Best Karla Jay Podcasts (2024)

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"Black People Are My Jam" Chefs Sicily & Mavis Jay of Food + People 1:31:17

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Today’s guests are chefs Sicily Sewell Johnson and Mavis Jay Sanders, founders of Food + People. Food + People operates on the belief “every community should have access to quality food and every person deserves the dignity of a hot meal composed of ecologically responsible ingredients that nourishes their body from the inside out.” On the show we …

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Chef Adrian Lipscombe on Legacy and the 40 Acres & a Mule Project 1:00:14

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Chef Adrian Lipscombe, Texas native and owner of Uptowne Cafe & Bakery in Wisconsin, is a very busy woman. She’s a wife, mother of four, city planner and business owner and the founder of the 40 Acres & a Mule Project, which she launched in June to preserve, research and celebrate Black foodways. On today’s show we talk about the goals of the proje…

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Derek Kirk on soulPhoodie and Building Community 51:31

4y ago51:31

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Today’s episode is an interview with Derek Kirk, founder of soulPhoodie, an online community that celebrates black food and beverage culture. Derek founded soulPhoodie in 2016 to share timely and compelling content about all facets of Black foodways in a way that is fun, intelligent, nerdy, and at times provocative. Derek is a graduate of North Car…

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Karla Vasquez on SalviSoul & Documenting the Salvadoran Diaspora 57:36

4y ago57:36

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Today's show is an interview with Karla Vasquez, founder of SalviSoul, food writer, recipe developer, and food stylist based in Los Angeles. Karla’s writing has been published by The Los Angeles Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, Teen Vogue and Eater LA among other publications and her recipe development work has been on Buzzfeed Tasty and Tastema…

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DeVonn Francis on Being a Chef and Artist in Equal Measure 56:34

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On today’s show I talk to chef, artist, model, photographer DeVonn Francis about food as art, the idea of expansiveness and hospitality. DeVonn runs Yardy, a pop-up series where he uses food, space, music and art to explore Blackness, queerness, immigration and more. He’s a first-generation Jamaican American and his cooking is influenced by the Car…

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What Does This Moment Mean For Women-Run Businesses? 32:29

4y ago32:29

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What does the COVID-19 crisis mean for women-run food businesses? On today’s show I speak with Shaolee Sen, CEO of Hot Bread Kitchen, about the unique challenges women-run and immigrant-run food businesses face at this time. Hot Bread Kitchen is an organization in Harlem that’s a culinary incubator program and workforce development program that tra…

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Irene Li on the Unsung Restaurants Fund & Having Hope 30:27

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On this special show I speak with Irene Lei of Mei Mei Restaurant in Boston about what running her business has been like since the coronavirus crisis started and the Unsung Restaurant Fund, a fund that she and a friend started to highlight the immigrant owned and run restaurants in Boston. Photo courtesy of Irene Li. A Hungry Society is powered by…

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Chef Erick Williams on Legacy & Virtue 38:22

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In this special episode, I chat with chef Erick Williams, owner and executive chef at Virtue Restaurant & Bar in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighbourhood. Williams is a Chicago native with a storied career, and this year was named a semifinalist for the James Beard Foundation Award: Best Chef Midwest. On the show we talk about why Chicago is such a great …

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Episode 71: Soul Food Sessions Pt. 2 38:02

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Today’s show is going to be a continuation of the series of interviews from the Soul Food Sessions dinner which was held at the James Beard Foundation house in Manhattan earlier this month. Soul Food Sessions is a dinner series that started in Charlotte, North Carolina as a way to acknowledge and support people of color in the culinary arts, restau…

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Episode 70: Soul Food Sessions Pt. 1 57:53

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Today’s show is going to be a series of interviews from the Soul Food Sessions dinner which was held at the James Beard Foundation house in Manhattan earlier this month. Soul Food Sessions is a dinner series that started in Charlotte, North Carolina as a way to acknowledge and support people of color in the culinary arts, restaurant and hospitality…

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Episode 69: Jose Garces on Protecting Undocumented Restaurant Workers 38:52

5y ago38:52

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Today’s guest is Jose Garces, Father, farmer, food and drink lover, restaurateur, James Beard Award winner, author and Iron Chef. A second-generation Latin American, Garces was born to Ecuadorian parents and raised in Chicago. His culinary passion was cultivated at a young age by his paternal grandmother,, who taught him the Latin way of cooking. A…

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Episode 68: Professor Krishnendu Ray on How Food Culture is Shaped 49:51

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Today's guest is Krishnendu Ray, Chair of the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies at NYU. He was a faculty member and the Associate Dean of Liberal Arts at The Culinary Institute of America and is the author of The Migrant’s Table (2004), The Ethnic Restaurateur (2016), and the co-editor of Curried Cultures: Globalization, Food and South Asia …

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Episode 67: Top Chef Junior Rahanna Bisseret Martinez on the Next Generation of Chefs 35:37

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Today’s guest is Rahanna Bisseret Martinez, a talented fifteen-year-old chef and finalist on Top Chef Junior. Rahanna has been featured on the Today Show and has cooked in some of the best kitchens in the world including Alice Waters’ Chez Panisse in Berkley California, Nina Compton’s Compere Lapin and Emeril Lagasse’s self named restaurant in New …

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Episode 66: Chef Chris Scott on Soul Food and his Culinary Career 49:13

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Chef Chris began his culinary career in Philadelphia when the city was in the midst of a culinary revolution. He worked alongside notable chefs such as Al Paris, Michael Solomanov, and with the Starr Restaurant Group as sous chef to Franklin Becker and Marcus Samuelsson. After honing his skills in Philly for 15 years, Chef Chris moved to New York C…

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Episode 65: Michael W. Twitty on Culinary History and More 53:02

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Michael W. Twitty is a culinary historian and food writer from the Washington D.C. area. He blogs at Afroculinaria.com. He’s appeared on Bizarre Foods America with Andrew Zimmern, Many Rivers to Cross with Dr. Henry Louis Gates, and has lectured to over 400 groups. He has served as a judge for the James Beard Awards and is a fellow with the Souther…

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Episode 64: Lazarus Lynch on Son of A Southern Chef and Cooking with Soul 48:47

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"Lazarus Lynch is an entrepreneur, chef, musician, author and multi-media host. He is a two-time Chopped champion, host of Food Network Digital’s Comfort Nation, and author of the cookbook, Son of a Southern Chef: Cook with Soul. Born and raised in New York City, Lazarus learned to cook at an early age under the tutelage of his late father, who sha…

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Episode 63: On Leah Chase and Creating a Legacy 41:26

5y ago41:26

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This episode is part-interview with Zella Palmer, educator, food historian, author and filmmaker who serves as the Chair and Director of the Dillard University Ray Charles Program in African-American Material Culture in New Orleans. This episode is also a tribute to the late chef, Leah Chase and a discussion of her legacy and impact on New Orleans …

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Episode 62: Mashama Bailey and Johno Morisano of The Grey on Business Partnerships and Expectations 1:07:42

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Today’s show is an interview with chef Mashama Bailey and John O. Morisano, the duo behind The Grey and Grey Market in Savannah, Georgia. The Grey is located in a former Greyhound bus station on Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard in Savannah which operated until 1964, through the Jim Crow era, segregating black and white passengers. Today this space…

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Episode 61: Chef Leigh-Ann Martin talks Trini upbringing meets NYC 44:53

5y ago44:53

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Chef Leigh-Ann Martin talks Trini upbringing meets NYC Born and raised in Trinidad and Tobago, Chef Leigh-Ann Martin lives in the New York City area creating dishes merging her Trini upbringing with NYC’s culinary landscape. She currently contributes to Ark Republic. She is also the curator of a private dinner series called “A Table for Four” and h…

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Episode 60: Clay Williams on Photographing Food and Co-founding Black Food Folks 47:24

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Clay Williams is a Brooklyn-based photographer specializing in food, drinks and events. He photographs assignments for The New York Times, The James Beard Foundation and The Wall Street Journal. Clay is a member of the board of Slow Food NYC and with Colleen Vincent is a co-founder of Black Food Folks, a fellowship of Black professionals in food me…

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Episdoe 59: Omar Tate of Honeysuckle talks Blackness in Food 56:35

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Chef Omar Tate has spent the last ten years in the restaurant industry working in some of the best restaurants in New York City and Philadelphia including A Voce, Fork, Meadowsweet, Runner and Stone, and Russet. He finds the intersection of science, art, craft, and the physicality of line cooking to be unique and the most alluring aspects of the pr…

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Episode 58: Peru Special Part 2: Chef Diego Munoz 40:32

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Today’s guest is Diego Muñoz, the legendary chef behind some of Peru’s best restaurants who grew up in Lima. Chef Diego is a graduate of the Le Cordon Bleu in Canada and Paris, and worked at some of the best restaurants in the world including the late El Bulli. Back at home in Perú, he led the operation of Astrid & Gastón on the move to Casa Moreyr…

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Episode 57: The Li Siblings talk Double Awesome Chinese Food 53:37

5y ago53:37

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Today’s guests are Margaret, Irene, and Andrew Li, the sibling co-owners of the The Mei Mei Group, a Boston-based restaurant, food truck, and catering company with a focus on innovation, sustainability, and great service. Led by Chef Irene, Mei Mei’s creative Chinese-American cuisine combines Chinese techniques and influences with local New England…

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Episode 56: Peru Special: Chef Andre Patsias 34:09

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Today’s guest is Andre Patsias of Statera in Lima, Peru. He’s worked in some of the world’s best kitchens including Noma, Astrid & Gastón and Central run by Virgilio Martinez who is one of the best chefs in the world. On the show we’ll talk about modern Peruvian cuisine and running a restaurant at 26 years old. A Hungry Society is powered by Simple…

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Episode 55: Lauren Darnell of Made in New Orleans on Supporting the Next Generation of Chefs 28:03

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Lauren Darnell is the executive director of the Made in New Orleans Foundation, an organization dedicated to changing young people’s lives through culinary arts. A proud native of New Orleans and graduate University of New Orleans, where she studied anthropology and women’s studies, Lauren focuses on supporting young women and men who exhibit a pas…

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Episode 54: Shannon Mustipher on Modern Tiki and Rum 52:49

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Today’s guest is Shannon Mustipher, spirits educator, cocktail consultant, and expert on the topic of rum and cane spirits. In 2014, she became the beverage director of Glady’s Caribbean in Brooklyn, and has poured cocktails in settings ranging from neighborhood pubs to Michelin restaurants. Next month she is releasing her first book called “Tiki: …

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Episode 53: Dr. Monica White on "Freedom Farmers" 32:51

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Today’s guest is Dr. Monica M. White, assistant professor of environmental justice, urban agriculture and community food systems at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and author of Freedom Farmers: Agricultural Resistance and the Black Freedom Movement published this month. On the show we talk about the history of farming in Black liberation and h…

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Episode 52: Roze Traore on Traveling & Building a Career in Fine Dining 46:27

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Today’s guest is Roze Traore, a chef, world traveler, founder of Rōze LLC and graduate of Le Cordon Bleu. Roze trained under Chef Daniel Humm at The NoMad Hotel and worked with the Make it Nice team based here in NYC. He grew up between Washington, D.C., Cote D’Ivoire and Paris. On the show we talk about building a fine dining career, Roze’s earlie…

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Episode 51: Qiana Mickie On Food Justice and Access 42:34

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Today’s guest is Qiana Mickie, Executive Director of Just Food, a position she’s held since May of 2017. Qiana earned her Food Hub Management Certificate from the University of Vermont and her B.S. in Marketing from Hampton University. She is a member of the Alliance for Food and Racial Equity (AFRE) and serves on the Organizational Council of the …

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Episode 50: Syreeta Gates on Combining Hip Hop & Food 41:14

5+ y ago41:14

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Today’s guest is Syreeta Gates , founder of The Gates Preserve, a multimedia experience company that preserves and archives hip-hop. She curates innovative experiences like Shaping The Culture a documentary film featuring the never before told story about the writers and journalists that created and shaped the language for hip-hop culture, as well …

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Episode 49: Scarr Pimentel of Scarr's Pizza 46:28

5+ y ago46:28

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Today’s guest is Scarr Pimentel, the founder and owner of Scarr’s Pizza on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, it’s the probably coolest pizza shop in the city and it serves the one of the best slices anywhere. Pimentel grew up in Long Island City and then the Bronx and worked at some of the city’s best pizza shops before opening his own shop. We tal…

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Episode 48: Provisions with Michelle and Suzanne Rosseau 55:21

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Today’s guests are Michelle and Suzanne Rousseau, Jamaican-born sisters, chefs and authors. They established their culinary reputation with the debut in 1996 of Ciao Bella, a groundbreaking Kingston restaurant that created a paradigm shift with its artful use of Jamaican ingredients and classic cooking techniques. Michelle and Suzanne used their cu…

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Episode 47: NAVIDAD BORINQUEÑA 34:27

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On today's episode we're celebrating NAVIDAD BORINQUEÑA a Puerto Rican Christmas tradition with four San Juan chefs and former guest and food writer, Alicia Kennedy. First, Alicia tells us about the inspiration for the dinner and how it came together. Then chefs Maria Grubb of Gallo Negro, Paxx Caraballo Moll of Jungle BaoBao, Kelly Pirro of Mai Pe…

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Episode 46: Ysanet Batista of Woke Foods 42:46

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Today’s guest is Ysanet Batista of Woke Foods, a woman-owned cooperative that focuses on the healing power of whole foods and traditional cooking from the Dominican Republic. The organization was founded by Batista and Merelis Catalina Ortiz and offers recipe development, cooking classes, catering and event planning all rooted in the Dominican cook…

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Episode 45: Tunde Wey on Restaurants as Instruments for Social Change 1:08:06

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Chef Tunde Wey is the man behind some of the most controversial pop ups in America and uses dining to make diners confront the uncomfortable realities of race, class, privilege and wealth in America. He’s a chef and writer, but before he’s any of those things he’s a proud Nigerian and rum connoisseur. On today’s show we’ll talk about his upcoming p…

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Episode 44: Naz Riahi of Bitten on Building Food Experiences 41:44

5+ y ago41:44

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Today’s guest is Naz Riahi is the founder and creative director of Bitten, an experiential series that positions food as a pillar of pop culture and explores the space through the lens of creativity, innovation, technology, art, trends and fun. A Hungry Society is powered by Simplecast.By Heritage Radio Network

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Episode 43: Chef Ashely Eddie of Santina on Building a Culinary Career 38:27

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Today’s guest is Ashley Eddie, Executive Chef of Santina, an Amalfi Coast-inspired restaurant by Major Food Group, in New York City. Ashley helped launch Santina as a Line Cook and worked her way up through the ranks in just three years to be named Executive Chef. Born and raised in Brooklyn, Ashley cites her grandmother’s cooking as inspiration fo…

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Episode 42: Jocelyn Delk-Adams of Grandbaby Cakes on Visibility, Chicago Dining and How to Build a Food Blog 44:56

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Today’s show is an interview that I recorded in Charleston, South Carolina with the one and only Jocelyn Delk-Adams, the woman behind Granbaby Cakes, a blog turned brand inspired by Jocelyn’s grandmother and her classic Southern recipes. She’s been featured on many television programs including the Today Show and has been in publications like O! Ma…

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Episode 41: Beth Shapiro of Citymeals on Wheels 32:24

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Today's guest is Beth Shapiro, executive director of Citymeals on Wheels which provides meals and companionship to New York City's homebound elderly population. Citymeals on Wheels was founded in the early 80's and provides over 2 million meals a year to 18,000 New Yorkers. A Hungry Society is powered by Simplecast…

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Episode 40: Food, Conflict & Community with Nas Jab of Komeeda 53:35

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Welcome to the fifth season of A Hungry Society! On today's show we're talking to Nasser Jab, co-founder of Komeeda a dining platform showcasing and amplifying the voices of immigrant chefs and cuisine. A Hungry Society is powered by SimplecastBy Heritage Radio Network

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Episode 39: Martha Lou Gasden of Martha Lou's Kitchen 23:30

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Here’s a very special mini-episode that I recorded in Charleston, South Carolina with the legendary Martha Lou Gadsden, owner of Martha Lou’s Cafe in North Charleston. We talk about her time working in restaurants around Charleston in the 60’s and 70’s and what it was like to open Martha Lou’s Cafe in 1983. Enjoy! A Hungry Society is powered by Sim…

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Episode 38: The Fab Conference: Chefs Asha Gomez & Katie Button 44:43

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Today’s episode is a little different. I’m in Charleston, South Carolina at the Fab Conference which is all about women in hospitality. You’ll hear two interviews: the first is with chef Asha Gomez of the Third Space in Atlanta and we talk about her restaurant, her cookbook “My Two Souths” and the similarities between southern Indian cooking and co…

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Episode 37: Ayanna Pressley on Legislation and Restaurants 41:04

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Today’s guest is Ayanna Pressley, policy-maker, activist, and the first ever woman of color to be elected to Boston City Council. Ayanna is currently seeking the Democratic nomination for the Massachusetts 7th Congressional District. In addition to her advocacy work for communities of color, during her eight year tenure as part of Boston’s City Cou…

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Episode 36: Adrienne Cheatham on Her 'Sunday Best' Dinners and Life After Top Chef 36:12

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Today’s guest is Adrienne Cheatham, chef behind the Sunday Best dinner series, here in New York City. Adrienne is a Chicago native and grew up in the kitchens and dining rooms of the restaurants her mother managed there. She followed that love of restaurants to jobs all over the country including Red Rooster and Streetbird in Harlem and Aldo Sohm w…

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Episode 35: Lisa Gross and Sonya Kharas on Valuing Immigrant Cooking with League of Kitchens 48:53

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Today’s guests are Lisa Gross and Sonya Kharas of The League of Kitchens, an immersive culinary adventure in New York City where immigrants teach intimate cooking workshops in their homes, and participants encounter a new culture, cuisine, and neighborhood with every experience. A Hungry Society is powered by Simplecast…

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Episode 34: Yewande Komolafe on Food, Migration and Adaptation 37:33

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Today’s guest is Yewande Komolafe a chef, recipe developer, and food stylist based in Brooklyn. Yewande grew up in Lagos, Nigeria and has worked in kitchens across the country, including Momofuku Milk Bar in Manhattan. She’s developed and tested hundreds of recipes for the James Beard Foundation, Bon Appétit, Saveur, and styled food for the New Yor…

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Changing the Conversation (with Food Without Borders) 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 32: Eating Through Harlem at Harlem EatUp! 30:40

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Today’s show is a little different. Last month, I had a the pleasure of attending the 4th Annual Harlem EatUp festival, a week-long festival celebrating Harlem's food, sounds and art. While I was at the festival I had the opportunity to interview some of the vendors who run businesses in the historic borough. You’ll hear my interviews with Sharon a…

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Episode 31: Tia Keenan on Cheese, Writing Cookbooks and Working in Restaurants 35:12

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Today’s guest is Tia Keenan, a cook, writer, and cheese specialist who spent a decade working in New York City restaurants. She is the author of The Art of the Cheese Plate: Pairings, Recipes, Style Attitude, which came out in 2016, and recently her Chevre Short Stack Editions cookbook was published featuring recipes and stories about chevre cheese…

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Episode 30: Chef Todd Richards on Community and "Soul" 39:45

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Today’s guest is Todd Richards, an award-winning chef known for his takes on soul food and Southern cuisine. He was named a 2008 and 2013 Semi-finalist for James Beard Foundation Best Chef: Southeast. Chef Todd has run prestigious hotel and restaurant kitchens all over the country and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution named his most recent restauran…

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