In this episode we catch up with Los Angeles Barbecue Masters, Maple Block Meat Co. to talk about brining authentic Texas brisket to California. We also dig through the archives for one of our favorite in-studio performances from Brooklyn's Radical Dads. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Jun 08, 2017•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 311
In this episode we catch up with Los Angeles culinary vanguard, Chef Josiah Citrin of the esteemed westside restaurants Melisse and Charcoal Venice. And in celebration of the revival of "Twin Peaks," and their recent musical appearance on it, we dig through the archives for one of our favorite in-studio performances from Brooklyn's Au Revoir Simone. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Jun 04, 2017•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 310
On this episode of Snacky Tunes we're joined by Farley Elliott, Senior Editor at Eater LA, and author of "Los Angeles Street Food: A History From Tamaleros to Taco Trucks", for an in-depth chat about the current state of the Los Angeles food scene. Later in the show, we pull a fantastic performance from the archives with Cassandra Jenkins, who plays lives and talks about her family’s history in music! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19....
May 28, 2017•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 309
On this episode of Snacky Tunes we're joined by Olive Kimoto the unofficial spokeswoman of Silverlake Ramen, on of LA's most beloved places to slurp noodles. We also dig into the archives for a classic performance from Los Angeles rapper, Pigeon John, who brings his infectious beats and positive vibes for a live in-studio performance. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
May 25, 2017•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 308
On this episode of Snacky Tunes we're joined by Josh Evans, former member of the Nordic Food Lab which is the group behind the compelling and eye-opening new book, On Eating Insects (Phaidon). Known for the their heavy, melodic slop-rock sound, Brooklyn trio Haybaby stop in for a chat about their forthcoming yet-to-be-named album, and also give us a live in-studio performance. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-m...
May 21, 2017•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 307
We’re giving the first half of this show to our friend, Chef Erik Bruner-Yang, for another special presentation of his new podcast, RICE. In this episode, Eric sits down with photographer Enrico Dungca of “The Amerasian Photography Project: The Forgotten Americans” exhibition to discuss Amerasians, immigration, food and identity. We’re then joined by the team from the influential Northside Festival, the 9-year-old Brooklyn weeklong fete celebrating the future of music, innovation and content. Th...
May 14, 2017•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 306
In this episode we head to one of our favorite places, Austin, TX, where we meet up with Chef Philip Speer at his new American diner with a French twist, Bonhomie. We then get a listen to the eclectic, global, yet still all-American sounds of Misha. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
May 08, 2017•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 305
Chef Massimo Bottura of Modena’s critically acclaimed restaurant, Osteria Francescana, shares his inspiration and vision for his charity work with Food For Soul. He talks about its creation, using art to create a universal experience and helping to create a culture movement. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
May 03, 2017•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 304
On this episode of Snacky Tunes we learn all about Detroit-style pizza while staying close to home in Brooklyn with Emmy Squared. We then get a listen to the sounds of San Fermin. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Apr 30, 2017•56 min•Ep. 303
Leah Ferrazzani of Los Angeles' Semolina Artisanal Pasta shares the story of how she started her business in her laundry room and grew it to become a national force, proving that great pasta doesn't have to be imported from Italy. Ahmed Gallab, better known as Sinkane, stops by to share some of his globally inspired, genre-bending sounds, showing us that there are no set rules when it comes to making great music. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at ht...
Apr 23, 2017•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 302
It's Coachella time! Just before the world descends on Indio, CA, for two weekends of music and dancing, we sit down with Nic Adler, Goldenvoice's culinary director, to talk about the festival's delicious food lineup. The feast continues with Winstons, a garage-soul duo out of Virginia, residing in Brooklyn. They do love songs, blue songs, and dance songs with drums, guitar, harmonies, and a harmonica. Their live show is raw and earnest, with a dynamic juxtaposing devotion and depravity. See Pri...
Apr 09, 2017•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 301
EPISODE 300!! To celebrate this milestone we're joined by our dear friends Kerry Diamond and Claudia Wu of Cherry Bombe Magazine. It's their annual visit with us, and they're here to tell us all about the expanded Cherry Bombe Jubilee. We're then visited by Shane Conerty, aka Color Collage, a project that was initially based on sampling mp3's of brand new indie music that Conerty found on blogs and making unique, original remixes of them. The current focus of the project is taking the indie pop ...
Apr 02, 2017•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 300
We're coming up Kiwi this episode as we get to experience some incredible New Zealand food and drink. Chef Kane Bambery sits down to give us insights on the essentials of foraging around Queenstown, and how it affects his menus at Sherwood. We then make our way to Wanaka in the Central Otago wine region--the world's southernmost commercial wine growing region--to meet up with Jo Mills of Rippon, maker of fine biodynamic wines. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privac...
Mar 26, 2017•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 299
In this week's bicoastal episode we begin by catching up with Chef Sydney Hunter III of Silver Lake stunner Kettle Black to talk rustic Italian food. To finish, Brooklyn’s Gingerlys stop by the studio and deliver some experimental cream pop. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Mar 19, 2017•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 298
We meet up with LinYee Yuan, founding editor of the food design and technology magazine, MOLD. She discusses the future of food on our growing planet, exploring what we could be eating to how it all will look. MOLD is launching its print edition and could use your help via Kickstarter. Lea Emmery brings us 90's-inspired melodic rock live in-studio with Kid Wave. The Swedish singer-songwriter also talks about beginning her career in London to now living in Los Angeles and her spring tour with The...
Mar 12, 2017•58 min•Ep. 297
We cross the International Date Line this week to visit Pasture in Auckland, New Zealand. At this 20-seat jewel-box restaurant husband-and-wife team, Chef Ed and Laura Verner, serve up an inspired Kiwi menu emphasizing native ingredients, fermentations, preservations and natural wines. Later in the show, singer-guitarist, Jordan Robin, and multi-instrumentalist, Byron Kalet, of Brooklyn band, Lover, stop by our studio for a live performance. Known for their melodic, minimalist sound, Lover will ...
Mar 05, 2017•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 296
To celebrate the 89th Academy Awards we sit down with culinary icon Chef Wolfgang Puck this week. It's his 23rd consecutive year creating the menu for the Governors Ball, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' official post-Oscar celebration. We also have a classic in-studio performance from the always entertaining and multi-talented Reggie Watts. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Feb 26, 2017•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 295
It's a special DIY episode as we're joined by L.A.'s vegan baker supreme, Clara Polito of Clara Cakes. She first hit the scene at the tender age of 12 selling her delectable wares at punk shows, and now seven years later she's publishing her first cookbook. We also bring you some soulful sounds from the past with a re-broadcast of a classic in-studio performance from The Immaculates. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not...
Feb 19, 2017•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 294
Pinterest and Joel Embiid are just two of the many things discussed during this episode of Snacky Tunes --our first-ever fully recorded in Los Angeles. Chef Brian Dunsmoor and Jonathan Strader stop in from Culver City's wood-fired all-American, Hatchet Hall, to talk about their journey as restaurateurs. Then comes Honus Honus (a.ka., Ryan Kattner) with a tiny keyboard to share songs with us from his solo effort, "Use Your Delusion," which is a true love letter to the City of Angels. This episode...
Feb 12, 2017•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 293
This week on an all new episode of Snacky Tunes , hosts Greg and Darin Bresnitz are joined by Jameson Fink, the Senior Digital Editor of Wine Enthusiast Magazine. A two-time SAVEUR Blog Award finalist, Fink launched his wine blog and began a career in retail wine in 2004. Fink has been a wine editor at Foodista, Grape Collective, and MSN.com. In the second half of the show, we feature a live in-studio performance by Diane Birch, whose latest album is the self-produced Nous . Written and recorded...
Feb 05, 2017•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 292
This week on Snacky Tunes , we feature an interview with Chef Nyesha Arrington of Leona, a neighborhood restaurant in the heart of Venice, California. Plus, a live in-studio performance by Hannah Gill and The Hours. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Jan 29, 2017•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 291
You may have seen her on the first season of Netflix's hit series, "Chef's Table," and this week Chef Niki Nakayama sits down with us at her critically acclaimed Los Angeles modern kaiseki restaurant, n/naka. We talk about food. We talk about life. We talk about the cultural differences for female chefs in America and Japan. We talk about why she sometimes has Shalamar stuck in her head. Annique’s musical odyssey began at a young age in South Florida. In 2013, she ventured to NYC and created her...
Jan 23, 2017•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 290
This week on Snacky Tunes , we head down to Texas to chat with Chef Chris Shepherd whose award-winning restaurant, Underbelly, is helping to shape Houston's dining scene. Chris shares with us stories about his career, his insights into Houston's multi-ethnic culinary history, his love of bourbon and football and provides some sneak peeks into his next ambitious project: One Fifth, a five-year project in which he'll transform one restaurant space into five completely different dining concepts. Se...
Jan 15, 2017•58 min•Ep. 289
Michael returns for his 7th Snacky Tunes to discuss 2017 food trends. Baum + Whiteman LLC, a boutique firm that has been "wowing" the food world since 1970, is known for creating two of the world's largest grossing restaurants, more 3-star restaurants than anyone in the United States, and numerous international food, hotel and related concepts. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Jan 08, 2017•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 288
On this episode of Snacky Tunes , we feature an interview with Michael Cimarusti, chef and co-owner of Providence, a James Beard Award-nominated seafood restaurant in the heart of Los Angeles. Plus, a live acoustic performance by Chris Chu of the band POP ETC. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Dec 18, 2016•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 287
Thanks for listening to this special presentation from Snacky Tunes . What you're about to hear is an episode of RICE, a new podcast hosted by Erik Bruner-Yang, best known as chef/owner of Maketto in Washington D.C. RICE will be regularly broadcast on Full Service Radio in Spring 2017. Full Service Radio will be a brand new podcast network broadcasting from Washington DC, run by Heritage Radio Network's Jack Inslee. Until then, enjoy this special preview from us on Snacky Tunes . Thanks for list...
Dec 17, 2016•23 min•Ep. 286
On this episode of Snacky Tunes , we feature an interview with Chef Francis Derby of Cannibal, now located in Culver City, CA. Plus, a live in-studio performance by Lucius, a five piece indie pop band from Brooklyn, New York. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Dec 15, 2016•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 285
On this episode of Snacky Tunes we feature an interview with Chef Bruce Kalman, plus a live in-studio performance by CJ Fly, rapper and founding member of the hip-hop collective Pro Era. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Dec 11, 2016•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 284
Today on Snacky Tunes , we feature an interview with Billy Wagner, host and sommelier of Nobelhart & Schmutzig in Berlin, plus a live in-studio performance by Moon Hooch. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Dec 07, 2016•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 283
This week on Snacky Tunes , we feature an interview with Dave Green and Joe Cobden, aka Toothpix, plus a live in-studio performance by Porches. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Dec 04, 2016•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 281