Heritage Radio Network On Tour

Before the rise of Merlot, Carignan was the most planted wine varietal in France. Join moderator Courtney Schiessl of SevenFifty , as she explores what this varietal has to offer with Ferran Lacruz Bosch ( Bodega Clandestina ), William Allen ( Two Shepherds ), and France Crispeels ( Vignoble Reveille ).  Are you a business owner? Become an HRN business member! For $500 HRN will shine a light on yo...

Hard Core producer Dylan Heuer interviews Jacques Perritaz of Cidrerie du Vulcain in Gruyère, Switzerland and Benoit Lesuffleur of Domaine Lesuffleur in Normandy, France. They share the stories behind their ciders and dive deep into apple varieties, biodiversity and heritage. Plus they discuss consumer differences in Europe versus the U.S. and what they want winemakers to know. Are you a business...

We are kicking off our coverage of RAW WINE NYC with a look at what's happening in Austria, moderated by Pascaline Lepeltier. Pascaline is joined by Stefan Wellanschitz ( Kolfok ), Adriana González ( Lichtenberger González ), and  Leopold Uibel ( Weinhof Uibel ) to discuss how microclimates and soil differences affect the various wine producing regions in Austria.  Are you a business owner? Become...

Christine's guest for this episode likely needs no introduction - Andrew Zimmern is An Emmy-winning and four-time James Beard Award-winning TV personality, chef, writer and teacher. Andrew's main focus for his time at SXSW was combating climate change, so they discuss changes individuals could make, as well as regulatory fixes that could lessen pressure on our food system, health care system, and...

In this conversation, Christine Sykes Lowe speaks with Hrishikesh Hirway , the podcaster behind Song Exploder and Home Cooking. Hrishikesh speaks about his new album under the moniker The One AM Radio, and how podcasting helped him deal with writer's block.  He also shares how he bonded with Samin Nosrat over cookies before eventually becoming friends and launching their award-winning food podcast...

In this conversation, Christine Sykes Lowe chats with Que Fagan, MacKenzie Wade, and JaV’on Lattimore: the Co-Organizers of The Future of Food at SXSW .  The Future of Food is a a series of activations, discussion and interactive experiences all curated around building more sustainable food systems.  They discuss the various activities they're holding at SXSW this year, and even get Christine to t...

In this interview, Christine Sykes Lowe catches up with her friend Jorge Garcia, founder of Curra's Grill and the owner of Carbonero Tequila. They discuss the avocado margarita  that's been his claim to fame, and how Carbonero's branding is a tribute to his family's coal-mining heritage. Are you a business owner? Become an HRN business member! For $500 HRN will shine a light on your work AND you w...

In this interview, Christine Sykes Lowe catches up with Sandra Wang, Senior Creative Director of Meow Wolf . Meow Wolf started in 2008 as a small collective of Santa Fe artists who all shared an interest in publicly displaying their works while developing their skills together. This collective approach of painters, architects, sculptors, performers, writers and more lead to Meow Wolf's distinctive...

Darryl McDaniels or “ DMC ” as most of the world knows him, one third of the groundbreaking rap group Run-DMC. He quickly became the most popular in terms of fans and it would be hard to very overstate his influence on popular culture. Simply put, he helped transform Rap and Hip Hop into the most popular music in the world, while building a fan base that rivals the biggest acts in Rock ‘n’ Roll. ...

Jamie Ager, the owner of North Carolina’s Hickory Nut Gap Meats , and Asher Wright, the company’s Farm Director join HRN’s Caity Moseman Wadler and Dylan Heuer for a conversation that spans from the flavor of their meat to the microbes in their soil. Jamie and Asher share their perspective on the potential of regenerative farming to change agriculture (and the climate) for the better, and discuss...

Steve Palmer, a James Beard Foundation Outstanding Restaurateur Award nominee and semifinalist for three consecutive years (’18,’19, & ’20), is the managing partner of The Indigo Road Hospitality Group , a hospitality and consulting company based in Charleston, SC. In 2016, Steve and fellow restaurateur Mickey Bakst founded Ben’s Friends , a support group for members of the food and beverage i...

Per tradition, the CHWFF's executive director Gillian Zettler stopped by during the festival's final hour to reflect on the whirlwind of events the long weekend had in store. This year marked the festival's joyful return after being cancelled in 2021 as a result of the pandemic as well a change in venue and the addition of concerts. Gillian shares what the festival's motto "22 Together" means to h...

Industry veterans and champions of Ben's Friends, Mickey Bakst and Ben Ellsworth discuss sobriety and support in the restaurant industry. Ben's Friends is a resource for hospitality professionals struggling with addiction and substance abuse. These two share personal stories about their experiences with sobriety, converse about the impact of the pandemic on the organization, and emphasize the impo...

Matt Lee grew up in Charleston, South Carolina. When he and his brother Ted left to attend colleges in the Northeast, they so missed the foods of their hometown that they founded The Lee Bros. Boiled Peanuts Catalogue, a mail-order catalogue for southern pantry staples like stone-ground grits, fig preserves, and, of course, boiled peanuts. They also host cookbook bootcamps, recently published a fa...

Amethyst Ganaway is a chef and food writer, focusing primarily on Southern and African-American foodways and the foodways of the African Diaspora. She's also the lead recipe developer and content creator for Chef Pierre Thiam’s West African food brand, Yolélé. She talks about her food memories from growing up in Charleston, discusses her new book proposal about whole animal cooking, and shares ide...

The most significant crop in the world, rice is a staple in the diets of more than half of the Earth’s people. Chinese lore claimed it was a gift from the animals after a flood; eons ago, the Japanese paid their taxes with rice; in the American South, rice became the cash crop for plantation owners at the expense of the enslavement of thousands of Africans. At a family-style dinner during the Char...

Chef Alain Lemaire is an award-winning, Haitian-born chef and the host chef of the Luda Can't Cook series on Discovery+ with award-winning rapper, actor, restaurateur Chris "Ludacris" Bridges. He is also a contestant of the Food Network's hit series Cutthroat Kitchen and Chopped , as well as the Co-owner and Executive Chef of Sensory Delights, a full-service catering company based out of South Flo...

Vivian Howard is an award-winning cookbook author, TV personality, chef and restaurateur. Her first cookbook Deep Run Roots: Stories & Recipes from My Corner of the South (2016), is a New York Times bestseller and was named “Cookbook of the Year” by the International Association of Culinary Professionals. She created and stars in public television shows, Somewhere South and A Chef’s Life for w...

Amy Mills was raised up on smoke and sauce. She is heiress to the 17th Street Barbecue empire, which she leads alongside her dad, Mike Mills. Together they co-authored Peace, Love, and Barbecue and Praise the Lard . She also runs OnCue Consulting, the only barbecue business consultancy in the world. She’s a featured judge on various barbecue shows as well as co-star of the Mills family’s own digit...

Cybille St. Aude-Tate, Omar Tate, Valerie Erwin, Monica O’Connell come together to talk about an event they collaborated on titled Exploring Black Spirituality Through Food. It was a relaxed, love-filled dinner examining the intersections and histories of Black spirituality and religion as they relate to food. They talk about the art, dishes, stories, and symbolism that made the event evocative. C...

Tahiirah Habibi is a pioneer in breaking cultural stigmas in the wine industry in hopes of creating space for wine lovers in the Black community. She joins The Grape Nation's Sam Benrubi to discuss her career journey and her work as the founder of the Hue Society , an organization committed to the inclusion and education of Women and People of Color in the wine industry. HRN On Tour is powered by...

Femi Oyediran from Graft , Matt Conway from Tippling House , and Justin Coleman from Monarch Wine offer their varying industry perspectives on selling wine. They join The Grape Nation's Sam Benrubi for a spirited conversation about integrity, trends, and more. Plus, they shout out some of their favorite bottles as of late. HRN On Tour is powered by Simplecast . See Privacy Policy at https://art19....

Lindsay Collins of EffinB Radio welcomes Corrie and Shuai Wang of Jackrabbit Filly , a heritage driven new Chinese American restaurant in Charleston. They began Short Grain food truck in 2014, which served untraditional Japanese rice bowls and landed them on Bon Appetit magazine’s Top Fifty Best Restaurants list, Eater Young Guns and Best Chef lists, and garnered them a James Beard’s Rising Star C...

Paola Velez is a pastry chef who founded Bakers Against Racism during the pandemic. Through grassroots bake sales across the globe, the initiative has raised over $2 million and is currently offering support to Ukraine, and particularly the Afro-Ukrainians, African university students and Caribbean university students struggling to flee from war. Paola talks about how her childhood impacted her re...

2022 brought music at a whole new level to the Charleston Wine + Food Festival . Lake Street Dive headlined the first of two huge outdoor live concerts at Riverfront Park, which brought festival-goers back together in high energy celebration mode in a gorgeous setting. Lake Street Dive's Bridget Kearney and Mike Calabrese sit down with Caity and HRN On Tour guest host Christine Sykes Lowe to talk...