Snacky Tunes

Darin Bresnitz is covering a lot of ground in the worlds of food and music on this week’s installment of Snacky Tunes. Darin calls up Mitchell Davis, Executive Vice President of the James Beard Foundation and host of HRN’s ‘Taste Matters’, to talk about the upcoming James Beard Awards. Learn how food media and journalism has changed the buzz around restaurants and food policy. Mitchell reports liv...

Sometimes, dreams come true. This week on Snacky Tunes, Darin Bresnitz invites food writer and journalist Jamie Feldmar into the studio to talk about her dream of becoming a food writer. How did Jamie know she wanted to become journalist? Find out how one of Jamie’s first stories in her high school newspaper created controversy and inspired further reporting. Learn how Jamie’s time in Thailand spa...

Darin Bresnitz takes it back to the home land with Caroline Russock, the Food Editor for the Philadelphia City Paper. This week on Snacky Tunes, join Darin and Caroline for discussions about the differing food scenes in Philadelphia and New York. Find out about Caroline’s food writing roots at Serious Eats, and her love of Sunset Park’s taco stands. How are restaurants like Federal Donuts and Zaha...

Barbecue and wine? This week on Snacky Tunes, Greg and Darin Bresnitz are talking with Paul Grieco of Terroir and Hearth, and Daniel Delaney of BrisketLab, BrisketTown, and the new Smokeline. Listen in to hear Paul spread the good news of summer Riesling. Why do most people expect Riesling to be a sweet wine? Find out what wines reject this expectation. Hear about Daniel’s newest rib adventure at...

Greg and Darin celebrate the 150th episode of Snacky Tunes today! Tune into this episode to hear from Scott DeSimon and Justin Chearno of Pitchblende and Turing Machine. Hear the two talk about independent rock in the 1990s, touring, and eating on the road. Find out how Pitchblende used to book their tours, and how they were able to tour while having jobs in New York City with Turing Machine. Lear...

Learn about heritage breeds and cuts of meat with Heritage Foods USA’s Mail Order Director, Catherine Greeley. This week on Snacky Tunes, Greg Bresnitz invites Catherine in the studio to talk shop- butcher shop! Why did Cathering get involved in the sustainable meat business? Find out what animals and cuts Heritage Foods USA offers via mail order. What seasonal options are offered? Learn about Her...

Greg Bresnitz is hosting a very special “music only” edition of Snacky Tunes! Greg is joined in the studio by Pearl and the Beard. Tune into this episode to hear how the band met, and why they construct their lyrics on “Lyrical Mountain”. Tune in to hear the band discuss their processes in the studio, and some of their film scoring endeavors. Check out Pearl and the Beard live in the HRN shipping...

It’s our favorite time of the year on Snacky Tunes and Jordana Rothman is back to recap the year in food and make predictions for 2013. Which predictions from last years show came true? What will be hot in 2013? Why does Jordana hate brunch so much?!? The answers to all of these questions and more can be found in an extra special double-length episode of Snacky Tunes. Later in the show, Snowden st...

Find out what restaurants are playing the best music on this week’s Snacky Tunes. Darin Bresnitz is in the house with Greg Morabito, Editor of Eater NY. Find out what got Greg interested in the New York City restaurant scene. Check in with Darin and Greg to hear about Guy Fieri’s new restaurant, and some scandalous news from the restaurant world. Tune in to hear what restaurant playlists get Greg...

Beer, bourbon, and barbecue- what could be better? Pat Fondiller, the New York Field Manager for Smuttynose, is in the studio sharing some brews with Darin Bresnitz on Snacky Tunes. Hear Pat talk about his introduction to craft beer out in California, and learn about Smuttynose’s new brewery plans. Hear about the Beer, Bourbon, & BBQ Festival, and how Smuttynose will be represented at the fest...

Sarah Simmons is dispelling misconceptions about Southern food at City Grit. This week on Snacky Tunes, Finger on the Pulse is talking with Sarah about being an ex-‘fat kid’, and the process of getting guest chefs at her space. Hear about Sarah’s food curation processes. What chefs are exciting Sarah these days, and how does Sarah define Southern food? Later, TEEN comes by the studio to play some...

This week on Snacky Tunes, Greg Bresnitz recaps the year in food and drink with none other than Michael Whiteman and his wife, acclaimed food writer Rozanne Gold. Michael Whiteman, president of the renowned Joseph Baum & Michael Whiteman Company, is considered this country’s leading food and restaurant consultant. Tune in to get the low down on the trends you may have missed including the Peru...

This week on Snacky Tunes, Greg Bresnitz is joined in the studio by Adam Kolesar. But Adam’s not here to talk about tiki drinks! Adam works with The Brooklyn Feeding Academy, an institution that helps young children overcome feeding difficulties and disorders. Hear how an inability to distinguish food textures can cause some children to perceive certain foods as a threat! How does Adam help childr...

On this week’s episode of Snacky Tunes, Greg Bresnitz is joined in the studio by Matt Burns, one of the founders of The Brooklyn Salsa Company. Hear about the beginnings of the company, and why salsa compliments music so well. How did The Brooklyn Salsa Company break out of the world of small-batch artisanal producers and become a national brand? Hear why Matt thinks that heirloom tomatoes are key...

Greg Bresnitz is talking pizza this week on Snacky Tunes with guest Paulie Gee of Paulie Gee’s Pizza. Tune into this episode to hear how Paulie was inspired to create a no-frills pizza joint in Greenpoint at the age of 54. Hear how the atmosphere at Roberta’s influenced Paulie’s notion of a restaurant. Learn about Paulie’s early pizza experiments, and why he decided to quit his longtime job as a c...

Welcome to a very special episode of Snacky Tunes in honor of the CMJ Music Marathon 2012. Darin and Greg Bresnitz get the show started off with some music from Slam Donahue. Tune in to hear about the band’s introduction to Cantora Records, and their old drive filled with hundreds of songs. Hear about their favorite foods from their hometown in Connecticut. Charles Grantham stops by from the Food...

Welcome to another awesome episode of Snacky Tunes! Greg Bresnitz is still without his brother, but he’s holding it down in the studio with Rae Bernamoff of Mile End Deli. Mile End Deli just finished a cookbook called simply The Mile End Cookbook that includes 100 dishes of traditional Jewish deli food. Hear about the recipe development processes, making deli foods in-house, and the influence of J...

On this week’s Snacky Tunes, Greg Bresnitz is once again without Darin, but is instead joined by a group of awesome guests. Alessia and Allegra Antinori stop by the studio to talk with Greg about Marchesi Antinori’s SoHo pop-up dinner event. Cantinetta Antinori will be at Mondorian SoHo from Oct. 3rd – 6th, so get your tickets while you still can! Alessia and Allegra talk about the Italian wine te...

Welcome to an abbreviated episode of Snacky Tunes! Greg Bresnitz is flying solo today, and he’s joined in the studio by Josh Greenfield of The Brothers Green. Josh is best known for his cooking show on Youtube’s Hungry channel, but is also a musician. Tune in to hear how Josh learned how to cook, and how he came to cook for dinner parties and friends across New York City. Hear why Josh thinks that...

On this week’s episode of Snacky Tunes, Greg and Darin Bresnitz are joined in the studio by Carl McCoy, the owner and operator of Gwynnett St. – a real “New York” restaurant on Graham Avenue in Williamsburg. Tune in to hear about Carl’s culinary influences. From barbecue to fine Italian cuisine, Carl has seen all different facets of the food world. Tune in to hear about the seasonal menu at Gwynne...

On this week’s episode of Snacky Tunes, Greg and Darin Bresnitz are joined by Max Sussman. Max is the chef de cuisine at Roberta’s, one half of the Sussman Brothers, and co-author of the new cookbook, This is a Cookbook: Recipes for Real Life. Max recounts how he got his start in food by working as a chef at a Jewish summer camp in Michigan. Hear about Max’s time at eve in Ann Arbor, and how he co...

Welcome to a (craft) beer-soaked episode of Snacky Tunes! On this week’s installment, Greg and Darin Bresnitz are joined in the studio by Ben Hudson, Marketing Director for Brooklyn Brewery. Hear Ben recount the early days of Brooklyn Brewery’s establishment in Williamsburg, Sweden’s affinity for Brooklyn’s brand of craft beer, and the brewery’s recent expansion. The studio tastes the most recent...

On this week’s episode of Snacky Tunes, Darin Bresnitz is without Greg, but talking summer, food, and music with Jessica Luzzi, events coordinator at King & Grove Williamsburg. The King & Grove is a hotel that got its start up in Montauk, but has recently opened a new location on North 12th Street! Darin and Jessica talk about the light food offered at the hotel. After eating (wait thirty...

Welcome to another episode of Snacky Tunes, hosted by Finger on the Pulse. This week, Darin and Greg Bresnitz are joined in the studio by Nicole Cardone and Deb Gorman of Gourmet Sorbet. Gourmet Sorbet sells delicious, refreshing, and nutty sorbet on weekends at the Dekalb Market. Hear about how Nicole left the Wall Street life to make delicious icy treats, and how Deb went from working at NYC res...

On this week’s episode of Snacky Tunes, Greg and Darin Bresnitz are talking with Food & Wine Magazine Features Editor Michael H. Endelman. Michael got his start in journalism working for music publications such as Spin and The Rolling Stone. Tune in to hear about the good and bad of food and music interviews, the difference between food blogs and magazines, and the transition to food writing f...