Heritage Radio Network On Tour

Naomi Pomeroy the chef and owner of Beast, one of Portland’s hottest restaurants, must be getting used to accolades. She’s received best chef nods from Food & Wine and Bon Appetit and been included on Oprah’s Top 10 Women on the Rise list. Marie Claire magazine even called her the next Alice Waters. Naomi talks with Dana Cowin, host of Speaking Broadly, about the secrets to her success, and two passion projects outside of her restaurant. HRN On Tour is powered by Simplecast.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Michelle might be a frontrunner for the position of busiest woman in Portland. She is the co-founder of The Nightwood Society, a private dining space that serves as a hub for creative women in Portland’s food scene, hosting events, tastings, and makers markets. Her newest venture is consulting with Burgerville, a chain with close ties to the Pacific Northwest that is currently partnering with Battista and her business partner, Kati Reardon, to procure product from and promote regenerative farming practices. Michelle spoke with Dana Cowin, host of Speaking Broadly, about her various projects. HRN On Tour is powered by Simplecast.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Emily Elyse Miller knows a thing or two about the most important meal of the day. She is the author of BREAKFAST: the Cookbook and hosts pop-up breakfasts around NYC with her project, BreakfastClub. Emily sat down with HRN’s Liza Hamm and Le Creuset’s Director of Marketing and Communications, Nate Collier to talk about the most important meal of the day and her journey to becoming a leader in AM dining. HRN On Tour is powered by Simplecast.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Reem Kassis decided to write her first cookbook, The Palestinian Table, while she was on maternity leave from her job at an NGO. She had never cooked professionally, but she knew that she wanted to preserve her Palestinian culinary heritage and share it with her children and the rest of the world. She spoke with HRN’s Hannah Fordin about tracing human history through recipes, finding her voice as an author, and explore Reem’s favorite flavors of the Levant. HRN On Tour is powered by Simplecast.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Maya Lovelace has brought elevated Appalachian cuisine to the Pacific Northwest with her celebrated restaurante Yonder and Mae. Maya spoke with Alex McCrery, host of Opening Soon about growing from pop-ups and supper clubs to owning two restaurants, fundraising on Kickstarter, and learning to love the food she grew up with in North Carolina. HRN On Tour is powered by Simplecast.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In 2017, Megan Sanchez grew her successful Portland torta truck into a brick and mortar restaurant. Combining the Mexican flavors and Egyptian hospitality of her heritage, her inviting and carefully curated restaurant, Güero is a Portland destination for delicious Mexican sandwiches or tortas. She spoke with HRN’s Hannah Fordin about creating the perfect dining atmosphere, curating rainy lunchtime playlists, scaling up her business, and bringing mezze style dining to Mexican cuisine. HRN On Tour is powered by Simplecast.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Gaby Dalkin is an LA based food blogger and author of two books, Absolutely Avocados and What’s Gaby Cooking: Everyday California Food. Gaby spoke with HRN’s Caity Moseman Wadler along with Le Creuset’s Director of Marketing and Communications, Nate Collier about building her successful blog, the beauty and color of California cooking, and teased her forthcoming book. HRN On Tour is powered by Simplecast.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We wrap up our coverage of Slow Food Nations 2019 with an HRN Hall of Famer, Pierre Thaim! Pierre is the most widely recognized authority on African food in the United States. Born and raised in Senegal, Pierre came to the U.S.A. to attend college, but pursued a career in the restaurant industry instead, working his way up from busboy to chef. He has opened of two of his own restaurants in New York City and has written two critically acclaimed cookbooks, Yolélé! Recipes from the Heart of Senegal and Senegal. He is also the co-founder of Yolélé Foods, a company that specializes in African superfoods, and promotes the super-grain Fonio to help transform societies in Africa. HRN On Tour is powered by Simplecast.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Colleen Sundlie is the creator of “Date Lady”, a distributor of whole dates, date sugar and a wide range of date based syrups and spreads. Kat Johnson got to ask Colleen about her date history, why she first started selling them, her products and the different varieties of dates that exist. HRN On Tour is powered by Simplecast.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hannah Fordin got to chat with beekeeper Jennifer Holmes, the founder of Hani Honey Company about how she first fell in love with honey bees, the different varieties of honey in florida, her fight against the “‘cides,” (pesticides, herbicides, etc.) and finding new ways to interact with bees. Plus, Hannah learns how in the world one ships bees! #PlantOneForPollinators HRN On Tour is powered by Simplecast.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Two women who know the ins-and-outs of the Colorado food scene sat down with Hannah Fordin to talk about their participation in Slow Food Nations. Sarah Palki is the Senior Marketing Manager Community Engagement and Events at Whole Foods Market for the Denver area. She talks about the sourcing standards of Whole Foods, and getting to work with incredible producers like Hearst Ranch. Lentine Alexis is the Culinary Director of Cured Boulder, a small shop focused on preserving a personal connection to food. Cured offers cheeses, charcuterie, wine, beer, catering, a café, and grocery items. Lentine talks about her forthcoming cookbook, written for active appetites and whole-foods enthusiasts, that will be published in the spring of 2021 with Roost Books/Random House. HRN On Tour is powered by Simplecast.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

HRN’s Caity Moseman Wadler was lucky enough to sit down with Krista Roberts, the director of Slow Food Denver; Kristen Essig, the Chef and owner of NOLA’s Coquette; and Alice Waters, the Chef, author, food activist, and owner of Berkeley California’s Chez Panisse. Together, they discussed the value that Slow Food Nations presents, confronting the climate crisis with food and how we can combat our fast food culture in schools, restaurants and at home. HRN On Tour is powered by Simplecast.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For a special on-the-road episode of HRN Happy Hour, we welcome Urvashi Rangan, the Chief Science Advisor to the Grace Communications Foundation where she works on a wide range of communication and messaging initiatives on sustainable food issues. We talk toxicology, regenerative ag, creative communications strategies (like FoodPrint), and what needs to be done to fix our Land Grant Universities. When this interview is over, you’ll be as captivated with Urvashi as we are! HRN On Tour is powered by Simplecast.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

During an eventful day at the Slow Food Nations Leader Summit, Dana Cowin and Danielle Nierenberg found a quiet spot to chat about Dani’s work as the President of Food Tank, which she co-founded in 2013 with Bernard Pollack. The 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization is focused on building a global community for safe, healthy, nourished eaters. Food Tank is a global convener, research organization, and non-biased creator of original research impacting the food system. HRN On Tour is powered by Simplecast.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hannah Fordin sits down for a bi-lingual conversation with Antonio Starita and Pasquale Cozzolino – two experienced piazzolos from Naples who served up wood-fired pizzas for hungry crowds at Slow Food Nations in Denver. What's the secret to a perfect Naples style pizza? How to make hundreds of pizzas in one day? Is it really necessary to throw your pizza dough up in the air to make that perfect thin crust? Photo via Slow Food Nations HRN On Tour is powered by Simplecast.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We have an incredibly special bilingual interview featuring Arden Lewis, the Executive Chef of Comal Heritage Food Incubator; Erika Rojas, one of the graduates of the program; and Fatima Prieto, Erika’s daughter. Arden, who just relocated from Brooklyn, talks about Comal’s mission, while Erika and Fatima talk about their newly launched business Prieto’s Catering. Comal Heritage Food Incubator is a social enterprise created by Focus Points Family Resource Center. It is a multi-purpose, shared food space that offers lunch, catering services and cultural activities. The food served at Comal shares traditional and authentic recipes from families in its community with the greater Denver community. Besides serving a variety of delicious cuisines (Mexican, Syrian, and Ethiopian), Comal is a kitchen incubator that teaches aspiring immigrant and refugee women chefs and entrepreneurs a variety of technical and culinary skills, as well as how to launch their own businesses. The model of “learning while earning” creates

Hannah Fordin sat down with Chris Starkus, a farmer and the Executive Chef at Urban Farmer in Denver. In addition to their collection of tableside dishes, creative approach when working with whole ingredients, and diverse selection of steaks, Chris shares a bit about what makes Urban Farmer such an interesting restaurant and the excitement that comes with managing a menu dictating by what's happening in the field. HRN On Tour is powered by Simplecast.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

After his second cooking demo at Slow Food Nations (his first was partially rained-out), Chef Kevin Mitchell sat down with Kat Johnson to talk about food of the African Diaspora, the new project on Southern cuisine he’s working on with Dr. David Shields, and why we still need more African-American representation in culinary schools, restaurants, and food media. HRN On Tour is powered by Simplecast.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Wendy Lu McGill, the Founder and CEO of Rocky Mountain Micro Ranch, Colorado’s first and only edible insect farm and David George Gordon, the ‘godfather’ of insect cuisine and author of Eat-a-Bug Cookbook (+19 other titles) got together with HRN’s Kat Johnson and Hannah Fordin to munch on some mealworms (molitos) talk about how the two of them first got into eating insects, the health benefits of doing so, and how they hope to bring the practice into the American mainstream. Bug appetit! HRN On Tour is powered by Simplecast.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Alon Shaya is the co-founder (along with his wife, Emily) of Pomegranate Hospitality, the restaurant Saba, located in New Orleans, and Denver’s Safta. He’s also the Author of Shaya: An Odyssey of Food, My Journey Back to Israel. Alon sat down with HRN’s Kat Johnson to discuss his book, his restaurants, the impact of his mentor and high school home-ec teacher, why leaving the Besh Restaurant Group was really a blessing, and the food that excites him right now. Plus Alon shares some of the things he’s been cooking at home on the Big Green Egg. HRN On Tour is powered by Simplecast.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.