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First Aired - 12/13/2009 12:00PM
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There's a lot to handle this week on The Main Course. A jam packed show includes Scott Stringer, Novella Carpenter, Peter Trippi, Dan Hitt & The Art Break Gallery. This is a must-listen episode!
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The Main Course Introduction (10:16)
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The Main Course, Patrick Martins, Katy Keiffer, Fairway Market, Novella Carpenter, Scott Stringer, Manhattan Borough President, western climate policy, global warming, art market, Wall Street, hedge fund managers, betting on the failures of other people, charter schools, stock traders, using money as a crutch, slaughtering, harvesting, rabbits,Cofnerence Recap (14:44)
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school lunch, infrastructure, processing facilities, regional farms, US Department Of Education, gardens, Kristen Mancinelli, nutrition education, Farm To School Bill, state assembly, state legislation, Roberta's, these guys get it done, fear of appointing single leaders, we need a czar, Chris Grace,Procurement: Institution Food (16:33)
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Fairway Market, school gardening, Roberta's, Jackie Burger, Just Food, in 2007 there were 50 CSA's, by 2010 there will be 100 CSA's, City Council, obesity epidemic, procurement, institution food, prisons, hospitals, schools, Liz Neumark, Mark Hurley, Chris Grace, Kathy Lawrence, Steve Schimoler, Cisco, supply and demand, chef partnership, farm to table, distribution, trucking, aggregation, US Foods, talk vs action, drop off points, USDA regulations, Chris Parachini, Hunt's Point, produce, Fulton Fish Market, infrastructure, commodities program, find the cheapest product available, Sam Cass, Alice Waters, Community Supported Agriculture, Carlo Petrini, Thomas Hoving, The Metropolitan Museum Of Art, Union Square Green Market, farmer's market, metrics for how much of institution food is bought locally, Heritage Foods USA, Marion Nestle,Novella Carpenter Talks About Slaughtering Rabbits (15:07)
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Novella Carpenter, Farm City: The Education Of An Urban Farmer, rabbit harvesting seminar, slaugther, processing, Roberta's, some people are sensative to the word slaugther, rabbits have a small footprint, raising rabbits in New York, France, rabbits scream when you slit their throat, bludgeoning,More With Novella On Urban Farming (7:49)
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rural areas, Washington, Novella moved to Seattle when she was 18, Martha Stewart, home grown vegetables, Oakland, Jerry Brown, urban farming, The Encyclopedia of Country Living, swine flu, sanitation, pigs, dumpster diving, pigs prefer cooked food, Bay Area, bio diesel station, Berkley, breeds, Red Duroc, Yorkshire, Novella took the pigs to a USDA slaughterhouse, Novella Carpenter, vertical farming, Detroit, gray water, rural farmers,Interview With Scott Stringer, Manhattan Borough President (16:18)
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Scott Stringer, Manhattan Borough President, Food & The Public Interest, breeding new life into Manhattans community boards, Scott competed in a very tough election, empowering local communities, community board, neighborhood organizations, Go Green East Harlem Committee, reducing asthma and diabetes, food and climate change, NYC Food & Climate Summit, elected officials and thousands of activists, policy issues, skill building, the United Stats spends 300 billion dollars a year dealing with the issue of obesity, heart disease, Wall St, we've gotten away from being entrepreneurial, bringing food production closer to home, entry level jobs can be created, mainstream media only covers certain things, alternative media, the last thing we need is more task forces and commissions, post conference report, vacant lots turning into urban farms, rooftop gardens, green initiatives, The Politics of Food, too many people live in food deserts, building supermarkets in economically challenged communities, food stats, healthy options, New York Times, the city of New York was subsidizing fast food chains in northern Manhattan, we weren't subsidizing food markets and healthy bodegas, tactical subsidizing, bringing down health costs, preventing disease, this years conference should be double in size, food charter pledge, sign the pledge!, hug and release, affordable housing, farmers markets, tree planting, Steve Israel, the public is ahead of elected officials on these issues, Copenhagen Climate Conference, public awareness has grown, what can people do?, Just Food, sign the charter!, Roberta's, bloggers, sustainability, education, http://www.mbpo.org/free_details.asp?id=179, www.justfood.org, www.mbpo.org,Peter Trippi of Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine (20:09)
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Fairway Market, Katy Keiffer, Patrick Martins, the art world, collecting, Peter Trippi, economic downturn, www.becketmedia.com, Brenda Bradley, baseball cards, 195 Grand St, www.artbreakgallery.com, Baptized Catholic, The Catholic Church, nobody has supported the arts like the church, Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine, the magazine is going into its sixth year, fine art, collecting art, Andy Warhol, up and coming artists, collecting trends now, SoHo, Julian Schnabel, genealogy, recession has hurt artists, Damien Hirst, who dictates the trends, fashion, Eli Broad, museum curators, The Whitney, Etruscan Vase, there is no single marketplace for antiques, hope springs eternal, William Coke, coin collections, The Getty, Italian jail,Dan Hitt from Beckett Media (19:57)
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Dan Hitt, Beckett Media, baseball cards, kids collectibles, plushy pals, sports memorabilia, how do you assign value?, Jim Beckett, coin collecting, price guide, most expensive baseball cards, Honus Wagner t 206, baseball cards are the most popular category, Babe Ruth, autographs, baseball is the most popular American sport, a baseball card from 1910, John Singer Sargent painting, collecting, Toby Jugs, why do people collect?, there is a collecting gene, there are parts of the brain that are more focused on the anticipation of pleasure from acquiring something, Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine January Edition, baseball cards are more controlled than art, there are a few manufacturers, the league has to license the manufacturing, price guides, there are two big categories of baseball cards, vintage cards, prior to 1980, Julio Franco, Nolan Ryan, steroids tarnished the reputations in baseball, Barry Bonds, steroids have been around since the 70's,The Art Break Gallery (14:59)
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Fairway Market, there is a lot of art that isn't getting play in the mainstream art media, we live in a society right now without history, respect history, The Art Break Gallery, 195 Grand St, Rinaldo Frattolillo, Baptized Catholic, contemporary art, art school, John Currin, pornography paintings, Williamsburg, thriving art community, second Friday's of the month, Roebling Hall, pierogi 2000, Bushwick, Bushwick Arts Association, Holy Bible,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 11/30/2011 04:00PM
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This week on The Speakeasy, Damon chats with childhood friend and owner of Ba'sik Bar in Wiliamsburg, Jay Zimmerman. Hear what made him want to expand to Williamsburg and find out what challenges come along with opening a new bar in New York. This episode was sponsored by Roberta's
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First Aired - 11/30/2009 07:00PM
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Sarah Obraitis is back! Eat To The Beat returns with Chen Tamir & Jean Barberis of Flux Factory Gallery to talk art, fundraising, and adventures.
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Eat To The Beat Introduction (9:34)
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Eat To The Beat, Sarah Obraitis, Fairway Market, art gallery, collaborative projects, Jean Barberis, Flux Factory, www.fluxfactory.org, Flux started in 1994, philosophy students got a loft in Williamsburg, community, art projects, New Museum, Queens Museum, Whitney Museum, filmmakers, sculptors, social practice, Chen Tamir,Going Places, Doing Stuff (13:09)
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Long Island City, Going Places Doing Stuff, adventures around the tri state area, Robert Moses panorama, New York New York New York, artists created a mini city in the gallery, Flux Box, exposure, Budapest, artists in residence, Douglas Paulson, Sarah Hines, visual artists, YMCA for artists, woodworking, silk screen,Pot Luck Parties & Food Fundraisers (8:53)
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on average there are about 14 artists living at the space, avant garde workshops, a way to give back to the community, kimchi, LED lights, holograms, Flux has thrown legendary parties, the community has grown over 15 years, fundraising, there is art for sale on the website, tax deductible pieces, gifting, April March, Nick Jones, screenings, open bar, December 10th, Flux Factory Gallery,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
