IRATE with Katherine Sprung

Introducing... "Talent on the Mic"! This season, we're stepping into the world of music and comedy, featuring some of the most talented and entertaining artists you should know. And, we get to know them through food, a universal connector. I sit down with my guest at a restaurant, to share a meal, and ask the unexpected questions, get some off the wall answers, and even some food spot recommendations.  Sprung On Food is an interview based series, hosted by Katherine Sprung, a food and media entrepreneur.  You can watch each episode, in it's video version, on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@iamsprung Be sure to follow on Instagram for some behind the scenes and short form content at https://www.instagram.com/sprungonfood/

The past number of months have been a whirlwind. Yet, there are some women entrepreneurs that are continuing to break the mold and shine like the stars they are! We're proud to introduce our Squish Stars campaign, highlighting incredible women entrepreneurs! We were lucky to talk to Mollie Creason, Founder and Chief Curator of Well + Wonder Artist Collective, and ask her some questions.    Theme music by Alundra - Smile - https://thmatc.co/?l=81596DEF

The past number of months have been a whirlwind. Yet, there are some women entrepreneurs that are continuing to break the mold and shine like the stars they are! We're proud to introduce our Squish Stars campaign, highlighting incredible women entrepreneurs! We were lucky to talk to Margaux DelCollo, Co-owner of TWEE, and ask her some questions.    Theme music by Alundra - Smile - https://thmatc.co/?l=81596DEF

The past number of months have been a whirlwind. Yet, there are some women entrepreneurs that are continuing to break the mold and shine like the stars they are! We're proud to introduce our Squish Stars campaign, highlighting incredible women entrepreneurs! We were lucky to talk to Allison Fleece, Co-founder of WHOA travel, and ask her some questions.    Theme music by Alundra - Smile - https://thmatc.co/?l=81596DEF

The past number of months have been a whirlwind. Yet, there are some women entrepreneurs that are continuing to break the mold and shine like the stars they are! We're proud to introduce our Squish Stars campaign, highlighting incredible women entrepreneurs! We were lucky to talk to Melanie Moss, Co-Founds of Mini Melanie, and ask her some questions.    Theme music by Alundra - Smile - https://thmatc.co/?l=81596DEF

The past number of months have been a whirlwind. Yet, there are some women entrepreneurs that are continuing to break the mold and shine like the stars they are! We're proud to introduce our Squish Stars campaign, highlighting incredible women entrepreneurs! We were lucky to talk to Lisa Mullen, Co-Founds of Uwila Warrior, and ask her some questions.    Theme music by Alundra - Smile - https://thmatc.co/?l=81596DEF

The past number of months have been a whirlwind. Yet, there are some women entrepreneurs that are continuing to break the mold and shine like the stars they are! We're proud to introduce our Squish Stars campaign, highlighting incredible women entrepreneurs! We were lucky to talk to Amber Mayfield, Editor in Chief ofWhile Entertaining Magazine, and ask her some questions.    Theme music by Alundra - Smile - https://thmatc.co/?l=81596DEF

The past number of months have been a whirlwind. Yet, there are some women entrepreneurs that are continuing to break the mold and shine like the stars they are! We're proud to introduce our Squish Stars campaign, highlighting incredible women entrepreneurs! Katherine Sprung got to talk to Michal Levison, Founder of Seasoned Moments, and ask her some questions.    Theme music by Alundra - Smile - https://thmatc.co/?l=81596DEF

Katherine Sprung goes through the good, bad, and ugly online ratings and reviews of guest business owners in the food and beverage industry, in an open conversation. Expect honesty, comedy, and insight into the world of hospitality and its customers.  Katherine Sprung, a 5 year business owner in the food industry, with 4 additional years of hospitality experience, working in restaurants and bars, invites a guest on the show, to go through their Yelp/Google/online reviews, discuss customer interactions, what it's like to be a business owner, and everything in between.

Catch Yann Rey of Unframed Ice Cream, where we talk about starting in banking with the belief in business cycles and an obsession with food and ice cream, kite boarding, flipping 1 star ratings into 5 starts, and the feeling that everyone should scoop ice cream once in their life. Katherine Sprung goes through the good, bad, and ugly online ratings and reviews of guest business owners in the food and beverage industry, in an open conversation. Expect honesty, comedy, and insight into the world of hospitality and its customers.  Katherine Sprung, a 5 year business owner in the food industry, with 4 additional years of hospitality experience, working in restaurants and bars, invites a guest on the show, to go through their Yelp/Google/online reviews, discuss customer interactions, what it's like to be a business owner, and everything in between.

Catch Ethan Frisch of Burlap and Barrel, where we talk about starting as a chef and traveling the world to discover amazing spices and turning it into a business, where cinnamon comes from, hand pollinating vanilla, and understanding rating scales. Katherine Sprung goes through the good, bad, and ugly online ratings and reviews of guest business owners in the food and beverage industry, in an open conversation. Expect honesty, comedy, and insight into the world of hospitality and its customers.  Katherine Sprung, a 5 year business owner in the food industry, with 4 additional years of hospitality experience, working in restaurants and bars, invites a guest on the show, to go through their Yelp/Google/online reviews, discuss customer interactions, what it's like to be a business owner, and everything in between.

Catch Jamie Kim of Bumble and Butter, where we talk about making granola for fun in high school to launching a business while in college, passion for hospitality and wooden spoon carving, Wegmens, and not meeting strangers in the Home Depot plaza. Katherine Sprung goes through the good, bad, and ugly online ratings and reviews of guest business owners in the food and beverage industry, in an open conversation. Expect honesty, comedy, and insight into the world of hospitality and its customers.  Katherine Sprung, a 5 year business owner in the food industry, with 4 additional years of hospitality experience, working in restaurants and bars, invites a guest on the show, to go through their Yelp/Google/online reviews, discuss customer interactions, what it's like to be a business owner, and everything in between.

Catch Courtney Boyd Myers of AKUA, where we talk about going from marketing and media to starting a kelp jerky business, Kickstarter challenges, the magic of the sea, and letting someone know when they have something in their teeth. Katherine Sprung goes through the good, bad, and ugly online ratings and reviews of guest business owners in the food and beverage industry, in an open conversation. Expect honesty, comedy, and insight into the world of hospitality and its customers.  Katherine Sprung, a 5 year business owner in the food industry, with 4 additional years of hospitality experience, working in restaurants and bars, invites a guest on the show, to go through their Yelp/Google/online reviews, discuss customer interactions, what it's like to be a business owner, and everything in between.

Catch John Belesis and Steve Ioannou of Nounos Creamery, where we talk about growing up Greek with the harshest critics, to going all in and becoming Greek yogurt manufacturers, truffles, and bird murdering cats. Katherine Sprung goes through the good, bad, and ugly online ratings and reviews of guest business owners in the food and beverage industry, in an open conversation. Expect honesty, comedy, and insight into the world of hospitality and its customers.  Katherine Sprung, a 5 year business owner in the food industry, with 4 additional years of hospitality experience, working in restaurants and bars, invites a guest on the show, to go through their Yelp/Google/online reviews, discuss customer interactions, what it's like to be a business owner, and everything in between.

Catch Lily Walla of Spotsnyc, where we talk about going from turning down an internship at Shake Shack to start a customized mini cupcake business, the advantages of being "young and dumb" and faking it until you make it, and Bravo-lebrities. Katherine Sprung goes through the good, bad, and ugly online ratings and reviews of guest business owners in the food and beverage industry, in an open conversation. Expect honesty, comedy, and insight into the world of hospitality and its customers.  Katherine Sprung, a 5 year business owner in the food industry, with 4 additional years of hospitality experience, working in restaurants and bars, invites a guest on the show, to go through their Yelp/Google/online reviews, discuss customer interactions, what it's like to be a business owner, and everything in between.

Catch Farhan Akbar of Restaurant Associates, where we talk about going from host at Applebees to finding a love and calling in hospitality and service, appreciating good food, guests vs customers, and mozzarella sticks. Katherine Sprung goes through the good, bad, and ugly online ratings and reviews of guest business owners in the food and beverage industry, in an open conversation. Expect honesty, comedy, and insight into the world of hospitality and its customers.  Katherine Sprung, a 5 year business owner in the food industry, with 4 additional years of hospitality experience, working in restaurants and bars, invites a guest on the show, to go through their Yelp/Google/online reviews, discuss customer interactions, what it's like to be a business owner, and everything in between.

Catch Dara Pollak of @skinnypignyc, where we talk about going from dancer and Food Network fan to starting a popular food account, Instagram being a frustrating place, building up a thick skin, and not feeding the trolls. Katherine Sprung goes through the good, bad, and ugly online ratings and reviews of guest business owners in the food and beverage industry, in an open conversation. Expect honesty, comedy, and insight into the world of hospitality and its customers.  Katherine Sprung, a 5 year business owner in the food industry, with 4 additional years of hospitality experience, working in restaurants and bars, invites a guest on the show, to go through their Yelp/Google/online reviews, discuss customer interactions, what it's like to be a business owner, and everything in between.

Catch Amy Rothstein of Drink Dona, where we talk about going from coffee shop customer to noticing the void in natural chai offerings, understanding artisanal products, educating on spiced soda, and solving that chai smell confusion in Brooklyn. Katherine Sprung goes through the good, bad, and ugly online ratings and reviews of guest business owners in the food and beverage industry, in an open conversation. Expect honesty, comedy, and insight into the world of hospitality and its customers.  Katherine Sprung, a 5 year business owner in the food industry, with 4 additional years of hospitality experience, working in restaurants and bars, invites a guest on the show, to go through their Yelp/Google/online reviews, discuss customer interactions, what it's like to be a business owner, and everything in between.

Catch Chelsey White of @chelsweets, where we talk about going from Public Accounting to cake hobbyist to building a cake content empire, not taking comments on platforms seriously, and the importance of not leaving out ingredients. Katherine Sprung goes through the good, bad, and ugly online ratings and reviews of guest business owners in the food and beverage industry, in an open conversation. Expect honesty, comedy, and insight into the world of hospitality and its customers.  Katherine Sprung, a 5 year business owner in the food industry, with 4 additional years of hospitality experience, working in restaurants and bars, invites a guest on the show, to go through their Yelp/Google/online reviews, discuss customer interactions, what it's like to be a business owner, and everything in between.

Catch Pooja Bavishi of Malai, where we talk about going from Urban Planning to wanting to have a dessert business, debunking the idea that long food lines equals the best food, and gracefully combatting the worst fake reviews. Katherine Sprung goes through the good, bad, and ugly online ratings and reviews of guest business owners in the food and beverage industry, in an open conversation. Expect honesty, comedy, and insight into the world of hospitality and its customers.  Katherine Sprung, a 5 year business owner in the food industry, with 4 additional years of hospitality experience, working in restaurants and bars, invites a guest on the show, to go through their Yelp/Google/online reviews, discuss customer interactions, what it's like to be a business owner, and everything in between.