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The D Brief Podcast: Interviews About Detroit Food & Drink
The D Brief is Detroit's premiere arts and entertainment podcast. Each week, we publish three episodes: Two that discuss what's happening in the metro Detroit area, and one that is an in-depth interview with a notable Detroiter.
Below is a list of our in-depth interviews about food and drink. You can also see interviews about other topics:
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(Well, not all episodes. There are bonus episodes that you can only get in our mobile app. Download it now.)
Guests: Kwaku Osei-Bonsu
Women and Minorities in the Restaurant Business with Ping Ho
Ping Ho of Marrow, The Royce, and Mink, talks about her efforts to support women and minorities in the restaurant business.
Guests: Ping Ho
Organizations: Marrow, Mink, The Royce
Ping Ho of Marrow, The Royce, and Mink
Ping Ho, the owner of Marrow and The Royce, and a partner in Mink, talks about what brought her to Detroit as a restauranteur.
Guests: Ping Ho
Organizations: Marrow, Mink, The Royce Detroit
Director Casaundra Freeman and Restaurant Critic Mark Kurlyandchik
Casaundra Freeman of the Detroit Repertory Theatre, and Mark Kurlyandchik, restaurant critic for the Detroit Free Press, on the podcast.
Guests: Casaundra Freeman, Mark Kurlyandchik
Organizations: Detroit Repertory Theatre, The Detroit Free Press
Changing Careers with Nya Marshall of Ivy Kitchen and Cocktails
Nya Marshall, owner of Ivy Kitchen and Cocktails, talks about how her career took an unexpected turn and she became a restauranteur.
Guests: Nya Marshall
Organizations: Ivy Kitchen and Cocktails
Serving Your Community with Nya Marshall of Ivy Kitchen and Cocktails
Nya Marshall, owner of Ivy Kitchen and Cocktails, talks about her quest to build a restaurant that supports the local community.
Guests: Nya Marshall
Organizations: Ivy Kitchen and Cocktails
Nya Marshall of Ivy Kitchen and Cocktails
Nya Marshall of Ivy Kitchen and Cocktails talks about how she transformed a vacant building in the East Village into a vibrant restaurant.
Guests: Nya Marshall
Organizations: Ivy Kitchen and Cocktails
Creating Compelling Food Content with Carlos Parisi
Carlos Parisi of the SandwichTalk podcast and Detroit Digest talks about what it takes to make compelling content about food.
Guests: Carlos Parisi
Organizations: Detroit Digest, SandwichTalk Podcast
Producing Pop-Up Restaurants with Carlos Parisi
Carlos Parisi, the producer of the Khana and Swerve pop-up dining experiences, talks about what it takes to produce a successful pop-up.
Guests: Carlos Parisi
Organizations: Khana, Swerve
Hip in Detroit and NickDrinks.com
Sadie Quagliotto of the website Hip in Detroit, while Nick Britsky of NickDrinks.com talks about the impact of Dry January on Detroit bars.
Guests: Nick Britsky, Sadie Quagliotto
Organizations: Hip In Detroit, NickDrinks.com
Chef Genevieve Vang of Bangkok96
Chef Genevieve Vang of Bangkok96 Street Food at the Detroit Shipping Company and Bangkok96 in Dearborn talks about her Hmong roots, her time in Paris, and how her first year with a restaurant in Detroit proper has changed her life.
Guests: Genevieve Vang
Organizations: Bangkok96 Street Food
Melody Baetens, Restaurant Critic for the Detroit News
Melody Baetens has assumed the mantle of restaurant critic for the Detroit News, and she drops by the podcast to talk food, drink, and music.
Guests: Melody Baetens
Organizations: Detroit News
Brian Lindsay of HandleBar Detroit
Brian Lindsay, co-owner of the pedal pub company HandleBar Detroit, talks about how the biking and beer drinking tour company came to be.
Guests: Brian Lindsay
Organizations: HandleBar Detroit
Chefs John Vermiglio and Josef Giacomino of Grey Ghost
Chefs John Vermiglio and Josef Giacomino of Grey Ghost talk about their restaurant in Detroit’s Brush Park neighborhood and their bar, Second Best.
Guests: John Vermiglio, Josef Giacomino
Organizations: Grey Ghost, Second Best
Blake Kownacki and Thomas Roberes of Detroit Vineyards
Detroit Vineyards’ Blake Kownacki and Thomas Roberes, talk about opening the first vineyard in the Motor City in over 60 years.
Guests: Blake Kownacki, Thomas Roberes
Organizations: Detroit Vineyards
Chef Mike Ransom of Ima Noodles
Mike Ransom, the chef behind Ima, named ‘Restaurant of the Year’ by the Detroit Free Press, talks about his Japanese noodle houses.
Guests: Mike Ransom
Organizations: Ima
Dan Riley of Axle Brewing and Livernois Tap
Dan Riley, the President of Axle Brewing and the Livernois Tap in Ferndale, drops by the podcast to talk about the history of the beer and the beer hall.
Guests: Dan Riley
Organizations: Axle Brewing, Livernois Tap
Chef Kate Williams of Lady of the House in Corktown
Kate Williams, the Executive Chef and Owner of the James Beard Award-nominated restaurant Lady of the House in Corktown stops by The D Brief podcast.
Guests: Kate Williams
Organizations: Candy Bar, Lady of the House
Stephen Roginson of Batch Brewing Company
Stephen Roginson, co-owner of Batch Brewing in Corktown, joins Seth and Becky on the podcast to talk about Detroit craft beer.
Guests: Stephen Roginson
Organizations: Batch Brewing Company
Rifino Valentine of Valentine Distilling Company
Rifino Valentine, President and Founder of Valentine Distilling Company in Ferndale, drops by the podcast to talk spirits with Becky and Seth.