Snacky Tunes

This week's episode of Snacky Tunes features an interview with Michael Stolfe of Connie's Pizza in Chicago, as well as a live in-studio performance by Psymon Spine. Connie's Pizza is Chicago's best kept secret for delicious Italian dishes and of course, pizza. Much has happened since founder Jim Stolfe traded his prized 1962 Oldsmobile Starfire to open the first Connie’s in a small storefront on t...

In this week's episode of Snacky Tunes, Greg Bresnitz talks to the gentlemen behind Cordobar, an Austrian wine bar in Berlin, Germany. Take it from them: Burgundy isn't the only place to grow grapes with a fine wine in mind. Then we're joined in the studio by singer/songwriter Monika Heidemann (stage name HEIDEMANN), who tells us all about her early gravitation to synthesizers and lets us hear it....

This week's episode of Snacky Tunes features an interview with Chef Curtis Stone, followed by an in-studio performance by B Boys. Curtis Stone is an Australian celebrity chef, author and television personality, nicknamed "The Quiet Terminator" by fans following his performance on The Celebrity Apprentice 3. He recently launched his ambitious new tasting-menu restaurant Gwen in Hollywood. Three psy...

On today's Snacky Tunes , we spoke with three Berlin artists who use food as their medium of creative expression and connection to the community around them. 'Pepe Dayaw' is a work-in-progress. In this work lies a blend of folklores, precarious technologies and funky improvisations whose mission is to research and choreograph living designs and sociality. Formally educated in the University of the...

This week on Snacky Tunes , Darin and Greg Bresnitz are back in the studio to interview Jameson Fink and Nils Bernstein of Wine Enthusiast Magazine the world’s largest periodical for wine and spirits. Fink is a two-time SAVEUR Blog Award finalist, and Bernstein has authored culinary content for Bon Appetit, Men’s Journal, New York Times, Hemispheres, and Kinfolk, among others. After the break, a l...

This week's episode of Snacky Tunes features an interview with Rene Ramirez of Ray's BBQ in Huntington Park, CA, and a live in-studio performance by Harsh Crowd, a punk-inspired band composed of four 14-year-olds who formed in 2013 after meeting at Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls in Brooklyn, New York. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.co...

In this week's episode of Snacky Tunes , Darin Bresnitz interviews Chef Greg Bernhardt of Paley, a restaurant in Columbia Square, the birthplace of the Golden Age of Hollywood. At the forefront of the California farm to table movement, Bernhardt serves a dynamic menu of seasonal and local ingredients in classic dishes with a modern twist – a nod to the inspiration behind the restaurant itself. The...

This week's episode of Snacky Tunes features an interview with Shawna Dawson, founder of the LA Food Fest , followed by a live in-studio performance by the band Myrrias . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

On this week's Snacky Tunes , Greg Bresnitz is on location at Barrafina, an authentic Spanish tapas bar owned and operated by restaurateurs Sam & Eddie Hart in London's Soho. In the second half of the show, a live in-studio performance from the band Street Smells, a New York City Garage Psych Rock band named for the smelliest street on earth. They are Jonny Street, on guitar and vox, Ryan Stre...

On this week's Snacky Tunes , Greg Bresnitz interviews Claire Wadsworth of the restaurant La Copine. La Copine began as a pop-up kitchen in 2009. Chef Nikki Hill partnered with singer-songwriter Claire Wadsworth in Philadelphia, where they started their business serving farm-to-table brunch on a food cart. In 2012, Nikki and Claire moved to California. Now living in Yucca Valley, they have opened...

In the first half of this week's Snacky Tunes , Darin Bresnitz sits down with Austin expat Briana Valdez, owner of HomeState, a Texas kitchen in Los Angeles. The menu features Tex-Mex specialties such as migas and brisket tacos. After the break, we have a live in-studio performance by The Undercover Dream Lovers, the solo project of Brooklyn based artist and producer Matt Koenig. His first EP, Whi...

Bill Esparza, also known as Street Gourmet LA, joins us in the studio to talk about winning the James Beard Award for food coverage, Latin American cuisine, and how it all comes together in Los Angeles. In the second half of the show, the band Huh delivers a live in-studio performance. Huh are a heady, shreddy new rock band from New York City with a new EP and a new video. The four-piece creates t...

In the first half of this week's Snacky Tunes , Greg welcomes Raffaello Van Couten, Paul Kolbe, and Chef Marcellus Coleman of MID|NIGHTS Restaurant into the studio. Located in Williamsburg, MID|NIGHTS is the combination of a well executed food program, with a cocktail focused bar scene, that features outdoor seating, live DJ’s and a late-night menu. The second half of the show features WALL, a pos...

In the first half of this week's Snacky Tunes , Greg and Darin catch up with Tracy Jane Young and Josh Grinker, the creative forces behind Kings County Imperial, a reinterpreted Central Chinese restaurant in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Rather than striving strictly for "authenticity," the menu is all about making an emotional connection between the food on the plate and the people who made it. After t...

This week on Snacky Tunes , host Greg Bresnitz sits down with Kavita Meelu, who is one of the founders of Street Food Thursday. She has also developed a number of Berlin events, such as Burgers & Hip Hop and Mother’s Mother. After the break, Mike Edison and Mickey Finn, perform excerpts from Mike's new tragic-comic memoir, You Are a Complete Disappointment: A Triumphant Memoir of Failed Expect...

On this week's Snacky Tunes , Greg and Darin kick off the show with Canadian transplant Noah Bernamoff, the co-founder of Mile End Deli, Black Seed Bagels, and Grand Army. They chat about New York's uniquely competitive deli scene, cocktails at Grand Army, and Black Seed's plans for the upcoming Passover holiday. In the second half of the show, Philadelphia harpist Mary Lattimore delivers an exclu...

On this week's episode of Snacky Tunes , the ladies from Cherry Bombe magazine stop by to talk about their upcoming Jubilee conference, and the overall state of women in the food world. The second half of the show features an in-studio performance from New York City electro-pop outfit Frances Rose, aka Sarah Frances and Michelle Rose Cagianese. As dual vocalists, songwriters, and producers, the si...

This week on Snacky Tunes, Darin speaks with Kerry Diamond and Claudia Wu, founders of Cherry Bombe Magazine, who tell us about starting their biannual publication focused on women and food. After the break, we hear some live music in the studio from Frances Cone. This program has been sponsored by Tekserve . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://...

On this week's special edition of Snacky Tunes , we bring you another panel from the South By Southwest festival: "Modern Food Reporting." Presented by Darin Bresnitz, co-host of Snacky Tunes , and Jack Inslee, executive producer at Heritage Radio Network, with guests Helen Rosner ( Eater ) and James Hamblin, MD ( The Atlantic Monthly ). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Californ...

On this week's special edition of Snacky Tunes , we present "The Real Cost of Food" panel from South By Southwest. Presented by Darin Bresnitz & Greg Bresnitz, co-hosts of Snacky Tunes , and Jack Inslee, executive producer at Heritage Radio Network, with guests Alex Stupak of Empellon and Erik Bruner-Yang of Maketto in Washington D.C. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califor...

On this episode of Snacky Tunes, host Greg talks to Maria Godoy. Maria Godoy is a senior editor with NPR’s Science Desk and the host of NPR’s food blog, The Salt. Maria covers the food beat with a wide lens, investigating everything from the health effects of caffeine to how our diets define our cultural and personal identities. With her colleagues on the food team, Maria won the 2012 James Beard...

In the first half of this week’s  Snacky Tunes , Greg and Darin chat with Matt Robard, co-author of the book  Koreatown  along with Deuki Hong. The second half of the show features the rapper False Prpht, as well as his producer, Poozy. Their collaboration was created through a chance encounter in a North Carolina airport, and merges rap with hardcore/noise. Also joining them in the studio is mana...

Tune in to Snacky Tunes this week as Greg and Darin Bresnitz welcome Jakob Layman and Gurus to the show! Jakob is a Los Angeles based photographer with expertise in food and restaurant photography.  He is photo editor of Time Out Los Angeles and regularly freelances for local and international publications.  He has had his images published in newspapers and magazines such as Newsweek , The New Yor...

Tune in for a brand new episode of Snacky Tunes as Greg Bresnitz is joined in studio by guest co-host Jordana Rothman as well as Anna Polonsky, co-founder of The MP Shift. The MP Shift is a New York based concept, design and branding studio, which specializes primarily in hospitality and lifestyle. Turning clients’ ideas into lasting brands, focusing on every detail from visual identity to the flo...

Tune in for a brand new episode of Snacky Tunes as Darin Bresnitz is in conversation with Courtney Nichols, co-founder of Disco Dining Club. Disco Dining Club is a bi-monthly culinary excursion steeped in all the excess, debauchery & hedonism of disco. Each dinner features cuisine from a renowned chef, unlimited oysters, an open bar provided by local microbreweries, wineries and distilleries,...