Breaking Bread with Benn Grim is an all-encompassing podcast brought to you by the rapper/food writer Benn Grim where he discusses any and all topics featuring a mix of funny and entertaining guests.
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Episode 64: Ceschi Ramos
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Ceschi (Pronounced Chess-Key) Ramos is a New Haven resident and has been one of Connecticut's Hip Hop beacons to the rest of the world for over ten years now. Ceschi and I discuss rap, the music business, politics and the growing climate of racial tension in the hip hop community today. Ceschi also draws some connections between certain hip hop per…
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Episode 63: Alex Williams and Jeff Deveraux
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Alex Williams is the owner of Blue Earth Compost in Hartford Connecticut. Blue Earth Compost is a food scrap collection service for residents, events and businesses in Connecticut. They will collect your scraps and deliver the finished product back to you 3 times a year all the while making the whole process clean and easy. Alex and I are joined by…
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Episode 62: Harley Carrara and Steve Karp
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Harley Carrara and Steve Karp are 2/4 of the Connecticut Hardcore/Punk band FTE or Front Towards Enemy. FTE was active throughout the 90's and played with other CTHC bands such as Hatebreed, Cornerstone, Fastbreak, Fine Line, Mindwar and Line of Fire. Harley, Steve and I talk about the Connecticut Hardcore scene in that era and we reminisce on some…
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Episode 61: Kane Gelaznik
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Kane Gelaznik is a local multi-instrumentalist who is proficient in various genres of heavy/obscure music. Kane and I discuss music, life, Connecticut Hardcore, his musical projects and other weird and evil shit. Kane and I each share a paranormal story from our youth and then Kane tells us the secret to playing in multiple bands while working on m…
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Episode 60: Brett Maddux
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Brett Maddux is an accomplished poet currently residing in Hartford's blooming West End. Brett is also the Author of BLACKBIRD, 4PM, a robust collection of over 50 poems available through whichiswhypress.com Brett and I sit down and discuss his beginnings in the Iowa hardcore/punk scene, our mutual love for our capital city and most importantly, hi…
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Episode 59: Paul Thorstenson
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Paul Thorstenson is a musician, creator, Poughkeepsie native and avid contributor to the Hudson Valley Hardcore scene. Paul and I discuss the roots and beginnings of his band Dissolve, the East Coast hardcore scene, the final days of the iconic venue, The Anthrax and the loving relationship between the HVHC scene and CTHC. Intro/Outro Track is a so…
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Episode 58: Amla Mehta
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Amla Mehta is a motivational speaker who at the age of 16 was diagnosed with Gyrate Atrophy. Gyrate Atrophy is a rare genetic eye condition in which the patient gradually loses his or her peripheral vision between the ages of 45 to 60. Only 200 people are diagnosed in the world. Amla speaks to me about her condition, being diagnosed at a young age,…
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Episode 57: Colonial Chris
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"Colonial Chris" is a marketing manager for a local greenhouse manufacturer that specializes in building greenhouses for marijuana grows. Chris and I talk medical marijuana, recreational marijuana, the state of Connecticut regarding those two topics, marijuana dispensaries and music. Chris and I switch gears and talk about our history as friends an…
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Episode 56: Keith Buckley
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Keith Buckley is the frontman for the band Every Time I Die and he is the Author of his newest book, "Watch." I met up with Keith on the back of his bus at (the last) Warped Tour in Hartford CT a couple weeks back. Keith and I talk about the mid 90's hardcore scene, his new book, being a Warped Tour installation, bands today and what it takes to be…
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Episode 55: The Hempsteadys
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The Hempsteadys are a ska, punk, rockish type of band that cannot be pigeon holed into any single genre. The Hempsteadys are comprised of 12 members but today I sit down with 4 of them, NME the Illest, Cody Freedom, Andrew Carey and John Logan. We talk about the roots and beginnings of The Hempsteadys, the other members of the band, their new video…
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Episode 54: Dan Flans and Brian Niederhauser
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Dan Flans and Brian Niederhauser are the gentlemen behind The Sunday Morning Hangover Podcast. I sit down with these two and we discuss podcasting, the format and premise of their show, funny awkward sex stories followed by a hilarious game thought up by Dan and Brian. The Sunday Morning Hangover Podcast is available through iTunes and smhpodcast.l…
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Episode 53: Aaron Butkus
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Aaron Butkus is is the founding father of the influential Connecticut Hardcore band Death Threat and is also a skilled pizza maker working in restaurants such as Roberta's in Brooklyn New York and Little City Pizza in Avon Connecticut. Aaron and I have been friends for close to 20 years and he has been a huge influence on my musical taste and lifes…
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Episode 52: Andrea Cortez, Mallory Mason and Mike Marques
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Andrea Cortez of Tainted LLC, Mallory Mason of the YUP Network and Mike Marques of Arbor Light Studios are three key players in Hartford's thriving and vibrant art scene. I sit down with these three individuals to talk about the pros and cons of the term "Art District", the future of Hartford's beautiful Parkville section and the dangers of gentrif…
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Episode 51: Dimitrios Zahariadis and Chris Parrott
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Dimitrios Zaharidis and Chris Parrot are the two men behind the two cocktail bars, Highland Brass Company of Waterbury and Little River Restoratives of Hartford. I sit down with these two local cocktail heros and we chop it up good. We discuss all things cocktails, their influences in the industry, what it takes to stay on top of your cocktail game…
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Episode 50: The Resistance
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The Resistance is a crew comprised of four young Central Connecticut area Chefs. Xavier Santiago of Trattoria Toscana, Manchester CT, Sean Butler of Francesca's Wine Bar and Bistro, Collinsville CT, Mike Touranjoe of Max Tavern, Springfield MA, and Carlos Perez of 4 Eat and Drink, Farmington CT. These gentlemen walk me through their beginnings as c…
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Episode 49: Roy Riedl
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Roy Riedl is a successful chef, restaurant owner and food truck proprietor. Ray and his lovely wife Heather run el Pollo Guapo and the Mercado food truck. el Pollo Guapo is known for their fresh and new take on rotisserie chicken and Mercado is defined as "Span-ish" tapas. Ray and I discuss what it takes to be an effective boss and team member. Roy…
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Episode 48: Best of Hartford Magazine 2018 Breakdown
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The 2018 Best of Hartford Magazine winners seemed a bit off when I perused the list this year. The deeper I got, the dumber it sounded, (like McDonald's winning best french fries) and I had a couple friends that contacted me and felt the same. On this episode of the podcast I partner up with 3 awesome and influential personalities that pretty much …
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Episode 47: Alaska and Elsphinx
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Alaska is a Rapper from Brooklyn New York and Elsphinx is a Rapper from Albany. Both of these gentlemen are from the Pig Food Records camp based out of Albany. Alaska has a new album out with our other friend PJ Katz titled "He's the PJ I'm Alaska." We sat down and discussed all things Rap music and prepared ourselves for Alaska's record release pa…
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Episode 46: Old Self
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Old Self is a rapper and teacher from Southern Connecticut. Old Self and I try to pinpoint the day we met, we discuss the secret rap FaceBook group that we make jokes in, we talk about music as professionals and being accountable for the youth and we also discuss the threshold of being politically correct in todays ever changing music scene. Old Se…
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Episode 45: Kristin Eddy, Winter Caplanson and Carrie Carella
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Today I joined forces with three of my favorite women from the Connecticut food scene. Kristin Eddy is an accomplished pastry chef that works her culinary magic for such establishments as Millwright's, Cook and the Bear and Porron and Pina. Winter Caplanson is the mastermind, photographer and writer behind Connecticut Food and Farm Magazine. Carrie…
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Episode 44: Mister (REDUX)
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I welcome my friend Mister (@spooky_moulder_) back onto the show for a second run to make up for my tomfoolery that was deleting 17 podcasts at one time while trying to archive them. Mister and I tackle such topics as our favorite conspiracy theories, the universe, religion vs. aliens, Egypt and our favorite video games. Mister gives me a quick ove…
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Episode 43: Matt Grippo
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Matt Grippo (@mattgripp) is my younger brother of two years. Matt lives in San Francisco and is an accomplished bar tender. Matt and I talk a bunch of bar industry stuff, early Connecticut hardcore, living in San Fran and what it takes to be a good dad. Todays podcast will be the last Breaking Bread with Benn Grim podcast. I'd like to thank my spon…
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Episode 42: Mike Detelj
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Mike Detelj (@detelj.86f) is a young, free thinking artist from Hartford CT and he is 1/12 of the UZOO CREW. Mike and I discuss today's new hip hop music scene, easy fame, Soundcloud conspiracies, politics, racism, the left vs the right, immigration ideals, humanity on a whole and what you are going to need to be a good person in 2018. Into/Outro m…
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Episode 41: Joel Gargano
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Joel is a Connecticut Chef who has been working in the restaurant industry for the better part of 15 years. Joel just recently opened up his own restaurant, Grano Arso in the quiet, quaint village of Chester. Joel brought me a copy of this weeks menu and we analyze the ins and outs of pasta making, the benefits of seasonal and frequent menu change …
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Episode 40: Van Hurd
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Van Hurd is a current Nutmegger transplanted by way of Texas. Van is Head Chef and Pit Master at Taino Smokehouse in Middletown with a new location slated to open in Meriden this spring. Van and I talk about our favorite local restaurants, our favorite regions of BBQ (we both answered Carolina), his return to Hell's Kitchen as an all star chef and …
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