Episodes
Published 03/13/23
This spring, HRN is hosting a 3-part event series at Farm to People in Bushwick, Brooklyn. This live recording is from March 8th, when Harry Rosenblum hosted the first of the series: "Fermentation Never Sleeps." The panel discussion featured Holistic Health Practitioner and recipe developer, Lily Harris; Co-Owner of Fifth Hammer Brewing Company and Co-Host of HRN’s Fuhmentaboudit! Mary Izett; and the Founding Director of the Museum of Food and Drink Peter Kim. The conversation focused on...
Published 03/13/23
Lisa Held is the host of the Farm Report here on HRN. She's also a journalist covering Food Policy in Washington and beyond. To say that she knows about food and the big picture would be an understatement. Tune in for the final episode of Feast Yr Ears for a while to learn more about the farm bill, and how Lisa got her start and ended up where she is now.
Published 09/20/21
Tom Dennen and his Wife Natalie met in Business School and landed in Rhode Island as the midpoint between their respective childhood homes in Philadelphia and Maine. When they were expecting their first child 6 years ago they started working on Bayberry Beer Hall, which opened in 2017, and while expecting their second in early 2020 they signed the lease on the space that has finally opened as Bayberry Garden.
Published 09/13/21
The Dixon Family has been living in and around the Alaskan Wilderness for nearly 40 years. In that time they have created not one but 2 hospitality spaces, one on the water and one in the woods where guests can stay, learn, cook, and explore everything that our wildest state has to offer. Tune in to hear Kirsten Dixon tell her story and hear about their new book Living within the Wild.
Published 07/19/21
Karl Schatz and Margaret Hathaway were liviing in New York in 2003 when they travelled the country to learn everything they could about raising goats and making cheese. After a year on the road they landed in Maine and have been running Ten Apple Farm ever since. After a few books about goat farming and cheese making they turned their attention last year to creating the Maine Bicentennial Community Cookbook which contains 200 recipes that celebrate Maine's culinary past, present & future....
Published 06/22/21
Elle Simone is a joy to speak with. Her story is one of resilience and change, embracing new opportunities with open arms and an open heart. Tune in to hear Elle and Harry catch up about Elle's work at America's Test Kitchen, both on screen and off, and how she went from Social work, to being houseless to the screen all along tuning in to the power of the universe. Don't forget to check out her new Podcast: The Walk-in
Published 06/15/21
Art Chang is running for Mayor of New York City. Korean American, raised in Ohio, Art has lived most of his life in Brooklyn. A serial entrepreneur, student, and thinker Art and Harry cover many of his ideas on the future of New York and what he brings to the table for New York.
Published 06/07/21
For 26 years Peter Hoffman presided over the kitchen (and everything else) at Savoy, Back Forty and Back Forty West. His style of cooking what was fresh and in season, wasn't popular in the restaurant world back in 1990 when first opened Savoy, but it has come to define a generation of chefs. In his new book, What’s Good?: A Memoir in Fourteen Ingredients Peter recounts stories from his life, his time in the kitchen alongside recipes that both define and explain his ideas around food. Tune in...
Published 05/25/21
Peter Kim grew up in the midwest with his Korean born parents, that meant having a whole fridge dedicated to Kimchi (sounds pretty great) Later he lived in rural Cameroon among other places. In 2011 he founded the Museum of Food And Drink (MOFAD.ORG) while still keeping up his love of music. To say that he has a love of food and music would be an understatement. On his new podcast CounterJam these two loves collide in the best possible way. Tune in to hear Harry and Peter discuss everything...
Published 04/12/21
Shannie McCabe is an educator writer and farmer with Baker Creek Heirloom seeds. Growing up on an island off the coast of Rhode Island Shannie didn't have much exposure to heirlooms, but once she hit the mainland it was ON! Living in Florida now she can grow things all winter and then she travels to the Missouri HQ of Baker Creek for the summer. Tune in for some awesome tips on seed saving, what to do about tomato hornworms spring planting and more!
Published 03/29/21
Kaleena Teoh and Sum Ngai were friends in school back in Malaysia, but it wasn't until years later in NY that they decided to start Coffee Project NY. It was a small local shop in the East Village at first, but pretty soon it took on a life of it's own and in order to support staff growth and the industry at large they opened more shops along with their training center in Long Island City that is New York State's only Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) training campus. All in the name of...
Published 03/15/21
Ted Dennard got interested in bees when we have 13 years old and a neighbor placed a few hives on his families property. He fell in love with honey first, and his love affair has only increased more and more over the last 42 years. He is the owner of the Savannah bee company who make and sell an enormous variety of products from varital honeys to mead and cosmetics. His latest obsession is the Bee Therapy Hut, based on a visit to Ukraine where people spend time around bees and beehives to...
Published 03/01/21
In 2010 when Matt Cohen started Off the Grid there weren't that many events or places for food trucks and small pop-up retaurants to operate, and connect with customers. for the last 10 years Off the Grid has supported and expanded the opportunities for small restauranteurs. In 2017 they started working at disaster relief and have continued that mission with the Covid-19 pandemic. Right now they're preparing for how to gather people together safely starting this spring. Tune in to hear about...
Published 02/15/21
Suzy Karadsheh started themediterraneandish.com as a way to store her families recipes for her children in 2014. It's since become a major resource for people looking to the mediterranean diet or looking for a falafel recipe. They now sell specialty food of the region. Tune in to hear Harry and Suzy talk about Egypt, food and more!
Published 02/01/21
Kate Sullivan cut her teeth as a daily news anchor in NY and Chicago. After leaving the daily grind of live Television she started To Dine For, a PBS TV series where she interviews people about their lives and the American Dream, while dining at a restaurant of the guest's choosing. This dream job has taken Kate to Barcelona with Jose Andres to dine at Bodgea 1900, and to IHOP with TKTKTK. Kate and Harry talk about making food TV during the pandemic, Regional food and more!
Published 01/18/21
Mike Lee is the co-founder of Alpha Food labs and the future market. He spends his time thinking about innovation in the food world and the future of food. Mike had the Coronavirus in March/April and is a new dad. Today Harry and Mike discuss life in the time of Coronavirus, social media content and more!
Published 12/14/20
It’s the season three premiere of Time For Lunch, Hannah and Harry are back to celebrate the tastiest and most historically complex fall holiday: Thanksgiving! We learn about the history of the Wampanoag and Narragansett people, who lived and thrived in coastal New England before European settlers arrived in what is now the US. Lorén M. Spears, Executive Director of the Tomaquag Museum in Exeter Rhode Island, teaches listeners about the types of thanks-giving celebrations that these...
Published 12/07/20
When Ron Silver founded Bubby's it was Thanksgiving 1990, and he set up shop in an empty restaurant. The pies were a hit, and the rest is history. 30 years on they're still making the same pumpkin pie, serving their community, and adapting with a bread program using their 130 year old sourdough starter. Ron and Harry talk about Covid and other crises as well as Ron's artistic endeavors and the lasting power of a place like Bubby's. Let us all be thankful.
Published 11/23/20
Briana Warner is the CEO of Atlantic Sea Farms, purveyors of kelp from the Maine coast. They work with lobstermen (and women) to farm Kelp in the off season, with a promise to buy all that is produced by these owner-operators. Then they create their award winning "Sea-Chi" along with other fermented and fresh kelp products. Tune in to hear more about how Kelp isn't just a fad, and is doing great things for the environment, economy and bodies of everyone involved.
Published 11/09/20
Harry chats with Bob Burke owner of Pot Au Feu in Providence Rhode Island. Bob has taken precautions for the Cornovirus very seriously and has a lot to say about how to reopen for indoor dining during a pandemic. Tune it to hear about the steps he's taken, and the launch of his new app that lets restaurants and diners alike determine the safety level of an establishment.
Published 10/26/20
Amanda Dell is the Program Director at the Jewish Food Society and the host of their new podcast: Schmaltzy. Amanda is also an HRN alum and co-director of the Food Book Fair. Tune in as Harry and Amanda catch up on the Jewish food society and what Jewish food means today.
Published 10/12/20
We know we should eat well, but what does that really mean? In her new book, Help Yourself, Lindsay Maitland Hunt opens up a way to eat based on how you feel by supporting the microbiota that live inside each of us. 7 years ago Lindsay was working in test kitchens and developing recipes and eating "Healthyish" (also the title of her first book) but she wasn't feeling good, and she got worse and worse until she started looking at how to support her own body.
Published 09/14/20
Jenn Louis' new book The Chicken Soup Manifesto takes on the most comforting of comfort food. There exists a Chicken Soup recipe from anywhere that chickens are raised, and ir represents nourishment, home cooking, and an accesible and affordable way to make a great meal. From Matzo ball to Kanjee (Sri Lanka) the book covers a lot of ground. Tune in to hear more about the book and Jenn's work on this and her previous books, Pasta by Hand and The Book of Greens.
Published 08/24/20
Jazmin Johnson is a chef who is part of a core group who run the Barrio fridge in East Harlem, It's part of a larger movement of free fridges around the city and around the world that serve their community by providing a place for people to access food. These are dedicated places for communities to come together and help feed each other. Tune in to hear more!
Published 08/10/20