Heritage Radio Network On Tour

As we look toward 2024, we are excited to build on our history as a nonprofit storytelling community that educates and entertains through food-focused podcasts. And with your support, we will continue to empower the next generation of food systems storytellers through our unique education programs. On December 13, at Roberta's, the duo of virtuoso guitarist Alex Skolnick (Testament, Alex Skolnick Trio) and award-winning 7-string jazz guitarist Ron Jackson brought together the HRN and Osiris families for a night of great music, great food, great drink, and great conversation. Listen into this special episode recorded live from the event, including a conversation with Brandon Hoy, co-owner and founder of Roberta’s and member of the HRN family since the very beginning. Proceeds from the event will support HRN's work in 2024 and beyond, including innovative content from your (new) favorite food folks, expanded education programs, delicious events, and more. Please consider supporting HRN. HRN on Tour is powered by Simplecast.

This episode of HRN On Tour comes to you live from Raw Wine 2023 in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Taking place at 99 Scott, this ‘Speakers’ Corner’ event recounts Pascaline Lepeltier MOF’s journey through Austria. Discover Austrian bubbles, the diversity of Austrian white wines, PIWIs, as well as Blaufränkisch from various origins. With Kolfok, Lichtenberger Gonzalez, and Leopold Uibel. Moderated by Pascaline Lepeltier MOF. HRN on Tour is powered by Simplecast.

This episode of HRN On Tour comes to you live from Raw Wine 2023 in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Taking place at 99 Scott, this ‘Speakers’ Corner’ event includes vertical tastings by growers from Castilla y León. Explore the impact of time on wines that are over a decade apart. This conversation includes Julien Lopez (Bodegas Coruña del Conde), Kiko Calvo (Bodegas Bigardo), and Nacho Leon (Demencia Wines), and is moderated by Sam Benrubi (The Grape Nation). HRN on Tour is powered by Simplecast.

This episode of HRN On Tour comes to you live from Raw Wine 2023 in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Taking place at 99 Scott, this ‘Speakers’ Corner’ event celebrates the work of Tony Coturri. Listen along as the audience tastes his 1980 vintage!. Tony Coturry tells his story in a conversation with Sam Benrubi (The Grape Nation). HRN on Tour is powered by Simplecast.

The HRN team went to the first annual Art of Cheese Festival in Madison Wisconsin to talk to the movers and shakers from all corners of the Wisconsin cheese world. In this episode Cutting the Curd host, Jessica Kesselman sits down with Liz Thorpe to hear about the Affinage classes she taught at the festival and with Shannon Berry, the cheesemonger and Certified Cheese Professional who cut the cheese for the entire weekend. Then former cheesemaker H Conley speaks with Rachel Kerr, the Festival Director for the Art of Cheese Festival to hear how the whole event came together. HRN on Tour is powered by Simplecast.

The HRN team went to the first annual Art of Cheese Festival in Madison Wisconsin to talk to the movers and shakers from all corners of the Wisconsin cheese world. In this episode Cutting the Curd host, Jessica Kesselman catches up with Marissa Mullen to talk about her Cheese By Numbers method of creating a cheese board. Former cheesemaker, H Conley, sits down with Kat Craddock to discuss taking Saveur Magazine independent and how food writers can find inspiration in surprising places (like architecture). And finally, H and Jessica taste champagne with the dynamic duo, Belinda Chang and Laura Werlin. These two James Beard Award winners discovered that they were the best pair of the weekend and used their respective wine and cheese expertise to explore what Wisconsin has to offer. HRN on Tour is powered by Simplecast.

As the founder of Couchon 555 and a pioneer in the live fire culinary experience, Brady Lowe brings together chefs and brands in highlighting not only food, but the sustainable efforts behind bespoke gatherings. Featuring chats with participating chefs Eric Gephart and Joe Sasto, we discuss the importance of nourishing ingredients and why heritage sourcing goes far beyond the pig. HRN on Tour is powered by Simplecast.

Checking in a year later, the Nashville-based power-duo dives into the evolving climate of Nashville’s culinary scene, growth plans within the live music venue sector, and the hot-button question, “What is the biggest misconception about Indian food?” HRN on Tour is powered by Simplecast.

Having a deep affiliation with the Food & Wine brand through lifelong industry friendships and experiences, Andrew talks the evolution of their signature event in Aspen, and the genesis of the festival highlighting the best in food innovation and advocacy toward sustainable sourcing. HRN on Tour is powered by Simplecast.

Two vastly different wine companies in origin, one from Louisville, KY, built on the message of empowerment for the busy woman, another, way down south in Mendoza, Argentina, that serves up hands-on winemaking and culinary based experiences for their membership. HRN on Tour is powered by Simplecast.

This episode was recorded live at BottleRock, held in Napa Valley, CA this past Memorial Day weekend. Christine Sykes Lowe and co-host Jennifer Bushman got a chance to chat with Andrew Zimmern about cooking alongside Duran Duran, aquaculture, the recent Emmy nods, and the always-evolving cultural symbiosis between great food and music. HRN on Tour is powered by Simplecast.

Philip Wolf, Founder of Cultivating Spirits, is a widely recognized cannabis pioneer, educator, and visionary, and is a pioneer in the cannabis and food pairings space. The 2021 appointed Rolling Stone Culture Council member dives into education and understanding of the organoleptic properties of the flower and how it interacts and pairs with the sensory properties of food and beverage. Philip's unique experience led to a partnership with Fairmont Hotels in the first ever billion dollar hospitality group producing cannabis consumption events in the US. HRN on Tour is powered by Simplecast.

The Future of Food @ SXSW educated attendees about cutting-edge insights on creating a more just and sustainable future of food. Multi-day panels and programming dove deep, encompassing a range of diverse voices that make up the global food ecosytstem, while collectively exploring ideas on how to address systemic problems through advancement and innovation. HRN on Tour is powered by Simplecast.

Chef Nornie Bero is an Aboriginal islander native from Mer Island in the Torres Straight. Nornie’s Melbourne based business, Mabu Mabu, is mission based in inspiring the infusion and celebration of Indigenous ingredients everyday. Chris Allison, VP of Tourism Australia, joins in to chat Australia’s multi-day activation which featured artists and thought experts across food, music, film, and tourism sectors, including touching on SXSW Sydney, launching Fall 2023. HRN on Tour is powered by Simplecast.

Dr. Morgaine Gaye, consultant and Food Futurologist, talks the inescapable parallels between food, fashion, design, and the cultural zeitgeist. Food shapes our lives since our very first experiences, in the womb. A consultant to everyone from big food brands to governmental agencies, she leads research and insight on proof that food doesn’t exist in a vacuum, and in fact leads us in all ways, shapes and forms of life... into the future. HRN on Tour is powered by Simplecast.

Heritage Radio Network’s Nora Peachin is traveling the world for one year in search of communities organizing to make our food systems more equitable, and she’s bringing you along with her. In the second episode of the series, Nora visits Denmark to learn about community kitchens. Further Reading: In this episode, I speak with staff at community kitchens Folkehuset Absalon, Kraftwerket Folkekøkken, and One Bowl and soup kitchen Morgencafé for Hjemløse. Also interviewed are members of SAND and Projekt Udenfor. Another inspiring organization in Copenhagen, not interviewed for this episode: Hus Forbi, a newspaper cooperatively-owned and sold by homeless people in Copenhagen, telling their stories. Professor Wesley Dean’s Twitter thread talks through some of the interviewed University of Copenhagen professors’ findings on food insecurity. Or, read the 2022 article here and research findings from 2015 here. Nora’s research is funded through a grant from the Thomas J. Watson Foundation. The Watson Foundation offers one-year independent research fellowships for graduating college seniors. HRN on Tour is powered by Simplecast.

This episode of HRN On Tour comes to you live from Raw Wine 2022 in Maspeth, Queens. Isabelle Legeron, founder of RAW WINE, hosts a wine tasting comprised of 6 wines from the Castlilla y Léon region of Spain, all with different terroirs and styles. Joining her are wine makers Mario Rovira Roldan of Akilia, Daniel Vicente Ramos Esteban, Thyge Jensen Benned of Bodega Frontio, Juan Jose Moren Garcia of La Microbodega del Alumbro, Nacho León of Demencia Wine, and Víctor Negro González of Bodega Negón. HRN on Tour is powered by Simplecast.

On this episode of HRN On Tour, we travel to the Raw Wine 2022 festival in Maspeth, Queens, where Sam Benrubi of The Grape Nation sat down with Vladimir Magula of the Magula Family Winery in Slovakia. The two discuss the past, present, and future of natural wine in Slovakia, working on a family vineyard, and how climate change has and will affect yields, among other topics. The Magula Family Winery passionately creates natural wines exclusively from their own organically grown grapes of Slovak ingenious varieties. Their winegrowing journey started in 2007, when they re-planted an old vineyard that was returned to their family. Since 2016 they have farmed bio-dynamically. They care deeply about the nature and the environment in which we exist, trying to live in harmony with it. Their wines, mainly of red varieties, are intense, yet subtle and gentle, with crisp and charming character of northern terroirs. HRN on Tour is powered by Simplecast.

The Slow Food USA team made their first trek back to the nonprofit’s roots in Italy since the onset of the pandemic for Terra Madre Salon Del Gusto. The organization’s Executive Director, Anna Mulè and Communications Director, Brian Solem join Dylan Heuer to talk about their thematic focal point for this year’s festival: joy and justice. They reflect on how joy, justice, and food intersect in their own lives and discuss what programs in service of this goal are capturing their attention right now. Plus, they share stories of memorable exchanges and great bites at Terra Made this year. HRN is back "On Tour" thanks , in part, to the generous support of the Julia Child Foundation. HRN On Tour is powered by Simplecast.

Beatrice Ughi founded Gustiamo more than 20 years ago in The Bronx with the goal of introducing New Yorkers to “real” Italian food. Her importing business disrupted existing models by serving consumers directly (in addition to retailers and restaurants). She talks with Dylan Heuer about why it took until later in life to appreciate her native country’s foodways, how sharing the stories of Italian makers helps differentiate authentic products from misleading labels, and what her four year quest to find the perfect pasta entailed. HRN is back "On Tour" thanks , in part, to the generous support of the Julia Child Foundation. HRN On Tour is powered by Simplecast.