This week on Snacky Tunes, Greg Bresnitz recaps the year in food and drink with none other than Michael Whiteman and his wife, acclaimed food writer Rozanne Gold. Michael Whiteman, president of the renowned Joseph Baum & Michael Whiteman Company, is considered this country's leading food and restaurant consultant. Tune in to get the low down on the trends you may have missed including the Peruvian food explosion, the growth of the artisanal cocktail movement and labeling regulations. If you're a foodie this is a must listen! This program was sponsored by 360 Cookware.

"It used to be if you wanted ethnic cuisine you'd have to go to some ethnic enclave or barrio, but that's not true anymore. These flavors and cuisines are moving into mainstream America." [08:32]

"The most interesting part of what's happening with food in America today is in the low end of the market you're finding people putting together ingredients that your grandmother would never have considered eating on the same plate." [10:32]

"I think that bars in the next year will be the most fascinating place to look for food trends. There is a rise in this country of a whole new bartender and bar culture that leans towards natural, artisan [tendencies]. It's farm to bar as opposed to farm to table." [19:00]

--Michael Whiteman of Whiteman & Baum on Snacky Tunes

On this week's installment of Will Communication: Will is visited in-studio by Kevin Pomplun of Picnick and Picnick Smoked. The pair talk about their days at Ryland Inn and about making the transition from fine dining to fast service.

This week Let's Get Real goes ripe for seasonality as Chef Erica Wides expounds on the disillusionment that foodiness has created: that seasonal items like strawberries are good and available all year round. Fighting this notion of faux-seasonality Erica will guide you to making smarter choices that that you don't need to be an elite Brooklyn foodie to follow that allows you to fight foodiness at the same price for fast food. As the seasons change maybe it's a good time to think about doing the same with your eating habits, so Let's Get Real. This episode is sponsored by Whole Foods Market.