On my 4th podcast I have a lengthy chat with Raul Cienfuegos. Raul is an El Salvadorian immigrant who is "doing it by the book". We has worked in kitchens in the US since 2001 and has worked his way up the right way. He worked at bothNew World Home CookingAND New World Bistro Bar. He chats about pay and workload inequities, earning respect and making it in America. He also is pretty funny, though a wee bit shy.
This podcast's recipes are featuring summer radishes! Butter poached radishes and pickled radish tops. It's time to cook from the farmer's market, kids! All recipes are available at Ricorlando.com
And then I finish with a song called Beating Me Back. When I was in the band SKINin Boston I wrote plenty of songs with political statements. This song was written in 1986, and I could release it now.
Episode 3: My Friend Pippy and Purple Haze Hot Dogs
In my third episode of One Million Stringbeans I have a great chat with Heather Williams, owner of Pippy's Hot Dog Truck and former New World Home Cooking rock star server. We chatted on her deck in Round Top, NY with cheap mics, so deal with it. I then finish with an amazing recipe for Purple Haze Kraut, bringing my famous psychedelic hot sauce to your BBQ ensemble!
Music in this episode is again by my Boston band SKIN, Kingston's Hellkeeperand we finish with Kakania, an African style instrumental featuring amazin' sax by the one and only Michael Evans.
Episode 2: On Bourdain, Sweet Peas and Life’s Strange
On the second installment of One Million Stringbeans I tell you my feelings about who Anthony Bourdain was and why he counted. I also dedicate an original song, Life's Strange to him. I wrote the song in 1979 but didn't record it until 2015 with my pal and original drummer, Kerry Miller. It certainly seems appropriate.
The recipes from this episode features first of the season Summer Sweet Peas in two of my favorite childhood dishes; macaroni and peas and risi i pisi.
Music this week is from my Boston band SKIN, Terry Orlando's Kingston, NY band Hellkeeperand from my first band from New haven, Hot Bodies.