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Episode 392: Generations of Mudbugs Apr 07, 2019

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In 1983, L.H. “Hawk” Arceneaux opened his now-famous eponymous restaurant Hawk’s in the “middle of nowhere” just outside Rayne, LA. The specialty of the house? Crawfish! Hawk’s specializes in a technique called “purging” which unmuddies the rich flavor of mudbugs. The restaurant also helped make crawfish popular eating. We catch up with father and daughter Anthony and Megan Arceneaux, the second and third generation of Hawk’s, to find out what makes the family business so special. We pull out one of our favorites band interviews and performances from the vault. In 2012, we met up with one half of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, rock band Ex Cops. We talked about zodiac signs, eating on tour and, of course, had the guys play us some live music.

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Episode 391: From the Ground Up Mar 31, 2019

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Over the course of 20 or so years in the kitchen, Jeremy Fox has risen to become one of the most celebrated and admired chefs in the industry. Besides overseeing the menus at Santa Monica hotspots Rustic Canyon and Tallula’s, Jeremy’s also working to open his newest restaurant Birdie G’s, and he’s the author of the critically acclaimed cookbook, On Vegetables. We journey into the archives to revisit a performance we recorded with Brooklyn rock trio THICK. At the time, the band had recently been featured in a New York Times round-up of “25 bands that prove women are making the best rock music today,” and we couldn’t have agreed more. THICK recently dropped their latest album, a self-titled EP via legendary independent rock label Epitaph Records.

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Episode 390: Making Noise in LA Mar 24, 2019

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Joel Miller and Karl Hess operate one of our favorite podcasts, Yelling About Pâté. Joel’s a comedy-loving chef, and Karl’s a food-loving comedian, and every week they interview culinary and comedy industry luminaries. As they say, “It’s back of house meets back of the room.” Los Angeles quartet Criminal Hygiene has been doing the rock band thing since 2011. Since that time they’ve developed a strong following for their garage rock vibes and smart, catchy lyrics. Their latest record is called Run It Again, and they perform live for us at Dangerbird Records’ studio.

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Episode 389: Food of my Family Mar 17, 2019

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Most people know Shirley Chung from her time competing on Top Chef, but long before she made her TV debut Shirley was sharpening her knives under the tutelage of some of the best chefs in world. Following turns working with the likes Guy Savoy, Thomas Keller and Jose Andres, Shirley’s struck out on her own with the opening of her Culver City restaurant Ms Chi Cafe. From the archives we dig into one of our favorite performances from the legendary Annie Hart.

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Breaking Away + Fresh Starts Mar 10, 2019

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In 2017, husband-and-wife team Daisy and Greg Ryan traded the fine dining environs of the vaunted New York City restaurant Per Se for the quaint, down-home vibes of Los Alamos, CA, a small town of less than 2,000 people. A year later they opened Bell’s, a French-inspired bistro that’s become a critical darling and must-visit for anyone hanging out in the Santa Ynez Valley’s wine country. Danny Nogueiras was the touring drummer for punk rockers FIDLAR before breaking off to launch his solo endeavor the band NO WIN in 2015. Danny and company are poised to debut their highly anticipated first full-length album, downey, which is a candid look at his personal experiences growing up in Southern California. NO WIN performs live for us at Dangerbird Records’ studio in Los Angeles.

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Episode 387: Culinary Concierge Mar 03, 2019

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We sit down with the culinary concierge, Maisie Wilhelm, to talk about her new endeavor, Palatine, your “friend on the inside” when it comes to all things food. We talk about her insider’s knowledge about traveling the world in search of the best bites and what it was like to work for one of the masters, Chef Daniel Boulud. We also dig deep into the archives for one of our favorite interviews, joke telling sessions and performances from She Keeps Bees.

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Episode 386: Breaking The Culinary Fourth Wall Feb 24, 2019

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We’re at 11th annual Cayman Cookout at the Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman, to catch up with Amanda Cohen. She’s the chef-owner of the groundbreaking vegetable restaurant Dirt Candy, and is also one of the most-respected voices in the restaurant industry. We reach into our archives to 2011, revisiting episode 66 and the synthpop sounds of Computer Magic. She gave us a live, in-studio preview of her then-upcoming EP, Electronic Fences. Check out her latest work, a music video cover of Elvis’ “Suspicious Minds.”

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Episode 385: The Art of Plating and Improvised Synth Lairs Feb 10, 2019

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Maria Nguyen launched one of the most popular digital food media companies with a simple hashtag: #theartofplating. In just 5 years, The Art of Plating has grown to captivate an audience of 3.5 million across multiple channels, and has also branched into experiential events. Abe Seiferth is the owner of Greenpoint’s synth-laden Transmitter Park Studio, and is also a regular performer in NYC’s improvised / ambient music scene. He recently debuted his EP, Solstice I, it’s a work inspired by the longest night of the year. Abe gives us a live performance in studio.

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Episode 384: Operatic Oenophile + South Central Punk Rock Feb 03, 2019

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It’s a globetrotting episode, and we uncork it all in London’s East End with sommelier-restauranteur Charlie Mellor. He’s the owner of The Laughing Heart, a contemporary British restaurant that specializes in showcasing natural wines. Charlie’s got one of the more interesting backgrounds we’ve encountered. He’s a former professional opera singer who made his stage debut in his native Australia in Richard Wagner’s drama, Tristan und Isolde. In Los Angeles, we catch up with Compton’s own The Pantheons. The post-punk quartet is one of a slew of young bands helping to shape the city’s music scene. They give us a raucous live perfomance at the studios for Dangerbird Records in Silver Lake.

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Episode 383: 2019 Food Trends with Michael Whiteman Jan 27, 2019

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It’s a new year, and that means our dear friend, Michael Whiteman–aka, “the dean of restaurant consultants”–will give us his annual food trends reports. (It’s his 9th episode of Snacky Tunes.) What does Michael think we should be on the lookout for in 2019? Next-generation fast-casual restaurants, marijuana going mainstream, automation and more.

Michael is the co-founder of the legendary hospitality consulting company, Baum + Whiteman LLC, renowned for creating two of the world’s highest grossing restaurants, more 3-star restaurants than anyone in the United States and numerous international food, hotel and related concepts.

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