Herb Karlitz's guest appearances

Herb Karlitz

Food Talk with Mike Colameco

All in the Industry ®️

Food Connected 

Brilliant Events and Venues

Adam Leonti

Daniel Krieger

Leah Cohen

Joey Campanaro

Karen Page

Michael Anthony

Brady Lowe

Jimmy Carbone

Randy Fisher

Ellie Krieger

Katie Parla

Anthony Giglio

Andrew Friedman

Pascaline Lepeltier

Anna Polonsky

OwlTail

Herb Karlitz is the President &amp; Founder of Karlitz &amp; Company. From when he was 5-years old and played the drums and did the twist with ‘50s entertainer Chubby Checker, Herb knew he was destined for a life in entertainment. Little did he know that his passion would later take him to law school (he’s also an entertainment lawyer), after graduating from New York University. Over the course of the next 14 years, he rose through the ranks of worldwide public relations firm Burson-Marsteller to create and lead its Entertainment &amp; Event Marketing division, where he worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra and The Beach Boys to Bon Jovi and Stevie Wonder. He estimates he helped conceive and execute thousands of events there, from one of the first rock concerts in Russia to “Hands Across America,” the follow-up to the “USA For Africa” Worldwide Hunger Relief Effort in the mid ‘80s, to the Rat Pack Reunion Tour with Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Dean Martin. Herb launched Karlitz &amp; Company in 1990 as a full service “lifestyle and entertainment” marketing firm. Herb’s love for food and wine, along with his family’s background in the restaurant business, helped shape his vision that the culinary and wine worlds were just another form of entertainment to offer clients.  Herb’s passion for cooking, which he’s had for as long as he can remember, also influenced how he regarded chefs – similar to musicians or actors – whose job is to entertain and make people happy. Herb likes to say that he was working with “celebrity chefs” back when they were just called “cooks.” Now he shakes his head in amazement and admiration when he sees many of these “cooks” appearing on prime-time television, signing autographs and commanding huge appearance fees. For nearly 3 decades, Karlitz &amp; Company has established itself as the industry leader and recognized innovator in creating celebrity chef-driven events, programs for corporate partners and sponsors, and festivals, including the New York Wine &amp; Food Festival, Vegas Un’Corked, Flavor! Napa Valley, EAT St. Pete Food &amp; Wine Festival, Atlantic City Food &amp; Wine Festival, “Taste of the World” at The Breeders’ Cup, and for the last four years, Harlem EatUp!, which Herb created with celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson.  Herb also recently took ten celebrity chefs to Israel as part of an official ”Celebrity Chef Birthright” delegation. Herb’s creative right-brain thinking and marketing savvy, combined with the entertainment, restaurateur and wine world relationships he has nurtured over the past 30+ years make him a force to be reckoned with – and someone with whom you would want to enjoy a good meal and glass of wine!

Herb Karlitz is the President &amp; Founder of Karlitz &amp; Company. From when he was 5-years old and played the drums and did the twist with ‘50s entertainer Chubby Checker, Herb knew he was destined for a life in entertainment. Little did he know that his passion would later take him to law school (he’s also an entertainment lawyer), after graduating from New York University. Over the course of the next 14 years, he rose through the ranks of worldwide public relations firm Burson-Marsteller to create and lead its Entertainment &amp; Event Marketing division, where he worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra and The Beach Boys to Bon Jovi and Stevie Wonder. He estimates he helped conceive and execute thousands of events there, from one of the first rock concerts in Russia to “Hands Across America,” the follow-up to the “USA For Africa” Worldwide Hunger Relief Effort in the mid ‘80s, to the Rat Pack Reunion Tour with Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Dean Martin. Herb launched Karlitz &amp; Company in 1990 as a full service “lifestyle and entertainment” marketing firm. Herb’s love for food and wine, along with his family’s background in the restaurant business, helped shape his vision that the culinary and wine worlds were just another form of entertainment to offer clients.  Herb’s passion for cooking, which he’s had for as long as he can remember, also influenced how he regarded chefs – similar to musicians or actors – whose job is to entertain and make people happy. Herb likes to say that he was working with “celebrity chefs” back when they were just called “cooks.” Now he shakes his head in amazement and admiration when he sees many of these “cooks” appearing on prime-time television, signing autographs and commanding huge appearance fees. For nearly 3 decades, Karlitz &amp; Company has established itself as the industry leader and recognized innovator in creating celebrity chef-driven events, programs for corporate partners and sponsors, and festivals, including the New York Wine &amp; Food Festival, Vegas Un’Corked, Flavor! Napa Valley, EAT St. Pete Food &amp; Wine Festival, Atlantic City Food &amp; Wine Festival, “Taste of the World” at The Breeders’ Cup, and for the last four years, Harlem EatUp!, which Herb created with celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson.  Herb also recently took ten celebrity chefs to Israel as part of an official ”Celebrity Chef Birthright” delegation.  Herb’s creative right-brain thinking and marketing savvy, combined with the entertainment, restaurateur and wine world relationships he has nurtured over the past 30+ years make him a force to be reckoned with – and someone with whom you would want to enjoy a good meal and glass of wine!

Shari Bayer is joined in the studio by Herb Karlitz, who turned a career in marketing into the creation of the celebrity chef. Karlitz cut his teeth at public relations firm Burson-Marsteller, where he worked with the likes of Frank Sinatra, The Beach Boys and Stevie Wonder. He launched his own firm, Karlitz &amp; Company, in 1990, in order to help bring good times, amazing food, and maybe a guest chef to corporate events. And starting tomorrow, Harlem EatUp! will give visitors to the neighborhood and Morningside Park the chance to enjoy food, drink, and music.

Shari Bayer is joined in the studio by Herb Karlitz, who turned a career in marketing into the creation of the celebrity chef. Karlitz cut his teeth at public relations firm Burson-Marsteller, where he worked with the likes of Frank Sinatra, The Beach Boys and Stevie Wonder. He launched his own firm, Karlitz &amp; Company, in 1990, in order to help bring good times, amazing food, and maybe a guest chef to corporate events. And starting tomorrow, Harlem EatUp! will give visitors to the neighborhood and Morningside Park the chance to enjoy food, drink, and music.

Episode 106: Herb Karlitz, Co-Producer Of Harlem EatUp!

Scott Anderson

Hristo Zisovski

Food Talk with Mike Colameco is brought to you by the following generous underwriters:   This week on Food Talk, host Mike Colameco sits down with Herb Karlitz, founder of the Harlem EatUp! Festival taking place May 14-17, 2015. Herb enthusiastically explains that the four-day festival invites you to see and taste all Harlem has to offer from the artists of the kitchen, the canvas, the stage and the streets. Putting his head together with Harlemite Marcus Samuelsson, Herb also shares that the Festival will donate proceeds from ticket sales to Harlem Park to Park and City Meals-on-Wheels. After the break, Mike chats with Chef Scott Anderson of Elements restaurant in Princeton, NJ. Getting Scott’s take on running a successful restaurant in New Jersey and dealing with issues like the cost of a liquor license, he details his dedication to ingredients and ways he plans on improving the Elements experience once the newly relocated restaurant opens. Mike gets the details surrounding Elements’ wine program as well as what a great location Princeton is for quality ingredients. Rounding out the show, Advanced Sommelier Hristo Zisovski joins the studio with some bubbly in hand for a live tasting. Having worked with some major names in the culinary industry, he is currently the Beverage Director with the AltaMarea Group. Tune in for another great show!

<h4>Food Talk with Mike Colameco is brought to you by the following generous underwriters:</h4><a href="http://www.cento.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="http://colavita.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="www.winesofportugal.info/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> This week on Food Talk, host Mike Colameco sits down with Herb Karlitz, founder of the <a href="http://harlemeatup.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harlem EatUp!</a> Festival taking place May 14-17, 2015. Herb enthusiastically explains that the four-day festival invites you to see and taste all Harlem has to offer from the artists of the kitchen, the canvas, the stage and the streets. Putting his head together with Harlemite Marcus Samuelsson, Herb also shares that the Festival will donate proceeds from ticket sales to Harlem Park to Park and City Meals-on-Wheels. After the break, Mike chats with Chef Scott Anderson of Elements restaurant in Princeton, NJ. Getting Scott’s take on running a successful restaurant in New Jersey and dealing with issues like the cost of a liquor license, he details his dedication to ingredients and ways he plans on improving the Elements experience once the newly relocated restaurant opens. Mike gets the details surrounding Elements’ wine program as well as what a great location Princeton is for quality ingredients. Rounding out the show, Advanced Sommelier Hristo Zisovski joins the studio with some bubbly in hand for a live tasting. Having worked with some major names in the culinary industry, he is currently the Beverage Director with the AltaMarea Group. Tune in for another great show!

Episode 53: Herb Karlitz, Scott Anderson, & Hristo Zisovski