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Taste in Music & Alex Bleeker (Live)

Published Date: September 1, 2024
Episode: 612

This week, Darin presents a special episode celebrating the new book Taste in Music. The book offers a fantastic and fun look at eating on tour with indie musicians, written and compiled by Alex Bleeker of Real Estate and Luke Pyenson of Frankie Cosmos. They share their fascinating insights into how meals on the road can be just as important as the shows musicians play.

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Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features over eighty of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

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Taste in Music & Alex Bleeker (Live)

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