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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:
Comedy · Museums & Galleries · Music · Theatre
(Well, not all episodes. There are bonus episodes that you can only get in our mobile app. Download it now.)
Guests: Chuck Jackson Jr.
How A Detroit Liquor Brand Launched During The Pandemic
During the pandemic, Detroiter Lauren Facca launched Harpy Liquor with the release of a limoncello based on her family’s long-held recipe.
Guests: Lauren Facca
Organizations: Harpy Liquor
How a Detroit Chef is Sharing History Through Food
Ederique Goudia of Taste the Diaspora Detroit, a food event about the African Diapsora, talks about how she’s using food to share history.
Guests: Ederique Goudia
Organizations: Taste the Diaspora Detroit
How the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Impacted the Detroit Food System
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected Detroit’s food system, from restaurants to grocery stores. Jewell Dziendziel’s podcast explores the issue.
Guests: Jewell Dziendziel
Organizations: Vegetarian Detroit
What It’s Really Like To Compete on Top Chef
Kiki Louya, Detroit chef and founder of Folk, competed on season 18 of the reality TV show, Top Chef. What was it like to be during the pandemic?
Guests: Kiki Louya
How a Detroit Restaurant is Creating a Safe Space for Immigrants
When Mamba Hamissi and his wife fled Burundi, they had no intention of opening a restaurant. Now they’re helping immigrants start a new life.
Guests: Mamba Hamissi
Organizations: Baobab Fare
How a Detroit Cocktail Bar Morphed During the Pandemic
Small, upscale spaces that rely on being packed have been hit hard during the pandemic. Here’s how a Detroit cocktail bar is coping.
Guests: Kevin Peterson
Organizations: Castalia, Sfumato
How a Restaurant is Changing the Way We Use Land in Detroit
COVID is changing how restaurants use land. Kwaku Osei-Bonsu of EastEats, Michigan’s first completely outdoor dining establishment, explains.
Guests: Kwaku Osei-Bonsu
Organizations: EastEats
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.