Feast Yr Ears

This week on Feast Yr Ears, host Harry Rosenblum is joined in the studio by Michael Cirino of A Razor, A Shiny Knife – an internationally-acclaimed entertainment company specializing in event design, multimedia production, and cuisine. According to Cirino, it is "a culinary performance arts group that hosts social, educational, and theatrical events around the world. These events take many shapes and forms, but they are all designed to create a unique environment around the preparation, service, and enjoyment of food." A Razor, A Shiny Knife is also exploring ways to incorporate cannabis into cooking spaces. Their cannabis cooking classes are now being offered at The Brooklyn Kitchen, for which they will demonstrate the process using totally legal herbs.

This week on Feast Yr Ears, host Harry Rosenblum is joined in the studio by Thomas McQuillan of Baldor Specialty Foods, Inc. McQuillan is spearheading Baldor’s sustainability initiatives, with the mission of eliminating 100 percent of its organic food waste — no small task for a company that processes more than a quarter million pounds of produce each week. To do so, he created SparCs ("scraps" spelled backwards), which offers tops, bottoms, and peelings to chefs and manufacturers. What was once destined for the landfill has found a place at the table, fueling a trend that has the potential to change the way the industry handles excess food.

On the season premiere of Feast Yr Ears, Harry is joined in the studio by Dailey Crafton, a graphic designer living in Brooklyn, whose works aspire to replenish society and cultivate value in our communities, in order to promote cultural health and well-being. He also runs Lockstep Studio, which offers branding and identity design experts for craft breweries and local community businesses.

On this week's episode of Feast Yr Ears, Harry welcomes Muay Thai coach Brent Bartley into the studio. In addition to this practice, Brent is also an avid photographer, whose work can be viewed on Instagram as @punchdrunknyc. Tune in to hear them discuss his path to becoming a coach, biking and photography in the city, travel and getting lost on purpose, and why tourists in New York really aren't so bad.

On this week's episode of Feast Yr Ears, show producer Kristen Bahler takes over hosting duties for Harry Rosenblum, who is currently abroad. Joining her in the studio are James Sharman and Kevin McCrae of One Star House Party, a one-week-long pop up restaurant operating out of an Airbnb. Chefs will serve the tables themselves, telling the story of each course from the 7-course sharing tasting menu. The pop up is located at 436 W. 20th Street, and runs from April 5th through April 10th. A limited number of tickets are available here.

On this week's episode of Feast Yr Ears, Harry is joined in the studio by Holly Davidson, an English actress, model, and personal trainer. Holly is the co-author of Nourish: Mind, Body & Soul, a holistic guide covering good eating, well-being, and fitness and exercise. Her "Fit-Woman" section of the book includes tips on the importance of fitness, making time to exercise and avoiding excuses, as well as helpful information on appropriate exercises through the years.

On this week's episode of Feast Yr Ears, Harry's guest is nutritionist and cookbook author Lori Lieberman. Lori is the co-author of the books Food to Eat: Guided, Hopeful and Trusted Recipes for Eating Disorder Recovery, and Drop the Diet: Guided Recipes for Overcoming Your Food Rules. She provides medical nutrition therapy for conditions including eating disorders, diabetes (including gestational diabetes), weight management, hypercholesterolemia, pregnancy and Parkinson’s Disease. Lori and Harry discuss the overall tendency of our society to condemn obesity, and to praise weight loss, regardless of a person's particular circumstances.

On this week’s episode of Feast Yr Ears, Harry is joined in the studio by Kendra Dushac, a professional dancer and holistic health counselor. Kendra is certified in Pilates Matwork, Integrative Nutrition and Tahya Technique. Kendra is also a health and lifestyle coach and founder of The Balanced Palate. “That idea of eating well-balanced, three course meals [every] day is a really nice concept, but it doesn’t work with very busy lifestyles, which  most of us New Yorkers have.” [4:00] – Kendra Dushac  

On this week’s episode of Feast Yr Ears, Andrew Gerson joins us in the studio to talk about being the Head of Culinary Programming for the Brooklyn Brewery. Chef Andrew is a graduate of the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Pollenzo, Italy where he studied for two years after spending a year cooking in Rome. After graduation, he returned to his native Philadelphia and co-founded the Philadelphia Mobile Food Truck Association. Eventually, he moved to Brooklyn to launch Antica Pesa Williamsburg, after having worked in their flagship restaurant in Rome. He has worked at the Brooklyn Brewery since 2013. “I think mostly it’s our failures that end up teaching us the most, rather than the successes…it’s when you mess up that you really think about it, you’re troubleshooting, you’re figuring out why this happened, and how to make it better the next time.” [16:10] – Andrew Gerson  

On this week’s edition of Feast Yr Ears, Harry welcomes Chef Frank Lee of Southern Maverick Kitchens in Charleston, South Carolina. Known as a guiding force in the Lowcountry’s culinary renaissance, Lee has mentored dozens of young chefs. Lee has appeared in Food Arts, Food & Wine, The New York Times, Southern Living and The Washington Post. He has appeared on “ABC’s Good Morning America,” and has served three times as chef at the James Beard House.

Matthew Diaz had lap band surgery at age 23. Harry and Matthew discuss the surgery and obesity and how this treatment has affected his eating, and his life. “The biggest thing I ever needed to do to make myself eat healthy was to enjoy it.” [17:50] – Matthew Diaz

Christopher Nicolson has been the resident winemaker at Brooklyn’s Red Hook Winery since 2008 but you might not guess he’s also a successful salmon fisherman.  Born and raised in Montana, Christopher’s family has been fishing salmon in Alaska’s Bristol Bay for more than 200 years. When the salmon farming industry blew up in the late 1990s and devastated prices for wild salmon, Christopher and his cousin launched the Iliamna Fish Co. to help sell their family’s yearly bounty directly to chefs like Dan Barber, as well as to home cooks.  Tune in to hear more about this fascinating guest as well as his ventures in wine on this brand new episode of Feast Yr Ears!

Ever heard of the Paleo Diet? Tune in to a brand new episode of _ Feast Yr Ears _ as host Harry Rosenblum is in studio with Samir Patel, science journalist, photographer, and editor based in Brooklyn. In addition to his full-time work as Deputy Editor at Archaeology his work has appeared in numerous publications, though today he and Harry are talking all things early man and diet.  Is the popular Paleo Diet actually the same as what cavemen ate? Is this purely conjecture?

This week on Feast Yr Ears , host Harry Rosenblum is on the line with Annie Novak, the head farmer and cofounder of the nation’s first commercial green roof vegetable farm, the Eagle Street Rooftop Farm atop Broadway Stages in Brooklyn, as well as the manager of the Edible Academy at the New York Botanical Garden, and founder and director of Growing Chefs, a field-to-fork food education program. Her new book “The Rooftop Growing Guide” is a stylish, easy-to-use book for urban gardeners interested in utilizing their roof space for growing food. Tune in to hear her food and life story plus highlights from the book!

Kimchi lovers unite! This week on Feast Yr Ears **, ** Harry Rosenblum discusses the path to Kimchi nirvana with Kheedim Oh, founder and head fermenter at Mama O’s Kimchi. “People are becoming more and more aware of the health benefits of kimchi and lacto fermented foods.” [18:00]

This week on _ Feast Yr Ears _, Harry is in studio with Chef Tom Jones, Pastry Lead Instructor at the International Culinary Center.  Before becoming a pastry chef, Tom served in the military for 14 years—by his estimation, an “oddly suitable background for working in the culinary world.” After trading in his camouflage for chef whites, Chef Tom landed premium positions at New York’s Lutéce, Daniel, and ultimately, pastry chef at the exclusive Sony Club. His advice to students is always the same: don’t give up and never stop learning. Chef Tom himself makes a point to cook—and live—with continued curiosity; whether teaching in the kitchen, devouring new books on history and science, or volunteering in his community, he dedicates himself wholeheartedly.

On the last episode of the season, Feast Yr Ears wraps up with guest Hector Marcel.  A passionate organizational change management professional who focuses on cultural transformations in the public and private sectors, he is also a teacher of eastern philosophy, linking ancient Asian ideas to modern western problems for individuals and teams. Talking his life and times living in Argentina, Australia, to New York City and back, Hector relays the importance of food throughout his life as well as how he found Buddhism and began teaching.  Tune in for a fascinating show! > “We have this weird myth that we complain about change but if things stayed the same and you got everything you wanted right now, within a millisecond most of us would be uncomfortable.” [33:15] > > #### –Hector Marcel on Feast Yr Ears  

Harry’s Aunt Barb is on the line talking about her childhood in NJ and one Jewish family’s Christmas tradition. While the Chanukah lights were burning the Berkowitz family made thousands of cookies every year. For 4 generations they’ve made cookies every year, initially to sell for extra money, and later as gifts for family and friends. Barb’s new venture is Barb’s Bars – Fuel your Badass.  Tune in for a great show! “I think that when you get to learn the dough and get the feel for it some days if you get a little more humid you might need more flour, if it’s more dry add butter or a liquid.” [17:30] –Barbara Kleyman on Feast Yr Ears  

This week on _ Feast Yr Ears _, Harry welcomes Cara Nicoletti to the show talking about her book, Voracious: A Hungry Reader Cooks Her Way through Great Books.  As a young bookworm reading in her grandfather’s butcher shop, Cara shares how she saw books and food bring people to life. Now a butcher, cook, and talented writer, she serves up stories and recipes inspired by beloved books and the food that gives their characters depth and personality.  From the breakfast sausage in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House in the Big Woods to chocolate cupcakes with peppermint buttercream from Jonathan Franzen’s The Corrections, these books and the tasty treats in them will satisfy anyone who loves a fantastic meal with family and friends-or curling up with a great novel for dessert. Tune in for more from Cara, including a great discussion on solo dining! “A lot of baking is more instinctual than people give it credit for.” [24:00] –Cara Nicoletti on Feast Yr Ears

Roy Marasigan is a modern adventurer and travels more than he’s “home” He’s been to all 50 states, more countries than we can count, and visited all 7 continents in 2014. He thinks everyone should go to Burning Man at least once and tells a great story this week on Feast Yr Ears.  “There’s nothing I love more than being in the middle of nowhere… and meeting the people that hang out in the middle of nowhere.” [31:00] –Roy Marasigan on Feast Yr Ears