Do you what a “jellymonger” is? Let Bompas & Parr explain. On today’s THE FOOD SEEN, Sam (Bompas) and Harry (Parr) bring a mainstay of British cuisine across the pond to discuss it’s royal and humble legacy. But don’t think these boys are just about jellies and things that wobble. Their multi-sensory events are becoming things of legend; from a five ton walk-thru Chocolate Waterfall, a Rabbit Café filled with the albino pets, to a scratch and sniff ode to Peter Greenaway’s food-studded film,...
May 03, 2011•44 min•Ep. 49
On today’s THE FOOD SEEN, we have Tattfoo Tan, Michael Pribich and Jorge Rojas, contributing artists to Project Row Houses’ “Matter of Food” exhibition. From Tattfoo’s “S.O.S. + Greenhouse Collective” which serves as a incubator of ideas through community collaboration, to Michael’s “Sugarland” that deals with the labor practices in sugar harvesting, to Jorge’s “Gente de Maiz” looking at corn as an ingredient of worship (includes the “Tortilla Oracle” readings), see how their projects inform how...
Apr 26, 2011•41 min•Ep. 48
Oh the joy of baking, not the book, but the prolonged cooking of food by dry heat acting by convection (according to Wikipedia). The roles of bakers and pastry chefs have been blurred over the years, so on today’s THE FOOD SEEN, we have Shuna Lydon, the pastry chef at Peels, and Jeremy Shapiro, bread baker extraordinaire, to help us redefine the roles of bakers and chew over the current state of baked goods and grains. p.s. read both Shuna’s and Jeremy’s blogs for wonderfully inspiring writing a...
Apr 19, 2011•40 min•Ep. 47
Did you know there was a Canadian dining scene in NYC? Do you know of the Mile End section of Montreal? Find out more on today’s episode of The Food Seen about these two phenomenons and how they’ve amalgamated to bring back Jewish cuisine to the haute forefront, not to mention some of the best smoked meat in the city! Mile End Delicatessen owners Noah Bernamoff and Rae Cohen, plus Chef Aaron Israel, talk bagels to borscht, their upcoming Passover Sedar menu, and all served with a side of schmalt...
Apr 12, 2011•42 min•Ep. 46
Restaurateurs Gabriel and Gina Stulman, of their West Village trifecta: Joseph Leonard, Jeffery’s Grocery, and Fedora, come on today’s THE FOOD SEEN to talk on how heritage, family, and friends, play an utmost role in creating each establishment. Could they be the next Keith McNally? Sponsored by S. Wallace Edwards & Sons. For more information visit www.SurryFarms.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-inf...
Apr 05, 2011•41 min•Ep. 45
This week on The Food Seen, Michael Harlan Turkell is joined by two true food visionaires, Alison Attenborough, a master stylist, and John Kernick a photography maven. Hear about their worldly works, creative collaborations, and how their aesthetic ideals relate to their eating habits. This episode was sponsored by WholeFoodsMarket photo by Tina Rupp See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Mar 29, 2011•36 min•Ep. 44
On THE FOOD SEEN today, Yael Raviv, director of the Umami Food and Art Festival, is joined by the event’s curator, Ame Gilbert, and participating artist Terri Hanlon, as they ready themselves for Edible Architecture: Umami 2011 Gala Event on Monday, March 28th, a fundraiser to support future Umami projects. “ The Umami Food and Art Festival , was created in 2008 as a non-profit biennale event. It offers a meeting ground to people who use food as a medium and who present their audience with a mul...
Mar 22, 2011•39 min•Ep. 43
Mara Trachtenberg , a fine art photographer, constructed a series of fantastical 4×5 photos images for “A Decadent World” with sugar as her sculptural medium. Feeding off an early fascination with food, from her Nana’s eastern-European Jewish kitchen (blintzes, latkes, kasha and kugel), to her father’s garden, Mara’s documented slaughterhouses to explore the connection between animal and human, life and death, and in the same vein, been rapt with Food Network’s Ace of Cakes, the plasticity of s...
Mar 15, 2011•36 min•Ep. 42
Sazerac, Screwdriver, Sex on the Beach … ever wonder how cocktails got their names? Mixologists, nay, bartenders Ari Form and Matt DeVriendt educate THE FOOD SEEN on the etymology of libations (from serious to sports themed), and how to construct a drink list itself. Also, the legend of Pete LaCock demystified, what came first, the man or the drink. This episode was sponsored by Hearst Ranch – the nations largest single source grassfed and grass finished beef supplier. For more information visit...
Mar 08, 2011•40 min•Ep. 41
Why not start March off right with a fresh new episode of THE FOOD SEEN at 3PM. Gastronomista founders Jennifer Pelka and Emily Arden Wells, run an art and design blog that focuses on the culture of food and drink, and explain what it’s like to eat like a girl. They’re “the kind of girls who know how to butcher a whole pig, take our bourbon straight-up, build chicken coops in our backyards, and throw an occasional ladylike tea party”. Fellas? This episode was sponsored by S. Wallace Edwards &...
Mar 01, 2011•44 min•Ep. 40
This week on The Food Seen, Michael Harlan Turkell is joined by cookbook designers Laura Palese and Amy Sly for a cover to cover report on how they assemble our favorite tomes. From how they design approaches to their workflow skills, listen in and hear how cookbooks come to life! This episode was sponsored by Tabard Inn. For more information visit www.TabardInn.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Feb 22, 2011•39 min•Ep. 39
Grace Bonney of Design*Sponge (and her husband Aaron Coles) stopped by THE FOOD SEEN for some design saavy conversation (and post-taping pizza at Roberta’s). From quitting her day job to building her brand, Grace’s journey through Brooklyn’s design boom has led her allowed her to curate design*sponge full-time. She virtually takes us “in the kitchen with” some of her favorite designers, and salivate over their aesthetic recipe offerings, but also hear how she learned from her mistakes, taking in...
Feb 15, 2011•31 min•Ep. 38
This week on The Food Seen, Michael Harlan Turkel has a conversation with the prolific Joshua David Stein, Senior Editor of Eater National. Tune in to hear a recap of the latest Bocuse d’Or and what makes Team USA so unique. Also hear about some of the more interesting experiences Joshua has had with some of the biggest names in food including Mimi Sheridan, Rene Redzepi & Nigella Lawson. This episode was sponsored by Whole Foods Market. For more information visit www.wholefoodsmarket.com Se...
Feb 08, 2011•44 min•Ep. 37
In honor of February, or what I know as “Pancake Month”, THE FOOD SEEN invites Dede Lahman and Neil Kleinberg of Clinton Street Baking Co. to the show. Amongst dishing out the best brunch in New York City, they’ve also recently released The Clinton Street Baking Company Cookbook, which boosts recipes from their coveted blueberry pancakes with maple butter, to crave-worthy biscuits and baked goods, not to mention their fanatical fried chicken. Food aside, this is also a love story … of butter. Se...
Feb 01, 2011•36 min•Ep. 36
Prop stylist Francine Matalon-Degni’s “Trends in Food Photography” piece in Gastronomica Summer 2010 V10 N3 spans the last few decades, touching on the political climate and how it effects the societal aesthetic. We’ll be joined in the studio by Francine herself, as well as food stylist Rick Ellis and food photographer Beth Galton. This episode was sponsored by Tabard Inn / Route 11. For more information visit www.tabardinn.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priva...
Jan 25, 2011•42 min•Ep. 35
On today’s wintery mix episode of THE FOOD SEEN, we chat with Jono Pandolfi, whose whimsical tablewares grace the tables of NYC’s hottest restaurants. Joined by Will Guidara, GM of Eleven Madison Park, hear how Jono navigated his potter’s world, and ended up “throwing” together a signature line for elite chef’s amuse bouches. This episode was sponsored by Cochon 555. For more information visit www.cochon55.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at http...
Jan 18, 2011•35 min•Ep. 34
Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito, the fabulous baker boys of BAKED, stop by the studio to sate THE FOOD SEEN’s sweet teeth, bearing their best brownies (which are some of Oprah’s Favorite Things)! They tell the tale that you can positively have one’s cake and eat it too, leaving former lives in the ad world to working nights in cafes and take pastry classes, starting from scratch with the notion to get grandma out of the kitchen, and bring the cool back into baking. Matt and Renato have also auth...
Jan 11, 2011•33 min•Ep. 33
During the holiday season, Michael was lucky enough to tour the Zingerman’s mail order facility with managing partner Mo Frechette on “The (last shipping) Night Before Christmas”. If you don’t know Zingerman’s, you should, it may be one of the best deli’s in the country. Aside from their sandwiches, bakehouse breads, extensive fromagerie (cheese selection), and endless shelves of artisan foods from around the world, their business plan is in a true cooperative spirit. Listen in to hear a first h...
Jan 04, 2011•35 min•Ep. 32
On the last episode of The Food Seen for 2010, we have J. Kenji Lopez-Alt, ex-chef, now author of The Food Lab series on SeriousEats.com, “dedicated to unraveling the science of cooking”, as we explores the techniques behind making the best pizza from Neapolitan to New York style, why you’d rather put your hand in a 200 degree oven than a pot of boiling water, and a few other tips included in his upcoming book, “The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science” (W.W. Norton, 2012). This episode...
Dec 21, 2010•29 min•Ep. 31
On this episode of The Food Seen, listen to Michael “cook art history”, as Maite Gomez-Rejón of ArtBites.net, takes THE FOOD SEEN on a tour through The MET (Metropolitan Museum of Art), to discuss America’s first “foodie”, Thomas Jefferson. During his time as minister to France, he learned to love French cuisine, brought it’s customs back to the US, introducing many staple ingredients, as well as bringing American crops back to Europe. After our time in the museum, we headed back to the kitchen...
Dec 14, 2010•29 min•Ep. 30
Dec 07, 2010•35 min•Ep. 29
Stephanie Kornblum and Alina Munoz saw an opening in the culinary job market, and rather than filling themselves, they facilitated. By forming CULINTRO, they created a network for industry professionals to “develop career contacts, knowledge, and skills” through “panel discussions, internship programs, monthly articles from industry executives, and of course, a job board”. If you’re looking to begin and/or further your career in/around food, look no further than Culintro. See Privacy Policy at h...
Nov 30, 2010•34 min•Ep. 28
This week on Cooking Issues Michael sits down with Christopher Hirsheimer and Melissa Hamilton, founders of The Canal House. They gang speaks about creating Canal House Cooking, a cooking magazine the times describes as “both old-fashioned and totally new”. Hamilton and Hirsheimer describe their process for collaborating on photo shoots, creating and re-working recipes, and what its like to have a quiet place away from the city. This episode was sponsored by Cabot Cheese of Vermont, Dairy Farm F...
Nov 23, 2010•41 min•Ep. 27
This week on the Food Seen Michael speaks to Sean Tice, Andy Ring, and Kristy Hadeka, for a discussion about Brooklyn Bilt and Brooklyn Slate. Learn the possibilities of Richlite as a material, what woodworkers talk about online, and why the French love fancy cutlery more than we do, plus the possibilities of re-imagining what we use in the kitchen (and why). This episode was sponsored by Cabot Cheese of Vermont, Dairy Farm Family owned since 1919. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy...
Nov 16, 2010•33 min•Ep. 26
This week on The Food Seen Michael sits down with perhaps the first combination pastry chef/hardcore band member to grace the show. Brooks Headley, pastry chef at Del Posto and former drummer of seminal hardcore band Born Against, joins the band’s singer Sam McPheeters for a discussion about eating, touring, and balancing creativity between food and music. This episode was sponsored by Fairway: like no other market. * photo by Glen E. Friedman See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and ...
Nov 09, 2010•39 min•Ep. 25
This week on The Food Seen Michael talks to chef Ian Knauer. Ian talks about how he got started in life as a “Boiler Room”-style financial guy, a life he describes as “very bad”. Before he knew it he was working directly under Ruth Reichl at Gourmet, test cooking recipes and eventually catering the magazine’s Christmas party. Learn why his PA family farm is so important to his view on food and family, and why killing animals lends a certain gravitas to his line of work. This episode also feature...
Nov 02, 2010•37 min•Ep. 24
This week on The Food Seen Michael sits down with the people responsible for The New Brooklyn Cookbook: a compendium of Brooklyn’s hottest restaurants offering up some of their favorite masterpieces best suited for you to recreate in your kitchen. Husband and wife authorship team Melissa and Brandon Vaughan join Cassie Jones & Jessica Deputato of Harper Collins to take questions from Michael Harlen Turkel–the book’s principle photographer. The gang talk about their process for choosing from ...
Oct 26, 2010•49 min•Ep. 23
This week on The Food Seen Michael sits down with Sara Jenkins of Txikito and Alex Raij of Porchetta to discuss what it means to be an immigrant who cooks, the past and present of Italo-American cuisine, the truth or myth of our culinary ignorance in the 60s, and how cooking can be an act of love. They also recount their respective culinary histories, and what makes them want to live and work in the culinary world. This episode was sponsored by Acme Smoked Fish: a culinary mainstay in NYC for ov...
Oct 19, 2010•36 min•Ep. 22
This week on The Food Seen, Michael Harlan Turkell is joined by Jacques Gautier, chef and owner of Palo Santo, and his father Maximilian Gautier. The three discuss Palo Santo’s “eclectic Latin” menu and design, and Jacques’ emphasis on local ingredients. This episode is brought to you by Hearst Ranch, the nation’s largest single-source supplier of free-range, all-natural, grass-fed beef. Photo: Palo Santo Restaurant – 652 Union St Brooklyn, NY – 11215-1103 (718) 636-6311 See Privacy Policy at ht...
Oct 12, 2010•32 min•Ep. 21
This week on The Food Seen Michael sits down with “the Mt. Rushmore of NYC Food Graphic Designers”: Matteo Bologna, Douglas Riccardi & Louise Fili. The trio discusses projects past and present, and what it means to brand or simply create a logo for food-oriented companies, plus their own graphic design pet peeves. The discussion also dips into nerdy realms, with the designers admitting to their own nerd-ed out moments of design (multiple character ‘fake script’ fonts and complete graphic pac...
Oct 05, 2010•49 min•Ep. 20
