Tip of the Tongue

In this episode we revisit a conversation with food science and technology writer, Larissa Zimberoff. There are many reasons to think about food and technology and science. And we can look back on her book, Technically Food: Inside Silicon Valley’s Mission to Change What We Eat. Larissa is now on Substack. Get full access to Tip of the Tongue at tipofthetongue.substack.com/subscribe

Angus Rittenberg is co-founder and CEO of WYNK. He produces legal THC beverages, and he invented the machinery that can be adapted for state by state compliance. It is now the most widely distributed low dose cannabis seltzer in the United States markets. We talk about the intricacies of law when adaptations must be made in each state, as well as the benefits of a THC seltzer over alcohol. Listen. It’s on Tip of the Tongue. Get full access to Tip of the Tongue at tipofthetongue.substack.com/subscribe

We speak with Joe Mann of Verdad Real Estate and Neal Bodenheimer of CureCo about their new project, The Warbler Hotel in New Orleans on legendary St. Charles Avenue.We discuss the issues of building a hotel from the ground up in an historic neighborhood, the issues of integrating food and beverage into the hotel with the right feel for guests and for city residents to make the place lively and inviting for everyone Rendering above of The Warbler Hotel’s rooftop pool Additional renderings can be found here Renderings provided courtesy of EskewDumezRippleThe food is being developed in conjunction with Chicago’s Andrew Zimmerman of Sepia, a Michelin starred restaurant. The feel of the hotel is a nod to the Jazz Age and promises to have an Art Deco vibe. And CureCo is contributing its beverage luster as a James Beard Foundation Award winning developer of Cure. All of this talent will coalesce in the martini bar and restaurant, Mildred’s. Listen. It’s on Tip of the Tongue. Get full access to Tip of the Tongue at tipofthetongue.substack.com/subscribe

We talk to Heidrun Metzler about her new book, German Heritage Baking: Time- Honored Recipes, Traditional Techniques, and Culinary Secrets. These recipes are not adaptations of German recipes. These recipes are the real German recipes. They are beautiful and delicious. We talk about her award winning cookbook. Listen! It’s on Tip of the Tongue.Heirun Metzler lives on a macadamia nut farm in Hawaii. She is a photographer who took her own photos that appear in the book. And she is an avid and accomplished horsewoman. Read more about her and the book on her website.Heidrun has been baking for decades. She learned from the kitchens of her relatives where she helped with baking in the great traditions of Germany. She moved to the United States in the late 1970s, and she missed the baked goods of her home. That was a great motivator and she shares her recipes in her new book. Get full access to Tip of the Tongue at tipofthetongue.substack.com/subscribe

This is the second installment in our first ever special series. This series is about the joys and tribulations of starting a new business. In this case it is the Hummingbird Club in Evergreen, Colorado. We talk to Sarah and Josh Hess, the co-owners of the club. In Tip of the Tongue Episode 290, the talked to Josh and Sarah about their plans as they moved toward opening. Today’s podcast finds them open and learning and adapting.They survived a large scale power outage and the difficulties of beginning a new business and introducing New Orleans food concepts to a community where they are foreign ideas. They seem to have survived and are still breathing. They are still excited about their project. You can hear about it. It’s on Tip of the Tongue.Below is their creed, which I have lifted from their website. . . . . Our CreedWe practice the sacred arts of brunch, kindness, and lagniappe. Food that hugs back, a space that says “stay,” and a promise to show up for our kids and creatives. Get full access to Tip of the Tongue at tipofthetongue.substack.com/subscribe