Best Sari Kamin Podcasts (2024)

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FWB Episode 80 with Phil Rosenthal 35:53

4y ago35:53

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On this special episode of Food Without Borders, Sari welcomes Phil Rosenthal back to the show. Phil is the creator and host of Somebody Feed Phil, now in its third season on Netflix. Sari and Phil discuss what it's like to release the latest season of Somebody Feed Phil - a show about eating in restaurants around the world - during the Coronavirus…

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FWB Presents: At the Table with Chef Tunde Wey 39:03

4y ago39:03

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In episode 12 of At The Table, Sari speaks with Tunde Wey, the Nigerian-born and New Orleans-based artist, writer, and cook. In this conversation, Tunde goes into greater depth about his now infamous essay "Don't Bail Out the Restaurant Industry" first published on Instagram. In the midst of COVID-19, Tunde argues that by bailing out restaurants we…

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FWB Presents: At the Table with Carina Kaufman-Guttierez 29:18

4y ago29:18

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In episode 11 of At The Table, Sari speaks to Carina Kaufman-Guttierez, Deputy Director of the Street Vendor Project. Street Vendor Project works with approximately 2,000 people who sell food and merchandise on the streets of New York City. About 90% of their vendors are low-wage immigrant workers, often undocumented, who rely on busy streets to fe…

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FWB Presents: At the Table with Elizabeth Peralta 28:38

4y ago28:38

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In episode 10 of At The Table, Sari speaks with Elizabeth Peralta, Executive Director of the National Supermarket Association. Representing over 800 independent stores, 99% of which are Latino-owned, Peralta explains how the NSA and their members are coping during the current pandemic while on the frontlines of serving their communities. Peralta se…

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FWB Presents: At the Table with Deepti Sharma 34:57

4y ago34:57

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In Episode 9 of At The Table, Sari talks to Deepti Sharma, an entrepreneur, mother, and champion of small business owners. Deepti is the founder of FoodtoEat, a company connecting women, immigrant, and minority-owned food vendors to business opportunities. She also co-founded Bikky, a platform solving customer engagement for restaurants and, in the…

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FWB Presents: At the Table with Devita Davison 29:35

4y ago29:35

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Episode 8 of At the Table is with Devita Davison, Executive Director of FoodLab Detroit, a nonprofit business support organization that helps to incubate and accelerate food businesses that want to be part of a good food movement. In this conversation, Devita speaks to the fundamental reasons why the restaurant industry is currently in crisis, incl…

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FWB Presents: At the Table with Ashtin Berry 42:02

4y ago42:02

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Episode 7 of At the Table is with sommelier, beverage consultant, and hospitality activist Ashtin Berry. Ashtin is a champion of women and POC's in the food and beverage sector, and much of her work is focused on creating safer and more inclusive spaces within the industry. In light of COVID-19, Ashtin has created America's Table, a movement that i…

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FWB Presents: At the Table with Jacqueline Pilati 34:11

4y ago34:11

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Episode 6 of At the Table is with Jacqueline Pilati, an urban farmer, seed keeper, educator, and founding member of Cooperative Gardens Commission, a grassroots movement to share resources and help people grow food for themselves and their communities in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. Jacqueline explains the importance of food sovereignty as i…

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FWB Presents: At the Table with Greg Baxtrom and Max Katzenberg 34:20

4y ago34:20

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In episode 5 of At the Table, Greg Baxtrom and Max Katzenberg of Olmsted and Maison Yaki in Brooklyn explain how overnight they went from being restaurateurs to activists. Together they've created The New York Hospitality Coalition, a grassroots effort with the intention of unifying the 250,000 hospitality workers in New York City. After making the…

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FWB Presents: At the Table with Founder of oyster Sunday Elizabeth Tilton 25:21

4y ago25:21

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Episode 4 of At the Table is with Elizabeth Tilton, founder of New Orleans-based hospitality group Oyster Sunday. In response to COVID-19, Oyster Sunday is providing free consultations to independent restaurants that need support in terms of pro bono legal counsel, communications, and thinking through cash flow constraints. Tilton also speaks to ho…

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FWB Presents: At the Table with Chef Eric Rivera 32:52

4y ago32:52

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In episode 3 of At the Table, Public Programs Manager speaks with Eric Rivera, chef of Addo in Seattle. Chef Rivera explains how he was able to seamlessly convert his restaurant into a take-out-only operation during COVID-19 and expand service by utilizing digital platforms and strategies he already had in place. Watch the online video interview at…

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FWB Presents: At the Table with Food and Drink Writer Alicia Kennedy 30:30

4y ago30:30

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In episode two of At the Table, Sari Kamin speaks with Alicia Kennedy, a food and beverage writer based in Puerto Rico focused on covering issues of labor within the hospitality industry. In light of COVID-19, Alicia is reporting on how restaurant employees have been impacted by the mandated bar and restaurant closures. Watch the online video inter…

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FWB Presents: At the Table with Food Journalist Andrea Strong 32:24

4y ago32:24

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In episode one of At The Table, Food Without Borders Host and MOFAD Public Programs Manager Sari Kamin spoke with Andrea Strong, a journalist covering food policy and the restaurant industry for Food & Wine and Heated. In this interview, Andrea talks about what it's like to be a journalist keeping up with the fast-paced news cycle during COVID-19 a…

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Episode 67: Interfaith Meat with Mohammad Modarres 43:21

5y ago43:21

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Mohammad Modarres, is a current 2019 TED Resident and the founder of Abe’s Meats (AbesMeats.com). an award-winning social impact organization that has produced the first-ever Interfaith Meat products that are both Halal and Kosher. The product has premiered at “Shabbat Salaam” interfaith dinners around the country—from San Francisco to New York’s T…

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Episode 66: Liberation Cuisine with Gabriela Álvarez 43:03

5y ago43:03

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Chef Gabriela Alvarez founded Liberation Cuisine in 2014 with the mission to feed movement work. She creates menus inspired by her Caribbean roots and works to support an equitable and healthy food system by sourcing ingredients from local farms owned by queer people of color who pay fair wages. Gabriela speaks about growing up on Long Island in a …

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Episode 65: Love, Kindness, and Rice: Pakistani Cuisine and Identity with Fatima Khawaja 37:33

5y ago37:33

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Pakistani-American chef Fatima Khawaja grew up in Lahore and moved to the US at 18 yrs old to pursue a culinary career. We talk about the flavors of her home in Lahore, not looking like a “typical” Pakistani, and being a Muslim US citizen under the current administration. Food Without Borders is powered by Simplecast…

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Episode 64: The Karachi Kitchen with Kausar Ahmed 36:40

5y ago36:40

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Kausar Ahmed is a Karachi-born chef, educator, and food stylist whose debut cookbook, The Karachi Kitchen, features recipes from the crossroads of South Asia. Kausar speaks to us about her efforts to promote an understanding of regional Pakistani cuisine (and how it differs from Indian food), why she decided to self-publish a cookbook, and the work…

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Episode 63: Khao'Na Kitchen with Shilpa Nandwani and Cole Carothers 43:24

5y ago43:24

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Today we speak with Cole Carothers and Shilpa Nandwani, co-founders of Khao'na Kitchen, a Brooklyn-based worker owned collective run by women and nonbinary QPOC offering wellness coaching, educational workshops & curriculum, and Indian + Filipino catering with a healthy twist. Food Without Borders is powered by Simplecast.…

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Episode 62: Cold Brew Tea and Chinese-American Identity with Evy Chen 40:01

5y ago40:01

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Evy Chen is founder of Evy Tea, the first cold-brew tea company in the US, and its brick and mortar location, Tea Bar in Boston. Born in Southeast China, Evy's politically-active family instilled in her independece, creativity and a knack for blending flavors, which evolved when she came to the US for college. She talks about the interwovenness of …

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Episode 61: Curry Cravings with Nandita Godbole 45:46

5y ago45:46

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Today on Food Without Borders we speak with Indian-American author Nandita Godbole of Curry Cravings whose essays, biographical fiction & upcoming cookbook offer a curious cultural lens + pragmatic approach to cooking. Food Without Borders is powered by Simplecast.By Heritage Radio Network

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Episode 60: Epicurious Safari with Nicky Marcelin 41:49

5y ago41:49

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Haiti-born Nicky Marcelin is the chef and founder of Epicurious Safari, a food experience company that curates intimate culinary events rooted in the African Diaspora. Tune in to hear Nicky tell her story of being an immigrant in the food industry. Food Without Borders is powered by Simplecast.By Heritage Radio Network

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Episode 59: Chilis on Wheels with Michelle Carrera 41:19

5y ago41:19

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Puerto Rican activist Michelle Carrera founded Chilis on Wheels in 2014 when she couldn’t find a soup kitchen in NYC that served vegan meals. The non-profit has grown from her small kitchen to over ten chapters of volunteers across the US, including Puerto Rico and Hawaii, sharing warm meals, clothing, toiletries and workshops with people in need. …

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Episode 58: Veggie Mijas with Amy Quichiz 40:31

5y ago40:31

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Born and raised in NYC, Amy Quichiz is the founder of Veggie Mijas, a national collective for women and non-binary people of color that's rooted in the intersection of race, gender identity, class, sexuality and veganism. Amy talks about the pervasive whiteness in mainstream feminism & veganism, making her family's Peruvian & Colombian dishes plant…

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Episode 57: Changing the world one sip at a time: Numi Organic Tea with Reem Rahim Hassni and Jane Franch 40:39

5y ago40:39

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Iraqi-born Reem Rahin Hassani, co-founder of Numi Organic Tea, talks about starting an organic fair trade company with her brother that supports labor equity in the tea industry. She's joined by Jane Franch, Numi's director of strategic sourcing and sustainability. Food Without Borders is powered by Simplecast.…

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Episode 56: Chef Saul Montiel 27:50

5y ago27:50

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Chef Saul Montiel of Cantina Rooftop came to NYC from Atotonilco el Grande, a small town in Central Mexico, at age 15 and worked from dishwasher to executive chef. He preserves Mexican history through its cuisine and pushes back on decades of US commercialization of Mexican food. Food Without Borders is powered by Simplecast.…

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Episode 55: Venezuelan cuisine and activism with chef Adriana Urbina 32:45

5+ y ago32:45

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Caracas-born chef Adriani Urbina left Venezuela to study culinary arts in France, Spain, and NYC where she started a restaurant and hospitality group and became a 3X champion of Food Network's Chopped. On today's episode, we'll discuss Chef Urbina's heritage and culinary achievements as well as her activism in women's righs and the Venezuelan crusi…

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Episode 54: Chef Henry Trieu of Falansai Vietnamese Kitchen 34:44

5+ y ago34:44

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In our first episode of Season 5, we’re joined by Saigon-born Henry Trieu, chef and founder of Falansai. Henry came to the US as a refugee and worked in restaurants spanning French, Chinese, & Vietnamese cuisine before opening Falansai in Bushwick, where he makes globally-influenced Vietnamese street food under a name that carries its own special m…

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Episode 53: Sol Sips with Francesca Chaney 40:27

5+ y ago40:27

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Raised in East New York, 22-year-old Francesca Chaney grew up in an apartheid food desert with limited access to affordable plant-based foods. Connecting the ties between food, holistic wellness and economic equity is the driving mission behind her restaurant, Sol Sips, a vegan eatery in the heart of Bushwick, Brooklyn. It’s an evolving community-c…

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Episode 52: Spice Tree Organics with Doaa Elkady and Freda Nokaly 41:33

5+ y ago41:33

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On today's episode, we are joined by the founders of Spice Tree Organics, Doaa Elkady and Freda Nokaly, both Egyptian-American Muslim women who left careers in journalism & engineering (respectively) to start a business together blending the spices they grew up cooking with. Through their ethically sourced and small-batch organic spice blends, they…

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Episode 51: Woke Foods with Ysanet Batista 1:01:25

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Ysanet Batista is the founder of Woke Foods, a food justice worker-owned cooperative that uses plant based food and farming as a tool of empowerment for people in her community to heal from trauma, engage in community activism and decolonize their diets. A queer Black-Dominican woman raised between Harlem, Florida and the Dominican Republic who pro…

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Episode 50: An Island for Queer Caribbean Dreams with DeVonn Francis of Yardy 1:01:23

5+ y ago1:01:23

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As a queer Jamaican-American, DeVonn Francis thinks a lot about home—as a place he grew up, a destination he returns to, and a body he inhabits. After moving from his hometown in Virginia to study performance art at Cooper Union in New York City, where he says he “became a person,” his wanted to infuse art and performance with his family’s own rich…

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Episode 49: The Bread and Salt Between Us with Mayada Anjari, Mira Evnine, and Liz Clayman 36:44

5+ y ago36:44

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On today's show we speak with Mayada Anjari, the author of the cookbook, The Bread And Salt Between Us. Mayada is from Syria and she came to the United States in 2016 with her husband and four children under the Refugee Admissions Program of the U.S. Government. Her book was created collaboratively with photographer Liz Clayman, food stylist Mira E…

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Episode 48: My Venezuelan Kitchen with Mercedes Golip 40:24

5+ y ago40:24

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Caracas-born culinary artist and self-taught chef Mercedes Golip remembers being a picky eater as a child. Now, her life revolves around experimenting with food. Years after she and her husband immigrated to Miami, they moved to NYC where her evolving curiosity for food was met with an abundance of CSA vegetables. Longing for food from home inspire…

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Episode 47: BLK Palate with Cleopatra Zuli 40:33

5+ y ago40:33

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After moving from her hometown of Boston to New York City for college, Cleopatra Zuli saw that something was missing from the local dining experiences where thoughtful conversations were accidental and safe space often in short supply. Having used food to educate and empower queer communities of color and their allies for years, Cleo founded BLK Pa…

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Episode 46: The Spice Journey with Essie Bartels 40:56

5+ y ago40:56

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Raised in Ghana, Essie Bartels came to the United States when she was 18 with a dream of working her way up the ranks in corporate America. Disheartened by the food she encountered in the U.S, she switched gears and created Essie Spice, a small-batch spice and sauce company inspired by the flavors of West Africa and history and knowledge passed dow…

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Episode 45: A Brown Table with Nik Sharma 43:31

5+ y ago43:31

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Nik Sharma is the writer, photographer, and recipe developer behind A Brown Table, an award-winning blog. His weekly column, A Brown Kitchen, appears in the San Francisco Chronicle His newly released cookbook, Season, is based on his blog and tells the story of his upbringing in Mumbai and his journey to the United States in order to live as openly…

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Episode 44: The Palestinian Table with Reem Kassis 28:43

5+ y ago28:43

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When Jerusalem-born Reem Kassis left home at age 17 for university in the United States, she vowed she'd never never end up in the kitchen. After a 10-year career in business, she found herself nostalgic for her country's rich food traditions and decided to write a cookbook, despite not having any professional culinary or writing experience. Tune i…

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Episode 43: Female Chefs and Modern Indian Cuisine with chef Surbhi Sahni 43:38

5+ y ago43:38

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Surbhi Sahni is a veteran NYC chef and the creative director at Saar Indian Bistro. Surbhi landed her first restaurant job over 20 years ago in an all-female professional kitchen in Delhi before she moved to the US where she juggled graduate work in food studies at New York University with long hours in restaurant kitchens. Now in New York City's d…

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Episode 42: Bottom Of The Pot with author Naz Deravian 34:01

5+ y ago34:01

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Naz Deravian is the award-winning writer of the blog and cookbook, Bottom Of The Pot. Naz's family fled Iran in 1980 amidst the Iranian Revolution and hostage crisis. Her new cookbook tells the story of her journey from Iran to the United States via Italy and Canada, and is a vibrant collection of Persian recipes and food memories. Food Without Bor…

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Episode 41: Changing the Narrative of Chinese Food in America with Chef Lucas Sin of Junzi Kitchen 39:08

5+ y ago39:08

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Chef Lucas Sin of Junzi Kitchen opened his first restaurant at the age of 16 in an abandoned newspaper factory in his hometown of Hong Kong and then ran a pop-up restaurant out of dorm at Yale University. With Junzi Kitchen, he aims to update the narrative on the modern Chinese everyday food experience in the United States.…

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Episode 40: Turmeric, Sexuality, and Social Justice with Sana Javeri Kadri, Queer Food Photographer and Founder of Diaspora Co. 42:44

5+ y ago42:44

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Sana Javeri Kadri is a queer food photographer amd the founder of Diaspora Co., a spice collective that opeates in Mumbai and Oakland. Tune in to hear Sana talk about her work in social justice, food culture, sustainable agriculture and decolonization.By Heritage Radio Network

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Episode 39: Aquaponics and Immigration with Nigerian-Born Founder of Oko Farms, Yemi Amu 41:50

5+ y ago41:50

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On the Season 4 premiere of Food Without Borders, Sari is joined in-studio by Yemi Amu, the co-founder of Oko Farms, Brooklyn's largest and oldest aquaponics farm. Tune in for a conversation about farming, responsible fish consumption, and Yemi's journey from Lagos, Nigeria to Queens, NY. Food Without Borders is powered by Simplecast…

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Episode 38: Breaking Bread and Boundaries with Phil Rosenthal, Host of Somebody Feed Phil 31:24

6y ago31:24

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On this very special epsiode of Food Without Borders, Sari is joined in studio by Phil Rosenthal, the creator of Everybody Loves Raymond and host of Somebody Feed Phil, now in its second season on Netflix. Tune in to hear Phil discuss his admiration for Anthony Bourdain, his philosphy on food as a means of peace, his feelings on members of the Trum…

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Changing the Conversation (with A Hungry Society) 1:12:29

6y ago1:12:29

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Changing the Conversation was a live crossover episode of A Hungry Society and Food Without Borders that explored how to create meaningful change for women, people of color, and the LGBTQ community in the food world. It took place on Thursday, June 21, 2018 on the rooftop of 100 Bogart in Bushwick. Hosts Korsha Wilson (A Hungry Society) and Sari Ka…

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Episode 36: Noobtsaa Philip Vang, founder of Foodhini 38:41

6y ago38:41

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Noobtsaa Philip Vang is the founder of Foodhini, a meal delivery service that employs immigrant & refugee chefs, creating space for them to share their culture's cuisine and increase multicultural representation in local food scenes in cities across the US. Vang was inspired by his parents, who came to the U.S. as refugees from Laos, and by the unt…

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Episode 35: Saffron Stories, Pomegranates, and Appropriation with Yasmin Khan 39:20

6y ago39:20

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On the Season 3 finale of Food Without Borders, we speak with best-selling author, campaigner, and cook, Yasmin Khan. Her debut book, The Saffron Tales, explored her culinary adventures through Iran and was named by The New York Times as one of the best cookbooks of 2016. Her forthcoming book, Zaitoun (2018), celebrates stories and recipes from Pal…

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Episode 34: From Jimma, Ethiopia to Jimma's Oasis Juice Bar in Harlem with Entrepreneur and Community Enterpriser Abdi Abujebel 36:08

6y ago36:08

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Abdulsalam Abujebel, or Abdi, is the Ethiopian owner of Oasis Jimma Juice Bar in Harlem, New York City. After spending years in a Kenyan refugee camp and struggling to find his footing, Abdi was able to come to New York City in the hopes of better fortune, despite being diabetic, broke, and not knowing English. After realizing that diet was at the …

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Episode 33: The Samosa Wallah at the Farmers Market with Samosa Shack's Mini Dhingra 37:16

6y ago37:16

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Kolkata-born and raised Mini Dhingra speaks with Leah about why she left a career as a business analyst to start a food company making small-batch artisanal samosas. Since launching four years ago as a small booth at a local farmers market, Samosa Shack has become a source of community for Dhingra and a way to make deeper connections with her India…

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Episode 32: Atla's Chef-de-Cuisine, Hugo Vera 34:23

6y ago34:23

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Today in studio we spoke with Hugo Vera, the chef-de-cuisine at Atla, an all-day cafe in New York City. Hugo moved to South Carolina from Mexico City at age 19 and caught the eye of top chefs in the South such as Shay McDonald and Sean Brock. Now, just eight years later, he works alongside some of the the youngest, most celebrated chefs in the coun…

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Episode 31: The Lao Food Movement with Chef Seng Luangrath 29:45

6y ago29:45

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Laos-born Seng Luangrath is the chef and owner of Thip Khao, Washington D.C.’s first Lao restaurant. Chef Seng fled Laos as a refugee with her family during the Vietnam and learned to cook from her Lao neighbors as a child at a refugee camp in Thailand. After decades of suppressing her true calling of cooking professionally, she’s now an award-winn…

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