We pop open a bottle for this all NYC episode. Up first, sommelier and restaurateur Ariel Arce epitomizes the notion of turning passion into action, and sharing that passion with the world. Her love of pouring wine--especially Champagne--and collecting vinyl has led her to open two fun and popular jewel box spots, Air's Champagne Parlor and Tokyo Record Bar. Inspiring Ariel at young age were her merrymaking parents and their dinner parties. We learn more about those soirees from Ariel's dad who ...
Feb 12, 2018•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 341
We talk family, American dreams and pancit with brothers and restaurant partners, Chase and Chef Chad Valencia. The Valencias are the driving force behind Los Angeles' groundbreaking Filipino-inspired and California-influenced restaurant, LASA, which reflects their distinct upbringing as second-generation Filipino-Americans. We then sneak under the bleachers to meet up with Brooklyn high school sweethearts, The Rizzos. The quartet, known for their garage rock and 1950's-inflected sound that make...
Feb 04, 2018•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 340
It's that time of year again. Our dear friend, Michael Whiteman--aka, "the dean of restaurant consultants"--returns for his 8th episode of Snacky Tunes to discuss the food trends of 2018. Michael gives us his outlook on such topics as plant-biased diets, going cashless and the rippling effect that technology plays into consumer spending habits. Michael is the co-founder of the legendary hospitality consulting company, Baum + Whiteman LLC, renowned for creating two of the world’s highest grossing...
Jan 29, 2018•58 min•Ep. 339
For this episode, we're stationed at one of our favorite L.A. haunts, the Filipino-inspired and California-influenced, LASA. Joining us for a lunch of lumpia, pancit and lechon kawali is Phil Rosenthal, creator and host of the new Netflix travel-and-dining docu-series, Somebody Feed Phil . Phil shares with us his journey of becoming a passionate lover of all things food. He tells us how his time as the creator and writer of the hit sitcom, Everybody Loves Raymond , led to his current gig. And ma...
Jan 23, 2018•57 min•Ep. 338
It's 2018, and we're starting the year in Los Angeles by meeting up with Ellen Bennett of the wildly popular apron and kitchen line, Hedley & Bennett. Ellen shares with us her journey from working as a line cook to developing one of the most recognized and beloved culinary brands in the world. For “Snacky Tunes 5’s," our good pal Jameson Fink eschews the typical fitness goals people usually make this time of year, and instead focuses his resolutions on the topic he loves best: wine! If the s...
Jan 14, 2018•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 337
Since its debut in 2016, Oriole has quickly and firmly established itself as one of Chicago's best restaurants. We catch up with chef-owner, Noah Sandoval, and learn about Oriole's history, his early career in Richmond, VA, and what it's like growing up with a Navy SEAL dad. Our buddy, wine writer Jameson Fink , drops in for a final toast of “Snacky Tunes 5’s" for the year. Fittingly for the holidays, Jameson's all about sparkling wine. (Keyword to look for when your bottle shopping? "Crémant.")...
Dec 10, 2017•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 336
Over the years, MUNCHIES' seminal "Chef's Night Out" show has given us a raucous inside look at the post-shift, after-hours creature habits of the world's most influential gastronomic talents. MUNCHIES editor-in-chief Helen Hollyman joins us to talk about the brand new cookbook inspired by the show--MUNCHIES: Late-Night Meals from the World's Best Chefs--and gives us some behind-the-scenes looks at how both "Chef's Night Out" and the book came to be. We then travel back in our archives to 2014 f...
Dec 03, 2017•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 335
We open the show at this year's Complexcon --Complex Magazine's annual celebration of music, food, fashion, art and culture--where we meet up with Sean Evans and Chris Schonberger, the guys behind the fiery hit web series "Hot Ones" on First We Feast . We talk Scoville units, chicken wings and learn how Sean handles all that heat as host of the series. New York City rockers, Native Sun, hit up our studio for a live performance. Fueled by their obsession with rock legends The Rolling Stones and V...
Nov 19, 2017•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 334
Legendary chef Massimo Bottura joins us once again, and this time it’s to share his new book, Bread is Gold . Massimo gives us insights into his fight to end food waste, and how he recruited 60 of the world’s best chefs to help tackle the issue by turning everyday ingredients into delicious recipes. Our good buddy, wine writer Jameson Fink, also stops in for another installment of “Snacky Tunes 5’s,” and this time he’s dropping some key advice on how to survive that big, daunting wine tasting. T...
Nov 12, 2017•58 min•Ep. 333
Before he was one of the top chefs in the country, Josef Centeno was a Texas kid following the Grateful Dead around the country. He's now renowned for his groundbreaking Downtown Los Angeles restaurant empire, and he sits with us to talk about his career and his new cookbook, Baco: Vivid Recipes from the Heart of Los Angeles . We're also joined by Lydia Gammil and Madison Velding-VanDam, one-half of the New York City post-punk band, The Wants . The band's currently working on their first album, ...
Nov 06, 2017•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 332
We've got a live episode of the show taped at Los Angeles' fourth annual EastSide Food Festival . It's an all-siblings celebration as we're joined onstage by Briana and Andy Valdez of Texas-inspired restaurant, HomeState , along with Marika and Miro Justad and their bandmates in Tangerine . Snacky Tunes 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 29, 2017•41 min•Ep. 331
We get away from the buzzing big city and head to Los Alamos, CA, to meet up with Bob Oswaks, the namesake baker-owner behind the acclaimed, must-visit Bob's Well Bread Bakery. In addition to hearing about how Bob makes some of the best French-inspired pastries around, he tells us all about the transition he made from show biz to the baking biz. We then dip into our archives for a live in-studio performance from musician and composer, Julianna Barwick. She shares with us her unique recording exp...
Oct 23, 2017•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 330
We're grabbing a cup of coffee in Paris with Thomas Lehoux and Jeff Marois, co-founders of Belleville Brûlerie Paris. The duo source, roast, distribute and serve some of the best beans in the world, and are determined to get people to give up "sock juice." Singer-songwriter, Rodes Rollins, then steps into the studio for a live performance of her signature Americana-infused psychedelic rock. She released her debut EP, "Young Adult", earlier this year. Please do get yourself a copy. Snacky Tunes i...
Oct 15, 2017•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 329
It's almost time for Los Angeles' EastSide Food Festival. We meet up with fest organizers, Anne Lee Huffman and Jesse Rogg, to talk about what you can expect to eat, drink, see and hear this year. The festival will be held on Oct. 22. We'll be there recording a live episode of the show, and you can get tickets here. We're also joined by talented Brooklyn singer-songwriter, Elijah Wolf, who gives us a live in-studio performance. He's just putting the finishing touches on his debut album which com...
Oct 08, 2017•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 328
We open the show up in lovely Modena, Italy, where we visit with sisters, Sara and Chiara Fantoni. They own Bar Schiavoni, the legendary cafe renowned for its panino al cotechino – small sandwiches. Don't have fancy wine glasses? Don't worry says our buddy, wine writer, Jameson Fink, who joins us for another turn of “Snacky Tunes 5’s” in which he discusses all things glassware. Brooklyn punk rock five-piece, Heaven's Gate, is currently working on their third full length album, and they took a br...
Oct 01, 2017•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 327
We start it all off with lowriders and a smoker named Lucifer as we meet up in L.A.'s Koreatown with Fernando Carillo, the pitmaster behind the smoked-meat-sensation, Ragtop Fern's BBQ. Don't have fancy wine glasses? Brooklyn punk rock quintet, Grim Streaker, closes everything out in a fury with a live in-studio performance. Check out their first EP, "Girl Minority." Snacky Tunes is powered by Simplecast See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art...
Sep 24, 2017•59 min•Ep. 326
We open this episode in Paris where we meet up with the inimitable Camille Fourmont, owner of the must-visit wine bar, La Buvette. She shares with us the story of how she discovered her deep love for wine, and also explains how passion and intent can be just as important as expertise when it comes to the hospitality business. We're then joined by one of our favorite people, singer-songwriter Annie Hart, who you might know best as one third of the synth-pop band, Au Revoir Simone. Annie's just re...
Sep 17, 2017•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 325
We're in Portland, OR, with our buddy Peter Cho, chef and co-owner of the Korean hotspot, Han Oak. We talk about everything from his stints in NYC working with superstar chef April Bloomfield to dumplings and noodles--aka, "Noods and Dumps" in Peter's parlance. Then we hit up our archives for a performance from Oberhofer who plays us some tracks from his 2012 album, "Time Capsules II," while also regaling us with some fun and wild motorcycle stories from the road. Snacky Tunes is powered by Simp...
Sep 10, 2017•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 324
This week we're joined by superstar chef, Lorena Garcia. Lorena grew up in Venezuela, and she's now known the world over for championing Latin cuisine at such restaurants as CHICA in Las Vegas, her various Spanish-language cooking shows, her cookbooks and her own kitchenware line. We're then visited by Brooklyn guitar rockers, BOYTOY, who give us an in-studio performance of their grunge-rock-meets-surf-jams sound. They talk gear, Euro tour and California vibes seeping into their New York sound. ...
Aug 28, 2017•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 323
On this week's episode of Snacky Tunes , we’re in Mexico City with one of the country's most celebrated chefs Gabriela Cámara. We talk about the evolution of Contramar, modern Mexican cooking, the impact of recidivism in the hiring process at Cala, her new San Francisco restaurant and to hear the story behind her iconic dish: tuna tostada. Our good buddy and wine writer, Jameson Fink, then dives deep into rosé in the latest installment of “Snacky Tunes 5’s.” The episode wraps up with a live perf...
Aug 20, 2017•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 322
It's an all L.A. episode of Snacky Tunes . We catch up with Neal Fraser at his restaurant, Redbird, to hear about how he went from being a professional cyclist to becoming one of the city's most respected chefs and restaurateurs. We then dive into our archives for a live in-studio performance from Chris Kittrell, lead singer of psych-folk band, Baby Alpaca. Snacky Tunes is powered by Simplecast See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/pri...
Aug 06, 2017•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 321
We head to the New Orleans Marigny to meet up with Chef Kristopher Doll of the neighborhood-first, one-man show, Shank Charcuterie, for a talk about butchering, and what it's like living upstairs from your office. We then make our way back up north, home to Brooklyn for a live in-studio performance from feminist punk guitar-and-drums duo, True Dreams. We also explore hairdressing, pastry chef-ing and find out if a certain bodega owner in Ridgewood, Queens, has seen them perform. See Privacy Poli...
Jul 30, 2017•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 320
We caught up with Toronto-based chef, Matty Matheson, of the beloved restaurant, Parts & Labour, and popular Viceland show, "Dead Set on Life," while he was on a trip to Los Angeles. We then dive into the archives for an in-studio performance from Bostonian sludge rock trio, Kal Marks. Snacky Tunes 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 ....
Jul 23, 2017•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 319
John Yao, chef/owner of Los Angeles' critically acclaimed seafood-focused, Kato, talks about his Japan meets Taiwan meets Southern California cooking. Our good friend, wine writer Jameson Fink, stops by for another installment of "Snacky Tunes 5's," in which he ponders the wine equivalent of the "shower beer." Buenos Aires--via-Far Rockaway--singer/songwriter, Juan Zaballa, a.k.a. Tall Juan, gives us a live listen to his Latin Elvis meets The Ramones musical stylings. See Privacy Policy at https...
Jul 16, 2017•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 318
We drop by the dining room of the legendary Michael's in Santa Monica for both a retrospective of the restaurant's 38-year history, and a look at what its future holds as owner/founder Michael McCarty now hands the reins over to his son, Chas, and award-winning chef, Miles Thompson. With a sound described as "nihilist queer revolt musik," New York City artist, Dreamcrusher, a total non-conformist who originally hails from of Wichita, KS, lays down a live in-studio performance rich with electroni...
Jul 09, 2017•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 317
Chef Norberto Piattoni of Fort Greene, Brooklyn's popular Mettā shares with us stories of growing up in South America, talks about his love of live-fire cooking and explains how his restaurant has a zero carbon footprint. Finnish songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Peppina, has been writing and performing since she was a teenager in Helsinki. She gives us a live in-studio performance which includes her latest single, "Moments." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pri...
Jun 25, 2017•1 hr•Ep. 316
Snacky Tunes hosts a very special live taping at Brooklyn's 9th annual Northside Festival. We speak with Chef Palak Patel, who's trips around the world inspire her style and dishes. She discusses the path of becoming a private chef and how to put your ego away for the greater meal. Ó front woman, Gabby Smith, talks about life in Philly and the benefits of writing two songs a day to push her creative bonds. She also shares pro tips on why the Bolt Bus is a the best for writing. Thank you to North...
Jun 22, 2017•42 min•Ep. 315
We meet up with Chef Zakary Pelaccio and author, photographer and illustrator Peter Barett to talk about Project 258 (UTexas Press), the new cookbook about Zakary's Hudson Valley restaurant, Fish & Game. Our good friend, wine writer Jameson Fink, stops by to help us debut "Snacky Tunes 5's," a new segment in which a gastronomic expert drops five minutes worth of knowledge on a topic of their choice. New York City electro pop singer Julietta (+1 Music) wraps thing up with a live in-studio per...
Jun 18, 2017•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 314
In the first half of this week’s Snacky Tunes , Darin Bresnitz sits down with Nic Adler, founder of the new food and music festival, Arroyo Seco. They talk about what it takes to start a new festival, how to curate the right bands and chefs and their delicious picnic basket offerings . After the break, we have a live in-studio performance by The Undercover Dream Lovers, the solo project of Brooklyn based artist and producer Matt Koenig. His first EP, While It’s in Style , was bedroom produced an...
Jun 16, 2017•1 hr•Ep. 313
We recently hit up Austin's new food and music festival, Hot Luck, where we caught up with Chef Bryce Gilmore. At the core of Bryce's cooking is his deep commitment to showcasing local ingredients and farmers. This philosophy is on full display at his widely acclaimed restaurants, Barley Swine and Odd Duck. And Brooklyn's HNRY FLWR--the creator of "The Message"--joins us in-studio for a live performance and preview of his upcoming debut EP, FLOWERAMA (Paper Garden Records). See Privacy Policy at...
Jun 11, 2017•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 312
