Heritage Radio Network

11/01/2025

The Build (Literally) 🛠️

Permits, contractors, and design dreams — restaurant building isn’t just physical, it’s emotional.

In this episode of The Build, Rasheeda walks us through the realities of construction. From dealing with red tape to contractor surprises and design compromises, it’s a raw look at the literal building of ’s next chapter.

The Build is presented by and in partnership with HRN, sharing the grit, vision, and growth behind restaurant entrepreneurship.

🎧 Listen to The Build wherever you get your podcasts. Search ‘Opening Soon Presents The Build’ to find this episode.

11/01/2025

Building the Chobani of Hummus

Nick Wiseman is the CEO and Co-Founder of Little Sesame, a chef-founded, hummus brand rooted in sustainable farming and ingredient integrity. On this episode of ITS, Ali and Nick talk about self-manufacturing, hospitality-focused CPG, brand building, and why choosing the best chickpea in America makes all the difference.

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🎧Listen to In the Sauce wherever you get your podcasts. This is episode 254.

10/31/2025

10/31/2025

Chefs Making Waves—New England 🌊

Aboard The Norwegian Gem for Chefs Making Waves New England and co-host dive into insightful (and often hilarious) conversation with 🌟 Chefs Esther Choi🌟Eric Adjepong and 🌟Jeff Mauro.

They discuss family roots and all things sustainable seafood, while keeping it real with honest dialogue on setbacks, growth, and passion projects in motion—or soon to be on the horizon.

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🎧Listen to wherever you get your podcasts. This is episode 20.

10/30/2025

Teaching Kids How To Cook And Eat Healthy Food (With Fun!)

Our guests are Mayumi Uejima-Carr and Debra Samuels. Mayumi is the President of TABLE FOR TWO USA and Debra leads the program content and curriculum development of TABLE FOR TWO USA’s Japanese-inspired food education program. 🍜

TABLE FOR TWO is a not-for-profit organization founded in Japan in 2007, initiated by the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders. Now its activities have expanded globally and have helped so many people through unique programs. For example, TABLE FOR TWO has offered those in need in the world over 100 million meals so far. Mayumi joined us in Episode #98 in October 2017 and talked about TABLE FOR TWO USA’s mission and its valuable programs. 🌟

In this episode, we will discuss TABLE FOR TWO USA’s Wa-Shokuiku programs, which aims to educate kids about healthy diet, the importance of food education and how different it is between Japan and the U.S., the new cookbook for children that Mayumi and Debra recently published titled “Japanese Cooking with Kids: 50 Kid-Tested Recipes to Make Together!”, challenges educating children about food and much, much more!!!

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🎧Listen to JAPAN EATS! wherever you get your podcasts. This is episode 382.

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10/30/2025

Cha McCoy

Cha McCoy does it all, and there is a lot of “all” here! She is a true entrepreneur, with an MBA, a certified Sommelier, she is an educator, event producer, and founder of The Communion, a wine and food series. Think Wine Enthusiast’s 40 Under 40, Adjunct professor at Syracuse, Sommelier in Portugal, Bev. Dir. At Charleston Wine and Food Festival and consultant to name a few. And now, author, Cha just published “Wine Pairing for the People: The Communion of Wine, Food, and Culture from Africa and Beyond“. A much-needed book in this wine world today.

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🎧Listen to The Wine List wherever you get your podcasts. This is episode 301.

📍Follow host Sam Benrubi to keep up with the show.

10/30/2025

No Alcohol, No Problem! 🌟

Jimmy returns to Bushwick, this time visiting Curious Elixirs, aka Club Curious. There, he meets with Gidon Coll of Original Sin Cider, J.W. Wiseman of Curious Elixirs, Lars and Alex of Momentum Brewery. The fellas share their reasons behind exploring non-alcoholic beer/cider, incorporating ingredients that have actual health benefits, and creating a final product that tastes as good, if not better than the real thing.

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Listen to wherever you get your podcasts. This is episode 769. 🍻

10/30/2025

Restaurant Systems That Win: Covers per Labor Hour, Culture, Clarity with Jeffrey Boland, Sr.

If your labor is “fine” but your profits aren’t, you’ve got a leadership and systems problem—not a math problem. In this episode, Mac’s Hospitality’s Jeff Boland (9-unit beer-bikes-barbecue group in the Carolinas) gets real about building restaurant systems that actually run, cutting bloaty menus without losing soul, and measuring the right productivity signals (sales per labor hour, covers per labor hour) so your team wins without red-lining.

We dig into kitchen leadership that models humility, chef culture that attracts talent, and the operational clarity independents need to grow—plus how to reset incentives so FOH stops staffing for bonuses and starts staffing for guest experience.

If you want calmer shifts and better numbers without burning people out, this one’s your field manual.

🎧Listen to .mechanic wherever you get your podcasts.

10/29/2025

The Ramos Gin Fizz and John Shelton Reed

Many modern bartenders find the Ramos Gin Fizz to be a nuisance at best and more work than it is worth at worst. But that famous drink, invented by Charles Ramos, continues to fascinate us. ✨

John Shelton Reed, storyteller, author, and historian of the south, tells the tale of the Ramos Gin Fizz in his new book by that name.

The list of writings by John Shelton Reed is a long one. Notable among them and apropos of this book is his book entitled Dixie Bohemia: A French Quarter Circle in the 1920s, Louisiana State University Press, 2012).

Want to know more? 🎧 Listen. It’s on Tip of the Tongue. This is episode 297.

10/29/2025

Discover the haunted history of Halloween baking — and how it all began in Ireland! 👻

and uncover ancient Celtic traditions, spooky baking superstitions, and the Irish recipes that inspired modern Halloween — including Barmbrack and sweet fall favorites.

Get the full story (and recipes!) on this week’s Knead To Know.

🧁 RELATED RECIPES:

🍞 Irish Barmbrack → https://www.biggerbolderbaking.com/irish-barmbrack/

🍎 Apple Cider Caramel Sauce → https://www.biggerbolderbaking.com/apple-cider-caramel-sauce/

🎧Listen to wherever you get your podcasts. This is episode 112.

10/29/2025

Taste The Food Trends with Jordan Buckner of Foodbevy

In this conversation, Jordan Buckner, founder of , discusses the Foodbevy Insider Boxes, which deliver curated food and beverage products to food enthusiasts and CPG industry pros. 📦

He explains the process of selecting products, the themes behind each box, and the importance of community feedback in deciding which foods to feature.

Buckner walks through some of the products you’ll find in the upcoming Winter 2025 box, and teases possible future collaborations, like their box featuring the Naturally Rising Pitch Competition finalists.

We wrap up by talking about Buckner’s mission of supporting emerging brands and providing valuable resources for food and beverage founders. 🌟

🎧Listen to .for.a.better.world wherever you get your podcasts. This is episode 195.