Heritage Radio Network is an independent 501(c)3 non-profit covering the world of food, drink and agriculture. The member-supported radio station has more than one million monthly listeners in over 200 countries.
History In 2009, largely inspired by Carlo Petrini and his pirate radio station in Italy, Radio Bra Onde Rosse, Patrick Martins founded the Heritage Radio Network in the back of Roberta's in Bushwick, Brooklyn. The radio studio was built using two re-purposed twenty-foot shipping containers.
Since its inception, Heritage Radio Network has broadcast more than 4,000 shows and produced more than 30 regular weekly programs about such topics as food technology, beer, cheese, food history and politics, and cocktails. Shows feature guests ranging from chefs, food policy analysts, farmers, restaurateurs, musicians and artists. Previous guests have included Alice Waters, Michael Pollan, Joan Dye Gussow, Éric Ripert, Florence Fabricant, Marion Nestle, Danny Meyer, Jamie Oliver, Anthony Bourdain and more. All shows are archived and accessible on the Heritage Radio Network website and through iTunes and Stitcher Radio.
Programming Ongoing series
Title Host(s) / Cast Topics DebutA Taste of the PastLinda PelaccioCulinary HistoryDecember 10, 2009 Agave Road TripLou Bank & Chava PeribanMezcal and Agave SpiritsJune 9, 2020 All in the IndustryShari BayerInterviews with the Hospitality IndustryJanuary 8, 2014 Back BarGreg BensonCocktails and Culinary HistoryDecember 15, 2020 Beer Sessions RadioJimmy CarboneCraft Beer and the Brewing IndustryMarch 12, 2010 Buenlimón RadioMariana Velasquez and Diego SeniorSpanish Language Food & CultureSeptember 10, 2017Bushwick PodcastLuke GriffinHyperlocal Coverage of the Bushwick NeighborhoodSeptember 27, 2018Cooking in Mexican from A to ZAarón Sanchez, Zarela MartínezHome CookingOctober 28, 2020Cooking IssuesDave Arnold, Nastassia LopezCooking AdviceJune 29, 2010Cutting the CurdCara Warren, Diane Stemple, Anne Saxelby (former)Cheesemaking & the Cheese IndustryJune 7, 2009Eat Your Heartland OutCapri CafaroCulinary History, The American MidwestJuly 2, 2020Eat Your WordsCathy ErwayInterviews with Cookbook AuthorsOctober 9, 2009Eating MattersJenna LiutFood Policy and SustainabilityJuly 11, 2014 Feast Meets WestLynda LiuAsian Culture & FoodJanuary 11, 2017In the SauceAlison CayneThe Business of Consumer Packaged Goods September 4, 2018Japan EatsAkiko KatayamaJapanese CuisineMay 11, 2015 Meant to be EatenCoral LeeFood & Culture September 12, 2017Meat and ThreeCaity Moseman Wadler, Kat JohnsonFood News, Food & Culture May 11, 2018My Welcome TableJessica B. HarrisCulinary HistoryJanuary 18, 2012Opening SoonJenny Goodman and Alex McCrearyOpening Restaurants May 7, 2019Pizza QuestPeter ReinhartProfessional and Home Pizza MakingMay 16, 2021 ProcessingZahra Tangorra & Bobbie ComfortoConversations about Food & GriefJanuary 16, 2020 Snacky TunesGreg Bresnitz, Darin Bresnitz Music & FoodJuly 13, 2009Soul by Chef Todd RichardsTodd RichardsSouthern FoodOctober 20, 2020 Speaking BroadlyDana CowinInterviews with Women in FoodJanuary 11, 2017The Big Food QuestionHRN StaffFood NewsJuly 22, 2020The Farm ReportLisa HeldAmerican AgricultureApril 5, 2009The LineEli SussmanChef InterviewsSeptember 20, 2016The SpeakeasyDamon Boelte, Sother Teague, Greg BensonCocktails and HospitalityJanuary 12, 2011 Time For LunchHannah Fordin, Harry RosenblumKidsMarch 27, 2020What Doesn't Kill YouKaty KeifferFood & Agriculture PolicyOctober 16, 2011
Snacky Tunes Hosted by Greg and Darin Bresnitz, a pair of twins with long-running connections to the worlds of hospitality and music, Snacky Tunes is a talk show that pairs interviews with chefs and musicians. Most episodes include live musical performances interspersed with the musicians' interviews.
Former and limited-run series TitleHost(s)GenreFirst episode airedFinal episode airedAfter the JumpGrace BonneyDesignApril 9, 2012December 23, 2014A Hungry SocietyKorsha WilsonFood MediaSeptember 8, 2017 July 26, 2020 Arts & SeizuresMike EdisonMusic, Counter CultureMay 15, 2011August 15, 2018 Chef's TableDorothy Cann HamiltonChef InterviewsMay 9, 2012January 2, 2017Modernist BreadcrumbsMichael Harlan Turkell, Nathan Myhrvold, Francisco MigoyaBread and BakingOctober 4, 2017December 19, 2018
Awards and accolades
In February 2013, Heritage Radio Network was named one of Saveur 100 Favorite things of 2013. Heritage Radio Network is the recipient of a grant from The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and Culinary Arts.
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