Heritage Radio Network On Tour

We are so excited to have Effin B Radio take over the teepee for a very special crossover episode! Effin B Radio is a Charleston-based podcast taking a ridiculous look at the food and beverage community. Creator and Host Lindsay Collins is a server at FIG Restaurant who has also worked at Per Se, the French Laundry and Noma. Nikki Anhalt Fairman is the co-host of Effin B and a bartender at FIG Res...

Matt Gallaher grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee at his mother’s side in the family’s restaurant and catering company. He holds a degree in chemical engineering, but after college he turned back to cooking and had the opportunity to work under Executive Chef John Fleer at Blackberry Farm in Walland, TN. He stayed there for four years, attaining the rank of sous chef for his last year, and then travel...

Kat Johnson catches up with Steve Palmer, the founder and managing partner of The Indigo Road, about the group's expansion plans and the growth of Ben's Friends. Then, after the break, Kat and Steve are joined by Jacob Huder, who was recently named Executive Chef of The Macintosh. Heritage Radio Network On Tour is powered by Simplecast . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Californ...

For a special episode of The Grape Nation, Sam Benrubi welcomes Chef Katie Button of Curaté in Asheville, NC to talk about Spanish wines. Katie's husband Felix Meana oversees the restaurant's wine list, and the sole focus in on Spanish varietals. Katie shares some of her favorite regions and tells Sam about the Spanish excursions that she and Felix plan for Curaté guests. After the break, Sam shar...

We kick off day three at Charleston Wine + Food festival with Chef Blair Machado of Poogan's Porch at the Springer Mountain Farms campfire! Tucked away on charming Queen Street, Poogan’s Porch is one of Charleston’s oldest independent culinary establishments, with a fresh approach to Lowcountry cuisine. Recognized by Martha Stewart Living, Wine Spectator and The Travel Channel, this beautifully re...

Nick Leahy and Steven Satterfield caught up with host Kat Johnson and taste some beers. Nick tells us about his new concepts Aix restaurant and Tin Tin winebar, both chefs reminisce about their recent James Beard dinners and cooking in New York City. Serving a globally inspired and locally sourced menu, Executive chef Nick Leahy helms the kitchen at Saltyard. Nick is originally from Bermuda and cr...

Chef Edgar Pendley of Nashville's Urban Grill joins host Eli Sussman for a chat around the Springer Mountain Farm campfire at Charleston Wine + Food. Urban Grub is a casual fine dining spot located in a renovated carwash in Nashville’s booming 12 South district. The indoor-outdoor restaurant-bar opened as a signature landmark on 12th Avenue South in the Spring of 2012, as a project led by seasoned...

Phil Moseley and Ronnie Evans talk barbecue with host Kat Johnson in the HRN teepee at Charleston Wine + Food. Phil Moseley and Ronnie Evans of Blue Oak BBQ in New Orleans met in middle school and shared the wild dream of one day opening a restaurant. Though they spent time apart throughout high school and college, Phil and Ronnie finally got the band back together in 2012 and bought themselves a...

Hosts Caity Moseman Wadler and Hannah Fordin talk all things Charlotte and all things cocktail with guests Bob Peters and Colleen Hughes. Bob Peters is a Charlotte native which makes him as rare and as special as the libations you will find behind his bar. With strong southern roots, Bob has always enjoyed the art of dining and taking care of friends. He is well known for his creative palate as we...

Hannah Fordin talks food entrepreneurship, biscuits and cast-iron with guests Carrie Morey of Callies Hot Little Biscuits and Isaac Morton of Smithey Ironware. Carrie Morey was inspired by her mother, Callie White—an exceptional caterer, and baker of brilliant biscuits. In 2005 Carrie founded Callie’s Charleston Biscuits with the idea of sharing her mother’s buttery, hand-made biscuits nationwide....

Chef Woody Back is a graduate of Johnson & Wales University - College of Culinary Arts and Executive Chef at Table & Main in Roswell, Georgia. Prior to Table & Main, Back spent eight years at the Cuban-American restaurant Havana in Norfolk, Virginia, before following his Kentucky roots back to southern food. Back then worked at Coastal Grill in Virginia Beach, Craft in Atlanta, and Hol...

On this special episode, hosted by Eli Sussman of The Line we talk with acclaimed Chef Maneet Chauhan. Maneet is the executive chef and co-owner of Chauhan Ale & Masala House, and the co-owner of Mantra Artisan Ales, Tansuo, and The Mockingbird in Nashville. Before opening up these ventures, the India-native graduated from the Culinary Institute of America, and garnered a reputation from helmi...

Before she was a cheese connoisseur, Patty Floersheimer made custom clothing for a living. Trudi Wagner led a busy life on on Wall Street before she ventured into food. But when the two met in 2007 and bonded over a shared love of food and wine, they knew they had something special. Together, they began planning wine tasting events and sit-down dinners for 40, and proceeded to learn the art of che...

Todd Richard's incredible smoked chicken recipe was influenced by his parent's cooking styles. Todd and host Caity Moseman Wadler chat around the Springer Mountain Campfire at Charleston Wine + Food. Award-winning Chef Todd Richards is renowned for his soul, his love for Champagne, and southern-style cooking. Though he is a native of Chicago, Richards taught himself how to cook and has twice been...

According to Sean Brock, the first time he smelled Sapelo Island Purple Ribbon Cane Syrup, it reminded him of truffles. Sean, along with Glenn Roberts, Stephen Kresovich, and many others, have become fans and advocates of the syrup. They are supporting the efforts of Doc Bill Thomas and Jerome Dixon, the partners behind Georgia Coastal Gourmet Farm, to bring purple ribbon cane back to an island th...

For this special on-location episode of The Grape Nation, Sam Benrubi welcomes wine luminaries Rob Mondavi Jr. and Rick Rubel. Rob Mondavi, Jr is a fourth generation winemaker who has been part of the industry for over thirty years. He was raised on a vineyard in the Napa Valley and worked in a variety of roles at the family winery while growing up. He is an entrepreneur who started bike tour and...

Savannah Sasser is the chef at Hampton + Hudson in Atlanta, Georgia. She grew up in Montgomery, Alabama, where she learned to cook at her mother’s side and attended Le Cordon Bleu in Pittsburgh at age 18. Formerly the chef at Twain’s Brewpub and Billiards, Savannah also and created the menu for their sister venue, Comet Pub & Lanes. She strove to elevate their food beyond the typical pub or bo...

A very special episode of Radio Cherry Bombe takes place at Heritage Radio Network with guest host Klancy Miller. Joining Klancy is Jessica B. Harris and Sara Franklin to talk about the lasting effects of Edna Lewis on Southern cuisine. According to Heritage Radio Network, there’s perhaps no greater expert on the food and foodways of the African Diaspora than Doctor Jessica B. Harris. She is the a...

Kerry Diamond hangs out with some of her favorite Charlestonians: the team behind Effin B Radio to hear all about the city's food culture. Effin B Radio is a Charleston-based podcast taking a ridiculous look at the food and beverage community – tackling the issues that don’t matter at all – hosted by Lindsay Collins, Nikki “Spready-Butter” Anhalt, and Philip Michael Cohen. Heritage Radio Network O...

Eddie Hernandez, a native of Monterrey, Mexico, is a former drummer who aspired to be a rockstar. He grew up loving the vegetables his grandmother, who owned restaurants and bars, cooked. As the only family member with any interest in cooking, Eddie became the house cook for his six half-siblings. Eddie moved to the US in 1974 at the age of 16. Eddie is the executive chef at Taqueria del Sol in Na...

For this special episode, Sam Benrubi sits down with Doug Flemer, Courtney Mailey, and Eric Asimov to talk about wine (and cider) from the great state of Virginia! Eric Asimov is a Chief Wine Critic for the New York Times and author of the book, How to Love Wine: A Memoir and Manifesto, and co-author of Wine With Food: Pairing Notes and Recipes from the New York Times. Before assuming his current...

Thomas Marlow grew up in Upstate New York before moving to Charlotte, North Carolina to study Culinary Arts and Food Service Management at Johnson & Wales University. He spent time in Singapore and Thailand developing his personal style and passion for cooking. He joined Harper’s Restaurant Group in 2009, starting at Mimosa Grill, and moved through a number of their properties under Executive...

Williams Sonoma Chefs’ Collective is a culinary advisory board launched in 2015 that features 14 chefs and bar experts each year. The advisors are selected for being innovators in their fields or redefining the culinary landscape. They come from the US and Canada, and participate in a series of events and media promotions. A few members of the collective (Gavin Kaysen, Katie Button, and Julia Momo...

Chef, restaurateur, and activist Diep Tran sits down with us at the Charleston Wine and Food Festival to talk about the story behind her successful American Diner/Vietnamese LA eatery, Good Girl Dinette. A Vietnamese immigrant, Tran grew up watching her grandmother grow the Los Angeles restaurant chain, Pho 79. She also witnessed the grueling work her family put into restaurant industry, only to r...

Making his debut on HRN, Mike Lata sits down with Eli Sussman, host of The Line. Mike grew up in New England and worked his way through the kitchens of Boston, New Orleans, Atlanta and France before landing in Charleston in 1998. He is currently the Chef/Partner of FIG Restaurant in Charleston, which he opened in 2003 with partner Adam Nemirow. In 2012, the pair opened The Ordinary, an oyster bar...