Category: Heard Podcast

Anthony Morrow, owner of Pulp Media & producer of Detroit Cocktail Week, joins us to talk about the many facets of event planning. Detroit Cocktail Week is a signature event all around metro Detroit and started as the Detroit Cocktail Classic. We also talk about the passing away of Olga Loizon, the Olga behind Olga’s…

Grace Keros, third generation of American Coney Island, joins us to talk about her 100+ year old business that has made the Coney Dog famous. The Coney Dog is one of Detroit’s quintessential foods. American Coney Island has three locations – Detroit, the Detroit Zoo, and Las Vegas inside The D Hotel – and they…

Just like how we started 2018, we begin 2019 with Mallory Brown. We left off last year with Mallory embarking on Walk a Mile, an initiative where she walks a mile with 26 different women from different countries. We focus on her first video that takes place in Tanzania with Elizabeth, a woman who makes…

Rachel Lutz owns The Peacock Room, Yama, and Frida, 3 retail stores in Detroit. Though these stores are different, there is a very strong focus on hospitality in each. We talk to Rachel about her stores, her thoughts on customer service & hospitality, and much more. This is our last episode of 2018! Thanks for…

Chef Kieron Hales has an incredibly storied past. From cooking for the Queen of England to cooking for multiple Presidents of the United States to becoming a sous chef at Zingerman’s Roadhouse, Hales’ history is impressive. He joins us to discuss his past, his present position as managing partner at Zingerman’s Cornman Farms, and his…

Travis Fahley, Michigan Farm Bureau Board Director & full time farmer, joins us to discuss his life as a farmer. Travis is a 3rd generation cash crop farmer from Emmett, MI. Michigan Farm Bureau is the state’s largest general agricultural organization that advocates and lobbies on behalf of its members and the agriculture industry at…

Ken Schramm, owner of Schramm’s Mead and the author of The Compleat Meadmaker, joins us to talk about mead. Mead is an alcoholic beverage created by fermenting honey with water, sometimes with various fruits, spices, grains, or hops. Schramm’s Mead is widely regarded as some of the best mead in the world. We learn a…

There’s no talk of birds in this episode. Instead we discuss the fascination world of bees with the founder of Bees in the D, Brian Peterson-Roest. We spend some time differentiating between bees and wasps, then we get to the sweet stuff – honey! Brian is incredibly passionate about bees and their positive impact on…

Sandy Levine, owner of The Oakland Art Novelty Company and Chartreuse Kitchen & Cocktails, sits down with Joe to discuss how things have changed since opening The Oakland. From opening one of metro Detroit’s first craft cocktail bars to opening a restaurant in Detroit to planning a Hospitality Workshop, Sandy has a lot of fascinating…

Zach Berg, owner of Mongers’ Provisions in Ferndale and (soon to be) Detroit, talks the world and history of cheese with us. Cheese is widely consumed, often times as a condiment of sorts. Zach explains how we have arrived at this point and how we can seek out cheese mongers like him to point us…