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2nd Annual Brooklyn Fishing Derby

benosargent — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 23:37:07 +0000

2nd Annual Brooklyn Fishing Derby
Location: Brooklyn

The Second Annual Brooklyn fishing Derby. Held by The Brooklyn Urban Anglers Association (BKUAA).
Ben Sargent Mike Louie Maria Haddad James Potter takes us through what it is like to partake in the Brooklyn Fishing Derby.
Video By DirectorBruno & Mattias Roeckl
Photos by Geralyn Shukwit

Catch It, Cook It & Eat It Live From The Waves of Rockaway Beach

benosargent — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 20:58:44 +0000

his week on Catch It, Cook It, & Eat It: a live broadcast from the Far Rockaways IN THE WATER with Mr. Bait himself. Tune in for daring tales of yuppies stealing boats (and getting caught), squirming bait in buckets, and the secret to why fishing is not called “catching”. This episode was sponsored by Heritage Foods USA.
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Catch It, Cook It & Eat It- Ryan Roberts and Sailfishing

benosargent — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 21:53:28 +0000

This week on Catch It, Cook It, & Eat It! Ben speaks to Ryan Roberts, a sailor and an angler, about catching fish from a moving sailboat with no crew and an empty stomach. Ryan has been on multiple sailing adventures, and shares his stories and experiences catching his breakfast, lunch and dinner whilst floating on the open sea. Ben and Ryan make some in-studio fish tacos, and discuss how to prep and cook a fish (on a boat) after catching it. This episode was sponsored by Acme Smoked Fish: a culinary mainstay in NYC for over 55 years.
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Catch It, Cook It & Eat It Pier People

benosargent — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 20:43:22 +0000

This week on Catch It, Cook It, & Eat It Ben calls in from the field: the pier on North 5th st. in Williamsburg, where contestants in the Brooklyn Fishing Derby are feverishly digging buckets of frozen and fresh bunker to try and outdo the current champ. Learn the methods of these master fishermen, including how they handle bungees and bathroom breaks.

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Catch It Cook It & Eat It Radio Greenpoint Tackle Co.

benosargent — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 00:25:39 +0000

On this week’s show, Ben is joined by Kevin Glendhill, the master craftsman behind The Greenpoint Tackle Company. The two discuss the art and sport of handmade lures over a bowl of chowder, and answer the age-old question, ‘what’s a tackle retailer to do in Brooklyn’. Brought to you by Whole Foods Market (wholefoodsmarket.com)
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The 2nd annual Brooklyn Fishing Derby is here!

benosargent — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 23:49:46 +0000

Catch It Cook It & Eat It Radio Chillin’ with Eric Ripert

benosargent — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:47:05 +0000

This week on Catch It, Cook It, & Eat It, Ben heads to the secret back rooms of Le Bernardin to sit down with culinary/seafood genius Eric Ripert. Eric talks about everything from what he makes at home for his family to who comprises his restaurant family, and what kind of boss he thinks he is. Ben and Eric also go over how he keeps a seafood-oriented menu as sustainable and interesting as humanly (or super-humanly) possible. This episode was sponsored by Acme Smoked Fish: a culinary mainstay in NYC for over 55 years.
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Catch It Cook It & Eat It Radio “Chowder Cook Chowder”

benosargent — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:10:55 +0000

This week on Catch It, Cook It, & Eat It!, Ben takes us on an educational, hands on, real time journey into the world of chowder. Ben makes whole batch of fresh chowder from scratch in real time inside HRN studios, taking listeners though each step and giving tips and hints along the way. He also goes into some fun historical chowder facts, like why meat is a mainstay in most chowders, the origin of the New England vs Manhattan chowder, and why we live in perhaps the most ideal “chowder time” in history. This episode was sponsored by Whole Foods.
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Catch It, Cook It & Eat It Radio “The Shameless Carnivore”

benosargent — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:52:11 +0000

This week on Catch It, Cook It, & Eat It, Ben spoke to Scott Gold, author of The Shameless Carnivore. Scott has just finished a quest to eat 31 animals in 31 days, a spiritual journey that he illustrates on the air through conversation and song. Plus Gold, a Louisiana native, describes his beloved home beaches (now filled with tar-balls) in the aftermath of the BP oil spill. This episode was sponsored by Fairway: like no other market.
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Catch It, Cook It, Eat It Radio “1000 Days At Sea”

benosargent — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:39:59 +0000

This week on Catch It, Cook It, & Eat It Ben speaks to Reid Stowe, who currently holds the record for simultaneous days at sea. Reid just returned from a 1,152 day sailing voyage during which he never stopped or received supplies. Find out what it was like to return from this intense ocean bender and come home to a 2-year-old son he’d never met.
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