Food is the New Rock

By Zach Brooks

What's Food is the New Rock about?

Every week we talk music with a chef or food with a musician. Hosted by Zach Brooks from Midtown Lunch and produced by Chuck P. More at http://www.foodisthenewrock.com

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Food is the New Rock episodes:

08.31.2016
Outside Lands w/ Chef Stuart Brioza
Ep. 200 - It's only fitting that our 200th episode is at Outside Lands, one of the best music and food tests in the country. We caught up with Chef Stuart Brioza, who runs the acclaimed SF restaurant State...
08.24.2016
Dan the Automator
Ep. 199 - This week's guest is artist and Hip Hop producer extraordinaire, Dan the Automator (Deltron 3030, Gorillaz, Handsome Boy Modeling School). He's not only worked with a ton of artists over the years, but he's befriended a...
08.16.2016
Jimmy Pardo
Ep. 198 - Comedian Jimmy Pardo, host of the Never Not Funny podcast, is this week's podcast guest... our very first for the Headgum Podcast Network (our new home!) Zach unlocks all of Jimmy's food issues, before they bond...
06.08.2016
Sara Watkins
Ep. 197 - Singer/Songwriter (and Nickel Creek fiddler!) Sara Watkins is this week's podcast guest. We talk to her about licorice, what the food is like at Prairie Home Companion, and whether or not shrimp belongs in jello- a...
05.24.2016
Ali Spagnola
Ep. 196 - Comedian/musician/internet celebrity Ali Spagnola is this week's podcast guest. We talk about what it's like to eat five dozen oysters in one sitting, buffet strategies, Pittsburgh sandwiches, and how she stays incredibly ripped.
05.17.2016
Rich Redmond
Ep. 195 - Country music star Jason Aldean's drummer Rich Redmond is this week's guest. He's not just a drummer, but an actor, author and motivational speaker who does drummer seminars called Crash Courses (which you can learn about...
05.03.2016
David Gelb
Ep. 194 - Jiro Dreams of Sushi director David Gelb is this week's podcast guest. We talk to him about how music and food came together in a magical way for his breakout hit documentary about sushi (that was...
04.26.2016
Jensen Karp AKA Hot Karl
Ep. 193 - Comedian Jensen Karp is this week's podcast guest to promote his forthcoming book "Kanye West Owes me $300: And Other True Stories About a White Rapper Who Almost Made it Big". He's known as a comedian, an...
04.19.2016
Coachella 2016 Food + Music Recap
Ep. 192 - We spent this past weekend eating our way through Coachella and figured we'd bring you along for the ride. To recap the weekend food food and music as it happened, Zach was joined by Jeff Miller...
04.12.2016
Sam Mason
Ep. 191 - Sam Mason
04.05.2016
Live @ SxSw w/ Vampire Weekend's Chris Baio
Ep. 190 - Vampire Weekend's Chris Baio is this week's podcast guest, the last of our conversation recorded live at SxSw. We talk about London food, and his obsession with gummy candies, plus ask him whether or not he's...
03.29.2016
Live @ SxSw w/ The Infatuation founders Chris Stang + Andrew Steinthal
Ep. 189 - The Infatuation has become an influential food voice over the past few years, thanks in large part to their widely used #EEEEEATS hashtag on Instagram. But what few of their fans realize is, just like Zach, their...
03.22.2016
Live @ SxSw w/ Jon Gabrus
Ep. 188 - Comedian Jon Gabrus (High & Mighty, Comedy Bang Bang) returns to the show this week for his very own episode recorded LIVE at SxSw. We eat Salt & Straw chocolate tacos and talk about how years...
03.17.2016
Live @ SxSw w/ Chef Aaron Sanchez
Ep. 187 - We're giving you two episodes this week!!! How lucky are you? This past weekend we recorded 4 episodes live at SxSw, which we'll be releasing over the next few weeks. But we didn't want you...
03.15.2016
Sean Brock
Ep. 186 - This week's guest is not just famous for hosting season 2 of PBS' Mind of a Chef, or winning a James Beard Award, or even his Charleston restaurant Husk- which is famous for its effort to preserve...
03.08.2016
Kiernan Shipka
Ep. 185 - Actress Kiernan Shipka is this week's guest, who you likely know as Don Draper's daughter Sally from Mad Men. But what you may not know (unless you're a creepy Instagram stalker like Zach) she's also...
03.01.2016
Allen Salkin
Ep. 184 -Writer Allen Salkin is this week's podcast guest, and we change things up a bit. Normally we talk to a chef about music or a music about food, but this week Zach goes off script a bit...
02.23.2016
Craig Thornton
Ep. 183 - Chef Craig Thornton returns to the podcast to tell us all about his brand new project at MOCA. Titled Wolvesmouth: TAXA, it's a combination restaurant/art gallery featuring works of art created by Craig himself. It...
02.16.2016
Itsthereal
Ep. 182 - This week we welcome hip hop sketch comedians Jeff and Eric Rosenthal aka itsthereal to the podcast. They've got their own podcast "A Waste of Time w/ itsthereal" where they have rappers over to their apartment and...
02.09.2016
Amanda Freitag
Ep. 181 - New York Chef and Food Network personality Amanda Freitag is this week's podcast guest. We talked about how she hopped from extra curricular activity to extra curricular activity in high school before finally settling in on...
02.02.2016
Charles Smith
Ep. 180 - Wine Enthusiast's 2014 Winemaker of the Year, Charles Smith is this week's podcast guest. We talk about his early days as a tour manager for musicians as well as the music he grew up listening to,...
01.26.2016
Matty Matheson
Ep. 179 - VICE host, Toronto Chef, and walking tattoo gallery Matty Matheson is this week's podcast guest. We talk about all the metal shows he went to growing up, all the partying he did with his friends' ...
01.20.2016
Yacht Returns
Ep. 178 - Jona and Claire from Yacht, or as Zach likes to call them "my favorite vegans of all time", return to the podcast to talk about the future of food. They talk fake mayo, Baroo (this incredible new...
01.12.2016
Phil Rosenthal
Ep. 177 - You might know this week's guest Phil Rosenthal as the creator of the long running sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, or the star of the hilarious documentary Exporting Raymond. But his real passion is food, and nowhere...
01.05.2016
Offspring's Dexter Holland
Ep. 176 - If you know Dexter Holland, it is likely as the spiky haired lead singer of the seminal pop punk band The Offspring. But did you also know that he has his own line of hot sauces...
12.22.2015
Russell Moore
Ep. 175 - Chef Russell Moore might not be a household name around the country, but in Northern California he is well known for her 20 years spent cooking at Chez Panisse, and his new restaurant Camino in Oakland. ...
12.15.2015
End of the Year Special and Holiday Gift Guide
Ep. 174 - It's that time of year again... with 2016 just weeks away, we recap the year that was in food (and music). Zach is joined by The Stew podcast host Jason Stewart (aka DJ Them Jeans), Thrillist...
12.08.2015
Randy Liedtke
Ep. 173 - Comedian Randy Liedtke comes on the podcast this week to talk food (and a little music?) We ask him about his iPhone cookie prank, his ideal burger blend, and his time as a barista....
12.01.2015
Foie Grock feat. Duff Goldman
Ep. 172 - Chefs Duff Goldman (from Ace of Cakes) and Bruce Kalman (from Union in Pasadena, CA) make their return to the podcast, this time together as part of the newly formed alt-rock cover band FOIE GROCK. Along...
11.24.2015
Moby Returns!
Ep. 171 - The one and only MOBY returns to the podcast to talk about his brand new vegan restaurant Little Pine, which opened last week in the Silverlake neighborhood of Los Angeles. He's not doing the cooking, but...
11.17.2015
Hugh Acheson
Ep. 170 - This week's guest is James Beard Award winning Chef (and Top Chef judge) Hugh Acheson, known for his restaurants in Atlanta and Athens, GA. We talk to him about In N Out Burger, the great music scene...
11.10.2015
JR JR Returns
Ep. 169 - The band formerly known as Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. returns to the podcast, with a new name and a new self titled album called "JR JR" We pick up where we left off 2 1/2 years...
11.03.2015
J. Kenji Lopez Alt
Ep. 168 - This week's podcast guest is J. Kenji Lopez Alt, the Managing Culinary Director of Serious Eats and author of the recently released cookbook THE FOOD LAB (an instant classic, and a must have book for any home...
10.27.2015
Steve Aoki
Ep. 167 - EDM fans need no introduction to this week's guest, the legendary DJ/Producer and founder of Dim Mak records, Steve Aoki. While food fans have likely heard of his equally legendary father and founder of Benihana, the...
10.20.2015
LIVE from the East Side Food Fest
Ep. 166 - Hear us podcast live at the East Side Food Fest this past weekend with special guests Noelle Scaggs from Fitz & the Tantrums, DJ Them Jeans (aka Jason Stewart), Chef Zach Pollack from Alimento in Los Angeles,...
10.13.2015
Paul Stanley
Ep. 165 - Legendary Kiss guitarist Paul Stanley is this week's podcast guest. Not only is he part owner in the chain Rock & Brews, but he is also a great cook. We talk to him about the...
10.06.2015
THE WALKING DEAD Food Special w/ Emily Kinney
Ep. 164 - If you are a Walking Dead fan you know this week's guest Emily Kinney as "Beth" but did you also know that she's a super talented singer/songwriter? Her new album "This is War" is out now,...
09.28.2015
Kelis
Ep 163 - Excited to finally have singer Kelis on the podcast, who you probably know as the singer of the Milkshake Song, but did you also know she's a trained Cordon Bleu chef? She has a cookbook coming out...
09.22.2015
Rohan Marley
Ep. 162 - Bob Marley's son Rohan stops by the podcast to tell us his entire life story, from Jamaica to Miami (where he went to the same high school as Zach) to playing football, then back to Jamaica- where he...
09.15.2015
Michael Cimarusti
Ep. 161 - This week's podcast guest is Michael Cimarusti, the chef of Connie & Ted's and Providence (which is widely considered the best restaurant in Los Angeles.) We talk to him about reggae (he did a reggae college radio...
09.09.2015
Jarobi White Returns
Ep. 160 - From A Tribe Called Quest to Chef, Jarobi White returns to the podcast for a second time. Since we talked to him last year he's started a new company (Eats, Rhymes, Life), was part of the Black...
09.01.2015
Atlas Genius
Ep. 159 - On this week's podcast we talk to brothers Keith and Mike Jeffrey from the band Atlas Genius. Both are avid vegans, so we talk a lot about that, plus Australian fair food, the greatest garlic dip in the entire...
08.25.2015
Matthew Koma
Ep. 158 - Singer/Songwriter/Producer/DJ Matthew Koma is this week's podcast guest. He's worked with Alesso, Carly Rae Jepsen, Tiesto and Zedd (who he co-wrote Clarity with) and has toured all around the world as a singer and DJ. We talk...
08.18.2015
Goldenvoice's Nic Adler + BONUS Dumpling Crawl Preview
Ep. 157 - This week's we talk to Nic Adler, who not only runs the Roxy and founded the L.A. Vegan Beer Festival but also curates the food and booze at all of Goldenvoice's major festivals- including Coachella and FYF Fest (which...
08.11.2015
Outside Lands 2015 w/ Dan Deacon, Jon Gabrus, Chris Cosentino & More
Ep. 156 - This past weekend Zach went up to S.F. for Outside Lands, and for the third year in a row we recorded a special podcast from the festival. This year we were excited to partner with Chefsfeed who let...
08.04.2015
Lita Ford
Ep. 155 - Rocker and former Runaway Lita Ford is this week's podcast guest, in advance of her appearance on Chopped. We learn all about her childhood, how she learned to cook Italian from her mom and learned to fish and...
07.21.2015
Ed Levine
Ep. 154 - Serious Eats grand poobah Ed Levine is this week's podcast guest. He recently sold the website to FEXY, and the story of the last 8 years is fascinating. But even more fascinating was the music career he...
07.14.2015
Indigo Girls' Emily Saliers
Ep. 153 - Emily Saliers is not only one half of the folk rock duo the Indigo Girls but she's also a longtime restauranteur and a self proclaimed lifelone foodie. We talk to her about her 18 year old Atlanta...
07.07.2015
Aarti Sequeira
Ep. 152- Next Food Network Star Aarti Sequeira is this week's podcast guest, but just as a warning- she and Zach spend most of the first half hour of the show talking about a Twitter war Zach got into with...
06.30.2015
Charlie Ayers
Ep. 151 - This week's guest is Chef Charlie Ayers, who was not only the original chef at Google but was also one of the Grateful Dead's personal chefs from 1990 to 1995. He sat down with Zach on the Monday after the Grateful Dead's...

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Food is the New Rock episodes:

Outside Lands w/ Chef Stuart Brioza

Dan the Automator

Jimmy Pardo

Sara Watkins

Ali Spagnola

Rich Redmond

David Gelb

Jensen Karp AKA Hot Karl

Coachella 2016 Food + Music Recap

Sam Mason

Live @ SxSw w/ Vampire Weekend's Chris Baio

Live @ SxSw w/ The Infatuation founders Chris Stang + Andrew Steinthal

Live @ SxSw w/ Jon Gabrus

Live @ SxSw w/ Chef Aaron Sanchez

Sean Brock

Kiernan Shipka

Allen Salkin

Craig Thornton

Itsthereal

Amanda Freitag

Charles Smith

Matty Matheson

Yacht Returns

Phil Rosenthal

Offspring's Dexter Holland

Russell Moore

End of the Year Special and Holiday Gift Guide

Randy Liedtke

Foie Grock feat. Duff Goldman

Moby Returns!

Hugh Acheson

JR JR Returns

J. Kenji Lopez Alt

Steve Aoki

LIVE from the East Side Food Fest

Paul Stanley

THE WALKING DEAD Food Special w/ Emily Kinney

Kelis

Rohan Marley

Michael Cimarusti

Jarobi White Returns

Atlas Genius

Matthew Koma

Goldenvoice's Nic Adler + BONUS Dumpling Crawl Preview

Outside Lands 2015 w/ Dan Deacon, Jon Gabrus, Chris Cosentino & More

Lita Ford

Ed Levine

Indigo Girls' Emily Saliers

Aarti Sequeira

Charlie Ayers