Tastemakers
Interviews with the tastemakers + creatives at the intersection of dining + culture + sound.
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Interviews with the tastemakers + creatives at the intersection of dining + culture + sound.
Exec. Chef Noah Frese talks leadership, loss, the art of pizza + going for his James Beard dream.
Bashir Chedrawee talks Lebanese mezza, wing wars, wellness-first hospitality, and Saucy Hospitality.
Tania Shelow, baker-owner of Bitchin Donuts talks to us about the fire, business expansion, her evolving health journey + taking on Dunkin, one donut at a time.
Kizzy Williams-Francisco, chef-owner of Allie B’s Cozy Kitchen in Arbor Hill, talks Harlem beauty, deep sea fishing, fried chicken + the importance of her annual gala to celebrate community success.
Exec. Chef Elliott Vogel talks foraging, creativity + the benefits of a simple life.
Rachael Petach, founder of C. Cassis blackcurrant liqueur and the C. Cassis Tasting Room in Rhinebeck, talks hospitality, dreaming up her logo, preserving blackcurrants + crafting green tomato cocktails.
DJ and events promoter, Shane Stiel of All Of Us, talks Jess King, Chubby’s burritos, the healing frequency of sound, and why clubs are not dead.
Chef Miles Murphy talks Jamaican bickle, X-box, discovering the sweet side of culinary + becoming chef de cuisine at 21-years old.
The Wild Honey Pie talks about new music discovery, summers upstate, climate change + getting back to live music events.
Pretty Pig Provisions talks about his roving pop ups, coffee-cured bacon + Polish ferments.
The Seasoning House talks Cote d’Ivorian flavors, cocktail culture, upstate diversity + their move to Troy.
Executive chef Éfrén Hernandez of Casa Susanna at Camptown in Leeds and Rivertown Lodge in Hudson, talks masa, movies, James Beard noms + his passion for modern Mexican cuisine.
Christy Counts, the founder of Neverstill Wines, talks about the Finger Lakes, wine cocktails, opening in Hudson + her passion for animal welfare.
Haema Hospitality has been popping up all over the Hudson Valley from breweries to bookstores with chef Hannah Wong and her partner SJ McLaughlin reimagining Asian street food with a Hudson Valley farm twist.
Jenny Love Lee + Tommy Ballinger opened Tommy Boy, a seasonal Korean food cart in the waterfront River Garden of The Stewart House, as a love letter to Korean culture through the lens of Hudson Valley farms.
August Rosa, music promoter and bar owner, talks Dive Presents Pint Sized, analogue living, and where to get the best Jamaican beef patties on earth.
Wine Director, Paula Patterson, and chef-tattoo artist Tony Angelicola, of The Pony Show talk travel, tattoos + why they like to cook on a farm.
Collin Badger, the creative behind Oktah’s sound and vision, talks records, merging audio + visual art, his favorite Chinese spots in Glens Falls, and the future of DJing.
Chef Robert Finn talks travel, tattoos, comfort food + finding balance in the kitchen at Saint Florian, Hudson.
Dive Presents Pint Sized announces its new fall location in classic corner store, Mittler’s Market and Bodega Bar, Saratoga Springs.
Restaurateur Brendan Dillon + Executive Chef Michele Hunter of Familiar Creature in Saratoga Spring really get along.
Tepper B.T., the baker behind Circles bagels, talks to The Dishing about his cult cream cheese, inclusivity, community, sourdough and the perfect wide crumb. Circles is inside the Spark Building in Hudson.
The Miseducation of Johnny Osborne and his Night School crew. Bringing pizzas, cocktails, Deep Fried Beer and Cosmic Bowling to the streets of Athens, N.Y.
The chefs behind the Filipino-Am pop-up talk grandmas, Jeff’s Record Shop, and pizza
Spotlight on a Plate: Ala Ala Grilled Chicken Adobo Marinade by Chef Arvin Clemente
Catarina Bill, Chief Mission Officer for Southern Smoke Foundation, supervises their Emergency Relief Fund and Behind You, a no cost mental health program for F + B industry workers. She talks with us about the need for the programs and how they’re available throughout New York State.