Bresnitz is joined in the studio by Matt Burns, one of the founders of The Brooklyn Salsa Company. Hear about the beginnings of the company, and why salsa compliments music so well. How did The Brooklyn Salsa Company break out of the world of small-batch artisanal producers and become a national brand? Hear why Matt thinks that heirloom tomatoes are key to his salsa’s flavor. Later, Conveyor stops by to play some of their songs. Hear the band talk abo...
Nov 12, 2012•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 136
Greg Bresnitz is talking pizza this week on Snacky Tunes with guest Paulie Gee of Paulie Gee’s Pizza. Tune into this episode to hear how Paulie was inspired to create a no-frills pizza joint in Greenpoint at the age of 54. Hear how the atmosphere at Roberta’s influenced Paulie’s notion of a restaurant. Learn about Paulie’s early pizza experiments, and why he decided to quit his longtime job as a computer programmer and open Paulie Gee’s. Listen in for some of Paulie’s life lessons, and why it’s ...
Oct 23, 2012•58 min•Ep. 135
Welcome to a very special episode of Snacky Tunes in honor of the CMJ Music Marathon 2012. Darin and Greg Bresnitz get the show started off with some music from Slam Donahue. Tune in to hear about the band’s introduction to Cantora Records, and their old drive filled with hundreds of songs. Hear about their favorite foods from their hometown in Connecticut. Charles Grantham stops by from the Food Film Festival to explain the concept of the event. Later, he goes into the juicy details of food por...
Oct 16, 2012•53 min•Ep. 134
Welcome to another awesome episode of Snacky Tunes! Greg Bresnitz is still without his brother, but he’s holding it down in the studio with Rae Bernamoff of Mile End Deli. Mile End Deli just finished a cookbook called simply The Mile End Cookbook that includes 100 dishes of traditional Jewish deli food. Hear about the recipe development processes, making deli foods in-house, and the influence of Jewish community traditions on the food and recipes at Mile End. Hear about Mile End’s upcoming Shabb...
Oct 08, 2012•54 min•Ep. 132
On this week’s Snacky Tunes, Greg Bresnitz is once again without Darin, but is instead joined by a group of awesome guests. Alessia and Allegra Antinori stop by the studio to talk with Greg about Marchesi Antinori’s SoHo pop-up dinner event. Cantinetta Antinori will be at Mondorian SoHo from Oct. 3rd – 6th, so get your tickets while you still can! Alessia and Allegra talk about the Italian wine terroir, and why their wines hold deep nostalgic meanings for them. Later, Amanda from Other Music joi...
Oct 01, 2012•58 min•Ep. 131
Welcome to an abbreviated episode of Snacky Tunes! Greg Bresnitz is flying solo today, and he’s joined in the studio by Josh Greenfield of The Brothers Green. Josh is best known for his cooking show on Youtube’s Hungry channel, but is also a musician. Tune in to hear how Josh learned how to cook, and how he came to cook for dinner parties and friends across New York City. Hear why Josh thinks that Youtube is a good format for The Brothers Green, and why he hopes to inspire people to cook more in...
Sep 24, 2012•32 min•Ep. 130
On this week’s episode of Snacky Tunes, Greg and Darin Bresnitz are joined in the studio by Carl McCoy, the owner and operator of Gwynnett St. – a real “New York” restaurant on Graham Avenue in Williamsburg. Tune in to hear about Carl’s culinary influences. From barbecue to fine Italian cuisine, Carl has seen all different facets of the food world. Tune in to hear about the seasonal menu at Gwynnett St., and hear about how Carl found his team of chefs for the restaurant. Later, Erika Spring play...
Aug 13, 2012•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 127
On this week’s episode of Snacky Tunes, Greg and Darin Bresnitz are joined by Max Sussman. Max is the chef de cuisine at Roberta’s, one half of the Sussman Brothers, and co-author of the new cookbook, This is a Cookbook: Recipes for Real Life. Max recounts how he got his start in food by working as a chef at a Jewish summer camp in Michigan. Hear about Max’s time at eve in Ann Arbor, and how he convinced his brother, Eli, to move to New York City and get involved in the food world. Tune in to he...
Aug 06, 2012•1 hr•Ep. 126
Welcome to a (craft) beer-soaked episode of Snacky Tunes! On this week’s installment, Greg and Darin Bresnitz are joined in the studio by Ben Hudson, Marketing Director for Brooklyn Brewery. Hear Ben recount the early days of Brooklyn Brewery’s establishment in Williamsburg, Sweden’s affinity for Brooklyn’s brand of craft beer, and the brewery’s recent expansion. The studio tastes the most recent Brewmaster’s Reserve, a Belgian witbier featuring lime and coriander. Later, the sisters of Zambri a...
Jul 30, 2012•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 125
On this week’s episode of Snacky Tunes, Darin Bresnitz is without Greg, but talking summer, food, and music with Jessica Luzzi, events coordinator at King & Grove Williamsburg. The King & Grove is a hotel that got its start up in Montauk, but has recently opened a new location on North 12th Street! Darin and Jessica talk about the light food offered at the hotel. After eating (wait thirty minutes, of course) take a dip in King & Grove’s saltwater pool! Hear about King & Grove’s c...
Jul 23, 2012•51 min•Ep. 124
Welcome to another episode of Snacky Tunes, hosted by Finger on the Pulse. This week, Darin and Greg Bresnitz are joined in the studio by Nicole Cardone and Deb Gorman of Gourmet Sorbet. Gourmet Sorbet sells delicious, refreshing, and nutty sorbet on weekends at the Dekalb Market. Hear about how Nicole left the Wall Street life to make delicious icy treats, and how Deb went from working at NYC restaurants like Animal to creating amazing sorbet recipes. Froyo has come and gone, and ice cream can ...
Jul 09, 2012•32 min•Ep. 122
On this week’s episode of Snacky Tunes, Greg and Darin Bresnitz are talking with Food & Wine Magazine Features Editor Michael H. Endelman. Michael got his start in journalism working for music publications such as Spin and The Rolling Stone. Tune in to hear about the good and bad of food and music interviews, the difference between food blogs and magazines, and the transition to food writing from music journalism. Hear discussions about what makes quality journalism, and more importantly, ho...
Jun 25, 2012•49 min•Ep. 120
Welcome to another episode of Snacky Tunes, hosted by Finger on the Pulse, Greg and Darin Bresnitz. On today’s show, the team from Maharlika NYC is in the studio. Maharlika is the first restaurant in NYC to push Filipino food as a unique cuisine, and we’re joined by chef Miguel Trinidad, along with Enzo Lim, Noel Cruz, and Nicole Ponseca. Hear about how they’ve maintained the flavors of Filipino food, but also moved away from the one-pot dish. Recently featured as a Timeout New York “Critics’ Ch...
Jun 18, 2012•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 119
Greg Bresnitz is back from Spain, and he’s here on Snacky Tunes, live from the back of Roberta’s. On this episode, Greg is talking with Josh Russ Tupper of Russ and Daughters in the Lower East Side. Hear about how Josh left his job making semiconductors in California to take over his family’s business, his choice in knives, and how the Lower East Side has changed since his childhood. Tune in to hear about Russ and Daughter’s upcoming Herring Pairing event, as well as some of the new products tha...
Jun 11, 2012•58 min•Ep. 118
On this week’s episode of Snacky Tunes, Darin is flying solo while Greg is at Primavera Sound in Barcelona. Joining Darin in the studio is Steven Redzikowski of the restaurant Oak in Boulder, Colorado. Hear about Steven’s beginnings in food at a pizza joint in Long Island. Hear about his graduation to Le Cirque and working for Jean Georges in New York City. Learn about how Steven migrated out West and started Oak, and then nearly had his restaurant ruined by a fire. Later, Oberhofer plays some t...
Jun 04, 2012•59 min•Ep. 117
Today’s Snacky Tunes is all about summer cocktails! Darin and Greg Bresnitz are joined in the studio by David Kaplan and Alex Day, co-owners of Proprietors LLC and the bar/restaurant Demi Monde. Also in the studio is Duane Fernandez Jr., bartender at ACME on Great Jones Street. David, Alex, and Duane discuss some of their favorite refreshing summer cocktails, and the best places to consume them during the hot summer months. Duane mixes some drinks on air while Wallpaper. provides some live accom...
May 21, 2012•57 min•Ep. 115
On this episode of Snacky Tunes, Greg and Darin Bresnitz are joined in the studio with Joe Carroll of Williamsburg hot spots like Spuyten Duyvil, Fette Sau, and St. Anselm. Joining Joe is the Yvonne de Tassigny, chef at Fette Sau and St. Anselm. Tune in to hear Joe’s past in the music business, working in Belgian restaurants, and why he started a barbecue restaurant in Williamsburg. Joe and Yvonne are going to be hosting and cooking for Finger On The Pulse’s BBQ Blowout this upcoming Wednesday a...
May 14, 2012•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 114
Today is a very special food-and-drink-only episode of Snacky Tunes. Darin and Greg Bresnitz are joined in the studio by Naomi Pomeroy of Beast in Portland, Oregon. Tune in to hear about Beast’s history in the Alberta Arts District, Portland’s affinity for farm-to-table cooking, and its fixed menu in a sea of vegetarians and vegans. Naomi discusses what two tribute dishes she would make for the people who taught her how to cook- her mother and grandmother. Also in the studio is Lesley Townsend, ...
May 07, 2012•47 min•Ep. 113
On this week’s Snacky Tunes, Greg Bresnitz talks with Alison Price Becker of the new restaurant Alison 18. Alison is a veteran in the New York restaurant scene, starting restaurants like Alison on Dominick Street, and Alison By the Beach in Long Island. Tune in to hear Greg and Alison talk about her restaurants after 9/11, how motherhood has changed her business approach, and why she decided to return to New York City. Greg is joined in the studio by The Spring Standards, a folk group that has b...
Apr 30, 2012•42 min•Ep. 112
This week on Snacky Tunes, Darin Bresnitz is once again joined by guest co-host Travis Hayden. They’re in the studio with Mitchell Davis of the James Beard Foundation, and music journalist John Norris of Noisevox and formerly of MTV News. Tune in to hear about the upcoming James Beard Awards, the increasing quality of food across the United States, social media’s effect on cooking culture, and some of the parallels between cooking and music. John Norris talks about his time at MTV, his new work ...
Apr 16, 2012•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 110
This week on Snacky Tunes, Darin Bresnitz is joined in the studio by guest co-host Travis Hayden of OurLabel International and urban farmer, Gwen Schantz. Tune in to hear Gwen talk about Brooklyn Grange’s acre of urban farm, and their expansion to the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Also, get some more information about Hayseed’s Big City Farm Supply, a pop-up shop in Greenpoint with all of your urban farming needs! Hayseed’s has everything from chicken feed to garden supplies, so check it out during this y...
Apr 09, 2012•52 min•Ep. 109
Today on Snacky Tunes, Darin and Greg Bresnitz are in the studio with Ramesh Srivastava, formerly of Voxtrot and now making music under the moniker Ramesh. Tune in to hear about songwriting, collaborating with other musicians, and the recording process. Ramesh discusses working on music after Voxtrot, and the dangers of taking a career in music for granted. Also, Luke Jackson and Justin Warner from Do or Dine come in and talk about starting a restaurant in Bed Stuy. Hear about Do or Die’s love o...
Mar 05, 2012•1 hr•Ep. 105
