Snacky Tunes

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 inclu...

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 creati...

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 c...

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 Brookly...

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 perfo...

In this episode we catch up with Los Angeles Barbecue Masters, Maple Block Meat Co. to talk about brining authentic Texas brisket to California. We also dig through the archives for one of our favorite in-studio performances from Brooklyn's Radical Dads. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

In this episode we catch up with Los Angeles culinary vanguard, Chef Josiah Citrin of the esteemed westside restaurants Melisse and Charcoal Venice. And in celebration of the revival of "Twin Peaks," and their recent musical appearance on it, we dig through the archives for one of our favorite in-studio performances from Brooklyn's Au Revoir Simone. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy...

On this episode of Snacky Tunes we're joined by Farley Elliott, Senior Editor at Eater LA, and author of "Los Angeles Street Food: A History From Tamaleros to Taco Trucks", for an in-depth chat about the current state of the Los Angeles food scene. Later in the show, we pull a fantastic performance from the archives with Cassandra Jenkins, who plays lives and talks about her family’s history in mu...

On this episode of Snacky Tunes we're joined by Olive Kimoto the unofficial spokeswoman of Silverlake Ramen, on of LA's most beloved places to slurp noodles. We also dig into the archives for a classic performance from Los Angeles rapper, Pigeon John, who brings his infectious beats and positive vibes for a live in-studio performance. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California...

On this episode of Snacky Tunes we're joined by Josh Evans, former member of the Nordic Food Lab which is the group behind the compelling and eye-opening new book, On Eating Insects (Phaidon). Known for the their heavy, melodic slop-rock sound, Brooklyn trio Haybaby stop in for a chat about their forthcoming yet-to-be-named album, and also give us a live in-studio performance. See Privacy Policy a...

We’re giving the first half of this show to our friend, Chef Erik Bruner-Yang, for another special presentation of his new podcast, RICE. In this episode, Eric sits down with photographer Enrico Dungca of “The Amerasian Photography Project: The Forgotten Americans” exhibition to discuss Amerasians, immigration, food and identity. We’re then joined by the team from the influential Northside Festiva...

In this episode we head to one of our favorite places, Austin, TX, where we meet up with Chef Philip Speer at his new American diner with a French twist, Bonhomie. We then get a listen to the eclectic, global, yet still all-American sounds of Misha. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Chef Massimo Bottura of Modena’s critically acclaimed restaurant, Osteria Francescana, shares his inspiration and vision for his charity work with Food For Soul. He talks about its creation, using art to create a universal experience and helping to create a culture movement. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-in...

On this episode of Snacky Tunes we learn all about Detroit-style pizza while staying close to home in Brooklyn with Emmy Squared. We then get a listen to the sounds of San Fermin. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Leah Ferrazzani of Los Angeles' Semolina Artisanal Pasta shares the story of how she started her business in her laundry room and grew it to become a national force, proving that great pasta doesn't have to be imported from Italy. Ahmed Gallab, better known as Sinkane, stops by to share some of his globally inspired, genre-bending sounds, showing us that there are no set rules when it comes to mak...

It's Coachella time! Just before the world descends on Indio, CA, for two weekends of music and dancing, we sit down with Nic Adler, Goldenvoice's culinary director, to talk about the festival's delicious food lineup. The feast continues with Winstons, a garage-soul duo out of Virginia, residing in Brooklyn. They do love songs, blue songs, and dance songs with drums, guitar, harmonies, and a harmo...

EPISODE 300!! To celebrate this milestone we're joined by our dear friends Kerry Diamond and Claudia Wu of Cherry Bombe Magazine. It's their annual visit with us, and they're here to tell us all about the expanded Cherry Bombe Jubilee. We're then visited by Shane Conerty, aka Color Collage, a project that was initially based on sampling mp3's of brand new indie music that Conerty found on blogs an...

We're coming up Kiwi this episode as we get to experience some incredible New Zealand food and drink. Chef Kane Bambery sits down to give us insights on the essentials of foraging around Queenstown, and how it affects his menus at Sherwood. We then make our way to Wanaka in the Central Otago wine region--the world's southernmost commercial wine growing region--to meet up with Jo Mills of Rippon, m...

In this week's bicoastal episode we begin by catching up with Chef Sydney Hunter III of Silver Lake stunner Kettle Black to talk rustic Italian food. To finish, Brooklyn’s Gingerlys stop by the studio and deliver some experimental cream pop. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

We meet up with LinYee Yuan, founding editor of the food design and technology magazine, MOLD. She discusses the future of food on our growing planet, exploring what we could be eating to how it all will look. MOLD is launching its print edition and could use your help via Kickstarter. Lea Emmery brings us 90's-inspired melodic rock live in-studio with Kid Wave. The Swedish singer-songwriter also...

We cross the International Date Line this week to visit Pasture in Auckland, New Zealand. At this 20-seat jewel-box restaurant husband-and-wife team, Chef Ed and Laura Verner, serve up an inspired Kiwi menu emphasizing native ingredients, fermentations, preservations and natural wines. Later in the show, singer-guitarist, Jordan Robin, and multi-instrumentalist, Byron Kalet, of Brooklyn band, Love...

To celebrate the 89th Academy Awards we sit down with culinary icon Chef Wolfgang Puck this week. It's his 23rd consecutive year creating the menu for the Governors Ball, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' official post-Oscar celebration. We also have a classic in-studio performance from the always entertaining and multi-talented Reggie Watts. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/...

It's a special DIY episode as we're joined by L.A.'s vegan baker supreme, Clara Polito of Clara Cakes. She first hit the scene at the tender age of 12 selling her delectable wares at punk shows, and now seven years later she's publishing her first cookbook. We also bring you some soulful sounds from the past with a re-broadcast of a classic in-studio performance from The Immaculates. See Privacy P...

Pinterest and Joel Embiid are just two of the many things discussed during this episode of Snacky Tunes --our first-ever fully recorded in Los Angeles. Chef Brian Dunsmoor and Jonathan Strader stop in from Culver City's wood-fired all-American, Hatchet Hall, to talk about their journey as restaurateurs. Then comes Honus Honus (a.ka., Ryan Kattner) with a tiny keyboard to share songs with us from h...

This week on an all new episode of Snacky Tunes , hosts Greg and Darin Bresnitz are joined by Jameson Fink, the Senior Digital Editor of Wine Enthusiast Magazine. A two-time SAVEUR Blog Award finalist, Fink launched his wine blog and began a career in retail wine in 2004. Fink has been a wine editor at Foodista, Grape Collective, and MSN.com. In the second half of the show, we feature a live in-st...