This week on a brand new Snacky Tunes , solo host Darin Bresnitz is back from SXSW and chatting with Elettra Wiedemann, the Executive Food Editor at Refinery29, and her husband James Marshall of White Hall in NYC. Opening the show chatting about her amazing background as a prominent fashion model, academic, writer, and cook, she also shares tidbits of her childhood as the daughter of actress Isabella Rossellini. Realizing the importance of food in her life, Elettra talks about the period of her ...
Mar 22, 2015•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 220
This week on_Snacky Tunes_ solo host Darin Bresnitz is talking to the ladies of Cherry Bombe Magazine, co-founders Kerry Diamond and Claudia Wu, celebrating International Women’s Day! Also mentioning the second ever Cherry Bombe Jubilee – it’s right around the corner! Like last year’s conference, Jubilee will celebrate women and food through networking opportunities as well as a series of panels and presentations featuring female participants. Kerry and Claudia share highlights to look forward t...
Mar 08, 2015•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 219
This week on Snacky Tunes , solo host Darin Bresnitz is braving the March snow and welcomes Aaron Arizpe, Press / Storyteller Chef Liaison at Chef’s Club New York. Chef’s Club by Food & Wine brings patrons a curated menu composed of signature dishes from some of the most talented chefs in the world, AKA Food & Wine’s Best New Chefs. Chefs Grae Nonas and Michael Fojtasek from Olamaie, hailing in Austin, TX are set to cook at Chef’s Club two evenings coming up, and chat with Darinabout the...
Mar 01, 2015•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 218
This week on a brand new Snacky Tunes , hosts Greg and Darin Bresnitz welcome food writer Jordana Rothman, musical guest Odetta Hartman, and HRN Executive Producer Jack Inslee to the show. Kicking off the episode with Jordana and her recent ventures, she shares that she just finished her first book “Tacos: Recipes + Provocations” which she co-authored with chef Alex Stupak of New York’s Empellón restaurants. Jordana gives the guys a rundown of what to expect from the book’s recipes as well as t...
Feb 23, 2015•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 217
This week on Snacky Tunes , hosts Greg and Darin Bresnitz welcome Tommy Gallagher (Wholesale Technical Services NY) and Jesse Kahn (Regional Wholesale Sales NY) from Counter Culture Coffee. Talking about how Counter Culture Coffee came to be as well as their dedication to finding and bringing to market the most exciting and delicious coffees in the world, Tommy and Jesse school Greg and Darin on good coffee do’s and don’ts, plus where they grab a cup of joe when they’re out in New York City. The...
Feb 15, 2015•59 min•Ep. 216
This week on Snacky Tunes , solo host Greg Bresnitz is chatting with the founders of Braven Brewing Company – Eric Feldman and Marshall Thompson. With offices located around the corner from Heritage Radio Network in Bushwick, Brooklyn, Braven Brewing Company came about in 2013. Focused on creating crisp, perfectly balanced ales and lagers, Eric and Marshall take Greg through how they came together to establish their own brewery from the bottom up as well as the trials and tribulations along the ...
Feb 08, 2015•51 min•Ep. 215
This week on Snacky Tunes , hosts Greg and Darin Bresnitz is celebrating Super Bowl Sunday with Adam Collison and Nika Carlson of The Drink and music from The Downtown Club. Kicking off the show, Daring chats with old friends Nika and Adam about the process of owning a bar; from early conceptual chats to opening day. Parties are a specialty at The Drink and the duo share some of the highlights and personal favorite event memories that include a baptism and crazy costumes. Nika and Adam are also ...
Feb 02, 2015•1 hr•Ep. 214
This week on a brand new Snacky Tunes , host Darin Bresnitz is joined by guest co-host Carter Adams and guests Mark Ramadan and Scott Norton of Sir Kensington’s. Sir Kensington’s is a maker of fine condiments like ketchup and mayonnaise that comes in both traditional and spiced forms. Mark and Scott take the hosts through their journey creating the staple ketchup by testing recipes at their alma mater Brown University. The duo shares a great amount of insight on starting a culinary venture and t...
Jan 25, 2015•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 213
This week on Snacky Tunes , hosts Greg and Darin Bresnitz are closing out 2014 with an all-food episode welcoming Yahoo Food Editor Julia Bainbridge and President of the renowned Joseph Baum & Michael Whiteman Company and leading food and restaurant consultant, Michael Whiteman to the show. Kicking off chatting with the guests about trends in the restaurant world, they start with the influx of technology showing up in the ordering and dining experience. IPads in lieu of menus? The group disc...
Dec 21, 2014•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 212
This week on a brand new Snacky Tunes , hosts Greg and Darin Bresnitz kick off the show welcoming Michelle Capocefalo, Partner Solutions Associate of the app “Cover,” to the show. “Cover” allows patrons to create or join a table when you arrive at the selected restaurant then splits the bill (with your tip) when the meal concludes. Michelle divulges how handy the app is and where she sees it heading in the future. Previously, Michelle was a general manager for restaurants and bars at Standard Ho...
Dec 14, 2014•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 211
This week on Snacky Tunes , host Darin Bresnitz and guest host Jay Strell welcome Adam Geringer-Dunn, executive chef and co-owner, and Vincent Milburn, head fishmonger and co-owner, of Greenpoint Fish & Lobster Co. Talking to the hosts about how the new business has been doing, what inspired them to open such a place in Brooklyn, as well as the shop’s menu, Adam and Vincent explain that they try to use every piece of fish throughout the store and restaurant. Additionally, the guys go on to s...
Nov 30, 2014•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 210
This week on Snacky Tunes , hosts Greg and Darin Bresnitz welcome a very special guest via phone, Mom (Gloria) Bresnitz and musical guest A Bunch of Dead People to the show. Opening up with a wonderful conversation about the traditional family Thanksgiving, Greg and Darin get Mom’s culinary background and timeline for the turkey day prep. Starting her ingredients scout back in August for the perfect blueberries, she gives the guys full disclosure on how she pulls together the best meal and day-o...
Nov 23, 2014•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 209
This week on Snacky Tunes , solo host Greg Bresnitz welcomes the team from Root & Bone: Jeff McInnis and Janine Booth. Kicking off the show explaining how they met over a lovely meatloaf dish and formed a working business relationship. Going through their journey to open up Root & Bone in Alphabet City, NYC, the idea came from making food that both tasted and felt like home. Taking listeners through the highlighted dishes of Root & Bone, the chefs share how they came to choose ingred...
Nov 16, 2014•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 208
This week on Snacky Tunes , hosts Greg and Darin Bresnitz are closing out the 2014 CMJ Music Marathon with a special music episode! Kicking off the show with Chef Patti Jackson of Delaware and Hudson in Williamsburg, Greg and Darin jump into a lively brunch discussion and how she came to earn a Michelin star. Patti also shares her background and her journey through the culinary world and some of the details behind Delaware and Hudson’s changing menu. Musical guest Julianna Barwick later joins th...
Oct 26, 2014•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 207
Today on Snacky Tunes we have host Darin Bresnitz interviewing Chef and Owner of Coppa and Toro in Boston, Jamie Bissonnette. Even as a child, Bissonnette was drawn to the kitchen eschewing cartoons for cooking shows on the Discovery Channel. With this early start, he earned his Culinary Arts degree from The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale by the young age of 19 and spent his early 20s eating and cooking his way through Paris, San Francisco, New York and Phoenix. These early experiences fed his...
Oct 12, 2014•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 206
On this episode of Snacky Tunes , host Darin Bresnitz talks with Wen-Jay Ying & Kris Delatorre of The Local Roots NYC. They’re organizing and hosting The Good Festival, a biennial party that celebrates one-of-a-kind local music and food initiatives. It inspires New Yorkers to make, cook, and do right in their own kitchens and backyards. Throughout the night, bands will perform as artisans and urban gardeners share their skills between bands’ sets. It’s a celebration music. dance and food. Th...
Oct 06, 2014•59 min•Ep. 205
This week on Snacky Tunes , hosts Greg and Darin Bresnitz are talking to the guys behind the Cameo Gallery in Williamsburg, Jify Shah and Evan Weiner. Cameo is the definitive Brooklyn venue for bands, DJs, producers, and comedians that is set as a kaleidoscopic arts hub that’s hidden in the back of a restaurant. Talking about how Cameo got its start and how they have seen the Williamsburg scene evolve, Greg and Darin get the scoop on how Cameo has been able to up its reputation over the years an...
Sep 28, 2014•54 min•Ep. 204
This week on Snacky Tunes , hosts Darin and Greg Bresnitz welcome Heritage Radio Network’s own Talia Ralph to the show! Talia is the host of the new Thursday show, Pizza Party , and starts this episode with the guys off with a bang – talking pizza and bagels. Hailing from Montreal, Talia talks about her food memories growing up, complete with her grandmother’s matzo ball soup. Talia admits that her family was a big source of inspiration for her to head into the food world and having nearly compl...
Sep 21, 2014•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 203
This week on Snacky Tunes , Greg and Darin kick off the new radio season welcoming Chef Brendon Doyle, Jessie Vukoson, and musical guest Daniel King to the show. Starting off, the guys talk to Brendon and Jessie about the start of their co-owned, Guerrilla Condiment Company. Greg and Darin also ask about their humble beginnings, how they came to be in the hot sauce business, and what their plans are for the Guerrilla future. In the second half of the show, Daniel King joins in on the fun sharing...
Sep 14, 2014•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 202
This week on Snacky Tunes , a solo Darin welcomes the Pit Bastard Frank Davis, and musical guest Miami Drive to the program. Opening the show speaking to Frank about his 20 year background in the music industry, Darin makes the connection between music and food and just how Frank decided to make the career jump to BBQ and grilling. Starting a restaurant in upstate New York in 2010, Frank and his wife honed their skills and though that restaurant closed its doors due to a slow economy post Hurric...
Aug 17, 2014•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 201
Join Greg and Darin for their 200th episode on this week’s Snacky Tunes ! To mark the momentous occasion, the guys pop some champagne and take it back to the beginning. Welcoming Mom and Dad Bresnitz to the show to reminisce and shed light on how the twins came to be where they are today, they talk about their early food memories, and, of course, how Mom and Dad met. Seemingly bursting with foodies and great stories on each side of the family, it’s a no brainer how Greg and Darin came to have th...
Aug 10, 2014•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 200
This week on Snacky Tunes Greg and Darin welcome Steve Rogenstein, Founder of theARTcorps and Co-Producer of the NYC Honey Week. Right off the bat, the guys talk to Steve (a native New Yorker) about the yesteryear of NYC, and delve into his background and how he founded theARTcorps in 2003. Steve recently turned his attention to the NYC Honey Week, a citywide festival celebrating the honeybee. Honey Week 2014 merges the educational, the entertaining, and the delicious. From beekeeping workshops ...
Aug 03, 2014•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 199
This week on Snacky Tunes , Greg and guest co-host Carter Adams open the show with the musical stylings of Jonny Lam and then welcome Butcher Tom Mylan from The Meat Hook located in Brooklyn, NY. Hot off the release of The Meat Hook Meat Book , Tom talks about his inspiration behind authoring the cookbook and all that goes into the cookbook process. Greg highlights a part of The Meat Hook Meat Book that teaches the reader about the importance of knife skills, especially considering the horrific ...
Jul 27, 2014•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 198
This week on Snacky Tunes , hosts Greg and Darin welcome the Editor-in-Chief of First We Feast, Chris Schonberger and the Brooklyn-based, electronic dreampop act, Mahogany. At the top of the show, the twins speak with Chris about his beginnings and how he worked his way to his esteemed position with the online media outlet. He goes on to elaborate how First We Feast is an online entity that looks at food as an illuminating lens into pop culture, music, travel, and more. Mahogany joins the second...
Jul 13, 2014•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 197
This week on a solo show of Snacky Tunes , Darin welcomes MOOD Magazine Co-Founders Mario Villar and Emma Hovel. MOOD Magazine fits right in with Snacky Tunes as its focus is both music and food with some great stories and gorgeous photos as well. Mario and Emma talk about the magazine’s beginnings and plans for the future, notably with MOOD’s fifth issue coming out soon. Later, Darin brings on the band Big Ups (featuring former HRN Engineer Joe Galarraga!) who recently released their album, Eig...
Jun 15, 2014•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 196
This week on Snacky Tunes, Greg and Darin take on the topic of wine and upcoming summer events with a full studio of guests. Chauvet Thibault of Prestige Wine Lounge, Jules Dressner of Louis/Dressner Selections, and Owner of The Cleveland Restaurant, Paul Shaked, discuss importing wines and the natural wines that will be available at the next Prestige Wine Lounge-Garden Series coming up on Sunday, June 15. The guys also chat with Christina Tosi, Chef, Owner and Founder of Momofuku Milk Bar, abou...
Jun 08, 2014•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 195
Snacky Tunes ushers in summer early this year with the gang from the Big Apple Barbecue. The Big Apple Barbecue puts on a Block Party one weekend each June held in Madison Square Park and its surrounding streets, attracting people near and far to celebrate America’s authentic culinary and musical traditions. The pitmasters from around the country grill up their region’s best dishes for all to enjoy. This year, the 12th Annual Block Party will be held on June 7th and 8th from 11am to 6pm. Later, ...
Jun 01, 2014•59 min•Ep. 194
This week, Snacky Tunes features an all music episode. Greg and Darin welcome the Brooklyn-based, indie duo, Yellerkin (Adrian Galvin and Luca Buccellati) to play 3 songs live in the studio. Tune in to hear the guys talk about the band’s history and influences, the evolution of band names, and other stories from SXSW and the road. This program was sponsored by Tekserve . “Yelling and your kin were two idea that I thought should be together. So, Yellerkin.” [24:00] –Yellerkin on Snacky Tunes See ...
May 25, 2014•47 min•Ep. 193
Today on Snacky Tunes, Dave Lane from The Gourmand, award-winning food and culture journal, comes out to Roberta’s to tell us about his unique magazine with spectacular design. We also have Caroline Russock in the studio, food writer for Philadelphia City Paper who tells us about some of the greatest sandwich spots in Philadelphia. After the break, Colin Self sings some tunes for us and we experience perhaps the greatest moment in Snacky Tunes history. Tune in to hear it all! This program has be...
May 19, 2014•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 192
On this Mother’s Day episode of Snacky Tunes, Greg returns! He and Darin bring in food & drink writer Jordana Rothman. The group discusses everything from the James Beard Awards to Guy Fieri and everything in between. Tune in for this special hour-long interview about women in food, tortillas, the lime shortage, and much more! This program has been sponsored by Tekserve . “The think about cooking with tortillas is they need to stay warm.” [59:00] –Jordana Rothman on Snacky Tunes See Privacy ...
May 11, 2014•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 191
