The Big Schmear
Latest Episodes
Will You Bee Ready for Apples and Honey?
Guest: Ted Dennard Founder, president and head beekeeper of Savannah Bee Company I love learning about bees. I think bees are amazing and I find their life's work nothing short of fascinating. With Rosh Hashanah coming up I finally had the perfect re...
A New Year, a New Beginning
Guest: Leah Koenig It was a treat to spend time with cookbook author Leah Koenig to talk about Rosh Hashanah meals and prep for this very different Rosh Hashana. Leah will even share a great roast chicken recipe with us.
Think Pastrami on Rye, It’s National Deli Month!
Guest: Lara Rabinovitch It turns out August is National Deli month so ...find your favorite local deli and treat yourself to a bagel and SCHMEAR while supporting a very important cultural institution. No deli nearby?
The Great Big Jewish Food Fest!
Guest: Lisa Colton, Co-Executive Producer The Great Big Jewish Food Fest It's March, the start of the pandemic in the U.S. with lock-downs in most all major cities. Food and preparing meals for yourself,
How Does a Nice Jewish Girl Become a Mixologist?
Guest: Cheryl Rich Heisler What better way to spend an interview than talking about cocktails? It was total fun talking with Cheryl about her path to becoming a mixologist and starting her company called Mixed metaPours.
Savage Feast
Guest: Boris Fishman Novelist, Memoirist, and Hard-working Home Cook - Photo Credit: Stephanie Kaltsas Boris Fishman is a wonderful writer providing a unique immigrant perspective to his work. My new favorite book by Boris is: Three Generations,
Pilot Light -Shining a Light on Food Education
Guests: Alexandra DeSorbo-Quinn & Caitlin Arens Alexandra DeSorbo-Quinn, Executive Director Caitlin Arens, Food Education Support Manager I had a great time talking with Alexandra and Caitlin of Pilot Light in Chicago.
The Dairy Restaurant
Guest: Graphic Artist & Writer Ben Katchor Who knew there would be so much to say about the history of the dairy restaurant? Ben Katchor begins the story for us during biblical times in the Garden of Eden (the first restaurant) and takes us on an amaz...
The Jewish Food Society
Guest: Amanda Dell My guest on this episode is Amanda Dell, Program Director from The Jewish Food Society. The work they are doing to capture and archive Jewish family recipes and recipe stories from around the globe is critical to our understanding of...
Koval Distillery Shines as a Hero
Guest: Sonat Birnecker, President Koval Distillery Koval Distillery Founders: Dr. Sonat Birnecker & Dr. Robert Birnecker, Master Distiller & CEOI am talking with Sonat Birnecker from my favorite distillery, Koval.