The Menu on UCLA Radio

Beliz & Henry
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The Menu is a radio show and podcast about LA’s wonderful food culture and the people who make it special hosted and created by Beliz Urkmez and Henry Haprov. Every episode provides a detailed look on individual people's journey from the Los Angeles food scene.

  1. EP #41: Sylvie Gabriele of Love & Salt

    06/01/2020

    EP #41: Sylvie Gabriele of Love & Salt

    On this episode of The Menu, Beliz and Henry interview Sylvie Gabriele, Owner of Love & Salt, a much-celebrated Cal-Italian restaurant in Manhattan Beach. We chat with her about the inception of Love & Salt, the nuances of restaurant ownership, her careful response to COVID-19, and a new fine, fast-casual Middle-Eastern restaurant coming soon from her and her team.

    39 min
  2. EP #40: Cooking to Cope

    05/24/2020

    EP #40: Cooking to Cope

    Beliz and Henry chat with current college students and recent graduates about how they are turning to the kitchen to deal with the stresses and anxieties of quarantine. We discuss the struggles and privileges of access to good food, reminisce about dining out, and how you can still connect with people through food while social distancing and the right pronunciation of pecans.

    58 min
  3. EP #39: Miles and PJ of Zab's Hot Sauce

    05/17/2020

    EP #39: Miles and PJ of Zab's Hot Sauce

    This week, Beliz and Henry interview Miles Soboroff and PJ McNall, part-owners and creators of Zab’s Datil Pepper Hot Sauce, which sources its signature slow burn and sweet heat from the unique Datil pepper that grows only in St. Augustine, Florida. Miles and PJ tell us all about the unique properties and mysterious history of their special pepper, the many surprises of starting a successful hot sauce business, and how hot sauce has become so much more than a condiment in today’s food world.

    50 min
  4. EP #38: Angela and Chef Jean of Little Llama Peruvian Tacos

    05/03/2020

    EP #38: Angela and Chef Jean of Little Llama Peruvian Tacos

    On this episode of the Menu, Beliz and Henry interview Angela Wagner and Chef Jean Valcarcel of Little Llama Peruvian Tacos, a unique taco concept at Smorgasburg LA. We learn about how they conceptualized the flavors and style of Little Llama, their sense of community at Smorgasburg, and the difficulties of opening a brick-and-mortar amid the COVID-19 crisis.

    46 min
  5. EP #37: Kathryn Coker of Esters Wine Shop

    04/26/2020

    EP #37: Kathryn Coker of Esters Wine Shop

    (Apr. 18)Kathryn Coker is the Wine Director of Ester’s Wine Shop & Bar in Santa Monica, and the brains behind the wine program for the Rustic Canyon restaurant group. We talk with her about how she grew her passion into a profession, what wines the community is shifting towards during a national crisis, and the unique challenges her wine bar faces during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    37 min
  6. EP #36: Patricia, Roselma and Tinette of Genever

    04/17/2020

    EP #36: Patricia, Roselma and Tinette of Genever

    (Apr. 17)Henry and Beliz interview Patricia, Roselma, and Tinette, owners of Genever, a gin bar in LA’s Historic Filipinotown specializing in Filipino-inspired drinks. We discuss their creative cocktails, being a woman in the bar industry, what they’re doing to stay afloat during COVID-19, and how they’re staying creative while in quarantine.

    40 min
  7. EP #35: Vanda Asapahu of Ayara Thai

    04/10/2020

    EP #35: Vanda Asapahu of Ayara Thai

    (Apr. 10)Henry and Beliz interview Ayara Thai's chef and owner Vanda Asapahu (at home)to talk about how COVID-19 has affected the restaurant, innovations they've been doing to keep their workers and their customers safe, their 4/20 special Cannabis Boat Noodle and more...

    46 min
  8. EP #34: Joshua Lurie of Food GPS

    03/08/2020

    EP #34: Joshua Lurie of Food GPS

    (Mar. 6) Beliz and Henry interview Josh Lurie, the founder and CEO of Food GPS, one of the premier food blogs in Los Angeles, and abroad. They talk about dining out with kids, LA's restaurant boom and future collapse, how to finance and sustain a blog and how to be a responsible food writer.

    53 min
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The Menu is a radio show and podcast about LA’s wonderful food culture and the people who make it special hosted and created by Beliz Urkmez and Henry Haprov. Every episode provides a detailed look on individual people's journey from the Los Angeles food scene.

Information

  • Creator
    Beliz & Henry
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2020
  • Episodes
    29
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © All rights reserved
  • Show Website
    The Menu on UCLA Radio