Our Moderator Emily gives hard-hitting stories of food in the news to our panelists and they discuss their attitudes and opinions in our Weekly Baste Segment. This week we discuss all things pizza, pork roll, culinary school, ascending neighborhoods and more. Our guests for The Weekly Grill are Al di Meglio, Chef and Owner of Barano, a wood fired seasonal Italian restaurant in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn featuring house-made pastas and wood-fired pizzas and Lena Ciardullo, Executive Chef at Marta, Caffe Marchio and Vini e Fritti, Union Square Hospitality Group’s Roman-inspired restaurants located in The Redbury New York.

Episode 329: Pizza, Pizza, Pizza! Lena Ciardullo, Al Di Meglio and Brandon Hoy

The Main Course was the first show to ever debut on Heritage Radio Network (HRN) back in April 2009 and the first show to reach 200 episodes! Now called The Main Course O.G., its original host and HRN founder, Patrick Martins is joined by Emily Pearson of Heritage Foods, Brandon Hoy owner of Roberta’s and author/musician-in-residence, Mike Edison. Each week special guests join the panel to discuss entertaining topics of the moment in a no-holds-barred roundtable format that will surely make you laugh — from CBD oil to Meghan Markle to Jewish tête-oir and stories of iconic food and culture visionaries. The round table is followed by a short interview with our visiting guests which include America’s smartest chefs, farmers, artisans, and activists.

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Here's a blast from the past! Over ten years ago, Heritage Radio Network launched to cover foodways as they had never been covered before. This episode of The Main Course was the very first episode  aired on the network, on April 5th, 2009. In this piece of history, Patrick talks news with Will Harris, Jeff May and Jeremy Hirsch. Please consider donating to HRN to keep us going for another decade. Go to heritageradionetwork.org/donate

HRN’s First Show Ever! The Main Course Episode 1!

This week on The Main Course OG Emily and Patrick are in the studio with Tim Caspare and Jon Tilles of Pasquale Jones, Nolita’s super popular wood-fired restaurant and pizzeria. Tune in to hear everyone's thoughts on the Coronavirus, bar-less restaurants, sustainable sourcing, nightly specials, Last Suppers and more!

Pasquale Jones!

On today's episode of The Main Course OG, Emily Pearson and Patrick Martins are in the studio with Jay Rayner, award-winning writer, journalist and broadcaster who is best known as the restaurant critic for the UK’s Observer. This is a must listen episode covering everything from openings, closings, ideal Last Suppers, anonymity of restaurant critics, US vs. UK restaurant review styles, the culture of sparkling water, Britain's food reputation and more!

Jay Rayner's Last Supper!

On today's episode of The Main Course OG, Emily Pearson and Patrick Martins are in the studio with Jonah Miller, chef/owner of Huertas, New York City’s OG Basque inspired restaurant and Patrick McAndrew, former host of Heritage Radio Network’s show “Why Food?” and the founder of The Bowery Common, a professional development organization that focuses on mental performance and teaches you how to optimize your critical thinking, attention, focus, absorption of information and memory! Tune in for tricks on how to improve your memory and to hear the panels opinions on all things baseball, Houston Astros, smarts, intelligence, wisdom, deva jus, Burger King and more!

The Bowery Common & Huertas NYC!

Today on The Main Course OG, Emily Pearson and Patrick Martins are in the studio with special guest co-host Josie Martins! Guests for The Weekly Grill are Sarah Chandler, a Jewish experiential educator, community activist, earth-based spiritual leader and chicken feather jewelry designer, and Sib Cheeseman, Executive Chef of Gran Electrica, one of our favorite Mexican restaurants in Brooklyn! Tune in to hear that panels opinions on: hipster culture, food halls, feather earrings, kosher kill, agave and more! And find Sarah's feather earrings @wingsofshekhinah on Instagram!

Episode 329: Pizza, Pizza, Pizza! Lena Ciardullo, Al Di Meglio and Brandon Hoy

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