Est. December 1999 · Nationally Syndicated
The Food & Wine
Radio Network
James Beard Award Winner Jennifer English
Founded by Jennifer English in December 1999, The Food & Wine Radio Network has spent a quarter century in intimate dinner party-style conversations with the most interesting and influential tastemakers in the world — and we always save the seat at the head of our table for our guest of honor: you.
About the Network
America's Premier Culinary Broadcast Voice
The Food & Wine Radio Network launched in December 1999 with a simple conviction: food is the most universal language, and radio is its most intimate medium. Within four broadcasts, the show earned a James Beard Foundation Award nomination — the highest honor in American food media.
Over 25 years, the network has grown into a nationally syndicated platform spanning NBC News@4, Sunday Brunch, Fong on Food, PR%F LIVE, and more — earning the Gracie Award, Taste Award, and Muse Award along the way.
National Syndication
The Food & Wine Radio Network Show, Don't Talk With Your Mouth Full, and other programs were nationally syndicated to 75+ radio markets — bringing culinary storytelling and food culture to American listeners for a quarter century.
Award-Winning Journalism
James Beard Award, Gracie Award, Taste Award, and Muse Award. The most decorated independent culinary radio network in the country.
Culinary Literature & Conversation
Long-form interviews with chefs, authors, farmers, and food scientists. The show that treats food as culture, not just content.
James Beard Foundation Award
Founder & Executive Host
Jennifer English
James Beard Foundation Award winner. Gracie Award recipient. Taste Award honoree. Muse Award laureate. Jennifer English has spent 25 years building one of American food radio's most distinctive voices.
As Editor-at-Large for BCFOODNEWS.COM and PR%F Magazine, and Senior Marketing Communications Consultant for Blau + Associates, she bridges broadcast journalism with strategic communications at the highest level. A member of Les Dames d'Escoffier BC Chapter and The Women's Hospitality Initiative, she serves as an IACP Awards Judge.
On Air
Broadcast Catalog
The Holiday Gourmet & Sunday Brunch
Seasonal entertaining, holiday menus, and the art of the Sunday table. A cornerstone of the network's syndicated run.
Talk Nerdy to Me: Future of Food
Cellular agriculture, supply chain transparency, and the science reshaping what we eat. Conversations with researchers and founders.
R.S.V.P. & Don't Talk With Your Mouth Full
Culinary authors, food essayists, and the written word at the table. Long-form conversations about books, memory, and appetite.
PR%F LIVE & METABITE
Spirits journalism, hospitality strategy, and the business of food culture. Live recordings from industry events.
I'm Hungry: AR Culinary Series
Augmented reality cooking show featuring Chef Pancho Poppins. Where the physical kitchen meets the digital canvas.
Fong on Food & Kamp Kilmer
Oral histories from the kitchen — chef profiles, culinary lineages, and the stories that don't make it onto menus.
A Quarter Century
25-Year Chronicle
1999
The Inception
Genesis broadcast; James Beard Foundation nomination earned after only 4 live shows. A new voice for the American kitchen table.
2004–2010
National Syndication
Expansion across NBC News@4, Sunday Brunch, and Fong on Food. Gracie Award and Taste Award recognition for broadcast excellence.
2015–2020
Editorial Rigor
Editor-at-Large roles with BCFOODNEWS.COM and PR%F Magazine. Advisory work with Blau + Associates. IACP Awards Judge.
2021–Present
Phygital Media
Expansion into Web3 hospitality, digital art, and spatial culinary storytelling. EdibleNFT, H.O.S.T. Token, and the Museum of Digital Food Art.
Syndication & Booking
Bring the Network to Your Market
Station managers, festival organizers, and event producers — connect with Jennifer English for terrestrial syndication, keynote engagements, and culinary media partnerships.
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