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Episode 200: Roses & The Bresnitz Parents Aug 10, 2014

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Join Greg and Darin for their 200th episode on this week’s Snacky Tunes! To mark the momentous occasion, the guys pop some champagne and take it back to the beginning. Welcoming Mom and Dad Bresnitz to the show to reminisce and shed light on how the twins came to be where they are today, they talk about their early food memories, and, of course, how Mom and Dad met. Seemingly bursting with foodies and great stories on each side of the family, it’s a no brainer how Greg and Darin came to have their finger on the pulse! The second half of the show features the band Roses who joins in with great live performances. Tune in for the celebration with the Snacky Tunes family! This program was brought to you by Heritage Foods USA.

“I had my first culinary experience from a chow-chow cart, an eggroll, prior to the food trucks that come around.” [18:50]

“I guess I was cooking a little leaner food and one day Greg came home from high school and said, ‘look mom, I’m hungry… and I don’t mean vegetable hungry, I mean meat hungry!'”[22:14]

“Inviting people to your house, setting the table, and giving them food from the heart is a real special occasion.” [45:26]

— Gloria Bresnitz on Snacky Tunes

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Episode 199: NYC Honey Week & Motion Studies Aug 03, 2014

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This week on Snacky Tunes Greg and Darin welcome Steve Rogenstein, Founder of theARTcorps and Co-Producer of the NYC Honey Week. Right off the bat, the guys talk to Steve (a native New Yorker) about the yesteryear of NYC, and delve into his background and how he founded theARTcorps in 2003. Steve recently turned his attention to the NYC Honey Week, a citywide festival celebrating the honeybee. Honey Week 2014 merges the educational, the entertaining, and the delicious. From beekeeping workshops to honey-themed dinners, apiary tours, honey tastings, and honey-infused drink specials, the festival flits from neighborhood to neighborhood in NYC. Check it out from September 8-14 throughout the city. In the second half of the show, the guys welcome the band Motion Studies in for maybe one of the biggest live setups in Snacky Tunes history. Talking to the seven-piece band about their background and general band life, tune in for some great live music from Motion Studies! This program was brought to you by Rolling Press.

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Episode 198: Butcher Tom Mylan & Jonny Lam Jul 27, 2014

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This week on Snacky Tunes, Greg and guest co-host Carter Adams open the show with the musical stylings of Jonny Lam and then welcome Butcher Tom Mylan from The Meat Hook located in Brooklyn, NY. Hot off the release of The Meat Hook Meat Book, Tom talks about his inspiration behind authoring the cookbook and all that goes into the cookbook process. Greg highlights a part of The Meat Hook Meat Book that teaches the reader about the importance of knife skills, especially considering the horrific tale that Tom shares with the crew. Also speaking on the ethics of red meat, Tom gives his take on the timely issue along with up and coming cuts of meat. Later in the program, Greg and Carter talk with Jonny Lam and his band about playing country music and how Jonny has made his mark in the music scene by being an amazing pedal steel guitar player. Tune in for a meaty show with great live music. This program was sponsored by Heritage Foods USA.

“In the United States, there’s maybe 10 well-recognized cuts of steak; probably less, actually. In our shop we have like 20.” [21:49]

“I think that you’ll be seeing more hare in probably 5 or 6 years, maybe sooner.” [28:15]

“Chefs will look through the price sheet and see what is dirt cheap; a couple years ago it was ox tails, short ribs, pig tails, pig heads. I think that the only territory left is probably beef shank.” [29:43]

— Tom Mylan on Snacky Tunes

“I feel like there’s probably less than 20 pedal steel guitar players in New York.” [40:31]

— Jonny Lam on Snacky Tunes

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Episode 197: First We Feast & Mahogany Jul 13, 2014

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This week on Snacky Tunes, hosts Greg and Darin welcome the Editor-in-Chief of First We Feast, Chris Schonberger and the Brooklyn-based, electronic dreampop act, Mahogany. At the top of the show, the twins speak with Chris about his beginnings and how he worked his way to his esteemed position with the online media outlet. He goes on to elaborate how First We Feast is an online entity that looks at food as an illuminating lens into pop culture, music, travel, and more. Mahogany joins the second half of the show, giving a breakdown of their history and how the duo initially met and started collaborating. Playing live in the studio, the electronic dreampop act lets loose with a few tracks from their new album and talks their upcoming tour. Tune in for a solid show, complete with World Cup fever. This program was brought to you by Whole Foods Market.

“Food media at this point is so competitive… You have places like Eater, Grubstreet… and magazines like Savuer and Food & Wine. So the question was, how could we reach an audience, being an online media only entity.” [22:08]

–Chris Schonberger on Snacky Tunes

“Plug the guitar in! Don’t sit in bed in your panties playing the guitar with no amplifier, that’s the rule.” [40:37]

–Mahogany on Snacky Tunes

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Episode 196: MOOD Magazine & Big Ups Jun 15, 2014

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This week on a solo show of Snacky Tunes , Darin welcomes MOOD Magazine Co-Founders Mario Villar and Emma Hovel. MOOD Magazine fits right in with Snacky Tunes as its focus is both music and food with some great stories and gorgeous photos as well. Mario and Emma talk about the magazine’s beginnings and plans for the future, notably with MOOD’s fifth issue coming out soon. Later, Darin brings on the band Big Ups (featuring former HRN Engineer Joe Galarraga!) who recently released their album, Eighteen Hours of Static. The crew discusses band life, touring, and which band member dominates the kitchen. Tune in to hear it all! This program was brought to you by White Oak Pastures.

“It’s easier to appreciate something that you can hold… And for us, instead of doing a blog about music and food, actually putting the work into producing… content that is worth paying to print.” [9:07]

— Emma Hovel on Snacky Tunes

— Big Ups on Snacky Tunes

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Episode 195: Prestige Wine Lounge, Milkbar, & Young Heel Jun 08, 2014

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This week on Snacky Tunes, Greg and Darin take on the topic of wine and upcoming summer events with a full studio of guests. Chauvet Thibault of Prestige Wine Lounge, Jules Dressner of Louis/Dressner Selections, and Owner of The Cleveland Restaurant, Paul Shaked, discuss importing wines and the natural wines that will be available at the next Prestige Wine Lounge-Garden Series coming up on Sunday, June 15. The guys also chat with Christina Tosi, Chef, Owner and Founder of Momofuku Milk Bar, about her summer happenings, including a new book in the works. The musical guest this week is Young Heel. Packing the studio with tons of gear, the experimental pop trio shares a few live tracks, their musical influences, as well as their strong opinions on seltzer. This program was brought to you by the International Culinary Center.

“Something is happening in wine, especially in natural and organic wines… It’s getting bigger and bigger in New York City, and we wanted to share that.” [11:06]

–Chauvet Thibault on Snacky Tunes

“It’s going to be a book about sweet, savory, and life’s little hijinx… It’s going to be called Milk Bar Life.” [32:10]

–Christina Tosi on Snacky Tunes

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Episode 194: Big Apple Barbecue & Wolvves Jun 01, 2014

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Snacky Tunes ushers in summer early this year with the gang from the Big Apple Barbecue. The Big Apple Barbecue puts on a Block Party one weekend each June held in Madison Square Park and its surrounding streets, attracting people near and far to celebrate America’s authentic culinary and musical traditions. The pitmasters from around the country grill up their region’s best dishes for all to enjoy. This year, the 12th Annual Block Party will be held on June 7th and 8th from 11am to 6pm. Later, NYC-based trio WOLVVES stop by the show who share a few selections from their debut EP “Feed the Hand that Bites” and chat about their musical influences and the evolution of their sibling band. This program was sponsored by Whole Foods Market.

“Everybody can get a taste of home at the block party.” [11:48]

“It brings people from all over the world to experience something that this country does so well.” [12:40]

–Big Apple Barbecue on Snacky Tunes

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Episode 193: Yellerkin May 25, 2014

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This week, Snacky Tunes features an all music episode. Greg and Darin welcome the Brooklyn-based, indie duo, Yellerkin (Adrian Galvin and Luca Buccellati) to play 3 songs live in the studio. Tune in to hear the guys talk about the band’s history and influences, the evolution of band names, and other stories from SXSW and the road. This program was sponsored by Tekserve.

“Yelling and your kin were two idea that I thought should be together. So, Yellerkin.” [24:00]

–Yellerkin on Snacky Tunes

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Episode 192: The Gourmand, Caroline Russock, & Colin Self May 19, 2014

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Today on Snacky Tunes, Dave Lane from The Gourmand, award-winning food and culture journal, comes out to Roberta’s to tell us about his unique magazine with spectacular design. We also have Caroline Russock in the studio, food writer for Philadelphia City Paper who tells us about some of the greatest sandwich spots in Philadelphia. After the break, Colin Self sings some tunes for us and we experience perhaps the greatest moment in Snacky Tunes history. Tune in to hear it all! This program has been sponsored by Fairway Market.

Image from The Gourmand

“Even the content is not about now, it’s timeless stuff.” [11:15]

–Dave Lane on Snacky Tunes

“I don’t pay too much attention to what’s physically happening as much as I almost feel as though there’s this thing of being aggressively neutral in weird ways.” [52:00]

–Colin Self on Snacky Tunes

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Episode 191: Jordana Rothman May 11, 2014

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On this Mother’s Day episode of Snacky Tunes, Greg returns! He and Darin bring in food & drink writer Jordana Rothman. The group discusses everything from the James Beard Awards to Guy Fieri and everything in between. Tune in for this special hour-long interview about women in food, tortillas, the lime shortage, and much more! This program has been sponsored by Tekserve.

“The think about cooking with tortillas is they need to stay warm.” [59:00]

–Jordana Rothman on Snacky Tunes

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