Best Michael L Harris Podcasts (2024)

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Ghana Food Movement Co-Director Aimée Wallin 35:16

3d ago35:16

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Aimée Wallin is a co-director of the nonprofit Ghana Food Movement based, a network of food producers, entrepreneurs and community working together to create a resilient and sustainable food system in Ghana. Aimée's work includes connecting with foodies and food practioners around the world and is working on her biggest project yet, Ghana Food Move…

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Grenada Tourism Authority CEO Petra Roach 30:13

17d ago30:13

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Recognized as a leader in the tourism sector for more than 25 years, Petra Roach is the guiding force behind Grenada Tourism Authority (GTA), assuming the role of CEO in 2021. Under her leadership, Petra is proud to share the beauty, history and culture of Grenada as well as its sister islands Carraicou and Petite Martinique. Since joining GTA, she…

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National Soul Food Month Founder Charla L Draper 36:31

1M ago36:31

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Charla L. Draper is a nationally recognized food influencer and culinary communications professional providing marketing services for food and food related products through her consultancy company It’s Food Biz! She is also the founder of National Soul Food Month launched in June of 2001 to celebrates the heritage and history of foods and foodways …

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Soul of America Founder Thomas Dorsey 1:04:21

2M ago1:04:21

1:04:21

Thomas Dorsey began championing Black travel stories 30 years ago to share a diverse perspective that was missing from the travel industry. Black travelers have always been savvy and adventurous and most importantly want experiences that speak to who we are culturally. That is where Soul of America comes in. In this episode, Thomas is sharing why i…

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Virginia Peanut Farmer Elisha Barnes 53:06

3M ago53:06

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Elisha Barnes is a 4th generation peanut farmer who was born and raised in Virginia. His legacy includes being raised in a strong family where agriculture was centered in their life and the seeds planted are now flourishing on his own farm, Pop Son Farm. His partnership with Hubbard Peanut Company has been a game changer as a small farmer. Pop Son …

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Elite Travel Consultant Michael Henderson 31:42

3M ago31:42

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Michael Henderson is the founder of B.A.G. Travel (Black and Gay Travel) that specializes in designing adventures for small groups to destinations around the world. The "adventure designer," began traveling more than 20 years ago, taking his first solo trip to Thailand. After returning, he knew travel would be a way of life and over the years becam…

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Chef and Entrepreneur Rachel Adjei 35:32

3M ago35:32

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Rachel Adjei is a chef and entrepreneur based in Toronto, Canada. In 2020, she founded The Abibiman Project, a social enterprise venture that introduces the abundance of flavors and ingredients from the African continent and its diaspora through dishes and products created to give back to organizations serving communities, especially residents, who…

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Cookbook Authors Vernita Harris and Beatrice Moore 47:57

4M ago47:57

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Vernita Harris and Beatrice Moore have turned a 40-plus year friendship into a business over food. The friends met while in attending Praire View A & M University in Texas as college students and have since supported each other’s journeys through life since. Their friendship turned into a partnership during the pandemic in 2020 when they began to c…

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Crescendo Foods Ghana Founder Dr. Wanida Lewis 50:27

4M ago50:27

50:27

New Jersey native Dr. Wanida Lewis founded Crescendo Foods, Ghana’s first shared kitchen coworking hub, in 2021. A food scientist by profession, Dr. Lewis and Crescendo Foods’ focus is to “create a Pan-African ecosystem to celebrate culture through food as well as art.” It also serves as a safe place where innovative ideas can be nurtured. Located …

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Diaspora Food Stories February 2024 Update 1:02

6M ago1:02

1:02

Happy Black History Month! We're going to be taking a short break this month to enjoy the work we do that centers around telling Black food stories. We'll be back on March 6 to kick off more great conversations with amazing people in food, drink and travel! Until then, be sure to catch up on episodes and visit our YouTube channel, The Global Food a…

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Wine and Hip-Hop Connoisseur Jermaine Stone 51:00

6M ago51:00

51:00

If you love wine and hip-hop, this is an episode you don’t want to miss. While in college, Jermaine Stone, aka The Real Wolf of Wine, had a goal of getting a office job to grow his business skills not knowing that it would one day lead to traveling the world for wine. The Bronx native worked for Zachy’s, an auction house in New York, where he began…

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Artist and Writer Tunde Wey 1:16:23

6M ago1:16:23

1:16:23

Tunde Wey is more than an artist and writer. He is also a cook who uses "nigerian food to interrogate colonialism, capitalism and racism," per his website. We first learned about his work when news outlets began reporting on his social projects in New Orleans that charged White people at least 2x more for plates of food as a way of discussing the w…

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Chef and Food Advocate Bashir Munye 56:31

7M ago56:31

56:31

Born in Somalia and raised in Italy, Chef Bashir Munye has called Toronto home for the past 22 years. Growing up in the Mediterranean, fresh seasonal foods were the norm. His approach to cooking is simple. In this episode, he talks about his brief time in Somalia before moving to Italy at five years old and assimilating to Italian culture, only to …

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Entrepreneur and Author Agatha Achindu 1:11:30

8M ago1:11:30

1:11:30

These days, Agatha Achindu is wearing several hats as a successful entrepreneur, wellness architect, and,most recently, cookbook author. The Cameroonian author of "Bountiful Cooking," released September 2023, is also the founder of Yummy Spoonfuls, which she started in 2006 to help parents become more intentional about the foods they give their chi…

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Entrepreneurs Kudzai Bingepinge and Awa Kone 52:52

8M ago52:52

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Switzerland and Chicago-based entrepreneurs Kudzai Bingepinge and Awa Kone sit down with host Sheree Williams for this episode of Diaspora Food Stories to talk about their business venture African Flavor Lab and their brand N/UM, African artisan salts. With roots in both Zimbabwe and Ivory Coast, the duo have uncovered one of Africa's hidden gems, …

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Writer and Documenter Riaz Phillips 46:46

9M ago46:46

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Riaz Phillips is a multi-disciplined, award-winning writer and documenter whose passion for food from the Caribbean and Black food culture in the U.K., has taken readers on a journey from the vibrant streets of London, the immigrant settlings around the U.K., and to the corners of the Caribbean. His deep-rooted connection to his Caribbean heritage …

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Urban Farmer Anan Lololi 1:08:31

9M ago1:08:31

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Recorded on August 31, which has been designated by the United Nations as the International Day for People of African descent, host Sheree Williams connects with Canadian urban farmer Anan Lololi to talk about his work around Black food sovereignty in Toronto. Born and raised in Guyana, Anan moved to Toronto as a musician, playing for one of the ci…

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Chef and Restaurateur Pierre Thiam - French 1:06:52

10M ago1:06:52

1:06:52

L’animatrice invitée Madalena Pedro Miala rejoint Diaspora Food Stories pour cet épisode spécial mettant en vedette le chef et restaurateur Pierre Thiam. Né et élevé au Sénégal, le chef Pierre est connu dans le monde entier pour son travail de promotion des ingrédients et des cuisines d’Afrique de l’Ouest, ainsi que pour l’introduction du ‘fonio’, …

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Chef and Restaurateur Pierre Thiam 59:31

10M ago59:31

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Guest host Madalena Pedro Miala is joining Diaspora Food Stories for this special episode featuring chef and restauranteur Pierre Thiam. Born and raised in Senegal, Chef Pierre is known around the world for his work in championing West African ingredients and cuisines as well as introducing the ancient grain fonio to Western palates. During this co…

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Chef and Author Suzanne Barr 1:03:53

10M ago1:03:53

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Suzanne Barr is one of Toronto's praised chefs for her culinary creativity and passion for the industry. Born in Toronto and raised in Plantation, Florida, Suzanne later returned to Canada as a chef, opening her first restaurant Kitchen Dinette, followed by Kid Chocolate with her husband. After closing both restaurants, she went on to pursue other …

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Chef and Restaurateur Nigel Spence 43:17

10M ago43:17

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Host Sheree Williams is reuniting with chef Nigel Spence, owner of Ripe Kitchen & Bar in Mount Vernon, NY. Since first interviewing him for Cuisine Noir in 2010, Chef Nigel continues to deliver an authentic Jamaican experience for everyone coming through his restaurant's doors. The celebrated New York chef has just added a few new menu items to his…

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Food Entrepreneur Kara Johnson 54:38

11M ago54:38

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Kara Johnson grew up surrounded by amazing cuisine, music, art and architecture in the historical city of New Orleans. She also grew up surrounded by women who made every day magical in the kitchen. The entrepreneur is the founder of The Cook Shop, a delicious line of Creole and Cajun seasonings named after the restaurant her great, great grandmoth…

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Entrepreneur and Philanthropist Idara Otu 58:27

11M ago58:27

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Olympian, Wall Street veteran, author and philanthropist Idara Otu is also adding entrepreneur to her list of accolades as the founder of NŌK CHOC, a premium vegan hot cocoa company that sources its ingredients from West Africa. In this episode, Idara shares her journey as a first-generation Nigerian growing up in New York and her educational jour…

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Empresaria Social Colombiana Liseth Martinez - Spanish 46:09

12M ago46:09

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Desde Portugal a Colombia, regresamos con otro asombroso episodio multilingual que le hará parar lo que estás haciendo para escuchar. La presentadora invitada Lisa Marie Zapata está en conversación con Liseth Martinez, encargada de mercadeo y promoción de la bebida ancestral Viché Canao. Con sus raíces culturales bien puestas y un sentido de lucha …

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Colombian Social Entrepreneur Liseth Martinez 56:05

12M ago56:05

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From Portugal to Colombia, we're back with another amazing multilingual podcast episode that you’ll have to stop what you are doing and listen. Guest host Lisa Marie Zapata is in conversation with Liseth Martinez, who oversees marketing and branding for the ancestral drink and brand Viche Canao. With a strong sense of cultural roots and a fighting …

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Homegirl's Hummus Founder Niehla Ollie 44:37

1y ago44:37

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We all need at least one homegirl in our lives who we can talk to about anything and also make sure we have some good food. Our homegirl for this episode is Niehla Ollie, a Chicago entrepreneur who founded Homegirl’s Hummus. Before making hummus herself, she remembers one particular vendor at a market in Milwaukee, and the taste of that green hummu…

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Top Chef Italy Finalist Victoire Gouloubi 1:06:42

1y ago1:06:42

1:06:42

Born and raised in the Republic of Congo, Victoire left the country at the age of 20 after receiving a visa to live in Italy. It was there that she found her passion for cooking and embarked on an amazing culinary career that includes opening her own restaurant in Milan and competing on Bravo's "Top Chef Italy," and "Top Chef World All-Stars." In s…

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Barbados Tourism Marketing Director of Public Relations Aprille Thomas 39:37

1y ago39:37

39:37

Aprille Thomas heads up the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) Public Relations Department, overseeing all PR efforts for the U.S., Canada, U.K., Latin America and the Caribbean, along with corporate communications for the organization. Aprille joined BTMI after leading on PR strategy at the five-diamond Sandy Lane Hotel, and later helping Cana…

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Dona de Restaurante Ana Sofia Lopes - Portuguese 52:14

1y ago52:14

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Estamos muito entusiasmados em compartilhar o nosso primeiro podcast multilíngue com a restaurateur Ana Sofia Lopes ou que muitos simplesmente conhecem como Sofia, proprietária do Sophia's Place em Lisboa, Portugal. A anfitriã convidada Janice Da Silva fala com a Sofia sobre a sua infância na cidade e como os seus pais sempre fizeram questão de que…

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Restaurateur Ana Sofia Lopes - English 54:08

1y ago54:08

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Guest host Janice Helena Goncalves Da Silva is talking to Ana Sofia Lopes about growing up in Lisbon, Portugal, and how her parents always made sure she stayed connected to her Cape Verdean roots. From a career in beauty to opening her first restaurant on the very street where her father also owned a business, Sofia is on a mission to unite people,…

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Kenyan Podcast Host and Agriculturist Wambui Mbichi 31:30

1y ago31:30

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Wambui Mbichi is the founder and host of Farm to Table Podcast KE; a platform that shines a light on innovations within Kenyan food systems as well as neighboring countries. Her interest in agriculture started at home at a young age and extended into adulthood. She is passionate about finding sustainable food solutions and believes everyone has a r…

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Chef O'Shay Lolley 42:10

1y ago42:10

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Delaware-based chef O'Shay Lolley gives new meaning to the description of soul food with a twist. He is building a cult following in his hometown of Wilmington and beyond by coming up with some of the most innovative dishes including BBQ potato salad, orange soda greens,and fried banana pudding. Chef O'Shay devoted much of his early career to trave…

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South African Chef Siphokazi Mdlankomo 53:51

1y ago53:51

53:51

Siphokazi Mdlankomo was raised in Tsolo in the Eastern Cape, near Mthatha in South Africa. Growing up, she had an interest in music followed by fashion but was not able to pursue either. At 19, she gave birth to a son and had to leave Tsolo to look for work, which she did as a domestic worker for a family in Cape Town. Over the years, as she cooked…

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Food Entrepreneur Tamia Coleman-Hawkins 27:46

1+ y ago27:46

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Tamia Coleman-Hawkins knew at a young age that she wanted to be an entrepreneur. The Missouri native started Mia’s Treats Delight at just 8 years old and as a teenager today, she is actively growing her business while managing her studies and participating on her school’s track team. The celebrated youth entrepreneur was named as The ROOT Young Fut…

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Chef and Restaurateur Dontaye Ball 57:26

1+ y ago57:26

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Dontaye Ball (also known as Mr. Gumbo) is the chef and owner of Gumbo Social based in San Francisco, California. The California native is on a mission to make gumbo the official dish of the United States and has been serving build-your-own gumbo, po'boys, and more classic soul food at Bay Area farmers markets since 2019. Dontaye is set to open his …

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Vegan Restaurateur Luv Hankins 47:37

1+ y ago47:37

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Luv Hankins had a clear mission when she opened CLTRE | Vegan JNT in Virginia Beach; to bring the community together in a welcoming and inclusive space that served vegan coffee, tea and bites. The entrepreneur and restaurateur began her vegan journey on a challenge over six years ago and first started a small catering company doing events before go…

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Realistic Cakes Enthusiast and Baker Joi Kyles 23:25

1+ y ago23:25

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If you have never heard of realistic cakes, you'll want to follow South Carolina entrepreneur and baker Joi Kyles. A baking enthusiast since high school, Joi knew from an early age that creating amazing sweets from cakes, cookies and more would be the career path she wanted to pursue launching Joi Filled Delights. Over the years, she became a big f…

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Influencer and Cookbook Author Karen Landry 35:02

1+ y ago35:02

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Karen is a southern girl with a love of food, travel, and wellness. A bit of a travel junkie, many know Karen as a past cast member of the show, "Married At First Sight." Now living in New Orleans, Karen also loves to explore new places and cultures. Her dream life (which she intends to create for herself) allows her to practice self-care and a hea…

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Food Scientist Ali Manning 27:01

1+ y ago27:01

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Ali Manning is a food scientist and the CEO/Founder of Umami Food Consulting, LLC. She is the creator of Food Science 4 Kids, a program that teaches grade-school children food science education and allows them to perform hands-on activities. She is also the program consultant for Project Green Fork (a local restaurant sustainability program) within…

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Social Impact Entrepreneur Charity Blanchett 1:11:18

1+ y ago1:11:18

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In our first conversation of the year, we're talking to social impact entrepreneur, storyteller, mentor, athlete and food bon vivant, Charity Blanchett. Born and raised in Alaska to an African American father from Philadelphia and a Yupik native American mother, Charity is the founder of the Dipping Spoon Foundation whose work includes identifying …

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Rising Culinary Star Joseph Odoom 25:55

1+ y ago25:55

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In this episode, we catch up with Ghanaian chef Joseph Odoom, one of Africa's rising culinary stars. In 2021, Joseph won the culinary reality competition “House of Chefs,” which was the first season of the show, and is currently the executive chef at an Afro-fusion restaurant in Abuja, Nigeria. Throughout his career, he has trained under amazing ta…

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Kenyan Coffee Entrepreneur Vava Angwenyi 1:13:09

1+ y ago1:13:09

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Vava Angwenyi is the founder of Vava Coffee, a certified B-Corporation with a vision to challenge the status quo and promote positive social disruption within the coffee Industry. Vava is putting awareness of Kenyan coffee on the global map one cup at a time. She recently opened a coffee school and community center, La Dulce Torro, on the beautiful…

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Cartiear Madlock aka Vegan Black Guy 43:24

1+ y ago43:24

43:24

When health issues forced Cartiear Madlock to change his life, he adopted a plant-based lifestyle and lost over 100 pounds. Now through his social media channels on Facebook and Instagram, he shares information, tips and resources for others who may be looking to change to live healthier lives. In this episode, he talks about overcoming obstacles a…

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Entrepreneur Marcus Hammond 32:57

1+ y ago32:57

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After attending an event in Charleston and noticing the absence of Black food trucks, Marcus Hammond wanted to do an event that would bring them all together. He produced the first Black Food Truck Festival in November of 2021 and then again in April of this year which was very successful. As he prepares to celebrate the one-year anniversary this N…

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Chef and Restaurateur Nelson German 1:11:32

1+ y ago1:11:32

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Chef Nelson German began his career in New York more than 20 years ago. Born and raised in Washington Heights, as a Latino of Dominican descent, his childhood is filled with memories of watching his mother and grandmother preparing some of his favorite dishes that have inspired the menus at his restaurant alaMar Kitchen & Bar and tapas bar Sobra Me…

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Chef and TV Personality Tiffany Derry 56:22

2y ago56:22

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With a career that spans over 20 years, Chef Tiffany Derry has become one of the most recognizable faces in the culinary industry. The Texas native takes pride in telling the story of Southern cuisine influenced by her world travels. As the founder of Tiffany Derry Concepts and owner of Roots Chicken Shak and Roots Southern Table, Tiffany is also a…

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Food Network Host and Author Kardea Brown 56:07

2y ago56:07

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Kardea Brown is the host of the Food Network hit show, "Delicious Miss Brown," which features delicious recipes inspired by her upbringing in South Carolina and Gullah Geechee heritage. In this podcast, she shares the journey of leaving social work to pursue a career in food and the years of hard work and determination before landing her own show. …

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Chef and Restauratuer Chris Scott 57:23

2y ago57:23

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With more than 30 years in the industry, Chef Chris Scott has worked in some of the most respected kitchens as well as opened his own notable culinary concepts that have garnered both attention and accolades. He appeared on season 15 of "Top Chef" and is the author of "Homage: Recipes and Stories from an Amish Soul Food Kitchen." He stops by Diaspo…

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MasterChef Season 10 Winner Chef Dorian Hunter 55:27

2y ago55:27

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Chef Dorian Hunter is proof that if you continue to follow your dreams at any age, they will come true. The Ohio native knew from a young age that she wanted to pursue a career in the culinary arts and as she chased her dreams throughout the years, her big break came when she was offered a spot to compete on the reality culinary TV show, "MasterChe…

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Food Writer and African Cuisine Expert Freda Muyambo 1:07:05

2y ago1:07:05

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Over the last 10 years, Freda Muyambo has become a sought-after expert on African cuisine, contributing to numerous publications, podcasts and various TV features Her blog My Burnt Orange has become an outlet for those looking authentic African recipes. In this episode, she details how her food journey started as a way to escape the stress and dema…

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