Find Marissa's recipes on FoodSocial, and follow her journey on Instagram. Marissa Hollenbacher, creator behind Marissa’s Whole Life, was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 17, and it changed the trajectory of her life. She discusses the role positivity has played in her own personal journey, along with how she maintains balance in her everyday li…

Find Nana Joes Granola on FoodSocial, shop Nana Joes Granola on FoodSocial Market, and follow Nana Joes Granola on Instagram! Michelle Pusateri, Founder and CEO of Nana Joes Granola, is a shining example that it’s never too late to discover and chase your dream; and to keep an eye out for what can light you up. She has been extremely intentional ab…

Find Mike's recipes on FoodSocial, and follow his journey on Instagram. Mike Martin, the creator behind Sweatspace, discusses the importance of simplicity in food while using local, higher quality ingredients as part of a balanced diet. He emphasizes that “healthy” is different for each person, and we each have to find what is sustainable for our b…

Find Amanda's recipes on FoodSocial, and follow her journey on Instagram. An intimate chat with Amanda Scarlati, recipe creator behind Scarlati Family Kitchen. Amanda’s love for food started when she was young, watching cooking shows on PBS, and continued to grow as she graduated from culinary school as a young adult. Now she uses food to bring her…

Find Indira's recipes on FoodSocial, and follow her journey on Instagram. Indira Pulliadath is the cookbook author and recipe creator behind Cook2Nourish. She openly shares about her life journey and what led her to becoming an autoimmune coach. She also initiates an important conversation about the impact of chronic illness on every aspect of one’…

Find Otto's Naturals on FoodSocial, shop Otto's Naturals with code DELICIOUS15 for 15% off, and follow Otto's Naturals on Instagram! Sadie Olsen, Founder and CEO of Otto’s Naturals, candidly shares about her experiences with food intolerance, experimenting with different types of grain-free flours, and how it led to developing a high performing non…

Find Maria's recipes on FoodSocial, and follow her journey on Instagram. Maria Hensinger is the Italian-American recipe creator behind Stillwood Kitchen. Maria’s Italian heritage has long inspired her in the kitchen, but she had to pivot about a decade ago to a gluten-free lifestyle to support her health. However, she hasn’t allowed being gluten-fr…

Find Mesa de Vida on FoodSocial, shop Mesa de Vida with code FOODSOCIAL for 15% off, and follow Mesa de Vida on Instagram! Kirsten Sandoval is the chef and founder of Mesa de Vida globally inspired cooking sauces. Food and entrepreneurship may be in Kirsten’s DNA, but she has worked intentionally and endlessly to build Mesa de Vida over the course …

Find Matt's recipes on FoodSocial, and follow his journey on Instagram. Matt Weinstein is the queer and Jewish creator behind Glass of Weinstein. At first glance, his platform is based on recipe creation (amazing gluten-free recipes at that) and celiac disease education—but the deeper you look, the more you see his commitment to advocacy and creati…

Find Althea's recipes on FoodSocial, and follow her journey on Instagram. Althea Brown is the cookbook author and Guyanese creator behind popular food blog Metemgee. Food has long been part of Althea’s story, with her earliest food memories involving being in the kitchen with her grandmothers. Now, through food, Althea carefully weaves her Guyanese…

Find US Wellness Meats on FoodSocial, shop US Wellness Meats, and follow US Wellness Meats on Instagram! John Wood, Founder and CEO of US Wellness Meats, is a wealth of information about regenerative farming and the rich history that has shaped the meat industry in the United States. His passion and vision for the work he does with US Wellness Meat…

Find Kara's recipes on FoodSocial, and follow her journey on Instagram. Kara Barrett, Native American creator behind Kiowa Foodie, has been intentional in her adult life about reconnecting to her ancestry and reclaiming her cultural roots. She explains the significance of the Food Sovereignty Movement and the impact it has had on her journey. She u…

Find Mikey's recipes on FoodSocial, and follow his journey on Instagram. Michael Giuga from Magic Mikey's Kitchen openly shares about his journey from acting to recipe creating, and how playing with food allows him to access his creative side. He emphasizes approachable recipes because he wants people to feel comfortable in the kitchen, and he is a…

Find Autumn's recipes on FoodSocial, and follow her journey on Instagram. Autumn Michaelis is a mother of 5 boys, as well as cookbook author and recipe creator behind WholeFoodFor7. Autumn talks about her family’s journey as they’ve addressed their relationship with food throughout the years. She also leads an important discussion about food access…

Find Jessica's recipes on FoodSocial, and follow her journey on Instagram. Jessica DeMay of Real Food with Jessica shares candidly about her discovery of cooking as a teenager and how it led to where she is today as a recipe creator. In many ways, her relationship with food has mirrored her life journey; and she has learned to listen to her intuiti…

Find Gemma's recipes on FoodSocial, and follow her journey on Instagram. A coffee chat with Gemma Aguayo-Murphy, Mexican recipe creator behind Everyday Latina. Gemma comes from a rich cultural and family background, and she takes pride in sharing stories of her culture through food. She works hard to illuminate the authenticity of flavors in Mexica…

Find Healthy Rican on FoodSocial, shop Healthy Rican, and follow Healthy Rican on Instagram! An open conversation with Mayra Luz Colón, founder of Latin spice brand Healthy Rican. Though she was a picky eater as a child in Puerto Rico, her love and appreciation for her culture’s cuisine grew as she got older. It eventually led her down the path to …

Find Kayla's recipes on FoodSocial, and follow her journey on Instagram. Kayla Cappiello is the dairy- and gluten-free food blogger and author of Easy Allergy-Free Cooking. Kayla was diagnosed with multiple food allergies and restrictions in high school and college, and started sharing her recipes as a way to document her journey and hopefully conn…

Find Morgan's recipes on FoodSocial, and follow her journey on Instagram. Morgan Peaceman is the recipe creator behind Nomaste Hungry, a space for beautifully approachable recipes that always deliver in style and taste. A love for the kitchen has been passed down through generations in her family, and she proudly carries on this legacy. Morgan also…

Find Dave's recipes on FoodSocial, and follow his journey on Instagram. David Cohen of Paleoish is a recipe creator whose focus is on developing insanely delicious recipes while maintaining a lifestyle balance. He firmly believes in the importance of the “ish” in paleoish and creating space for moderation. Dave is 100% himself at all times, and he’…

Find Alli's recipes on FoodSocial, and follow her journey on Instagram. Alli Heiman was diagnosed with celiac disease as a young adult and talks about her diagnosis, what it was like to give up foods she loved, and how she has navigated life with celiac. She's the creator behind Alli's Appetite and shares lots of gluten free recipes, hacks, product…

Find Katie's recipes on FoodSocial, and follow her journey on Instagram. Katie Stymiest of Caked by Katie was our Popular Vote winner for FoodSocial’s Chocolate Reimagined Bake Off with Primal Palate and Pascha Chocolate! Baking is part of who Katie is, and some of her earliest memories involve baking with her mom. She proudly carries on this legac…

Find Colleen's recipes on FoodSocial, and follow her journey on Instagram. Colleen Forton of colleenshealthylife was our Sponsors’ Choice winner for the FoodSocial’s Chocolate Reimagined Bake Off! She has learned through personal experience the impact that nutrition plays on health, and she’s extremely passionate about sharing her knowledge with ot…

Find Reed's recipes on FoodSocial, and follow his journey on Instagram. A conversation with Reed Dunn, creator behind Pesto and Potatoes. Reed has loved all things food and cooking from a young age, influenced to be in the kitchen by the strong women in his life. He observes a pescatarian diet because that's how he feels his best; and he provides m…

Find Pascha on FoodSocial, shop Pascha, and follow Pascha on Instagram! A conversation with Courtenay Vuchnich, fellow foodie and founder of Pascha Chocolate. We learn about the impact her childhood had on her values and the way she has built her business. Her passion for everything she does with Pascha and beyond is palpable, and she's changing th…

Find Ronny's recipes on FoodSocial, and follow his journey on Instagram. A cozy chat with Ronny Lvovski, the popular recipe creator behind Primal Gourmet. From learning to cook by watching The Food Network as a young boy, to earning his PhD, to writing a cookbook and cooking for an audience of over a million, Ronny has been the picture of adaptabil…

Find Georgia Grinders on FoodSocial, shop Georgia Grinders, and follow Georgia Grinders on Instagram! A chat with Jaime Foster, founder of nut butter company Georgia Grinders. Jaime has been a foodie long before the word even existed, with a sophisticated palate since she was young. She is passionate about the intersection of food and health, and h…

Find Jean's recipes on FoodSocial, and follow her journey on Instagram. An informal chat with Jean Choi, founder of popular recipe blog What Great Grandma Ate. Jean is proud of her Korean heritage and works hard to incorporate it into her children’s lives as well, carrying on the legacy she was raised with. She is a multi-faceted person, and you’ll…

Find Michelle's recipes on FoodSocial, and follow her journey on Instagram. A chance to know That's Delicious Co-Host Michelle Daniels, of Back Porch Paleo. We dive into Michelle's early food memories and how they've impacted her relationship with food and recipe creation, as well as the changes she and her family have had to make along the way. We…

Find Pooja's recipes on FoodSocial, and follow her journey on Instagram. Learn all about That's Delicious Co-Host Pooja Parikh. From her early food memories, to her health journey and challenges, to how they've impacted the way she eats now. She discusses her close relationship with her family and the way they've carried her through her darkest tim…

Find Noble Made on FoodSocial, shop The New Primal, and follow The New Primal and Noble Made on Instagram! Jason Burke is the pioneer and founder of The New Primal and Noble Made, thoughtfully sourced products intended to make snacking and cooking both easier and healthier than ever. We chat about his family memories around food and how they've ins…

Hosted by Michelle Daniels and Pooja Parikh, together we'll enjoy heartfelt and tasty conversations, sitting around a virtual dinner table, where we visit about the language we all speak and enjoy: Food! Join us as we share stories of culture, tradition, comfort food & the recipes that make not only our taste buds happy, but our hearts as well. Vis…

In this episode, I talk with Robert Samuels about his story for the Washington Post: “His American Dream died. His town got over it.” The story explores what he found when he went to Granger, Indiana one year after a popular local restaurant owner was deported. Robert Samuels is a national politics reporter for the Washington Post. His official bio…

“This is How They Saved Me” is writer Neda Semnani's narrative story about how she escaped Iran with her family in 1982, and how close they came to not making it at all. In this episode, I talk with Neda about the unique challenges of reporting her own family history and piecing together what really happened 36 years ago. Neda Toloui-Semnani is a j…

“The Making of a Mexican-American Dream” looks at how one young woman faces the challenges of assimilation, identity, and acceptance in modern American culture. In this episode, I talk with author Sarah Menkedick about her story and what it says about America in 2017. Sarah Menkedick's writing has been featured in Harper's, Pacific Standard, Oxford…

I talk with Washington Post reporter and Pulitzer Prize winner Eli Saslow about his story, “How’s Amanda,” which ran in July 2016. The story takes a close, personal look at a woman fighting to overcome drug addiction, and what that struggle means for her mother. Eli Saslow writes for the Washington Post, where he covered the 2008 presidential campa…

In today’s show, I talk with Sabine Heinlein about her story, “Truther Love,” which appeared at Longreads.com in November 2016. Sabine Heinlein is the author of the narrative nonfiction book Among Murderers: Life After Prison. Her work can be found in The New York Times, The Guardian, Psychology Today, Poets & Writers, Longreads, and many other pub…

On this episode, I talk with John Woodrow Cox about his story, “Telling JJ,” which appeared in the Washington Post in September 2015. "Telling JJ” is the story of a 10-year-old girl who is about to learn that she has been HIV positive since birth. The story explores the critical juncture she has reached in life as she is about to learn the truth. J…

On this episode, I talk with Amanda Petrusich, author of “Fear of the light: why we need darkness.” The story appeared in the Guardian in August 2016. It explores the cultural impact of our increasing inability to see the night sky. It asks questions about what it means when generations of people live in places where they can’t see the stars. Amand…

On this episode, I talk with Sean Flynn, author of “The Tamir Rice Story: How to Make a Police Shooting Disappear” The story appeared in GQ Magazine in July. The story looks at the aftermath of the tragic shooting of Tamir Rice in Cleveland on November 22, 2014, and how the system failed to hold police accountable for his death. Sean Flynn is write…

This week, we look at “13, Right Now,” written by Jessica Contrera for The Washington Post in May 2016. “13, Right Now” explores how teenagers use social media and the mobile web, focusing one 13-year-old girl who lives in the suburbs of Washington D.C. It’s part of a series of stories in the Post — “The Screen Age” — which focuses on kids today wh…