Snacky Tunes - TopPodcast.com

View Top 200 Chart

Back to Rankings Page

Snacky Tunes — Arts
Snacky Tunes

Every Sunday, Snacky Tunes co-hosts Darin and Greg Bresnitz–brothers since birth, dance music DJ partners, dim sum lovers and whiskey aficionados–explore and celebrate the cultural convergence of music and food. Tune in as they stir up conversation with the world’s top gastronomic talents, while also plugging in the amps for the best of this generation’s up-and-coming musicians.

Latest Episodes:

Episode 351: I'm in a Burger State of Mind May 06, 2018

Show notes

Mark Rosati might have the most enviable job in the entire food biz. He’s the Culinary Director for Shake Shack, and when he’s not in the kitchen dreaming up new menu items, he’s traveling all over the globe opening new locations and collaborating with top chefs on special burgers. Mark joins us to talk all things Shake Shack, and lets us know if there’s a chance they’ll ever offer a Philly cheesesteak again. The Unders are Michael Zadick, Tyler Bower and Joey Santa Maria, and they’ve been making rock ‘n’ roll music since 2013. The Brooklyn trio jams with us in-studio, giving us a live listen to songs from their recent EP, Psychgeist, and from their upcoming LP.

Snacky Tunes is powered by Simplecast.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Episode 350: Snacky Tunes Live! Knishes & Tony Soprano Apr 15, 2018

Show notes

For our milestone 350th episode we stepped onstage in front of an audience at Los Angeles’ legendary El Rey Theatre for the first-ever Snacky Tunes Live show. It was an evening of soulful music, Italian-Jewish mashup food, Tony Soprano memories and we even tested people’s palates in a blindfolded game we call, “Super Tasters.” Many thanks to our partners on this incredible night: the mighty folks at Goldenvoice, critically acclaimed songstress, NIIA, the mensches behind Wexler’s Deli, Chef Micah Wexler and Mike Kassar, and DJ super pals, Dave P x 2 (Making Time/This Is Who We Are Now) and Russell Alexander (Babilonia).

Most importantly, thank you for supporting our show all these years! Be on the lookout for info about our next Snacky Tunes Live event, which hits the stage this summer.

Snacky Tunes is powered by Simplecast

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Episode 349: Chefs, Drugs, and Sun Voyager Apr 09, 2018

Show notes

We travel back to the 70’s and 80’s, and the raucous heyday of American restaurants. Author Andrew Friedman delivers a behind-the-scenes look at the era in his new book, Chefs, Drugs, and Rock & Roll: How Food Lovers, Free Spirits, Misfits, and Wanderers Created a New American Profession. New York rockers, Sun Voyager, also drop by the studio. Renowned for their heavy, psych rock sound, the band gives us a listen to their soon-to-be released album, Seismic Vibes.

Snacky Tunes is powered by Simplecast

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Episode 348: Crawfish Season With Beaucoup & Crush Club Apr 03, 2018

Show notes

We're smack-dab in the middle of crawfish season, and to help us celebrate we meet up with Chef Mark Grandpre of Los Angeles' Beaucoup Crawfish Catering. Mark's a New Orleans native who migrated to the West Coast 20 years ago to pursue a career as a basketball coach and teacher. He's still working the court and classroom during the week, but on the weekends he's drawing in the masses with his delectable crawfish boils and Creole cooking. Brooklyn pop dance duo, Crush Club, cruises into the studio and gets us groovin' with a live performance. Wielding funk, house and Latin-style percussion influences, the band's garnered a strong following with popular singles like "Louder" and "We Dance." They talk to us in depth about dance lyrics, and the all important bass bod.

Snacky Tunes is powered by Simplecast

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Episode 347: Brunch Ideals, Wine Lists, Craigslist Ads Mar 26, 2018

Show notes

When Chef Greg Baxtrom opened his 50-seat Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, restaurant Olmstead in 2016, he envisioned it'd just be a casual neighborhood spot. Olmstead's certainly delivered on that initial promise, and become so much more. After receiving a cascade of rave reviews from the likes of Eater, the New York Times, the James Beard Foundation and the Michelin Guide, the restaurant's become a must-visit dining destination in the Big Apple. Our wine guru, Jameson Fink, helps us navigate restaurant wine lists in his next installment of "Snacky Tunes 5's," and rest assured ordering wines by the glass is perfectly OK. The ladies of Desert Sharks describe themselves as, "...four brooding brunettes (who) came together via Craigslist personals to create driving garage rock tunes with a touch of surf." The hard-charging NYC-based is currently recording their first full-length album. Check out their single, "Ooh, Hey," from their EP, "Template Hair."

Snacky Tunes is powered by Simplecast

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Episode 346: Bagels of Our Father w/ St-Viateur Bagels & Mountain Animation Mar 22, 2018

Show notes

Since its opening in 1957, St-Viateur Bagel Shop has ascended to legendary status that extends well beyond its Montreal borders. Vince Morena is the second generation keeping this family business running, taking it over from his father Joe who began working at the shop when he was just 15. We catch up with him to talk about the shop's history, and learn what makes St-Viateur's hand-rolled, wood-fired bagels so special. We then climb back into the archives to when we met up with Brooklyn bluegrass buskers, Zack Orion and Scott Murphy, better known as Mountain Animation. The duo went from the subway to the studio, and gave us a raucous performance.

Snacky Tunes is powered by Simplecast

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Episode 345: Nora Gray & Har Mar Superstar Mar 11, 2018

Show notes

It’s wintertime in Montreal, and we warm up with lifelong locals Chef Emma Cardarelli, Lisa McConnell and Ryan Gray, the owners of Nora Gray. In the near seven years the restaurant has been open it’s garnered critical acclaim for its trailblazing modern Italian fare, savvy wine selections and superb vibes. The trio gives us insights into how they helped redefine their hometown’s notions of Italian cuisine, and how they continue to set themselves apart in one of the most robust gastronomic scenes on the planet. We then dive into the archives to 2012 when we kicked it in-studio with singer-songwriter Sean Tillmann, better known by his stage name, Har Mar Superstar. At the time, Sean was all about that new new. He had recently moved to New York City from Los Angeles, he'd just launched his podcast, Nocturnal Emotions, and he was in-studio putting the finishing touches on his next album, Bye Bye 17.

Snacky Tunes is powered by Simplecast

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Episode 344: Changing Your Dosha with Spices on a Captainless Ship with Chef Nira Keha & Hess Is More Mar 04, 2018

Show notes

Chef Nira Kehar hails from Montreal, and has spent a decade exploring India's culinary landscape. She joins us to discuss her new cookbook, OJAS, which features recipes inspired by Ayurvedic principles of wellness and balance. We keep things on the international scale with Danish drummer Mikkel Hess and his band, Hess is More. They join us in studio--with Mikkel dialing in from overseas--and give us a live listen to their latest album, "80 Years".

Snacky Tunes is powered by Simplecast

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Episode 343: Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, Big Bliss Feb 25, 2018

Show notes

A sweet tooth, a passion for perfume, a healthy dose of early onset entrepreneurship and good ol' fashioned hard work all helped fuel Jeni Britton Bauer on her journey to the top. She's the founder of the eponymous artisanal ice-cream company, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, and she sits down with us to share stories of growing up in Ohio, how she launched her brand and how she dreams up the most creative flavors in the game. We continue with the theme of hard work when we meet up with Brooklyn band, Big Bliss. The post-punk trio--composed of brothers Cory and Tim Race, and their friend Wallace May--was crowned “NYC’s Hardest Working Band of 2017” by Oh My Rockness, and true to form, they talk to us about the merits of doggedly practicing one's craft. Big Bliss is currently busy working on an upcoming LP, and just recently released their 7-inch single, "Contact."

Snacky Tunes is powered by Simplecast

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Episode 342: Gillian Zettler, Jameson Fink, Fruits x Flowers Feb 18, 2018

Show notes

We start the show in the Palmetto State by meeting up with Gillian Zettler, executive director of the popular Charleston Wine + Food Festival. Now in its 13th year, the five-day festival brings together some of the world’s best chefs for a myriad of events, and it also provides much-needed funding and opportunity for local culinary job placement programs. Gillian gives us the inside scoop on how this year’s festival is shaping up and what we can expect. For “Snacky Tunes 5’s," Jameson Fink gets really personal in celebration of the just-passed Valentine's holiday, and has his non-wine expert girlfriend ask him what questions she has about wine. To close out, we're joined in-studio by one of the hardest-working bands in the Big Apple: Fruit & Flowers. This lady-led post-punk, psych rock quartet has been hitting the road hard in support of their debut EP, Drug Tax, and we're excited to have them perform some songs for us before they cross the pond for an upcoming European tour.

Snacky Tunes is powered by Simplecast

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Related Podcasts