Darin is happy to welcome back Michael Whiteman, President of Baum + Whiteman International Restaurant Consultants, for his annual sit down and chat about culinary trends. 2023 is shaping up to be a big year, with AI making menus, Mortadella making a comeback, and the rise of “Hybrid Meats”. Snacky...

On today’s episode, Darin sits down with Chris Bleidorn (Executive Chef/Co-Owner), Aarti Shetty (Co-Owner) of Birdsong & Birdbox in San Francisco. The couple chats about how they met, their road to opening up their first restaurant and their pandemic pivot, which lead to the viral, fried chicken...

Darin welcomes Chef Selassie Atadika, who joins him from Ghana, to chat about her world travels, her legendary pop ups and her incredible truffles, which she sells through Midunu Chocolates. She has been gracious enough to share a special discount code for listeners SNACKYTUNES10 for 10% their order...

With the new year comes new openings! We sit down with Kyle McClelland, the chef & culinary director of Saltie Girl, to chat about the launch of their new LA outpost of the Boston restaurant. He chats about their legendary tin fish collection, their sustainable approach, and how they adapted to...

For the final episode of 2022, Darin sits down with some old buddies from Brooklyn for an end of year check in. Laura O'Neill, Co- Founder of Van Leeuwen Ice Cream, and Ben Van Leeuwen, CEO and Co-Founder of Van Leeuwen Ice Cream, chat about their early days of the business, their constant creative...

We sit down with restaurateur, Avish Nara, to talk about his LA hit spot, Pijja Palace. He talks about his rule breaking approach to the menu, the recent accolades bestowed upon him and how he hopes to create a new type of sports bar. Then we hit the archives for a live in-studio performance by CJ...