Restaurants are back baby. Aside from reopening, many restaurateurs are taking the opportunity to expand and grow their businesses. Commercial rents are still down in many markets and that means deals are to be had. For a proven restaurateur that’s made it through the pandemic, they’re an especially attractive tenant...

This week on Beer Sessions Radio, Jimmy is taking center stage to highlight the "Curtain Up" initiative with the Happy Hour guys and a couple of special brewmasters. On the show is Dave Lopez from Gun Hill Brewing Company in the Bronx, NY; Jon Zerivitz from Union Craft Brewing in...

Reverend Dr. Heber Brown, a Baltimore pastor, community organizer, and beginner farmer, started the Black Church Food Security Network in the wake of the city’s Freddie Gray uprisings in 2015. Since then, he’s been connecting farmers and faith communities in an effort to empower more Black communities to grow their...

Restaurants all over the world have been forced to close their doors or shift to takeout-only service in the wake of COVID-19. This week we learn how a range of food workers have adapted to the pandemic. Jenny Goodman and Alex McCrery from Opening Soon discuss mental health in the...

This evening’s conversation is with Jinji Fraser, the founder and owner of Pure Chocolate by Jinji. Pure Chocolate by Jinji was started by Jinji and her father, Guy, in 2012 with the mission of helping people navigate their own wellness and nutrition. From there, the business took a shape of...

This episode of HRN On Tour brings you three interviews from Good Food Mercantile in Brooklyn, New York. These four makers are bringing innovative ideas and creative perspectives to traditional and ingredients and materials.

Krystal Mack is a food artist who arrived at her calling by bike. After launching her first business, KarmaPop, Mack devoted herself to baked goods. She rode around her hometown of Baltimore delivering signature pies, attracting the attention of a developer who offered her a brick and mortar space. Mack...

Joining me today is artist Rosemary Liss; food is her medium. Eloquently put, her website states: “Rosemary Liss (b. 1988) creates nourishing experiences that provide a symbiosis between mouthfeel and carnal perception.” We’ll be talking about her start at Hex Ferments, nuka performance piece/residency at the Noma Ferments lab, and...

Today’s guests are chefs David and Tonya Thomas of Ida B’s Table in Baltimore. David is a career food professional with more than 25 years of experience in the food world and has been featured in Food & Wine, Style magazine, The Baltimore Sun, Black Enterprise, Cuisine Noir, and more...

For the past eleven years, Baltimore has hosted a homebrew and chilli competition known as ChiliBrew. Hosted at the peak of chilli and bear season in October, the Maryland homebrewers bring their best and their weirdest to this competition. The guests serve as the judges and pick the winners, as...