Hrn Happy Hour

In anticipation of Feast Portland coming up on September 12-15, we welcomed two New York-based chefs that are heading to the West Coast. Nick Perkins is the Chef/Co-Owner of the award-winning restaurants Hart’s and Cervo’s, as well as the recently opened wine bar, The Fly, in New York City. Aaron Crowder is Chef and Partner at Cervo’s in New York City where they specialize in cooking seafood inspired by Spain and Portugal. They join us to talk about their beloved neighborhood restaurants and their plans for Feast events (which includes sourcing a mobile rotisserie to pull off Fly-style chicken). HRN Happy Hour is powered by Simplecast.

This week, we celebrate Oscar, who is wrapping up his summer internship at HRN. He's reported on space food, clean kitchens, and the science of ice cream for Meat + Three. He's helped us write some hilarious trivia questions on this show. And he's put his interviewing skills to the test at Good Food Mercantile. We're sad to see him go, but excited to see what he accomplishes next as he heads back to school in Colorado! He just has to make it through our trivia gauntlet as his final challenge as an HRN intern. HRN Happy Hour is powered by Simplecast.

Katie Parla is a Rome-based food and beverage educator and journalist. Her latest book, Food of the Italian South, details the classic, lost, and disappearing dishes of Molise, Campania, Basilicata, Calabria, and Puglia. For her first appearance on HRN Happy Hour, we talk pizza, Roman tours, her New Jersey roots, and more. Plus, we get the inside scoop on where Katie's next book project is taking her, and it involves some Italian island-hopping.... It's HRN's annual summer fund drive, this is when we turn to our listeners and ask that you make a donation to help ensure a bright future for food radio. Help us keep broadcasting the most thought provoking, entertaining, and educational conversations happening in the world of food and beverage. Become a member today! To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we have brand new member gifts available. So snag your favorite new pizza - themed tee shirt or enamel pin today and show the world how much you love HRN, just go to heritageradionetwork.org/donate HRN Happy Hour is

Recorded live at Slow Food Nations 2019 in Denver! For a special on-the-road episode of HRN Happy Hour, we welcome Urvashi Rangan, the Chief Science Advisor to the Grace Communications Foundation where she works on a wide range of communication and messaging initiatives on sustainable food issues. We talk toxicology, regenerative ag, creative communications strategies (like FoodPrint), and what needs to be done to fix our Land Grant Universities. When this interview is over, you'll be as captivated with Urvashi as we are! It's HRN's annual summer fund drive, this is when we turn to our listeners and ask that you make a donation to help ensure a bright future for food radio. Help us keep broadcasting the most thought provoking, entertaining, and educational conversations happening in the world of food and beverage. Become a member today! To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we have brand new member gifts available. So snag your favorite new pizza - themed tee shirt or enamel pin today and show the world how much

Today's show features beverage pros from Kent Falls Brewing (Barry Labendz), Neversink Spirits (Yoni Rabino and Noah Braunstein), and Guayaki (David Karr). Plus the show kicks off with a surprise guest and new friend of HRN – Blake from Austin, Texas! It's a wild and wonderful episode of HRN Happy Hour! It's HRN's annual summer fund drive, this is when we turn to our listeners and ask that you make a donation to help ensure a bright future for food radio. Help us keep broadcasting the most thought provoking, entertaining, and educational conversations happening in the world of food and beverage. Become a member today! To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we have brand new member gifts available. So snag your favorite new pizza - themed tee shirt or enamel pin today and show the world how much you love HRN, just go to heritageradionetwork.org/donate HRN Happy Hour is powered by Simplecast.

Special guests John deBary, Michael Remaley, and Lynnette Marrero! The team behind the Restaurant Workers Community Foundation are back on HRN Happy Hour to celebrate Negroni Week – A Drink for your Cause and observe the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. Plus, it's a very special birthday celebration for Michael! It's HRN's annual summer fund drive, this is when we turn to our listeners and ask that you make a donation to help ensure a bright future for food radio. Help us keep broadcasting the most thought provoking, entertaining, and educational conversations happening in the world of food and beverage. Become a member today! To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we have brand new member gifts available. So snag your favorite new pizza - themed tee shirt or enamel pin today and show the world how much you love HRN, just go to heritageradionetwork.org/donate HRN Happy Hour is powered by Simplecast.

"Today we welcome two women in food who are big inspirations to us! Vallery Lomas won ABC’s “Great American Baking Show,"" but the season never aired due to unfortunate circumstances far beyond her control. She remains undettered, and has been growing her baking presence online and through TV appearances. She also recently penned a moving tribute to the late Leah Chase. Sarah Weiner is the ED of The Good Food Foundation. She has worked side by side with the sustainable food movement’s founders and visionaries across the globe. She joins us to talk abotu the latest with Good Food, like the upcoming Summit and Mercantile in Brooklyn." It's HRN's annual summer fund drive, this is when we turn to our listeners and ask that you make a donation to help ensure a bright future for food radio. Help us keep broadcasting the most thought provoking, entertaining, and educational conversations happening in the world of food and beverage. Become a member today! To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we have

We're joined by four chefs from the Peach State to talk about Georgia Grown produce! Holly Chute, Savannah Sasser, Julio Delgado, Greg Litman get cozy with the HRN Happy Hour team to discuss the Atlanta culinary scene and why locally grown produce and locally made products are are the forefront of the work they do. It's HRN's annual summer fund drive, this is when we turn to our listeners and ask that you make a donation to help ensure a bright future for food radio. Help us keep broadcasting the most thought provoking, entertaining, and educational conversations happening in the world of food and beverage. Become a member today! To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we have brand new member gifts available. So snag your favorite new pizza - themed tee shirt or enamel pin today and show the world how much you love HRN, just go to heritageradionetwork.org/donate. HRN Happy Hour is powered by Simplecast.

Doug Caplan, Co-Founder and Chief Growth Office at Back Bay Roasters (Boston) joins us to celebrate the beginning of cold brew season! He brings us a trio of delicious beverages to taste: Beacon Black Cold Brew Coffee, The Commonwealth Cold Brew Vanilla Latte, and Harborside Half & Half Cold Brew Tea. HRN Happy Hour is powered by Simplecast.

Our guests today come from near and far! Bobian Demce is the owner of Dua Kafe, an East Village cafe and restaurant serving Albanian cuisine. Plus, Caity's sister-in-law Carrie Nichols Williams and Scott Simonsen (who does a weekly segment on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, Texas) join in on the Happy Hour fun. HRN Happy Hour is powered by Simplecast.

It should come as no surprise that the duo behind The Mockingbird know how to have a good time – their business partner is Maneet Chauhan, after all. We welcome Brian Riggenbach and Mikey Corona to HRN Happy Hour for one of our most fun episodes episodes in recent memory! The Mockingbird is a modern diner in Nashville serving up global fare and delicious fun. Inspired by the restaurant’s namesake, Brian has created The Mockingbird’s menu to mimic its surroundings, offering comfort food favorites influenced by the many global elements that make up American culture and cuisine. Both Brian and Mikey have backgrounds in food and art. Brian was born in Illinois, raised in Naples, Florida and has traveled the world entrenching himself in global cuisines and fine arts. Mikey, born and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas, was highly influenced by his Tex-Mexican family cooking, a staple in his home throughout his childhood. His background in graphic design as well as his flavorful upbringing is what adds such flare to Th

What does it mean to be a "nimble cook?" Ronna Welsh joins us to talk about her beautiful and amazingly functional cookbook, The Nimble Cook, which encourages attentiveness, flexibility, and pragmatism in the home kitchen. With proper organization and outlook, you can learn to make food for any given moment, no matter what ingredients you have on hand, the number of people you aim to feed, and how little time you have to cook. Ronna's tips and techniques are refreshingly approachable and straight-forward, and have inspired many home cooks to feel confident in cooking delicious meals – no matter the obstacles. Ronna Welsh is the founder and chef of Purple Kale Kitchenworks, a vibrant culinary studio near the waterfront in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. She's also the author of The Nimble Cook. HRN Happy Hour is powered by Simplecast.

Agave brought together three unlikely friends: Lou Bank, Jay Schroeder, and Salvador “Chava” Peribán. While they don't always see eye-to-eye, these three amigos are working together to help educate mezcal lovers on the world of artisanal agave spirits. We find out about how their friendships blossomed – stories that involve glass blowing, cold-call visits, and complicated feelings about feet. This is a boisterous episode of HRN Happy Hour that you won't want to miss! Lou Bank is the Founder and Executive Director of SACRED, or Saving Agave for Culture, Recreation, Education and Development. Sacred is an American nonprofit organization that promotes a better quality of life for people who make artisanal agave spirits in Mexico. James (Jay) Schroeder is the author of Understanding Mezcal, a guide to starting your journey with the Mexican agave-based spirit that has seen explosive growth in the U.S. in the past few years. Salvador “Chava” Peribán develops strategies and processes to achieve sustainable, fair, an

Are spirits and cannabis a match made in heaven? Chris Joseph is the founder/CEO of Portland-based Wild Roots Spirits and WYLD Canna. He joins the HRN Happy Hour team – ahead of the 420 holiday – to talk about his fruit-forward vodkas, edibles, and forthcoming CBD sparkling beverages. Photo via wyldcanna.com HRN Happy Hour is powered by Simplecast.

We welcome Priya Krishna back to HRN Happy Hour just five days before new cookbook, Indian-ish debuts! She talks about her parents' influence on her career and cookbook, and the time her dad's photo was featured in the New York Times. Make sure to buy Indian-ish and check out Priya's cookbook tour events at priyakrishna.me! Image Courtesy of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt HRN Happy Hour is powered by Simplecast.

Keli Rivers is the Brand Ambassador for Sipsmith, a microdistillery in London known for its gins. This March, Sipsmith introduced Lemon Drizzle Gin, a limited-edition, wonderfully zingy, zesty and ginny delight. We talk to Keli about Sipsmith, G&Ts, and her extensive gin collection. HRN Happy Hour is powered by Simplecast.

Frank Mentesana is the Founding-Director of EcoSpaces Education, a program that brings Food Literacy Education to inner city children through cooking, gardening, healthy eating and exercise. The EcoSpaces vision is for every child to have access to learning environments that connect food with education. Frank joins us to talk about working toward a future where all schools and families prioritize food literacy by giving kids the tools to understand where food comes from, how it nourishes us, and how it shapes our relationships. HRN Happy Hour is powered by Simplecast.

"Henry Glucroft opened his eponymous wine shop in Bushwick in 2014. His mission was to offer the neighborhood a wine shopping experience that didn't involve bullet-proof glass in and to support small winemakers around the globe. Since then, he's built a following for the wide varitey of natural wines and unique spirits he stocks. He's also opened an all-day cafe, Sunrise/Sunset, and a wine bar, Petra. We chat with Henry about his roots in Paris and New York, and how that's shaped his approach to food and wine. Plus, Jordan Werner Barry joins us to catch us up on what's new in the world of cider!" HRN Happy Hour is powered by Simplecast.

Kate Cox and Joe Fassler join us to share the most recent food journalism produced by The New Food Economy, an award-winning non-profit newsroom using independent, deep, and unbiased reporting to investigate the forces shaping how and what we eat. In its reporting, The New Food Economy goes beyond the gustatory to tell the urgent, under-reported stories of a changing system no one can opt out of. HRN Happy Hour is powered by Simplecast.

Andy and Karen Little are the married couple behind Josephine, a Nashville restaurant with Pennsylvania Dutch incfluence and a big helping of Southern Hospitality. Before they dove into the restuarnt industry, both Andy and Karen pursued careers in music – Andy was an aspiring tubist and Karen earned a Bachelor's Degree in Clarinet Performance. They're also joined by their "right hand woman" Ashley Dehnke. Tune in to hear what happens when three of Music City's finest join us in the shipping container for a rousing HRN Happy Hour! HRN Happy Hour is powered by Simplecast.