Thanks for joining us today, and thanks to our guest Elizabeth Fisher. Among the topics discussed:

• Marine Stewardship Council + Earth Day
• The Fight for Dairy Diversity in Public Schools
• Coffee drinking hits record high
• Mitigate your exposure to “forever chemicals” in food
• Culture + Flavor—Klancy Miller
• Beer Sessions—10 Years of Transmitter Brewing
• Snacky Tunes—Jess Damuck (health nut)

Amuse News is hosted and produced by RJ Bee and Heritage Radio Network. Original music by Amar Sastry.

Thanks for joining us for this special episode with two interviews, one with Capri Cafaro and one with Maggie Rose. Among the topics covered today: 

• America the Bountiful from Capri Cafaro
• Maggie Rose and the special Nashville Charity Buzz auction package
• The Food Section—Bureau Chiefs Picks
• Good Food podcast on recipes from Gaza, berry pie, and more
• Why the all-night diner is dying
• Earth Month, Earth Day, Choose Blue
• Why does cannabis make you hungry?

Amuse News is hosted and produced by RJ Bee and Heritage Radio Network. Original music by Amar Sastry.

Thanks for joining! Some links below to stories we covered today. And thank you to Amanda Dell of Jewish Food Society, and here's the new book, The Jewish Holiday Table.

• What Makes Food Kosher?
• Decaf coffee takes off
• AND … BUT: Decaf coffee could potentially be unsafe for human consumption
• The rich, troubled history of New Orleans’s famous food culture
• PepsiCo Recalling this Popular Zero Sugar Drink Because It’s Actually Full of Sugar
• This is the last week of our 15th Anniversary Tour, so check out the special LA package (Gjelina / The Wiltern / Vitorrja) 
• Maggie Rose Show + Dinner + Hotel in Nashville

Amuse News is hosted and produced by RJ Bee and Heritage Radio Network. Original music by Amar Sastry.

Thanks for joining! We have a news and podcast roundup today. Enjoy! 

• Diaspora Chefs Shaping BBQ
• Code Switch on Bug Eating
• In the Sauce: Building Full Funnel on Amazon
• Meat + Three is coming back!
• The Speakeasy: No Laws When You’re Drinking Whiskey
• Culture + Flavor is coming back this Sunday!
• 228 Grilled Cheeses in 228 Days
• Dunkin’ Fans Still Waiting for Track Suits
• Mountain Dew Doritos
• Charity Buzz Auction with VIP Maggie Rose package

Amuse News is hosted and produced by RJ Bee and Heritage Radio Network. Original music by Amar Sastry.

Thanks for joining today. Help us spread the word by sharing this episode with your friends! Among the things covered:

• Small format grocery store
• Carding people for non alcoholic drinks
• Chili crunch controversy
• A Taste of the Past: Eating Peru
• Charity Buzz Maggie Rose Auction
• nyc-restaurants.html">100 Best NYC (including Blanca and Foul Witch)

Amuse News is hosted and produced by RJ Bee, produced and distributed by Heritage Radio Network. Original music by Amar Sastry.

Today we're talking pizza. Links and topics covered below...

• Pizza Quest—New episode featuring Peter Friedman, who runs All Purpose Pizza Shop 
• Snacky Tunes—Darin hits both coasts, with NYC Chef Dan Kluger of Greywind, and with Matt Costa at Dangerbird Studios in LA
• Donate to our 15th Anniversary campaign and enter to win in Asheville! Lunch for 2 at Chai Pani, dinner for 2 at Botiwalla, 2 tickets to AVLFest

Amuse News is hosted and produced by RJ Bee and Heritage Radio Network. Original music by Amar Sastry.

Thanks for tuning in. Topics covered in this episode: 

• Our new show, Feast + Harmony, hosted by Christine-Sykes Lowe, which explores  the culinary crossroads of arts, entertainment, and tourism
• HRN's former intern Sasha DuBose's piece in Washington Square News
• Check out the work and content around the idea of "borders," and the art by Salu Binahtabor in our newsletter
• Consider donating to our 15th anniversary campaign and win dinner for 2 and 2 tickets to a concert in the city of your choice

Amuse News is hosted and produced by RJ Bee. Original music by Amar Sastry. Produced and distributed by Heritage Radio Network.

Thanks for joining us! Among the topics covered:

• Here's the andres-let-people-eat.html">Jose Andres op-ed published in the New York Times
• California's fast food minimum wage
• Food misinformation piece in The Hill
• Eat Your Heartland Out and America the Bountiful
• HRN 15th Anniversary Tour—check out our offerings
• New episode of Meat + Three, mentioned by Taylor Early and H Conley

Amuse News is hosted and produced by RJ Bee. Original music by Amar Sastry. Produced and distributed by Heritage Radio Network. 

In this first episode, we discuss food news of the day, and bring you an episode with Chef Mike Lund (World Central Kitchen volunteer, The Inn At Little Washington). 

Among the things discussed in this episode: 

• The tragic news that members of the World Central Kitchen team were killed in an airstrike while working to support humanitarian food delivery efforts in Gaza.
• Decoder Ring episode “Why Do So Many Coffee Shops Look The Same?"
• Meat + Three is coming back next week.
• Our 15th Anniversary Tour fundraising campaign.

Amuse News is hosted and produced by RJ Bee. Original music by Amar Sastry. Produced and distributed by Heritage Radio Network. 

To celebrate Mother’s Day, the founders of the storytelling website Eat, Darling, Eat present conversations with some of your favorite HRN hosts, this time talking personally about their own mother/daughter relationships and the ways that food helps to explore and define the family dynamics, history, and personalities. Whether Mom dedicated passion and energy to feeding her family, or made Sara Lee and Szechuan take-out her best friends, listen in on the stories of families, cultures, and kitchens from South Africa to Japan. 

Host:

Aimee Lee Ball is an author and journalist writing about health, business, politics, food, travel, and the arts. She has contributed cooking columns to The New York Times Sunday Magazine and has appeared on TV's Food Network. Her books include No Time to Die, a New York Times Notable Book, and Changing the Rules, a Best Business Book. She has written for many national publications including New York Magazine, The New York Times, O the Oprah Magazine, National Geographic, and Harper’s Bazaar.

Producer:

Steve Baum is a New York-based filmmaker and cinematographer. His company produced Salvadorian Salvation, a documentary about protecting El Salvador’s children from gang violence. Dr. Vicky Guzman, founder and director of Asaprosar, an organization that helps the neediest families of that country, worked with her daughter Lucy Guzman and a team of social workers, psychologists, and educators, providing a refuge for children, including a balanced meal every day. Steve is the creator of Not For Kids Only (UnderwaterSuite), the first DVD in a musical video series.

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