Amuse News

Amuse News

Amuse News is your source for food news, interviews from the food world, and more. We’ll engage with food storytellers—from chefs to advocates to people working in the field. Publishing multiple days a week, Amuse News is a destination for everyone who’s looking for a fun and insightful look at the world of food.

Episodes

October 21, 2024 20 mins

Thanks for joining as we talk about the 1% for the Planet Global Summit.

And check out Cornucopia Institute and Zafran, two of the organizations I spoke with. 

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    We are joined by our fellow and food journalist Jessica Gingrich, who reported from the Anne Saxelby Legacy Fund annual benefit at Chelsea Market in NYC. We talk about Anne's legacy, the event, and include a lot of attendee commentary. 

    Cover photo credit: Romanchophoto and Mike Vitelli. 

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    September 23, 2024 32 mins

    On this episode we sit down with Jesse Ito of Royal Izakaya, one of Philadelphia's best and most well-regarded sushi restaurants. We talk with Jesse about his cooking past and inspiration, bringing izakaya and omakase together, how music is used in Royal Izakaya, and a lot more. 

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    September 18, 2024 41 mins

    Today I'm joined by co-host Amy Currie and our special guest Christine D’Ercole (Instagram) is a writer, public speaker, decorated competitive cyclist, Peloton instructor, and founder of Wordshop™, a workshop in self-talk. Through storytelling and interactive journaling, Christine provides practical and powerful tools for navigating the terrain of deprecatory self-talk to change the way we think about who we are and who we...

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    September 9, 2024 13 mins

    Thanks for joining us today! Below are your links from today's show. More later this week!

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    August 23, 2024 24 mins

    Today we're joined by Steve Hoffman, the author of A Season for That: Lost and Found in the Other Southern France

    And please consider joining us for our 15th anniversary event, A Feast for the Senses, on September 29. 

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    August 16, 2024 20 mins

    Today's guest is Chef Joey Maggiore, author of Brunch King: A Cookbook. Fun conversation, thanks for joining! 

    A Feast for the Senses—get tickets now!

    Bittman with Michael Bennet

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    August 14, 2024 24 mins

    Join us as we talk to Manya Rubinstein of ISCO about their Seaflow Ocean Gin and a bunch of other topics. Also...

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    KCRW Good Food—Featuring Meat + Three! 

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    July 23, 2024 23 mins

    Today's guest is Marisel Salazar, who joins us to talk about her new cookbook, Latin-Ish. Enjoy! 

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    July 16, 2024 30 mins

    Very excited to have Barkha Cardoz of Cardoz Legacy as our guest today. Please enjoy! 

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    July 9, 2024 22 mins

    Thanks for joining as we talk to Yasmin Fahr, a cookbook writer, recipe developer and a contributor to NYT Cooking. We talk about her new cookbook, Cook Simply, Live Fully

    Among the other things mentioned in this episode: 

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    Today I'm speaking with Jennifer Bushman of Fed by Blue about the new documentary series Hope in the Water. Enjoy! 

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    June 27, 2024 17 mins

    Thanks for joining us for this conversation with Ceybon AF's Dr. Giulietta Octavio, along with a quick recap of the great Fancy Food Show in NYC. Enjoy!

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    Thanks for joining us today to talk with Karen Katz, author of the new book Getting Sauced: How I Learned Everything I Know About Food From Working in TV.

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    Thanks for joining us as we talk with Nicole Condon of the Marine Stewardship Council about World Ocean Day. Check out their work and get involved! 

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    May 31, 2024 30 mins

    Today I got to speak with the legendary Mark Bittman, of The Bittman Project, among many other things. He also mentioned Community Kitchen as a project he's deeply involved in. A few things mentioned in the episode: 

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    May 29, 2024 18 mins

    Thanks for joining us to talk to Basu Ratnam, the creator of INDAY, an Indian restaurant group in NYC. 

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    Thanks for joining! Today we talk to HRN intern and journalist Jess Gingrich, who was the lead producer on the most recent episode of Meat + Three, "The Bittersweet History of Pralines."

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    May 23, 2024 28 mins

    Thanks for joining. Today we talk with Chef Erling Wu-Bower of Maxwells Trading in Chicago. We talk about Erling's roots in New Orleans, the parallels between music and food, his restaurant, the food scene in Chicago, and desert island records! 

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