By: Zoe Denckla   This summer held so many possibilities and open questions. Would the world return to normal? Would it be the unleashing of a year and a half of pent up energy? And what would this all mean for shops, restaurants, and bars? Now, with the arrival of late August, how will this all shift again with transition to fall?  

From hot sauce to hot temperatures, we’re bringing the heat this week. We talk about premium peppers from China’s Sichuan province and visit a Bay Area tea shop to see what we can learn about staying cool.

This week on Beer Sessions Radio, summer is in full swing!

From Pride Month celebrations to summer cocktails and the cicada craze, June was filled with delicious stories on HRN. This past month also marked a huge wave of re-openings across the United States and Opening Soon takes a look at some success stories. As normal life returns for most Americans, The Big Food Question explores what we can learn from the darkest moments of the pandemic to improve our response to food insecurity.

This week on Beer Sessions Radio, Jimmy brings in Brad McQuhae and Balbir Sidhu from Konig Brewing Systems in Abbotsford, BC, and John Legnard from Blue Moon Brewing a

Most restaurants have a 9-month journey from creation to inception. The ones that were aiming for Spring of 2020, Summer of 2020, Fall of 2020, or even Winter of 2020 experience a longer stretch; In the case of our guest today, over 560 days in the making.

The Barrio Fridge in East Harlem, New York, was started during the pandemic summer of 2020 by best friends Darrielle Carter and Sea

With beautiful weather hitting the east coast this week, Beer Sessions Radio is gearing up for spring and summer with Lawson’s Finest.

On Today's episode of Torch Issues: Dave, Nastassia and The Rest are joined by surprise guest Claire, who calls in regale us with tales of a Goddess Party and stale cakes. Afterwards, Pat Posey joins in to talk about cooking alone during COVID and asks about booze-infused hatch chiles.

Celebrate the best of Brooklyn and soak up the final days of summer at Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Beer & Bocce Benefit, taking place on Thursday, August 22nd from 6-9pm.