Alba Huerta & Winter

On this episode of Snacky Tunes , Darin Bresnitz heads to the Lone Star State for a conversation with Alba Huerta , the award-winning bartender and owner of Julep in Houston. Alba shares how her childhood backyard parties shaped her hospitality style, her journey to mastering the craft of cocktails, and what it meant to win a James Beard Award while giving back to her local community through mentorship. Then it’s a trip into the archives with a visit from Samira Winter of the band Winter, recorded live at Dangerbird Records in Silver Lake. Samira reflects on her college days in Boston and performs a few tracks off her shimmering release Infinite Summer . Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features over eighty of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon , or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, for more info. See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

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Alba Huerta & Winter is an episode from Snacky Tunes by Heritage Radio Network.

This episode is 01:17:35 long.

This episode was published on May 18, 2025.

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