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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:

Bill Addison & Nadia Sirota Dec 17, 2023

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For this year’s season finale, Darin sits down with Bill Addison, the LA Times Restaurant Critic, for a look back on the year that was 2023. They chat about the stories that the culinary scene shared, the evolution of new restaurants, and the 101 Best Restaurant List that just came out. Then we head into the archives for a performance from Nadia Sirota, a one-woman contemporary-classical commissioning machine. A big thank you to everyone who supported the show this year and we’ll see you all in 2024!

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Steve Schwartz (Art of Tea) and Starchild & The New Romantic Dec 10, 2023

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On today’s episode, Dairn sits down with Steve Schwartz, the Founder, CEO, and Master Tea Blender at Art of Tea. They have an incredibly insightful conversation about Steve's travels around the world, how he started hand mixing tea in his living room, and how he has shared his vision of what tea can bring to people all over the world. After the break, it’s a dive into the archive for a performance by Starchild & The New Romantic. Bryndon Cook, who records as Starchild, describes his music as “Champion Music for the Heartbroken.” Drawing equally on electro and R&B, with silky sheets of synth cascading over rubbery bass lines, each song spikes lithe vocal melodies with an undeniable twinge of sadness.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Vin Mon Lapin & Saunder Jurriaans (Live) Dec 03, 2023

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Today, Darin heads to his homeland of Montreal to sit down with two of his favorite people, Vanya Filipovic & Marc-Olivier Frappier of Vin Mon Lapin. They talk about their time in the local food scene, how they met, and what it means to be the number one restaurant in Canada. Then it's a live performance from Saunder Jurriaans, whose new album, Phantom Limb, is out on his own imprint, Ghost Talk Records. He chats about the holiday season, his approach to writing songs for his own album versus scoring incredible shows like Ozark, and him entering a song into the LA / New York song canon.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Adam Keita (Daughter) and Desert Sharks Nov 26, 2023

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Today we are chatting with Adam Keita, one of the owners of Daughter, a cafe, coffee shop, wine bar in Brooklyn. We chat about the social pact that all New Yorkers agree to when living in the city, his time spent as a barista in some of the great cafes of New York, and how he went from a barista to a business owner. Then it's a deep dip into the archives when the Desert Sharks stopped by the studio for a hard charging New York full flung rock and roll session. They were swinging by to talk about their first full length album and played some of their singles on their latest EP.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Snacky Tunes by becoming a member!

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Thanksgiving Throwback! Episode 209 with Mom Bresnitz & A Bunch of Dead People Nov 19, 2023

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This week we're throwing it all the way back to Thanksgiving 2014 when Momma Bresnitz called into the show. Darin, Greg, and Mom (Gloria) have a wonderful conversation about the traditional family Thanksgiving, including Mom's culinary background and timeline for the turkey day prep. She gives the guys full disclosure on how she pulls together the best meal and day-of experience for friends and family, as well as expert advice to the newbie making a Thanksgiving feast for the first time. In the second half of the show, Greg and Darin welcome the band A Bunch of Dead People, the vehicle for the compositions of Ruben Sindo Acosta. The music is a blend of Soul, Funk, Krautrock, Afro-Cuban Santeria, and (the ever so prevalent) Melodramatic Popular Song. We hope you enjoy and have a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Alex Kemp (My Loup) and Miami Drive Nov 12, 2023

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Darin dips into Philadelphia to chat with Alex Kemp, the Chef and Co-Owner of My Loup. They chat about Alex’s culinary adventures across Montreal, San Francisco, New York, and eventually the City of Brotherly Love. They talk about his restaurant, which recently was on Eater’s best new restaurants in America, the work that he's done with his partner and wife, Chef Amanda Schulman, and what one can expect when they sit down for an absolutely perfect night out at My Loup. Then it's a dive into the archives where Darin chats with Miami Drive. They talk about how food was their first passion before music, their unique approach to writing songs, and their deep love for their sunny roots in South Florida.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Snacky Tunes by becoming a member!

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Shin’s Pizza & Alex Rose Nov 05, 2023

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Today Darin sits down with Shin Irvin and Melissa López of Cypress Park’s Shin’s Pizza, Creative Partner and Chef & Partner of the restaurant, respectively. These two, along with Last Word Hospitality, have created a deeply personal Pizza spot serving up East Coast style slices. Shin chats about growing up in Philly, how Melissa beautifully created dishes from Shin’s stories, and how the design plays an integral part in the experience. Then it's a deep dive into the archives when we had Alex Rose, before she became Canyon Counterpoint, playing some incredible songs from her debut album, "Arcadian Pages."

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Benjamin Brown (Porchlight) & GABI Oct 29, 2023

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Today Darin sits down with Benjamin Brown, the beverage director at Porchlight. We talk about the parallels between his love of music and bartending, his entry into the New York bar scene, and how he worked his way up to be the beverage director at Porchlight. Then it's a dip into the archives as are joined by the incredible team behind the legendary Northside Festival. They brought with them the singer and performing artist, GABI, who gave us a great chat and a fantastic in-studio performance.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Kitchenette (Sophie McNally) & The Winstons Oct 22, 2023

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On today's episode, Darin welcomes restaurant royalty, Sophie McNally, who is the Founder and CEO of Kitchenette. We talk about growing up in the New York restaurant scene, her eventual move to the West Coast and the founding and incredible mission behind her company Kitchenette. Then it's a dive deep into the archives for a performance from the garageful duo out of Virginia now living in Brooklyn, known as The Winstons. They talk about the love for the blues, the raw energy of their live show, and their dynamic juxtaposition of devotion & depravity.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Kate Miller Spencer (Cherry Bombe) & She Keeps Bees Oct 15, 2023

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Darin welcomes the CEO of Cherry Bombe, Kate Miller Spencer, to chat about the brand’s recently launched WeFunder which is currently in the community round. They talk about how digital media has been shifting into the physical side to support the community's wants and desires, how to marry the business side with the content side, and what the future of the magazine’s brand, events, etc…looks like and how it's all working together. Then we're digging deep into the archives for one of Darin’s personal favorite performances from She Keeps Bees. It might just be the best song to ever close out an episode and we're bringing it back for you today!

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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

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