Life’s a Banquet with Zahra Tangorra & Nicole Bailey

Happy 4th ya little firecrackers!! In today's hot and sweaty episode, Zahra goes it alone as she brings you titillating info on everything from our founding fathers and mothers, to weiner gobbling to jacket potatoes. Plus the dark and depressing history of Budweiser. So crack open a cold one and try not to blow all your fingers off, it's Life's a Banquet the podcast! t's HRN's annual summer fund d...

Ahoy ding dongs and devil dogs! You are in for a good old fashioned treat! On today’s show Zahra is joined by our friend and yours, Nicole Bailey! Nicole is not only one of the finest restaurant managers available for purchase in NYC, but also brutally funny, and the biggest nacho enthusiast this side of the Gowanas Canal. The babes talk chips, cheese, jalapeños and napkins. So strap on your rolle...

On this weeks episode, Bretton and Z steam themselves in garlic and white wine and allow you, the listeners to soak up their juices with some crusty bread! Thats right babe-a-rinos, it's the MUSSEL-sode! It's steamy, it's hot, its doused with Pernod and plenty of cream! Tune in for riveting bivalve content, plus the lowdown on evil Zebra Mussels, Mussel rainstorms and the real meaning of "Pulling...

Argh babe-a-rinos! You’re parched and tired, and you’ve come to the right place! This week Bretton and Z are going to drench you with all the water facts and tips that your poor shriveled up kidneys can handle! Sparkling or still, hot or cold, red or blue, and let’s NOT forget Crystal Light!! Plus, the riveting history of water fountains! So strap on your swimmies and start that 7 day fast, it’s L...

Well folks, it simply doesn’t get any better than this! We are in the dead of spring, and there are flowers a blooming, baby birds plummeting out of trees by the hundreds and STRAWBERRIES flooding the farmers market! Oh and the most fabulous woman in all of food media, the one and only GAIL SIMMONS , joins Bretron and Z for a conversation on the nations most beloved berry! So cover yourselves in w...

Ahoy summertime snack fiends! We have a room temp episode coming atcha this week with very special guests Lilian DeVane and Kelly Sullivan of the super fab FOH Podcast ! Listen in as a gaggle of women talk about food you bring from home, and end up eating elsewhere. So make something weird with eggs and bring a sheet with blood stains to your nearest patch of grass, it’s Life’s a Banquet! Don't mi...

In this weeks episode, drunken fools Bretton Scott and Zahra Tangorra are talking, and drinking, TEQUILA!! What the heck is reposado?? Why is there a worm?? Why does it make me get naked?! These questions will all be answered, plus the history of the tequila sunrise and the duos tips for gracefully using tequila at home! Cheers! Want to see Bretton and Zahra LIVE with other HRN hosts at Haven's Ki...

Today Bretton and Z discuss everyone’s favorite snack in a shell......CRABS! Boil ‘em, smash ‘em, put ‘em in a cake! Crabs are delicious, evil and dangerous to catch, and that’s why we love them. Tune in for riveting crab trivia, plus the history of the California roll! Life's A Banquet is powered by Simplecast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https...

Today on the show Bretton and Z welcome legendary cookbook author and desert GODDESS to the show, Rose Levy Beranbaum ! Rose and her collaborator Woody Wolston join the duo to talk ICE CREAM, in preparation for the release of her new book on the topic of everyone’s favorite cold and creamy treat! PLUS the story of Ben and Jerry, those crazy nuts, and their contributions to social justice. Now go c...

Cook it up, fry it up, put it on a roll! Fill it with peanut butter, or just eat it whole! It’s spring, you’re sneezing, and we are talking EGGS people!! Need some tips on making the perfect French Omelet, or quick Hollandaise? Or maybe you’ve been dying to know where those fabulous Faberge Eggs came from?! Or perhaps you are just having an EGGsistential crisis?! Whatever your reason, we got you c...

In this sticky sweet episode, Bretton and Z are getting ready for Jesus' homecoming by talking all things CANDY! It's colorful, it's sweet, your grandmother always has the worst kinds, it will rot your brain! Everyone has a favorite, and more importantly a least favorite kind, typically the one that cuts the roof of your mouth. We unpack the insane highs and lows of the most famous candy movie of...

On today’s episode, Bretton and Z are joined by Gin expert, friend of the show and man about town, Robby Nelson ! As a seasoned bartender at some of New York’s best bars, and current Gin King of NYC, Robby brings a certain panache to the usual low brow antics of your beloved hosts. The team talks the science behind hangovers, their own personal cures, plus the history of the bacon, egg and cheese...

We love you so much that we brought you all FLOURS! Thats right babes, Bretton and Z are taking it way back this week, as they sift through the mother of all ingredients.....FLOUR! Hear its's origin story, how to use it, and why we need to stop fearing it. Plus the lore of the Great Depression era's amazingly creative use of flour sacks! So grab a loaf of sourdough and tell your "celiac" friends t...

Wake up with some Life's a Banquet in your cups! On this very special and highly caffeinated episode, Bretton and Z are joined by the one and only Dana Cowin of HRN's "Speaking Broadly" podcast. The trio tawk all things cawfee, and learn about the woman behind the invention of the coffee filter. Tiramisu eating happens live. So pour some cream on yourself and jump in a cup, it's Life's a Banquet!...

It's crunchy, it's smelly, it's drenched in mayo! That's right babes, today Bretton and Z are talking mother natures most glamorous creation.....CABBAGE! Tune in to hear all about the vegetable that inspired history's most terrifying dolls! Plus the riveting history of cabbage in food culture, and the contentious origin story of the Reuben sandwich! Life's A Banquet is powered by Simplecast. See P...

Eggs, bacon, hangovers, sweat, and rage. The bittersweet combonation of French Toast and vomit. It's that meal that can't quite be explained, or contained....it's BRUNCH! It's delicious, it's painful and there are always too many beverages on the table for human consumption. one thing is for sure, there will be bloody mary's! Life's A Banquet is powered by Simplecast . See Privacy Policy at https:...

Spaghetti, Udon, Lo Mein, those things that old people grip onto in the pool. What do they all have in common? They are all noodles of course! Tune in for some bad noodle jokes, some noodle trivia, plus the surprising history of Lasagna in Ethiopia! Pasta is obvious people! Life's A Banquet is powered by Simplecast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at h...

On today's extra cheezy episode, Breton and Z sink their teeth into the history of FROZEN PIZZA!!! So, here you are in the dead of winter, suffering from that post Valentines Day break up that you just didn't see coming, and you are just coming back from a night of drinking away your sorrows.....so what do you eat at 3 am so that you don't throw up??? Frozen pizza! You're moving to a new house, an...

We want to suck your........BLOOD! Or eat it, or make a sausage with it! On this weeks Valentines Day special, Bretton and Z are talking blood in and as food through out the ages. Black pudding, ducks blood soup, and a fascinating tale of edible blood in cinema history! Have a bloody good V Day ya little vampire babies! Life's A Banquet is powered by Simplecast . See Privacy Policy at https://art1...

On today’s steaming hot episode, Bretton and Z are dishing about everyone’s favorite drinkable meal, SOUP! It’s hot, it’s wet, it makes your nose run, but where does it come from?? The duo will explore the origins of soup as well as recant the riveting history of America’s forgotten favorite, Turtle Soup. Hilarity ensues! Life's A Banquet is powered by Simplecast . See Privacy Policy at https://ar...

On this weeks edition of “Life’s a Banquet”, Bretton and Z dip into the history of everyone’s favorite greasy snack- FRENCH FRIES! Tune in to hear about their absolute favorite spots to get fries, what to dip them in and where our favorite French Fry stepchild, the Tator Tot came from! Life's a Banquet is powered by Simplecast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy...

Join Bretton and Zahra as they talk all things Sherry, from Orson Welles to space travel to Charles Dickens! The duo drinks Sherry, eats olives and had an all around good time!! Life's a Banquet 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 .

Ahoy babes! In their first recording from the Heritage Radio studios, Bretton and Z dive into the fishy history of everyones favorite blob of eggs... CAVIAR! Where Does it come from? Why is It so expensive? Did it get Trump elected? Tune in and find out! Life's A Banquet is powered by Simplecast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/pri...

Ahoy ladies and finely dressed gentlemen! Christmas time is upon us, and Bretton and Z have a festive and rum soaked episode for your listening pleasure! This week the duo talks about the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life", and how it relates to the service industry and home cooking alike. Plus Baba Au Rhum, Christmas caroling and frozen doves! Life's a Banquet is powered by Simplecast . See Pri...

Seasons greetings lovers! This weeks episode is all about the legend, the myth, the muse, the one and only......MARTHA! More specifically, Martha Stewart's 1989 Christmas book, "Martha Stewart's Christmas". Bretton and Z surprise each other by each making a classic recipe from the book, plus Martha-esque holiday tips, decorating preferences and plenty of bubbly wine! Life's a Banquet is powered by...