Recently, HRN traveled to Feast Portland, a west coast food festival that showcases truly delicious bites and deep talks about the current state of the food and beverage industry. Since 2012, the festival has also raised over half a million dollars to help fight hunger. In this episode, we’ll bring...

HRN wraps up a great weekend at Feast Portland with a special episode of HRN Happy Hour. Caity Moseman Wadler, Hannah Fordin and the rest of the HRN team invite Nate Collier, Le Creuset’s Director of Marketing and Communications, and The Nightwood Society’s Michelle Battista and Kati Reardon to talk...

Portland native, Kelly Cox is the creator, director, and host of PBS Food’s The Original Fare, which is now in its fifth season. She spoke with Dana Cowin, host of Speaking Broadly about her “food adventure show” and what led her to a life of trekking, foraging, and reporting from...

Dana Cowin, host of Speaking Broadly, interviews Tyler Malek, the co-founder of Salt Straw ice cream. Tyler’s journey into the food world took even him by surprise. They chat about franchising, flavor development and, of course, Feast.

Brad Mayer is the Senior Vice President of Marketing for Precept Wine, the largest privately held wine producer in the Pacific West. Listen in as he and Mike Edison, host of Recruit. Retain. Relax., sip some delicious wine, and discuss some of the company’s exciting new ventures.

HRN’s Executive Director Caity Moseman Wadler interviews Dan Peterson, the founder of Ferment Brewing in Hood River, Oregon. The two discuss their shared love of science, Vermont and really good beer.

Dana Frank has worked as a cook, pastry chef, busser and sommelier and written a beautiful booked called Wine Food. But she really discovered her dream job when she decided to open Bar Norman and spread the word about natural wine. She talks to Dana Cowin, host of Speaking Broadly...

Guest host and HRN Hall of Fame inductee Elias Cairo speaks to Eric Nelson, Matt Vicedomini, and Earl Ninsom, the trio behind EEM, about their path to collaborating on one of the hottest new restaurants in Portland. Elias Cairo is the founder of Olympia Provisions, Oregon’s first USDA-approved salumeria, established...

Acclaimed DC chef Kwame Onwuachi is the author of the acclaimed memoir Notes from a Young Black Chef and a former Top Chef contestant. He sits down with HRN’s Program Director Hannah Fordin and Mike Hewitt, host of Recruit. Retain. Relax., to talk about the evolution of his career and...

Naomi Pomeroy the chef and owner of Beast, one of Portland’s hottest restaurants, must be getting used to accolades. She’s received best chef nods from Food Wine and Bon Appetit and been included on Oprah’s Top 10 Women on the Rise list. Marie Claire magazine even called her the...