JASON SCHREURS

Jason Schreurs (left) is the co-founder and music editor of Rice and Bread, a food and music magazine. Jason is also a freelance music writer for Alternative Press, Noisey, and more.

What was the food highlight of your year?

My personal food highlight is getting a chance to eat Rice and Bread co-founder and food editor Megan Cole's amazing meals almost every night. She loves cooking and makes some killer dishes. Just recently, she made a chicken mole that was to die for. Another food highlight was hearing about all of the different Hometown Scenes on Rice and Bread from musicians and foodies all over the world. Every time we talk to someone about their city's food scene, we immediately want to go there and check it out! Where's that transportation device when we need it!?

What was the music highlight of your year?

Getting a chance to see Rocket from the Crypt again at Calgary, AB's Sled Island Music Festival (and, for Megan, a chance to see them for the first time). One of rock and roll's all-time best bands, sounding just as good as they did when I saw them in the '90s. RFTC!

Was there a moment when food and music came together in a memorable way?

When Chef John Hurkes from Minneapolis, MN created The Slayer Pizza for our regular RIce and Bread feature, Perfect Pairings, it was like a perfect moment of heavy metal and heavy metal's signature dish (pizza). Cut into a pentagram with a crust made from communion wafers, this was one EVIL PIZZA!

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SCOTT HEISEL

Scott Heisel is managing editor of Alternative Press and the founder/owner of Youth Conspiracy Records.

What was the food highlight of your year?

My wife and I found a 10lb., uncooked prime rib in our deep freeze that was leftover from our wedding dinner two years ago. We thawed that shit out and had ourselves a feast, just in time for the season finale of 'Game Of Thrones.' It was probably my most epic meal of the year.

What was the music highlight of your year?

Weezer are my all-time favorite band, so any highlight this year is tied to them, from going on the Weezer Cruise in February to getting to interview them for the cover of AP in July to having their new album, 'Everything Will Be Alright In The End,' permanently glued inside my car stereo since its release (and I should point out that I bought it on cassette, because my car's CD player doesn't work but the tape deck still does).

Was there a moment when food and music came together in a memorable way?

It would probably be going out to dinner at Cleveland's finest grilled cheese establishment Melt Bar & Grilled the night before the inaugural AP Music Awards with a whole crew of musicians, record label folks and even pro wrestler CM Punk. Nothing like carbo loading with a massive grilled cheese sammy and some beer directly in front of your straight-edge idol!

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JONAH BAYER

Jonah Bayer is a music journalist who’s served as music editor of Alternative Press and head writer of Stephen’s Untitled Rock Show (MTV). He is co-host of the Going Off Track podcast and co-creator of the Sound Advice web series.

What was the food highlight of your year?

This is a tough one for me since I mainly subsist on take-out within a two-block radius of my apartment, but earlier this year I ventured to Asia and had some amazing meals in South Korea. I got extremely lucky by making some friends who lived there on my connecting flight from Taiwan and they helped me have some super authentic dining experiences that ranged from Korean BBQ joints to nondescript food stalls on the street. From my experiences you can’t go wrong with anything that’s served on a stick. Plus you don’t have to deal with utensils, which is a huge bonus for me. 

What was the music highlight of your year?

Seeing Saves The Day play a super late secret show at Saint Vitus Bar in Brooklyn was pretty incredible. I wrote my first cover story on them for Alternative Press over a decade ago so it was pretty surreal to be able to hear them play a lot of that material again live in a small club setting. They performed Through Being Cool in its entirety and Chris even dedicated my favorite song “Banned From The Back Porch” to me since it was my birthday. I still kind of can’t believe this happened but I’ve seen a bunch of photos from that night so I’m pretty sure it did. 

Was there a moment when food and music came together in a memorable way?

A few months ago my band United Nations played Fest in Gainesville and had some amazing meals at a place called The Jones, which served a ton of delicious local food. Better yet since so many bands were in town for the festival, every time we went we’d run into someone that we knew and hadn’t seen in a while. I remember one meal in particular where I had some amazing biscuits alongside the guys from Paint It Black and Octaves. Oh also some band called Knapsack played at one point, you should check them out. I think they’re pretty new. 

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