Snacky Tunes

Welcome to another episode of Snacky Tunes, hosted by Finger on the Pulse, Greg and Darin Bresnitz. On today’s show, the team from Maharlika NYC is in the studio. Maharlika is the first restaurant in NYC to push Filipino food as a unique cuisine, and we’re joined by chef Miguel Trinidad, along with Enzo Lim, Noel Cruz, and Nicole Ponseca. Hear about how they’ve maintained the flavors of Filipino f...

Greg Bresnitz is back from Spain, and he’s here on Snacky Tunes, live from the back of Roberta’s. On this episode, Greg is talking with Josh Russ Tupper of Russ and Daughters in the Lower East Side. Hear about how Josh left his job making semiconductors in California to take over his family’s business, his choice in knives, and how the Lower East Side has changed since his childhood. Tune in to he...

On this week’s episode of Snacky Tunes, Darin is flying solo while Greg is at Primavera Sound in Barcelona. Joining Darin in the studio is Steven Redzikowski of the restaurant Oak in Boulder, Colorado. Hear about Steven’s beginnings in food at a pizza joint in Long Island. Hear about his graduation to Le Cirque and working for Jean Georges in New York City. Learn about how Steven migrated out West...

Today’s Snacky Tunes is all about summer cocktails! Darin and Greg Bresnitz are joined in the studio by David Kaplan and Alex Day, co-owners of Proprietors LLC and the bar/restaurant Demi Monde. Also in the studio is Duane Fernandez Jr., bartender at ACME on Great Jones Street. David, Alex, and Duane discuss some of their favorite refreshing summer cocktails, and the best places to consume them du...

On this episode of Snacky Tunes, Greg and Darin Bresnitz are joined in the studio with Joe Carroll of Williamsburg hot spots like Spuyten Duyvil, Fette Sau, and St. Anselm. Joining Joe is the Yvonne de Tassigny, chef at Fette Sau and St. Anselm. Tune in to hear Joe’s past in the music business, working in Belgian restaurants, and why he started a barbecue restaurant in Williamsburg. Joe and Yvonne...

Today is a very special food-and-drink-only episode of Snacky Tunes. Darin and Greg Bresnitz are joined in the studio by Naomi Pomeroy of Beast in Portland, Oregon. Tune in to hear about Beast’s history in the Alberta Arts District, Portland’s affinity for farm-to-table cooking, and its fixed menu in a sea of vegetarians and vegans. Naomi discusses what two tribute dishes she would make for the pe...

On this week’s Snacky Tunes, Greg Bresnitz talks with Alison Price Becker of the new restaurant Alison 18. Alison is a veteran in the New York restaurant scene, starting restaurants like Alison on Dominick Street, and Alison By the Beach in Long Island. Tune in to hear Greg and Alison talk about her restaurants after 9/11, how motherhood has changed her business approach, and why she decided to re...

This week on Snacky Tunes, Darin Bresnitz is once again joined by guest co-host Travis Hayden. They’re in the studio with Mitchell Davis of the James Beard Foundation, and music journalist John Norris of Noisevox and formerly of MTV News. Tune in to hear about the upcoming James Beard Awards, the increasing quality of food across the United States, social media’s effect on cooking culture, and som...

This week on Snacky Tunes, Darin Bresnitz is joined in the studio by guest co-host Travis Hayden of OurLabel International and urban farmer, Gwen Schantz. Tune in to hear Gwen talk about Brooklyn Grange’s acre of urban farm, and their expansion to the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Also, get some more information about Hayseed’s Big City Farm Supply, a pop-up shop in Greenpoint with all of your urban farming...

Today on Snacky Tunes, Darin and Greg Bresnitz are in the studio with Ramesh Srivastava, formerly of Voxtrot and now making music under the moniker Ramesh. Tune in to hear about songwriting, collaborating with other musicians, and the recording process. Ramesh discusses working on music after Voxtrot, and the dangers of taking a career in music for granted. Also, Luke Jackson and Justin Warner fro...

This week on Snacky Tunes, hosts Darin and Greg Bresnitz talk with master distiller Colum Egan of Bushmills Irish Whiskey. Listen in to learn some whiskey history, about the different Bushmills whiskeys, and the importance of barrels in maturation and distillation. Also, Beca performs live in the studio, discusses her past musical projects, and talks about her new record out on This is Music Ltd....

This week Snacky Tunes is rapidly approaching their 100th episode. Gearing up for this they welcome on home-made granola entrepreneur Sarah Abramjuk of Spatzi’s who recounts how she turned a hobby into her own business. Next up, the best friend duo of Alie and Georgia talk about being classy ladies, the creation of the McNuggetini, and their upcoming web series on the Cooking Channel. Later on, tu...

When a guest comes into the studio armed with slow cooked pork, bbq sauce and potato buns you know it’s gonna be a good show. This week’s episode of Snacky Tunes features John Stage of Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, who breaks down the ins and outs of BBQ culture. Find out why low and slow is the key to TRUE barbecue. Later on the show, singer/songwriter Liam Finn plays a few live songs and talks about his e...

This week Snacky Tunes welcomes Shaun Fletcher, photographer for the James Beard House who talks about his beginninga at the house and some of the more outrageous chef stories as well as how he transitioned to food photgraphy. This extended issue continues with We Are Augustines who play a special live set as well as talk playing CMJ, second chances in the music world, and the importance of keepin...

Brooklyn-based band Good Relations is this week’s musical guest on Snacky Tunes. Tune in to find out how they are connected with the original Finger on the Pulse and what kind of food they eat on the world as they play songs live in studio. This episode was sponsored by Roberta’s . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sel...