Snacky Tunes

Tune in for a _ Snacky Tunes _ tradition, as esteemed guest Michael Whiteman is in studio discussing the much debated trends predicted for 2016. Michael Whiteman, president of the renowned Joseph Baum & Michael Whiteman Company, is considered this country’s leading food and restaurant consultant. With his partners of 37 years, he has forged a “world view” of an ever-changing industry. He is re...

Snacky Tunes is back for 2016 as host Greg Bresnitz welcomes Peter Meehan, Editor of Lucky Peach Magazine and musical guest Loose Buttons to the studio. Peter is the editorial director and cofounder of  Lucky Peach . A former columnist for the  New York Times,  he is also the coauthor of numerous cookbooks, including the  New York Times  bestselling  Momofuku ,  The Frankies Spuntino Kitchen Compa...

Kicking off the last Snacky Tunes episode of 2015, solo host Greg Bresnitz welcomes the Roebling Tea Room’s owner Sydney Silver and Chef Homer Murray to the studio for a chat about how their unlikely backgrounds brought them to one of the most iconic Brooklyn establishments.  They go on to to highlight their newest venture, River Styx, and what is next in the coming year!  In the second half of th...

_ Snacky Tunes _ is coming at you from a parking lot in LA this week as host Darin Bresnitz is on the scene with Chefs Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo of Animal, Son of a Gun, Jon and Vinny’s, Trois Mec, Petit Trois, Trois Familia, & Helen’s.  Jon and Vinny met in culinary school 15 years ago, where they share they first thought about opening a restaurant together. Chatting about opening animal, a...

This week on Snacky Tunes , solo host Greg Bresnitz welcomes Roberto Deiaco to the studio, chef at East 12 Osteria.  Roberto Deiaco was most recently the Executive Chef at Armani/Ristorante 5th Avenue in New York City, one of the three meticulously built Giorgio Armani restaurants (the other two are in Milan and Tokyo). Chef Deiaco hails from the Dolomites in Northern Italy. Like most classically-...

_ Snacky Tunes _ is back with a brand new episode featuring Chef Johnny Zone of Howlin’ Rays Hot Chicken and musical guest Jaye Bartell. Straight from the scene in Los Angeles, host Darin Bresnitz is in conversation with Johnny, talking his serious passion for fried chicken. An LA native, Johnny shares that he has worked under some of the best chefs in the world, including Thomas Keller, Gordon Ra...

Puerto Rico Meets NYC on this week’s Snacky Tunes!  Solo host Greg Bresnitz is talking all things Puerto Rico with Marie Elena Martinez, founder of the Meets NYC events, Chefs Manolo Lopez, Pedro Alvarez, and Mixologist Lynette Marrero. Rounding out the celebration, Puerto Rico Meets NYC shared the bounty and beauty of this Caribbean island’s culinary legacy. By shedding light on Puerto Rico’s bes...

This week on Snacky Tunes, tune in as Darin is on the ground in Los Angeles chatting up Rachael Ryen of The Los Angeles Donut Festival .  The event, which takes place October 3rd, brings together donut enthusiasts from around Los Angeles County to sample the best of the best that bakeries, restaurants and independent donut shops bring to the table. Though tickets are currently sold out, Darin tast...

This week on Snacky Tunes , solo host Greg Bresnitz is in studio with Jon Gray, one of the founders and chefs of the unique culinary collective: Ghetto Gastro.  Comprised of young, enthusiastic chefs hailing from the Bronx, each member has put in time working in some of New York’s top kitchens and have since drawn inspiration from the Bronx to their own food.  Catering around the world, Jon shares...

Snacky Tunes has gone Nordic! This week solo host Darin Bresnitz talks all things Scandinaviawith honorary co-host Justin Chearno (Four Horsemen) and guests Daniel Willis (The Clove Club), Mads Refslund (Acme NYC), and Kalle Bergman (Honest Cooking). Inspired by the upcoming North Festival going on in NYC at the end of the month, the guests relay what Nordic cuisine really brings to the table plus...

Snacky Tunes is back this week as Darin Bresnitz and Greg Bresnitz feature the first west coast food segment with Andrew Steinthal and Chris Stang, founders of The Infatuation. Launching in 2009, The Infatuation sought to bring a fresh voice to the world of restaurant reviewing where the regular, not super foodie people could turn to for honest and delicious opinions. Sharing how they initially me...

Bringing the infamous BBQ Blow Out event to life in the studio, this week on Snacky Tunes hosts Darin Bresnitz and Greg Bresnitz sit down with Chefs Fabian von Hauske, Jeremiah Stone, and Jorge Riera of the NYC restaurants Contra and Wildair. With Contra serving up an ambitious menu of contemporary New York cuisine that features interesting local and seasonal ingredients, the chefs also talk about...

This week on Snacky Tunes , Greg Bresnitz and guest co-host Jordana Rothman kick off the summer solstice with guest Angelo Romano of Rocky Slims in the Murray Hill neighborhood in NYC. Angelo shares his background in food and how he came to open his own restaurant featuring his own brand of Italian-American cuisine that uses carefully sourced ingredients that are transformed into flavorful composi...

This week on Snacky Tunes , hosts Greg Bresnitz and Darin Bresnitz are celebrating the summer weather welcoming Chef Marcus Samuelsson to the studio. Talking about his mission to rebuild and highlight the Harlem community with the help of his restaurant Red Rooster Harlem, Marcus shares how he stays true to the neighborhood as well as the importance of music at the restaurant. His newest venture,...

This week on a brand new episode of Snacky Tunes , solo host Greg Bresnitz welcomes guest Sarah Simmons, chef and founder of Birds & Bubbles in NYC. Talking about opening the new restaurant as well as the interesting menu featuring an elevated take on dishes traditionally reserved for special occasions or Sunday Supper (a Southerners most important meal of the week) and a wine list with a larg...

This week on Snacky Tunes , Greg Bresnitz is back! Greg and Darin kick off the show with Mac Malikowski, founder and editor of the gay-foodie Mouthfeel Magazine. Exploring the cross-section between food and gay culture, Mac shares how he came up with the unique spin on the zine and while not solely a gay publication, it’s filled with profiles, photos, love letters, recipes, essays and more. Mac em...

This week on Snacky Tunes, host Darin Bresnitz welcomes Gustavo Frias and musical guest Lily McQueen to the studio for a lovely episode on Mother’s Day. Gustavo formed Gustavo’s Salsa in Brooklyn in 2013. Growing up in Los Angeles and with a first generation Mexican family, Gustavo shares with Darin that he first gained inspiration by his mother Bernardina cooking up delicious and flawless Mexican...

This week on a brand new Snacky Tunes , host Darin Bresnitz is getting into the summer spirit with Joe Carroll and Nick Fauchild, authors of the upcoming book “Feeding the Fire: Recipes and Strategies for Better Barbecue and Grilling.” Talking about the making of stellar barbecue and grilled meats in Brooklyn at his acclaimed restaurants Fette Sau and St. Anselm, Joe shares that in the book he giv...

This week on Snacky Tunes , Darin Bresnitz and guest co-host Jordana Rothman, Food & Drink Editor at Time Out New York, flip the normal show format and welcome the musical guest Tal National with an energetic, danceable tune! Hailing from Niamey, the capital city of Niger, their music is joyously hypnotic, a highly unique contribution to West African guitar music. With its lightening fast rhyt...

This week on Snacky Tunes Darin hosts solo and begins the show by interviewing Chef Edi, of Edi and the Wolf, about his journey as a chef, Austrian cooking, and the financial troubles of running a restaurant. Chef Edi tells us stories from one of his restaurants called seasonal and some of the dishes that got him a great deal of attention. He then tells us how and why he started his restaurant on...

This week on a brand new Snacky Tunes , solo host Darin Bresnitz is back from SXSW and chatting with Elettra Wiedemann, the Executive Food Editor at Refinery29, and her husband James Marshall of White Hall in NYC. Opening the show chatting about her amazing background as a prominent fashion model, academic, writer, and cook, she also shares tidbits of her childhood as the daughter of actress Isabe...

This week on_Snacky Tunes_ solo host Darin Bresnitz is talking to the ladies of Cherry Bombe Magazine, co-founders Kerry Diamond and Claudia Wu, celebrating International Women’s Day! Also mentioning the second ever Cherry Bombe Jubilee – it’s right around the corner! Like last year’s conference, Jubilee will celebrate women and food through networking opportunities as well as a series of panels a...

This week on Snacky Tunes , solo host Darin Bresnitz is braving the March snow and welcomes Aaron Arizpe, Press / Storyteller Chef Liaison at Chef’s Club New York. Chef’s Club by Food & Wine brings patrons a curated menu composed of signature dishes from some of the most talented chefs in the world, AKA Food & Wine’s Best New Chefs. Chefs Grae Nonas and Michael Fojtasek from Olamaie, haili...

This week on a brand new Snacky Tunes , hosts Greg and Darin Bresnitz welcome food writer Jordana Rothman, musical guest Odetta Hartman, and HRN Executive Producer Jack Inslee to the show. Kicking off the episode with Jordana and her recent ventures, she shares that she just finished her first book “Tacos: Recipes + Provocations” which she co-authored with chef Alex Stupak of New York’s Empellón...

This week on Snacky Tunes , hosts Greg and Darin Bresnitz welcome Tommy Gallagher (Wholesale Technical Services NY) and Jesse Kahn (Regional Wholesale Sales NY) from Counter Culture Coffee. Talking about how Counter Culture Coffee came to be as well as their dedication to finding and bringing to market the most exciting and delicious coffees in the world, Tommy and Jesse school Greg and Darin on g...