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snacksound: goldfarb deconstructs '06

I interviewed Will Goldfarb on the best and worst of 2006 for a story in today's NY Sun (along with Andrew Carmellini, Donatella, the Maccioni boys, Morimoto, Michael Lomonaco, Gary Robbins and Dave Chang).  While the page did not have room 4 the entire thing, snack not only has room, but gives it to you in full sound. It's a little bit rough, what with the ambient noise, but it's short and sweet. Bill Buford, writing for The New Yorker, described Will's unique patois thusly:

"His speech can be quirky, almost foreign (it put me in mind of French Canadians practicing English), as though the time he spent at El Bulli and other European restaurants - he has also worked in France and Italy- has impressed itself on his voice memory and he couldn't undo the impression."

The article was great even if you can't hear it the way you can hear snacksound.

snacksound: talking tires and stars with jean luc naret, director of the michelin guides

Last month I spoke with Jean Luc Naret, Director of the Michelin Guides. I asked if he minded if I recorded it and blogged it. Et voila! The first snacksound podcast.

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How does the Michelin rating system actually work? How much influence does M. Naret have? What's his take on the chorus of criticism on the US guides? Listen in and find out.

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Note that the whole interview is about 25 minutes. For those who are technologically challenged I have plans to transcribe the interview and post the text. But that will take some time as I'm hindered by the prospect of listening to my own voice. Hopefully you'll find it more amusing than I do.