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This week, on Meat and Three, we’re revisiting our kitchen joys, to bring a bit of levity to life during lockdown. While we’re witnessing an explosion of quarantine-friendly food trends, many are also experiencing fatigue from all the time spent in the kitchen. We’ll explore a few ways to introduce greater joy into your culinary routines, learn how to master the “quarantini,” hear how some cooks are combining food with an outdoor adventure, and discover how food media is keeping up with the demand to produce more recipes than ever.

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From CREAM to HUMBLE PIE and every SPICE GIRL in between, Nicole and Z have got you covered on this weeks very musical episode! Listen in as the babes talk everything from The Cranberries to Eminem, plus the rags to rags story of America’s flavor savor- VANILLA ICE! So fix yourself a HOT TUNA and wash it down with some CAKE, it’s Life’s a Banquet the podcast!

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Snuggle up and get loose for a smoking hot episode! Join the duo for Bretton’s last episode as they nibble off manageable chunks of edible pot! Where did it come from? Where’s it going? Who has a lighter, or should we say a fork?! The gang talk all things edible pot, plus the heartwarming story of “Brownie Mary”! So grab a fiat full of Oreos and pack yourself into a bowl, it’s Life’s a Banquet the podcast!!

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They’re green, they’re red, sometimes they’re rotten. This week we are talking TOMATOES people! You can slice them, you can dice them, you can put them in a cake. Tune in and listen to Bretton and Z slice right to the heart of all things tomato. So squeeze out your globby seeds and throw yourself on a BLT, it’s Life’s a Banquet the podcast!!

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Hold on to your butts banqueters, we are coming at you live and direct this week with a sticky sweet episode that is soaked in vodka and full of hard to digest seeds! Joiin Bretton and Z as they talk all things WATERMELON!! Margs, summer bbq's and everyones least favorite prop comic, Gallagher! Plus the murderous history of the Bradford Watermelon! So ball yourself up and sprinkel yourself with feta cheese, it's Life's a Banquet the podcast!

It's HRN's annual summer fund drive, this is when we turn to our listeners and ask that you make a donation to help ensure a bright future for food radio. Help us keep broadcasting the most thought provoking, entertaining, and educational conversations happening in the world of food and beverage. Become a member today! To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we have brand new member gifts available. So snag your favorite new pizza - themed tee shirt or enamel pin today and show the world how much you love HRN, just go to heritageradionetwork.org/donate

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Welcome folks to the open faced turkey sandwich of your dreams! Listen in this week as Bretton and Z talk everything menus! Where did they come from? Where are they going? Why do some have 1,456 items on them?? Plus the tale of the first woman to dine at Keens and the special menu that was created for her! So order a tuna melt and hold the tuna, it’s Life’s a Banquet the podcast!!

It's HRN's annual summer fund drive, this is when we turn to our listeners and ask that you make a donation to help ensure a bright future for food radio. Help us keep broadcasting the most thought provoking, entertaining, and educational conversations happening in the world of food and beverage. Become a member today! To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we have brand new member gifts available. So snag your favorite new pizza - themed tee shirt or enamel pin today and show the world how much you love HRN, just go to heritageradionetwork.org/donate

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In this stick to your seat episode, Bretton and Z are drizzling themselves, and you, with luscious, local, hallucinogenic HONEY! It’s oooey, it’s gooey, it’s made by our natural born enemy- bees, but it can also prevent allergies and add some much needed pizazz to that boring old roast chicken! So put on a shirt with no pants and shove your fist in a beehive, it’s Life’s a Banquet the podcast!

It's HRN's annual summer fund drive, this is when we turn to our listeners and ask that you make a donation to help ensure a bright future for food radio. Help us keep broadcasting the most thought provoking, entertaining, and educational conversations happening in the world of food and beverage. Become a member today! To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we have brand new member gifts available. So snag your favorite new pizza - themed tee shirt or enamel pin today and show the world how much you love HRN, just go to heritageradionetwork.org/donate

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Happy 4th ya little firecrackers!! In today's hot and sweaty episode, Zahra goes it alone as she brings you titillating info on everything from our founding fathers and mothers, to weiner gobbling to jacket potatoes. Plus the dark and depressing history of Budweiser. So crack open a cold one and try not to blow all your fingers off, it's Life's a Banquet the podcast!

t's HRN's annual summer fund drive, this is when we turn to our listeners and ask that you make a donation to help ensure a bright future for food radio. Help us keep broadcasting the most thought provoking, entertaining, and educational conversations happening in the world of food and beverage. Become a member today! To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we have brand new member gifts available. So snag your favorite new pizza - themed tee shirt or enamel pin today and show the world how much you love HRN, just go to heritageradionetwork.org/donate

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Ahoy ding dongs and devil dogs! You are in for a good old fashioned treat! On today’s show Zahra is joined by our friend and yours, Nicole Bailey! Nicole is not only one of the finest restaurant managers available for purchase in NYC, but also brutally funny, and the biggest nacho enthusiast this side of the Gowanas Canal. The babes talk chips, cheese, jalapeños and napkins. So strap on your rollerblades and head down to The Commodore, it’s Life’s a Banquet the podcast!

It's HRN's annual summer fund drive, this is when we turn to our listeners and ask that you make a donation to help ensure a bright future for food radio. Help us keep broadcasting the most thought provoking, entertaining, and educational conversations happening in the world of food and beverage. Become a member today! To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we have brand new member gifts available. So snag your favorite new pizza - themed tee shirt or enamel pin today and show the world how much you love HRN, just go to heritageradionetwork.org/donate

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On this weeks episode, Bretton and Z steam themselves in garlic and white wine and allow you, the listeners to soak up their juices with some crusty bread! Thats right babe-a-rinos, it's the MUSSEL-sode! It's steamy, it's hot, its doused with Pernod and plenty of cream! Tune in for riveting bivalve content, plus the lowdown on evil Zebra Mussels, Mussel rainstorms and the real meaning of "Pulling Mussels from a Shell"! So pour yourself a glass of Sauvignon Blanc and prepare to burn your fingertips, it's Life's a Banquet!!

It's HRN's annual summer fund drive, this is when we turn to our listeners and ask that you make a donation to help ensure a bright future for food radio. Help us keep broadcasting the most thought provoking, entertaining, and educational conversations happening in the world of food and beverage. Become a member today! To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we have brand new member gifts available. So snag your favorite new pizza - themed tee shirt or enamel pin today and show the world how much you love HRN, just go to heritageradionetwork.org/donate

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Have you ever wanted to open a restaurant? Launch your own food brand? Or dive into the ever-changing world of food media? This week on Meat + Three, we’re inviting you into our recent live show, Aspiration To Action. With a rambunctious and informative perspective, we’ll lead you through tales of the good, the bad, and the transformative featuring food world innovators and HRN hosts Zahra Tangorra and Bretton Scott (Life’s A Banquet), Dana Cowin (Speaking Broadly), Eli and Max Sussman (The Line), and Alison Cayne (In The Sauce) in conversation with Jeni Britton Bauer.

From social media woes, to career transitions...we explore all sides of the never ending hustle of the food business!

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.

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Argh babe-a-rinos! You’re parched and tired, and you’ve come to the right place! This week Bretton and Z are going to drench you with all the water facts and tips that your poor shriveled up kidneys can handle! Sparkling or still, hot or cold, red or blue, and let’s NOT forget Crystal Light!! Plus, the riveting history of water fountains! So strap on your swimmies and start that 7 day fast, it’s Life’s a Banquet the podcast!!

It's HRN's annual summer fund drive, this is when we turn to our listeners and ask that you make a donation to help ensure a bright future for food radio. Help us keep broadcasting the most thought provoking, entertaining, and educational conversations happening in the world of food and beverage. Become a member today! To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we have brand new member gifts available. So snag your favorite new pizza - themed tee shirt or enamel pin today and show the world how much you love HRN, just go to heritageradionetwork.org/donate

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Well folks, it simply doesn’t get any better than this! We are in the dead of spring, and there are flowers a blooming, baby birds plummeting out of trees by the hundreds and STRAWBERRIES flooding the farmers market! Oh and the most fabulous woman in all of food media, the one and only GAIL SIMMONS, joins Bretron and Z for a conversation on the nations most beloved berry! So cover yourselves in whip cream and wait for someone to find you, it’s Life’s a Banquet the podcast!!

It's HRN's annual summer fund drive, this is when we turn to our listeners and ask that you make a donation to help ensure a bright future for food radio. Help us keep broadcasting the most thought provoking, entertaining, and educational conversations happening in the world of food and beverage. Become a member today! To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we have brand new member gifts available. So snag your favorite new pizza - themed tee shirt or enamel pin today and show the world how much you love HRN, just go to heritageradionetwork.org/donate

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Ahoy summertime snack fiends! We have a room temp episode coming atcha this week with very special guests Lilian DeVane and Kelly Sullivan of the super fab FOH Podcast! Listen in as a gaggle of women talk about food you bring from home, and end up eating elsewhere. So make something weird with eggs and bring a sheet with blood stains to your nearest patch of grass, it’s Life’s a Banquet!

Don't miss a live podcast taping featuring Zahra & Bretton, as well as other HRN hosts and special guest Jeni Britton Bauer of Jeni's Ice Cream, at Haven's Kitchen on Monday, June 3rd. Get your tickets here.

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In this weeks episode, drunken fools Bretton Scott and Zahra Tangorra are talking, and drinking, TEQUILA!! What the heck is reposado?? Why is there a worm?? Why does it make me get naked?! These questions will all be answered, plus the history of the tequila sunrise and the duos tips for gracefully using tequila at home! Cheers!

Want to see Bretton and Zahra LIVE with other HRN hosts at Haven's Kitchen on Monday, June 3rd? Get your tickets here.

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Today Bretton and Z discuss everyone’s favorite snack in a shell......CRABS! Boil ‘em, smash ‘em, put ‘em in a cake! Crabs are delicious, evil and dangerous to catch, and that’s why we love them. Tune in for riveting crab trivia, plus the history of the California roll!

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Today on the show Bretton and Z welcome legendary cookbook author and desert GODDESS to the show, Rose Levy Beranbaum! Rose and her collaborator Woody Wolston join the duo to talk ICE CREAM, in preparation for the release of her new book on the topic of everyone’s favorite cold and creamy treat! PLUS the story of Ben and Jerry, those crazy nuts, and their contributions to social justice. Now go chase down a Mr SOFTEE, or Mrs SOFTEE, put your mouth right under the soft serve dispenser and tell them Bretton and Z sent you! It’s Life’s a Banquet!

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Beer before wine, you’ll be fine? Prevailing wisdom says you can avoid a hangover by consuming drinks in the correct order, but does it hold true? This week on Meat + Three, we’re exploring the interactions that happen within our bodies, on our plates, between cultures, and in laboratories. While some interactions mean a hellish hangover, others bring us delightful recipes or medical innovations.

We speak with scientists about the unexpected results on a mixed drink, get advice from all over the world on how to avoid a hangover, learn the secrets of Roberta’s delicious pizza dough, and celebrate the culinary convergence of Texas and India.

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.

Photo by Mackenzie Kelley for Indian-ish.

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Cook it up, fry it up, put it on a roll! Fill it with peanut butter, or just eat it whole! It’s spring, you’re sneezing, and we are talking EGGS people!! Need some tips on making the perfect French Omelet, or quick Hollandaise? Or maybe you’ve been dying to know where those fabulous Faberge Eggs came from?! Or perhaps you are just having an EGGsistential crisis?! Whatever your reason, we got you covered- in egg. So grab yourself a Whiskey Sour and watch out for Zombie Jesus- it’s Life’s a Banquet!

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In this sticky sweet episode, Bretton and Z are getting ready for Jesus' homecoming by talking all things CANDY! It's colorful, it's sweet, your grandmother always has the worst kinds, it will rot your brain! Everyone has a favorite, and more importantly a least favorite kind, typically the one that cuts the roof of your mouth. We unpack the insane highs and lows of the most famous candy movie of all time, "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, plus Bretton eats Pop Rocks and drinks a Coke and explodes and dies on the air!

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