Life’s a Banquet with Zahra Tangorra & Nicole Bailey

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!

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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!

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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!!

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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!

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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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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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