On this episode, Diego interviews one of the most talented artists that have ever been on this show: Guitarricadelafuente. This 25-year-old is a Spanish composer and musician, who at the time of this interview, was in New York for the first time in his life. He had also just been nominated for a Latin GRAMMY for his music video "A Carta Cabal." Guitarrica is very aware that the scope of his music transcends times and places in the world. After his visits to Mexico and New York, he hopes to...

Diego and Mariana invite Catalina García and Santiago Prieto, members of Monsieur Periné (originally hailing from Bogotá, Colombia), to Roberta's pizza. They talk about their new album "Bolero Apocalíptico," a project made up of 12 songs that are a message of love and a call for re-connection with the Earth. This episode features a wide ranging conversation that deep dives into their artistic process, their opinions on digital tools, and artificial intelligence in music. Image courtesy of...

Diego speaks to Gotopo, a multi-talented singer, composer, producer, and provocative performer from Venezuela who sees the future in her South American past. She’s skilled in folkloric stringed instruments and writes techno-inspired jams that reveal an Afro-indigenous legacy. Gotopo began her musical training in the town of Barquisimeto. In her youth, she participated in the youth orchestra system, a program in charge of the director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel. When she...

Buenlimón Radio regresa con un corto especial abriendo una nueva temporada. Un trozo del  libro de cocina escrito por nuestra Mariana, titulado Colombiana, recién lanzado por Harper Wave. El libro se sumerge en la tradición rica de nuestra tierra natal, pintando una imagen vívida de la cultura culinaria y las raíces de Mariana. Este episodio se produjo en colaboración con un grupo artístico colombiano, “El Dorado,” hace poco. Buenlimón Radio returns with a short special, as we launch our...

Cerramos nuestra mini-serie en colaboración con Parsons School of Design con un vistazo al mundo laboral de la comida en el futuro. Sabemos que el trabajo facilitado por las aplicaciones móviles como la repartición de la comida es controvertido por las pobres condiciones de trabajo. ¿Pero qué pasa cuando la tecnología se convierte en una herramienta de empoderamiento? La estudiante de arquitectura y diseño Carmen Iris Ruiz Cruz ha diseñado una aplicación móvil para los trabajadores...

Esta semana, seguimos el viaje largo de una fruta cotidiana: la banana. La estudiante de diseño Bhavya Gupta recrea la historia de la banana, desde las plantaciones centroamericanos hasta los supermercados en los Estados Unidos. En su proyecto, vemos que esta fruta humilde se encuentra en la intersección de varias historias y fuerzas, desde el colonialismo hasta la monocultura, la cadena de suministro global y el consumo. Parte de nuestra colaboración con Parsons School of Design y Alonso...

Hay dos versiones de esta historia, una en inglés y una en español. You can find the english version in the Meat and Three episode on unions. Hoy, tenemos una historia sobre cómo el legado de las leyes agrícolas de Jim Crow sigue viva hoy en Nueva York. Maya Bernstein-Schalet habló con Luis Jiménez, organizador del grupo Alianza Agrícola, sobre la campaña actual para reducir el umbral de pago de horas extras de sesenta a cuarenta horas semanales.

Esta semana, seguimos nuestra colaboración con Parsons School of Design. Hablamos con el estudiante de diseño Shawn Zhang para descubrir el material fascinante de nuestro futuro: el micelio. Es el raigambre de los hongos, pero también es un material con potencial nutritivo y potente. Shawn ha creado un proyecto del diseño especulativo, en el que imagina al micelio como comida y a la vez como material arquitectónico – y fuente de energía. Exploramos esta visión del futuro subterráneo con el...

Seguimos nuestra alianza con Parsons School of Design. Hablamos con la estudiante Chel Chan, que propone cómo los rituales populares taiwaneses podrán seguir existiendo en un futuro sin que los ingredientes ceremoniales necesarios estén disponibles. Por ejemplo, en el año 2100 las medusas habrán reemplazado al cerdo como base ritual y alimentaria de su país. El profesor Alonso Castro explora estos nuevos símbolos. Chel Chan también trabaja con la organización Send Chinatown Love, apoyando a...

Buenlimón está de vuelta, con una serie especial – ¡Y bilingüe! Hemos colaborado con un grupo de estudiantes, diseñadores de Parsons School of Design. Estos cinco estudiantes tomaron la clase Emigrant Food Futures, con el profesor Alonso Castro, también diseñador. En esta mini-series exploramos los proyectos que abordan los problemas del presente, para imaginar un porvenir más justo e inclusivo en el mundo de la comida. Cada episodio consistirá de una conversación con el/la diseñador/a, en...

La salud mental es un problema apremiante en el mundo de la cocina, una industria conocida por el ambiente de alto estrés y presión. Hablamos con una chef que enfrenta este asunto de manera muy personal. La Chef Jezabel Careaga es la fundadora de Fuerza for Humans, donde ofrece recursos de salud mental, tanto como espacios para diálogo y comunidad, para trabajadores de hostelería. También es diseñadora, emprendedora, y fundadora de Jezabel’s Café, una panadería en Philadelphia que se...

“Ya No Estoy Aquí” es la película que México eligió como su representación a los premios Oscar de La Academia. El director es Fernando Frías, un buen amigo de Buenlimón Radio. La peli muestra la contra cultura de los kolombianos en Monterrey. Ha sido un gran placer para nosotros hablar con Fernando sobre su proceso. "Ya No Estoy Aquí” – “I’m No Longer Here” – is the film chosen to represent Mexico in the Oscars this year. The director is Fernando Frías, a good friend of Buenlimón Radio. The...

Irwin Sánchez es un chef y educador de orígen indígena perteneciente a los nahuas en México. Lleva muchos años en Nueva York enseñando los rituales de su comida y de su idioma natal. La pandemia acabó con parte de su familia en México y con su trabajo en Nueva York. Diego y Mariana lo visitan en su nuevo restaurante pop up en Queens, NY. El restaurante se llama Tlaxcal Kitchen, localizado en Jackson Heights y ahí Irwin incorpora la espiritualidad en su cocina, tanto como los ingredientes y...

As some parts of the U.S. are re opening in the Covid world, Mariana and Diego's homecountry, Colombia, is still under strict quarantine. One of the largest in the world! Their friend and musician Juan Andrés Ospina worte a song about this never ending sheltered life. A song that went viral. Just like his first hit about how Spanish language oddly changes across different regions of the continent. Turn the volume up, enjoy the good tunes and celebrate Hispanic Heritage month with us!

The accomplished California chef Andrés Pantoja is giving 2,000 free meals a night to the same Boys and Girls Club he grew up with. Pantoja traded his job preparing food for big tech entrepreneurs in Palo Alto for this heart warming endeavour. Mariana and Diego had the pleasure of asking him about it... in Spanglish! Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Buenlimón by becoming a member! Buenlimón is Powered by Simplecast.

As the coronavirus pandemic swept around the world, multiple reports emerged about infected people losing their sense of taste and smell. And since these two senses are crucial for people in the food world, Mariana and Diego reached out to a few of their colleagues and friends in the New York's food industry to know how it feels, what exactly happens. They also talk to a good friend that has lived without both senses for more than two years!

Access to food, food security and farmers' livelihoods have been a critical matter for many people across the world, but especially during the quarantine caused by COVID-19. In the United States, large agricultural organizations are dumping cheese, milk and meat, mainly due to an unprecedented lack of demand from restaurants. Mariana and Diego visit the now socially-distanced Union Square Market to find out how this is affecting New York State's local farmers that bring natural, organic food...

Almost all of the foie gras produced in the United States comes from two duck farms in Sullivan County, where about 400 workers, mostly immigrants from Mexico and Central America, rely on it for their livelihood. Inspired by a New York Times Article, Diego and Mariana headed upstate to hear the stories of these workers whose lives are about to change.

An on site episode deep in the kitchen of the leyendary Gotham Bar and Grill in Mahattan. The exciting evolution of this classic institution with a new head chef- Chilean Born Victoria Blamey who has a mostly female kitchen. Diego and Mariana spoke with them.

Its sweet, tempting and slow melting... Chocolate is the world’s favourite treat and Mariana and Diego explore it in this episode with the couple behind a new space dedicated to the perfection of chocolate making. A Korean food stylist (just like Mariana) and her other half, a Dominican chocolatier, united in love, are creating Vesta, a marvelous place in Montclair, NJ tempting enough for all. Chocolate lovers, unite! The holiday season is all about food and community. There’s no better time...

In The Heights! Cirque Du Soleil! Hamilton! We talk food, theatre, culture and life with a man that has all of them flowing in his veins. Choreographer, actor and dancer Luis Salgado. The holiday season is all about food and community. There’s no better time to show your support for food radio by becoming a member! Lend your voice and help HRN continue to spreading the message of equitable, sustainable, and delicious food – together, we can change minds and build a better food system. Go...

Imagine a world in which every person without a home or right out of prison could have a second chance through food. That is was Project Renewal is trying to do together with City Beet Kitchens in New York. Mariana and Diego went to the heart of one of their kitchens in midtown Manhattan to learn how food can turn around people's lives. The holiday season is all about food and community. There’s no better time to show your support for food radio by becoming a member! Lend your voice and help...

Mariana and Diego are back for a fourth season of Latin flare in food, art and music. In this episode, Diego talks to one of the last remaining descendants of violin virtuoso Niccolo Paganini. Her name is Helena Paganini, an Argentinian philanthropist who is set on a mission: to find the world’s next violin virtuoso. She started in the right spot: The Carnegie Hall.  The holiday season is all about food and community. There’s no better time to show your support for food radio by becoming a...

At Buenlimón Radio, we like to further change in every way possible. And that's why we got super excited when we found out about the Fair Kitchens pledge, a novel way of empowering chefs across America to renew the environment in their restaurants. We chose to tell their values through the life, struggles, achievements and idea of a visionary latina: Chef Claudette Zepeda.