The Four Top (podcast)
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| The Four Top | |
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| Presentation | |
| Hosted by | Katherine Cole[1] |
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| Updates | Monthly (Monday) |
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| Theme music composed by | Kielen King |
| Opening theme | El Luchador Negro (Instrumental) |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 62[2] |
| Publication | |
| Website | thefourtop |
The Four Top is an American food and beverage podcast hosted by wine journalist Katherine Cole and presented by Oregon Public Broadcasting.[3][4][5] The podcast addresses current topics related to the food and drink industry in the United States and abroad. The Four Top debuted in September 2016 and airs monthly on Mondays.[6]
Format[]
The Four Top is a roundtable discussion of current issues related to food and beverage culture.[7] Episodes are broken up into three "courses," or discussion topics. Three guest panelists join Cole for each episode. A "four top" is a restaurant-jargon term for a table for four diners.[8]
Guests[]
The Four Top's panelists rotate from episode to episode. Guests have included food-media personalities like Christopher Kimball, Steven Raichlen, Sprudge founder Jordan Michelman and Andrew Knowlton; authors like Bianca Bosker, Alice Feiring, Michael Ruhlman, Karen Karbo, and Alex Prud'homme; and thought leaders in food and beverage such as Harold McGee, Dave Arnold, Curtis Ellis, and Gregory V. Jones.[9][10]
Awards[]
- The podcast won a James Beard Foundation Broadcast Media Award in 2017.[11][12][13]
- The Four Top won an IACP Digital Media Award for Culinary Audio Series.[14]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "The Four Top". NPR.
- ^ "The Four Top episodes". Spreaker.
- ^ "The Four Top on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts.
- ^ "Guest on The Four Top Podcast". tovedanovich.com. August 14, 2017.
- ^ "4 Tips for Starting a Drinks Podcast". SevenFifty Daily. July 10, 2018.
- ^ O. P. B. Staff. "Listen: 'The Four Top' Presented By OPB". opb.org.
- ^ "'The Four Top': Breakfast Insanity | Dining Out On Apps | Talking Trash About Food Waste". www.opb.org.
- ^ "The Hidden Language of Restaurant Kitchens". August 7, 2014.
- ^ "Guests". The Four Top | A Food and Beverage Podcast.
- ^ "'The Four Top': Dana Frank | Jordan Michelman | Andrea Slonecker". KUOW-FM. August 20, 2018.
- ^ "The 2017 James Beard Media Award Winners". James Beard Foundation.
- ^ "James Beard Foundation Announces 2017 Portland Awards Finalists". Eater. March 15, 2017.
- ^ "Portland Restaurant Critic Scores James Beard Media Award". Eater. April 26, 2017.
- ^ "2017 IACP Award Winners Announced". International Association of Culinary Professionals.
- 2016 podcast debuts
- Interview podcasts