cassandra jenkins

Happy July Fourth Weekend! We head to Las Vegas for this week's episode, where we sit down with executive Chef Sarah Thompson, who oversees Casa Playa at the Wynn Las Vegas. We talk about her time in New York, her discovery of cooking Mexican food at Cosme, and what brought her out to Las Vegas. Then it's a dive into the archives, all the way back to 2013, for a legendary performance from Cassandra Jenkins. She talks about growing up in a musical family on New York's upper west side and shares some tasty tunes with us.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Austin’s very own Birdie’s stops by for a chat on this episode of Snacky Tunes. Tracy Malechek-Ezekiel (Chef and Co-owner, Birdie’s), Arjav Ezekiel (Wine Director and Co-Owner, Birdie’s) and their son, Remy sit down with Darin for a chat about the local dining scene, their new approach to running a restaurant, and who gets to pick the playlist at their fine-casual spot. Then we dig into our archives and rustle up one of our favorite performances from December 2013, when singer-songwriter Cassandra Jenkins dropped into the studio to talk about growing up in a musical family on NYC’s Upper West Side. She also played us some songs from her newest self-titled EP at the time. Cassandra’s still making music we love, and you should check out her latest album, Play Till You Win.

Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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On this episode Lauren is joined by New York singer-songwriter Cassandra Jenkins. As a musician, she has played in the bands of Eleanor Friedberger, Craig Finn, Lola Kirke, and rehearsed to tour with Purple Mountains in August 2019 before the tour’s cancellation, meticulously making her debut LP 'Play Till You Win'.

In February last year, she released her second album 'An Overview on Phenomenal Nature' via Ba Da Bing Records.

Her lyrics unfold magical worlds, introducing you to a cast of characters like a local fisherman, a psychic at a birthday party, and driving instructor of a spiritual bent. Cassandra discusses the writing and recording process behind each track, as well as the many life experiences that shaped the album.

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Magnus Nilsson trained in France to be a chef, but grew disillusioned with the professional cooking life and took up oenology instead. In 2008, he was recruited to be the sommelier at Fäviken, a 24-seat restaurant nestled onto 20,000 acres of farmland located nearly 500 miles north of Stockholm. Due to difficulty finding a head chef in such a far-flung locale, Magnus stepped into the role himself. He’s since redefined Nordic cuisine--and cooking in general--and become one of the most awarded and revered culinary talents in the world. Magnus’ latest work is the Nordic Baking Book, and he tells us what it took gathering the book’s 450 recipes from bakers, historian and home cooks in Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. We dig into our archives and rustle up one of our favorite performances. In December 2013, singer-songwriter Cassandra Jenkins dropped into the studio to talk about growing up in a musical family on NYC’s Upper West Side. (Every month her brood hosts the Jenkins House Concerts for 65 or so guests in their apartment.) She also played us some songs from her newest self-titled EP at the time. Cassandra’s still making music we love, and you should check out her latest album, Play Till You Win.

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