Feast Yr Ears

This spring, HRN is hosting a 3-part event series at Farm to People in Bushwick, Brooklyn. This live recording is from March 8th, when Harry Rosenblum hosted the first of the series: "Fermentation Never Sleeps."The panel discussion featured Holistic Health Practitioner and recipe developer,  Lily Harris; Co-Owner of Fifth Hammer Brewing Company and Co-Host of HRN's Fuhmentaboudit! Mary Izett; and the Founding Director of the Museum of Food and Drink Peter Kim.  The conversation focused on the practical ways fermentation could be incorporated into our lives and each of the panelists shared their experiences and relationships with fermentation. The discussion ended with inquisitive questions from the fermentation-enthusiast-leaning audience membersHarry brought samples (krauts and Kvaas) for everyone to try while Farm to People offered a special bespoke menu featuring fermented food and ingredients for people who stayed to continue the discussion and the communing.On April 12th, join us for Foraging Like a Local: A conversation about the edible landscape around us. The evening will highlight exciting ways to see, taste and experience the natural world whether among the concrete or the trees. Our host that evening will be Dana Cowin, host of Speaking Broadly and long-time former editor in chief of Food & Wine magazine. Dana will welcome Melissa Metrick, host of HRN's Fields, and Allie E.S. Wist, an artist-scholar and writer focused on the senses and the Anthropocene, to talk about the beauty and bounty of overlooked, sometimes maligned growing ingredients. Plus: how to prepare what we find, and how to think about the future through resilient, found foods.For more information or to reserve tickets go to heritageradionetwork.org/eventseriesHeritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Feast Yr Ears by becoming a member!Feast Yr Ears is Powered by Simplecast.

Lisa Held is the host of the Farm Report here on HRN. She's also a journalist covering Food Policy in Washington and beyond. To say that she knows about food and the big picture would be an understatement. Tune in for the final episode of Feast Yr Ears for a while to learn more about the farm bill, and how Lisa got her start and ended up where she is now.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Feast Yr Ears by becoming a member!Feast Yr Ears is Powered by Simplecast.

Tom Dennen and his Wife Natalie met in Business School and landed in Rhode Island as the midpoint between their respective childhood homes in Philadelphia and Maine. When they were expecting their first child 6 years ago they started working on Bayberry Beer Hall, which opened in 2017, and while expecting their second in early 2020 they signed the lease on the space that has finally opened as Bayberry Garden.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Feast Yr Ears by becoming a member!Feast Yr Ears is Powered by Simplecast.

The Dixon Family has been living in and around the Alaskan Wilderness for nearly 40 years. In that time they have created not one but 2 hospitality spaces, one on the water and one in the woods where guests can stay, learn, cook, and explore everything that our wildest state has to offer. Tune in to hear Kirsten Dixon tell her story and hear about their new book Living within the Wild. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Feast Yr Ears by becoming a member!Feast Yr Ears is Powered by Simplecast.

Karl Schatz and Margaret Hathaway were liviing in New York in 2003 when they travelled the country to learn everything they could about raising goats and making cheese. After a year on the road they landed in Maine and have been running Ten Apple Farm ever since. After a few books about goat farming and cheese making they turned their attention last year to creating the Maine Bicentennial Community Cookbook which contains 200 recipes that celebrate Maine's culinary past, present & future. They also just launched a podcast about community cookbooks called Cooking is Community. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Feast Yr Ears by becoming a member!Feast Yr Ears is Powered by Simplecast.  

Elle Simone is a joy to speak with. Her story is one of resilience and change, embracing new opportunities with open arms and an open heart. Tune in to hear Elle and Harry catch up about Elle's work at America's Test Kitchen, both on screen and off, and how she went from Social work, to being houseless to the screen all along tuning in to the power of the universe. Don't forget to check out her new Podcast: The Walk-inHeritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Feast Yr Ears by becoming a member!Feast Yr Ears is Powered by Simplecast.

Art Chang is running for Mayor of New York City. Korean American, raised in Ohio, Art has lived most of his life in Brooklyn. A serial entrepreneur, student, and thinker Art and Harry cover many of his ideas on the future of New York and what he brings to the table for New York. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Feast Yr Ears by becoming a member!Feast Yr Ears is Powered by Simplecast.

For 26 years Peter Hoffman presided over the kitchen (and everything else) at Savoy, Back Forty and Back Forty West. His style of cooking what was fresh and in season, wasn't popular in the restaurant world back in 1990 when first opened Savoy, but it has come to define a generation of chefs. In his new book, What’s Good?: A Memoir in Fourteen Ingredients Peter recounts stories from his life, his time in the kitchen alongside recipes that both define and explain his ideas around food. Tune in to hear Harry and Peter dig in! Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Feast Yr Ears by becoming a member!Feast Yr Ears is Powered by Simplecast. 

Peter Kim grew up in the midwest with his Korean born parents, that meant having a whole fridge dedicated to Kimchi (sounds pretty great) Later he lived in rural Cameroon among other places. In 2011 he founded the Museum of Food And Drink (MOFAD.ORG) while still keeping up his love of music. To say that he has a love of food and music would be an understatement. On his new podcast CounterJam these two loves collide in the best possible way. Tune in to hear Harry and Peter discuss everything from Ramen hacks to some great connections between food, music and more. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Feast Yr Ears by becoming a member!Feast Yr Ears is Powered by Simplecast.  

Shannie McCabe is an educator writer and farmer with Baker Creek Heirloom seeds. Growing up on an island off the coast of Rhode Island Shannie didn't have much exposure to heirlooms, but once she hit the mainland it was ON! Living in Florida now she can grow things all winter and then she travels to the Missouri HQ of Baker Creek for the summer. Tune in for some awesome tips on seed saving, what to do about tomato hornworms spring planting and more! Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Feast Meets West by becoming a member!Feast Meets West is Powered by Simplecast.  

Kaleena Teoh and Sum Ngai were friends in school back in Malaysia, but it wasn't until years later in NY that they decided to start Coffee Project NY. It was a small local shop in the East Village at first, but pretty soon it took on a life of it's own and in order to support staff growth and the industry at large they opened more shops along with their training center in Long Island City that is New York State's only Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) training campus. All in the name of better coffee. Kaleena Teoh and Sum Ngai were friends in school back in Malaysia, but it wasn't until years later in NY that they decided to start Coffee Project NY. It was a small local shop in the East Village at first, but pretty soon it took on a life of it's own and in order to support staff growth and the industry at large they opened more shops along with their training center in Long Island City that is New York State's only Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) training campus. All in the name of better coffee. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Feast Yr Ears by becoming a member!Feast Yr Ears is Powered by Simplecast. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Feast Yr Ears by becoming a member!Feast Yr Ears is Powered by Simplecast.  

Ted Dennerd got interested in bees when we have 13 years old and a neighbor placed a few hives on his families property. He fell in love with honey first, and his love affair has only increased more and more over the last 42 years. He is the owner of the Savannah bee company who make and sell an enormous variety of products from varital honeys to mead and cosmetics. His latest obsession is the Bee Therapy Hut, based on a visit to Ukraine where people spend time around bees and beehives to treat a variety of ailments and reduce stress. Tune in to hear more! Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Feast Yr Ears by becoming a member!Feast Yr Ears is Powered by Simplecast.  

In 2010 when Matt Cohen started Off the Grid there weren't that many events or places for food trucks and small pop-up retaurants to operate, and connect with customers. for the last 10 years Off the Grid has supported and expanded the opportunities for small restauranteurs. In 2017 they started working at disaster relief and have continued that mission with the Covid-19 pandemic. Right now they're preparing for how to gather people together safely starting this spring. Tune in to hear about all of this and learn about Cubert an exciting new modular unit for pop up food vending. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Feast Yr Ears by becoming a member!Feast Yr Ears is Powered by Simplecast.  

Suzy Karadsheh started themediterraneandish.com as a way to store her families recipes for her children in 2014. It's since become a major resource for people looking to the mediterranean diet or looking for a falafel recipe. They now sell specialty food of the region. Tune in to hear Harry and Suzy talk about Egypt, food and more! Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Feast Yr Ears by becoming a member!Feast Yr Ears is Powered by Simplecast.  

Kate Sullivan cut her teeth as a daily news anchor in NY and Chicago. After leaving the daily grind of live Television she started To Dine For, a PBS TV series where she interviews people about their lives and the American Dream, while dining at a restaurant of the guest's choosing. This dream job has taken Kate to Barcelona with Jose Andres to dine at Bodgea 1900, and to IHOP with TKTKTK. Kate and Harry talk about making food TV during the pandemic, Regional food and more! Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Feast Yr Ears by becoming a member!Feast Yr Ears is Powered by Simplecast.  

Mike Lee is the co-founder of Alpha Food labs and the future market. He spends his time thinking about innovation in the food world and the future of food. Mike had the Coronavirus in March/April and is a new dad. Today Harry and Mike discuss life in the time of Coronavirus, social media content and more!  Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Feast Yr Ears by becoming a member!Feast Yr Ears is Powered by Simplecast. 

It’s the season three premiere of Time For Lunch, Hannah and Harry are back to celebrate the tastiest and most historically complex fall holiday: Thanksgiving!We learn about the history of the Wampanoag and Narragansett people, who lived and thrived in coastal New England before European settlers arrived in what is now the US. Lorén M. Spears, Executive Director of the Tomaquag Museum in Exeter Rhode Island, teaches listeners about the types of thanks-giving celebrations that these indigenous communities celebrate all year long. Plus, Harry shares a tasty recipe that’s perfect for this year’s unusual Thanksgiving feast and we have a special gobble-filled dance break. If you’d like to hear your voice on the show, ask a grownup to help you record yourself using the voice memo app on an iPhone and email your questions, jokes, and recipes to timeforlunchpodcast@gmail.com. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.Subscribe to Time For Lunch  wherever you get your podcasts (Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | RSS). Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network, support Feast Yr Ears by becoming a member!Feast Yr Ears, is powered by Simplecast.   

When Ron Silver founded Bubby's it was Thanksgiving 1990, and he set up shop in an empty restaurant. The pies were a hit, and the rest is history. 30 years on they're still making the same pumpkin pie, serving their community, and adapting with a bread program using their 130 year old sourdough starter. Ron and Harry talk about Covid and other crises as well as Ron's artistic endeavors and the lasting power of a place like Bubby's. Let us all be thankful. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Feast Yr Ears by becoming a member!Feast Yr Ears is Powered by Simplecast.  

Briana Warner is the CEO of Atlantic Sea Farms, purveyors of kelp from the Maine coast. They work with lobstermen (and women) to farm Kelp in the off season, with a promise to buy all that is produced by these owner-operators. Then they create their award winning "Sea-Chi" along with other fermented and fresh kelp products. Tune in to hear more about how Kelp isn't just a fad, and is doing great things for the environment, economy and bodies of everyone involved. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Feast Yr Ears by becoming a member!Feast Yr Ears is Powered by Simplecast.  

Harry chats with Bob Burke owner of Pot Au Feu in Providence Rhode Island. Bob has taken precautions for the Cornovirus very seriously and has a lot to say about how to reopen for indoor dining during a pandemic. Tune it to hear about the steps he's taken, and the launch of his new app that lets restaurants and diners alike determine the safety level of an establishment. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Feast Yr Ears by becoming a member!Feast Yr Ears is Powered by Simplecast.  

Amanda Dell is the Program Director at the Jewish Food Society and the host of their new podcast: Schmaltzy. Amanda is also an HRN alum and co-director of the Food Book Fair. Tune in as Harry and Amanda catch up on the Jewish food society and what Jewish food means today. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Feast Yr Ears by becoming a member!Feast Yr Ears is Powered by Simplecast.  

We know we should eat well, but what does that really mean? In her new book, Help Yourself, Lindsay Maitland Hunt opens up a way to eat based on how you feel by supporting the microbiota that live inside each of us. 7 years ago Lindsay was working in test kitchens and developing recipes and eating "Healthyish" (also the title of her first book) but she wasn't feeling good, and she got worse and worse until she started looking at how to support her own body. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Feast Yr Ears by becoming a member!Feast Yr Ears is Powered by Simplecast. 

Jenn Louis' new book The Chicken Soup Manifesto takes on the most comforting of comfort food. There exists a Chicken Soup recipe from anywhere that chickens are raised, and it represents nourishment, home cooking, and an accessible and affordable way to make a great meal. From Matzo ball to Kanjee (Sri Lanka) the book covers a lot of ground. Tune in to hear more about the book and Jenn's work on this and her previous books, Pasta by Hand and The Book of Greens. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Feast Yr Ears by becoming a member!Feast Yr Ears is Powered by Simplecast. 

Jazmin Johnson is a chef who is part of a core group who run the Barrio fridge in East Harlem, It's part of a larger movement of free fridges around the city and around the world that serve their community by providing a place for people to access food. These are dedicated places for communities to come together and help feed each other. Tune in to hear more! In March, HRN began producing all of our 35 weekly shows from our homes all around the country. It was hard work stepping away from our little recording studio, but we know that you rely on HRN to share resources and important stories from the world of food each week. It’s been a tough year for all of us, but right now HRN is asking for your help. Every dollar that listeners give to HRN provides essential support to keep our mics on. We've got some fresh new thank you gifts available, like our limited edition bandanas.Keep Feast Yr Ears on the air: become an HRN Member today! Go to heritageradionetwork.org/donate. Feast Yr Ears is powered by Simplecast.  

When Chris Jaeckle closed All'Onda and Uma Temakeria a few years ago he wasn't sure what he would do next. He started Kitchen Connect a consulting firm and has been working behind the scenes on numerous projects in NY and around the world. Harry and Chris chat about what is happening behind the scenes with restaurant projects in the time of Coronavirus. Chris is also involved in two new online resources, 100pleats.com and relief.recipes tune in to hear more! In March, HRN began producing all of our 35 weekly shows from our homes all around the country. It was hard work stepping away from our little recording studio, but we know that you rely on HRN to share resources and important stories from the world of food each week. It’s been a tough year for all of us, but right now HRN is asking for your help. Every dollar that listeners give to HRN provides essential support to keep our mics on. We've got some fresh new thank you gifts available, like our limited edition bandanas.Keep Feast Yr Ears on the air: become an HRN Member today! Go to heritageradionetwork.org/donate. Feast Yr Ears is powered by Simplecast. 

Chef Hunter Evans has been committed to sourcing ethically and as direct as possible for many years. At his Jackson MS restaurant Elvie's he has continued in that vein. Harry and Hunter are joined on Feast Yr Ears by Dr. Cindy Ayers Elliott, whose Foot Print Farms supplies Elvie's. Dr. Ayers left a world of investment banking and foundation work to start the 68 acre heirloom vegetable and pastured meat operation in 2010. With a mission to provide Youth Outreach, Production, Agritourism and Community Foot Print farms is a blue print for the future. In March, HRN began producing all of our 35 weekly shows from our homes all around the country. It was hard work stepping away from our little recording studio, but we know that you rely on HRN to share resources and important stories from the world of food each week. It’s been a tough year for all of us, but right now HRN is asking for your help. Every dollar that listeners give to HRN provides essential support to keep our mics on. We've got some fresh new thank you gifts available, like our limited edition bandanas.Keep Feast Yr Ears on the air: become an HRN Member today! Go to heritageradionetwork.org/donate. Feast Yr Ears is powered by Simplecast.  

This week Feast Yr Ears is presenting episode 1 of Time  For Lunch. Time For Lunch is a place to learn about eating, cooking, enjoying and sometimes playing with your food. Each episode covers a new subject; taking a close look at one item, or ingredient, that might be found at the lunch table. Listeners are invited to participate, sharing jokes on-air or following along with in-episode quizzes and games. Hosted by Harry Rosenblum and Hannah Fordin, the show looks at food through the lens of history, culture, and play to celebrate and learn about the people and places that feed us.Is boredom a superpower? Do you have to be camping to make a campfire? How do you stay connected with friends when you’re away from school? On this episode of Time For Lunch, we’re going to explore all these questions and more as we ask our friends how to make the most of staying home. If you’d like to hear your voice on the show, ask a grownup to help you record yourself using the voice memo app on an iphone and email your questions, jokes, and recipes to timeforlunchpodcast@gmail.comSubscribe to Time For Lunch wherever you get your podcasts (Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | RSS)This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.Feast Yr Ears is powered by Simplecast.  

Lucy Lesser lives in Brooklyn NY and has been gardening, first on a balcony and later in a back yard, for the last 8 years. She has expanded her garden and now grows a large variety of food in her own backyard focusing on things that are hard to find in stores, or that seem overly expensive. She saves seeds, trades seeds and this spring she gave away more than 1500 seedlings to her neighbors so that they can grow some of their own food too.In March, HRN began producing all of our 35 weekly shows from our homes all around the country. It was hard work stepping away from our little recording studio, but we know that you rely on HRN to share resources and important stories from the world of food each week. It’s been a tough year for all of us, but right now HRN is asking for your help. Every dollar that listeners give to HRN provides essential support to keep our mics on. We've got some fresh new thank you gifts available, like our limited edition bandanas.Keep Feast Yr Ears on the air: become an HRN Member today! Go to heritageradionetwork.org/donate. Feast Yr Ears is powered by Simplecast.

Barbara Sibley opened La Palapa on St Mark's place 20 years ago. She's been through a number of other crises over the years and always adapted. We now live in a different world and it's not a new normal, it's just new. Barbara has a positive and pragmatic approach and discusses the trials and tribulations of running a restaurant under the current pandemic. She's shifting everyday how to address the challenges and she approaches it all with a smile and just keeps going. In March, HRN began producing all of our 35 weekly shows from our homes all around the country. It was hard work stepping away from our little recording studio, but we know that you rely on HRN to share resources and important stories from the world of food each week. It’s been a tough year for all of us, but right now HRN is asking for your help. Every dollar that listeners give to HRN provides essential support to keep our mics on. We've got some fresh new thank you gifts available, like our limited edition bandanas.Keep Feast Yr Ears  on the air: become an HRN Member today! Go to heritageradionetwork.org/donate. Image courtesy of Noah Fecks.Feast Yr Ears is powered by Simplecast.  

Millicent Souris is the rescue food coordinator at St. John's Bread and Life the largest emergency food supplier in New York City. New York accounts for 40% of the homeless in the whole country and St. John's is serving the hungry every day. Harry and Millicent cover a lot of ground about food and the broken systems we're working to change. HRN will be donating 10% of our membership drive proceeds from now until June 15 to the Philando Castile Relief Foundation. Visit heritageradionetwork.org/donate to make your gift.Feast Yr Ears is powered by Simplecast.  

Eric Adams is the unstoppable Brooklyn Borough President. When the Coronavirus pandemic started he moved into Borough Hall and has been on the ground doing everything he can to educate and help the residents of Brooklyn through this. He is an example to all of us and tells a great story. Tune in!Feast Yr Ears is powered by Simplecast. 

Kim Coulter and her family operate Stoney Hill Cattle Co in Charlestown Rhode Island. The land has been a farm longer than there are records, and Kim's son Josh is the 4th generation of her family to work on the farm. Now more than ever small farms are an important part of our food supply chain. With large companies and facilities seeing Coronavirus outbreaks people are turning more and more to small farms for their food. We should all be supporting our small farms and local businesses, there's strength in our communities and they deserve our support. Feast Yr Ears is powered by Simplecast.  

James Mark and his team at both Big King and North restaurants in Providence RI used to do Dine-in only, but now since mid March of 2020 they have done takeout only. Harry spoke with James about what it's like to make that switch, how restaurants like his might reopen after this pandemic, and why more people should be drinking and enjoying sake and shochu.Feast Yr Ears is powered by Simplecast.  

Stephen Henderson is a journalist. While on assignment covering fashion in Delhi India he visited a Sikh soup kitchen where they serve 20,000 people a day. This led to his new book The 24 Hour Soup Kitchen explores how people feed the hungry all over the world. Now more than ever we need to help feed people who are hungry. As the world economy teeters on the brink of disaster we can learn a lot from this book. Feast Yr Ears is powered by Simplecast.  

Maureen Johnson started foraging with her grandparents and has been working with wild foods her whole life. There are medicines all around us, mushrooms and plants have been used especially in preventive medicine for millennia. Harry and Maureen cover a lot of ground in this episode, from wild medicine to western medicine to delicious foods. Feast Yr Ears is powered by Simplecast. 

Rizal Hamdallah is the chief global innovation officer at Ocean Spray. He grew up in Indonesia and is an avid traveller. Staying at home is not his normal pace, but he's cooking a lot and working on new ideas. Harry and Rizal cover travel, the third world and how the pandemic might affect it, as well as Tape, a fermented cassava and whether we're going to change more or the world is going to change. Feast Yr Ears is powered by Simplecast.  

2 weeks ago the HRN team was at Charleston Wine and Food festival. We did a lot fo interviews and talked about what might be coming with the Novel Coronavirus. It's been two weeks and I don't think any of us could have predicted where we are now. Harry sat down with knife maker Quintin Middleton at CHSWFF. check it out! Feast Yr Ears is powered by Simplecast.  

Bryan Lee Weaver is the chef of two restaurants in Nashville, Butcher &  Bee and Red Headed Stranger. Early on the morning of March 3rd a tornado ripped through the East Nashville neighborhood destroying homes and businesses. They were relatively lucky at Butcher & Bee with limited damage. They were able to reopen about a week later, just in time for the United States to start enacting severe measures to combat the spread of COVID-19. Harry and Bryan talk about the restaurants, his path to Nashville and what the tornado has meant to him and his team. Feast Yr Ears is powered by Simplecast. 

Benjy Getraer lives on Mount Adams in the presidential range of New Hampshire. As a caretaker for the Randolph Mountain Club he's responsible for Gray Knob as well as a few other cabins and huts that hikers are able to use year round in a place that has some of the world's worst weather. It also has some of the best views. Harry and Benjy talk about hiking food, winter safety and more.Feast Yr Ears is powered by Simplecast.  

Peter Hertzmann has been writing about and cooking food for 5 decades. His extensive travel and teaching has led to his latest book, 50 Ways to Cook a Carrot, which uses the carrot as the humble center of a book on how to cook, not just how to cook carrots.Feast Yr Ears is powered by Simplecast.  

Briana Holt joined the team at Tandem Coffee in 2014 to help open the Bakery in a former gas station and laundromat. From the kitchen there she and her team put out great pies, cookies, scones and all manner of baked goods. Stop in if you're on the way through Portland ME.Feast Yr Ears is powered by Simplecast.  

Diep Tran is the research and development chef for Red Boat fish sauce. When Diep closed Good Girl Dinette in LA she started working with Red Boat. Growing up her grandparents lamented the lack of availability of good fish sauce, Red Boat was a natural fit for Diep. Harry and Diep talk Bahn Chung for the lunar new year.Feast Yr Ears is powered by Simplecast.