Heritage Radio Network On Tour

Shannon Mustipher and The Cocktail Bandits come together for a conversation about how the pandemic has affected cocktail culture, the meaning of tiki, and how they strive to make a positive impact in the beverage space. They have tips for those just starting to experiment with at-home mixology, as well as stories about extravagant bar build-outs and collections.Shannon Mustipher is a cocktail consultant, spirits educator, and the author of Tiki: Modern Tropical Cocktails. After launching a Caribbean rum-focused bar at Gladys Caribbean in 2014, she went on to found Women Who Tiki, a tropical cocktail-centric pop-up that gathers a team of women bartenders to share their talents and collaborate on creating a one-night only experience.Johnny Caldwell and Taneka Reaves comprise the dynamic duo known as the Cocktail Bandits. They promote female empowerment through advocacy for the food and beverage community through a self-titled blog, events in the Holy City and beyond, and their book, Holy Spirits! Charleston Cul

Eric Asimov is the chief wine critic of The New York Times and the author of How to Love Wine: A Memoir and Manifesto and Wine With Food: Pairing Notes and Recipes From The New York Times. He joins The Grape Nation's Sam Benrubi to talk about natural wine, expertise, and the ever-changing beverage industry.HRN On Tour is powered by Simplecast.

CHWFF's Street Eats event was a celebration of Asian food and culture. Chefs Sam Fore, Lynn Hobart, and Ji Hye Kim taking join a roundtable discussion to talk about the event, fusion food, building bridges, and beyond.Sam Fore is a first-generation Sri Lankan-American chef from Lexington, Kentucky. She started her pop up, Tuk Tuk Sri Lankan Bites, in 2016, after traditional Sri Lankan brunches in her home outgrew her dining room. Tuk Tuk is one of the few representations of Sri Lankan cuisine in the United States and reflects Sam’s Sri Lankan upbringing in the American South.Chef Lynn Hobart was originally born in South Korea and saw an opportunity to bring some new flavors to the Charleston food scene so she started Seol Ah's Korean Fusion food truck.Chef Ji Hye Kim was just recently named a semifinalist for the James Beard Foundation's Outstanding Chef award. She is the chef/owner of the acclaimed Miss Kim in Ann Arbor, where her seasonal menu is inspired by ancient Korean culinary traditions, and adapted w

Maneet Chauhan, one of our Charleston Wine + Food Festival besties, kicks off the festivities this year when she stops by the HRN tent in the culinary village. The Nashville-based chef and restaurateur talks about the challenges her business faced during Covid-19 and her family’s latest obsession. (Hint...superheroes are involved!)HRN On Tour is powered by Simplecast. 

COVID-19 has dramatically changed consumer shopping behavior and the expectations for grocery store services and protocols. During this LIVE panel we discussed the Future of Retail with industry experts from IRI, The Counter Newsroom, ButcherBox, Plum Market, andShook Kelley, Inc.With such rapid innovation and new services offered, hear what is working—and what’s not.To watch the interview, click here.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support HRN on Tour by becoming a member!HRN on Tour is Powered by Simplecast.

The food service industry has been dramatically impacted by COVID-19. This session will discuss what changes are temporary, what are with us for the long term and how chefs and restaurateurs can pivot to weather this storm.To watch the interview, click here.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support HRN on Tour by becoming a member!HRN on Tour is Powered by Simplecast.

As goes California, so goes the nation. As consumers demand, and sometimes local and state policies require increased animal welfare standards, how will the industry respond?To watch the interview, click here.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support HRN on Tour by becoming a member!HRN on Tour is Powered by Simplecast.

Learn to build charcuterie boards with James Beard-nominated Chef Kelly Whitaker during a live virtual demonstration. MC'd by Sara Brito of Good Food 100.To watch the interview, click here.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support HRN on Tour by becoming a member!HRN on Tour is Powered by Simplecast.

Covid-19 has shown the tension in the food system between big and rigid and small but less efficient. This panel will examine how we can achieve a more balanced, resilient system that is better for our health, communities, animals and food and agriculture sector workers.To watch the interview, click here.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support HRN on Tour by becoming a member!HRN on Tour is Powered by Simplecast.

Hear from a panel of Niman Ranch farmers about their challenges, what eaters can do to support independent family farmers and what gives them hope for the future of agriculture.To watch the interview, click here.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support HRN on Tour by becoming a member!HRN on Tour is Powered by Simplecast.

Celebrate Niman Ranch hog farmers and the sustainable agriculture community with a keynote talk from renowned animal welfare expert Dr. Temple Grandin.To watch the interview, click here.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support HRN on Tour by becoming a member!HRN on Tour is Powered by Simplecast.

Chefs have been put through the wringer this year. Hear from a diverse panel of chefs who are rapidly changing their business plans and restaurant operations to get through a time like no other.To watch the interview, click here.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support HRN on Tour by becoming a member!HRN on Tour is Powered by Simplecast.

Niman Ranch Hog Farmer and Ambassador Ron Mardesen leads this virtual tour of several of Niman Ranch's family hog farms.To watch the interview, click here.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support HRN on Tour by becoming a member!HRN on Tour is Powered by Simplecast.  

HRN Board Member, Brian Kenny sits down with the Division Manager for Hearst Ranch, Roland Camacho. Hearst Ranch is the nation's largest single-source provider of 100% grass-fed beef. Brian and Roland talk about the practices that make Hearst Ranch unique, including the conservation easement that protects 150,000 acres of California grasslands and the reasons why the company is more focused on maintaining sustainable practices rather than expanding or diversifying. HRN On Tour is powered by Simplecast. 

As the COVID-19 pandemic places unique stresses on US meat processors and their supply chains, concerns about the resiliency and diversification of our food system are growing. Consumers, farmers, and activists are calling for a reexamination of an industrialized system that puts its workers, public health, and the environment at risk.In this special episode, meet one farmer who de-commoditized, de-centralized, and de-industrialized his sixth-generation family farm. Will Harris of White Oak Pastures (Bluffton, GA) has been a leader in the regenerative agriculture movement since the mid-1990s.  For a quarter-century, Harris has worked to build a farm that is a thriving, self-sustaining ecosystem, complete with processing abattoirs that gives White Oak Pastures full control over its end product. It has become the largest privately-owned employer in its county, breathing new life into the 200-year-old farm village in rural Georgia.This episode was recorded in February 2020. Kat Johnson paid a visit to Will Harri

Sam Benrubi, host of The Grape Nation, sat down with celebrated winemaker, Jean Charles Boisset. Born into a wine family in the prestigious village of Vougeot in Burgundy, Jean Charles’s love and passion for wine grew into a global wine company, with wineries in Napa, Sonoma, France, England, India, and Canada. The Boisset Collection practices Biodynamic farming at it's estate wineries. HRN On Tour is powered by Simplecast.

Rice is central to the agricultural history of the Low Country and will become an increasingly important crop as the world’s population deals with climate change and rising sea levels. Some of our favorite strains, like Carolina Gold, aren’t salt tolerant enough to deal with the growing unpredictability of hurricane seasons and coastal flooding events. Glenn Roberts of Anson Mills and Brian Ward of Clemson University’s Coastal Research and Education Center are working to develop new rice strains that combine high salt tolerance with preferred flavor profiles. Not only will this work help feed growing and shifting populations of people, it will also provide sustenance for migratory birds who face many challenges to finding enough food on their seasonal journeys. Kat Johnson and Harry Rosenblum sit down with Roberts and Ward in Charleston to discuss this important work and how Anson Mills, Clemson University, government organizations, and farmers are all working together to ensure rice production remains sustai

For the final installment of HRN On Tour recorded live at Charleston Wine + Food, Kat and Hannah were joined by three indomitable women in the Charleston food scene: Gillian Zettler (Executive Director of Charleston Wine + Food), Cynthia Wong (Founder of Life Raft Treats), and cookbook icon Nathalie Dupree. In this segment, the topics range from ice cream flavors to the joys and challenges of organizing a major food festival. Plus, Nathalie Dupree teases stories from her newest book, Nathalie Dupree’s Favorite Stories and Recipes. HRN On Tour is powered by Simplecast.

Sam Benrubi, host of The Grape Nation was joined by Harry Root. Since its founding in 2003, Grassroots Wine has grown its portfolio of internationally made wines, and distributes to customers across the Southeast. Deeply committed to sustainability, Harry talks about the significance of Grassroots Wine's commitment to all things grassroots and improving our food and wine industry as a whole. HRN On Tour is powered by Simplecast.

Harry Rosenblum, host of Feast Yr Ears sat down with two celebrated young chefs, Fatmata Binta and Digby Stridiron, at Charleston Wine + Food.Born and raised in Freetown, Sierra Leone, to first generation Sierra Leonean Fulanis of Guinean descent, Fatmata Binta describes herself as a modern nomadic chef. She shines a light on flavors of her family history with Fulani Kitchen in Sierra Leone. Chef Binta is also a Fonio Ambassador, bringing this sustainable grain that is indigenous to West Africa to eaters around the world. Born in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Chef Digby Stridiron is no stranger to working with fresh, locally harvested ingredients and seafood. In 2019, Digby opened Ama at Cane Bay, a sustainable seafood restaurant on the North Shore of St. Croix as well as Breakers Roar in downtown Christiansted.HRN On Tour is powered by Simplecast.