This week’s episode of Beer Sessions Radio is very special because it’s the first episode recorded in HRN’s studio at Roberta’s Pizza since March 2020! Talking beer, and drinking beer, on the radio!

Eric Tran didn’t set out to open a restaurant during a pandemic, but here we are.

Even as HRN pivoted to remote operations, Bushwick has remained our home. It’s where our studio was built in 2009 in the backyard of Roberta’s pizza, a restaurant at the forefront of Brooklyn’s culinary renaissance. Our entire community is thrilled to be able to reopen our recording space.

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There has, perhaps, never been a more important time than now to be involved in your community: the place you live, the people you work with, the guests that patronize your business. Community can be a catalyst for your business. It can also be a lifeline. 

The pandemic isn’t over. Cases are still piling up and precautionary measures are still at a peak. Restrictions remain tight on restaurants in most major cities, NYC included. As of today, all indoor dining remains on "pause".

Daniel Sklaar is Founder of FINE & RAW chocolate, the Brooklyn- based raw chocolate company focused on sustainable ingredient sourcing and minimal processing.

Our guest is Shinobu Kato who is the owner and brewer of Kato Sake Works in Bushwick, Brooklyn.

Whether you’ve been stepping up your home gardening, relying on pantry staples, or ordering in during your quarantine - it’s a good time to consider the amount of food going in and out of our homes. For that reason, this week’s show is all about waste.

One of the key trends to emerge as Bushwick changes is the importance of space; who has it, who’s welcome in it, and what they can use it for.