Podcasts by Why Food?
Do you daydream about dropping everything and opening a restaurant? Have you always wondered what it would be like to start your own line of condiments? So many trailblazers in the food world actually started their careers in entirely different fields. How did these folks decide to hit the brakes, start over, and become inspiring the chefs, entrepreneurs, farmers and activists they are today? Hear their stories and learn how you too can fulfill your food dreams. Join cohosts Vallery Lomas and Ethan Frisch on Why Food?
If you made a leap of faith to work in the food industry and want to share your story, please get in touch at whyfood@heritageradionetwork.org.
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Episode 4: The Land of The Happy Pear – David and Stephen Flynn from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.947631
Stephen and David Flynn are twins and founders of The Happy Pear.
The Happy pear began twelve years ago as a fruit & veg shop in their hometown of Greystones, just south of Dublin, Ireland...
Episode 5: A Privileged and Humble Transition to Food – Vincent Mazeau from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.945831
Vincent Mazeau recently traded his successful career as an artist and set designer of 15 years to start a new life, owning and operating his own restaurant, Cherry Point, in Greenpoint, with his pa...
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Episode 8: Wine Becomes Art – Alie Shaper from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.895219
As the founder of Brooklyn Oenology, Alie Shaper has taken the centuries old wine concept of terroir and modernized it within the Brooklyn environment. Alie is a graduate of Engineering from Cornel...
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Episode 10: The Curious Beginnings of Ample Hills with Husband and Wife co-owners Brian Smith and Jackie Cuscuna from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.892052
Brian Smith and Jackie Cuscuna are the co-founders of the delicious, creative and playful ice cream company, Ample Hills. They both have past careers as teachers, Brian later went on to become a sc...
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Episode 11: Jonathan Mendez of Saloniki Greek from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.889880
Jonathan Mendez, co-founder of Saloniki Greek introduces us to his new restaurant and his previous career path as a lawyer. Saloniki Greek takes traditional Greek dishes with New England ingredient...
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Episode 14: Sommelier - Max Coane from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.882629
Imagine if you're first restaurant job was at a two Michelin-starred restaurant and within that restaurant you were the Head Sommelier, quite the start in the industry.
Max Coane's life wa...
Episode 16: Restaurateur Pt. 1 - Adam Eskin from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.879534
"As the founder & CEO, of Dig Inn, a successful farm to table restaurant group based in New York and Boston Adam Eskin was thrown in the deep end right from the start.
With an Economics d...
Episode 19: Farmer - Ben Flanner from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.872381
In the concrete jungle of New York City agriculture is sparse but Brooklyn Grange have developed the worlds largest rooftop soil farms which produce over 50,000 lbs of organically cultivated produc...
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Episode 23: Hannah Cheng - Mimi Cheng's from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.862378
From finance and fashion, Hannah and Marian Cheng left successful careers to bring traditional and healthy Chinese dumplings to New York City. In this episode Hannah Cheng comes on the show to chat...
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Episode 24: Restaurateur - Matt Abramcyk from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.860961
After falling out of love with finance Matt dipped his toe in hospitality as an investor in one of the most revered cocktail bars in New York City, Employees Only. He then went on to make a name fo...
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Episode 29: Cushman Concepts - Nancy and Tim Cushman from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.852834
With a love for good food and wine in comfortable and welcoming surroundings Tim and Nancy Cushman poured themselves and their finances in to their first restaurant, O Ya, in Boston, to create a sp...
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Episode 31: Rob Laing: Agricultural Innovation Within City Limits from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.849853
Rob Laing was a successful tech entrepreneur in Japan when he first realized his stressful, nonstop lifestyle was leading him astray. After leaving his company, embracing a plant-based diet and tak...
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Episode 35: Jeremy Lyman: Changing New York's Coffee Culture With Service from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.844913
Jeremy Lyman began sketching floorplans of his future business at 16, but found himself only working on his "coffee project" during bad days at work. He wanted to fill a hole in the NYC market for ...
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Episode 52: Elena Liao: Brewing Up NYC's Best Oolong from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.781192
Elena Liao knew something was missing. She had been in merchandise planning at some of the nation's best retailers for almost 10 years, but she didn't feel captivated by her work. As she looked ...
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Episode 53: Loren Brill: Baking Up A Better-For-You Cookie from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.779575
Loren Brill was a young college graduate working as a yoga instructor when her world was turned upside down: she had cancer, Hodgkin's Lymphoma to be exact. After the shock wore off, she sprung to ...
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Episode 60: Erin Patinkin and Agatha Kulaga: Building a Socially Responsible Bakery from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.766866
"Erin Patinkin and Agatha Kulaga are the co-founders of Ovenly, an award-winning bakery known for creating baked goods that twist sweet and savory flavors in a modern way. With five retail location...
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Episode 61: Ben Jacobsen: From Tech to Finishing Salts from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.764705
Ben Jacobsen started making salt as a hobby, to distract himself from a failing tech startup. When he finally left tech and decided make salt his full-time business, began by collecting seawater in...
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Episode 64: Haley Baron: From Food Research to a Community for Women Who Love Food from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.761558
Join cohosts Jenny and Ethan for a conversation with Haley Baron. She's the City Operations Director for pineapple collaborative, a community for women who love food, in NY, DC and SF. She's an acc...
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Episode 70: Adam Rosenbaum: From Flywheel to meatballs from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.755371
This week, we're joined by Adam Rosenbaum, CEO of the Meatball Shop. The Meatball Shop is known for their team first culture and aims to serve simple, sustainable, delicious food with no strings at...
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Episode 74: Lisa Curtis: From the Peace Corps to Moringa from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.750780
This week, please join us in welcoming Lisa Curtis to the studio! Lisa is the Founder and CEO of @kulikulifoods, the leading brand pioneering the superfood moringa in the US market. She founded the...
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Episode 77: Daniel Gritzer: From Fine Dining to Food Media from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.748276
This week, we are thrilled to welcome Daniel Gritzer, the Culinary Director of Serious Eats, into the studio! Daniel shares how his early passion for food — staging at legendary restaurant Chantere...
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Episode 80: Will Horowitz: From Tibetan Buddhism to Watermelon Hams from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.744889
Join us for a conversation with Will Horowitz, executive chef and owner of Ducks Eatery and Harry & Ida’s Meat Supply Co in New York City. His New York culinary heritage is deep rooted, with grandp...
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Episode 84: Eunice Byun and Dave Nguyen: From Cosmetics and Fashion to Kitchen Knives and Tongs from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.740498
Join co-hosts Ethan & Jenny for a conversation with Material cofounders Eunice Byun and Dave Nguyen. They're longtime friends, and they launched Material in 2018 to bring people together and spark...
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Episode 91: Anna Gass: From Corporate Sales to Food Writing from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.697545
Join cohosts Ethan Frisch and Vallery Lomas for a conversation with Anna Francese Gass, author of the recently released cookbook Heirloom Kitchen. After a stint in corporate sales, she traded the b...
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Episode 92: Dan Giusti: From Noma to the School Cafeteria from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.696626
Join cohost Ethan and guest Dan Giusti to hear his fascinating story, going from Head Chef at Noma to the founder of Brigaid, transforming school food. They'll discuss Dan's career path, what it's ...
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Episode 94: Chadwick Boyd: From Architecture to Food Media Entrepreneur from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.694383
Join hosts Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with culinary entrepeneur and TV personality Chadwick Boyd. For over 20 years, he's made it his mission to change the world for good through food, wh...
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Episode 98: Monica Lozano and Daniel Reza: From Psychology to Reclaiming Mexico's Ancient Traditions of Chocolate from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.689464
Join cohost Ethan Frisch for a conversation with Monica Lozano and Daniel Reza. They're partners and the cofounders of La Rifa Chocolateria in Mexico City, working with Mexican cacao farmers to rec...
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Episode 103: Majed Ali & Rachel Gurjar: Alternative Paths to Food Media from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.684534
Join co-hosts Vallery and Ethan for a conversation about alternative paths to food media. Our guests this week are Majed Ali: law school graduate, amateur baker and winner of the 2018 Saveur Blog o...
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Episode 106: Janet McCracken & Joseph Hernandez: Adapting to Changing Media Landscapes from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.681614
Join cohost Vallery for a conversation with Janet McCracken and Joseph Hernandez. We discuss how to balance our time and energy as freelancers, while still working on larger projects that are ...
Rahim Diallo: From Engineering to African Hospitality from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.675873
Join cohosts Vallery and Ethan for a fascinating conversation with Rahim Diallo, co-founder of Ginjan Brothers, a line of ginger juice and a new cafe in east Harlem. His career path has taken him f...
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DeVonn Francis: From Designer to Activist Chef from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.672162
Join cohosts Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with activist, model and chef DeVonn Francis. DeVonn is a queer, first-generation Jamaican-American artist with a background in design and performa...
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Ori Zohar & Ethan Frisch: Beautiful Spices, Equitably Sourced from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.670053
Join cohosts Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with Ori Zohar and...Ethan Frisch! Cofounders and Co-CEOs of Burlap & Barrel, the country's first and only comprehensive single origin spice compan...
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Alexander Smalls: From Opera Singer to Restaurateur from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.669179
Alexander Smalls is a James Beard Award winning chef, author, and raconteur, and the visionary co-owner of renowned restaurants Minton’s and The Cecil, which was named “Best New Restaurant in Ameri...
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Steve Sando: King of Heirloom Beans from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.659537
Join Vallery & Ethan for a conversation with Steve Sando, founder of Rancho Gordo. Steve's career has spanned radio, writing and restaurants before he found his way to launching Rancho Gordo. His b...
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Stephen Satterfield: From wine to Whetstone from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.656938
Join Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with Stephen Satterfield, cofounder of Whetstone Magazine. A self-proclaimed "origin forager, Stephen is a food writer, multimedia producer, podcast host (...
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Vallery & Ethan: A brief conversation from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.655946
In the days after George Floyd’s death, cohosts Vallery and Ethan sit down for a conversation about the Black Lives Matter movement, the role of food businesses in making change, and opportunities ...
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Adrian Miller: The Soul Food Scholar from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.651640
Join cohosts Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with Adrian Miller, aka The Soul Food Scholar. He's a recovering lawyer and former special advisor to President Bill Clinton, who changed careers t...
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Jennifer Crawford: My Queer Kitchen from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.650473
Join cohosts Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with Jennifer Crawford. Jennifer has been cooking non-stop their whole life, especially since getting sober in early 2018 and subsequently winning ...
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Auria Abraham: Auria's Malaysian Kitchen from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.646661
Join Ethan for a conversation with Auria Abraham, founder of Auria's Malaysian Kitchen. Auria was born and raised in the small town of Seremban, Malaysia where she grew up surrounded by multi-ethn...
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Simone Cormier: Spices for Whole Foods from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.643729
Join cohost Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with Simone Cormier, National Spice Coordinator for Allegro Coffee, a subsidiary of Whole Foods Market. Simone is a chef, writer, avid traveler and ...
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Kristen Miglore: Genius Recipes from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.603331
Join us for a conversation with Kristen Miglore, Founding Editor of the website Food52. Kristen abandoned a career in economics in 2007 to work in food media, tackling a master's degree in food stu...
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Zoe Adjonyoh: Zoe's Ghana Kitchen from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.596894
Join us for a conversation with Zoe Adjonyoh, chef, author and food justice activist from London. Zoe is the founder of Zoe's Ghana Kitchen, the UK's first contemporary West African dining concept ...
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Mark Bittman: Animal, Vegetable, Junk from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.589798
Join us for a conversation with legendary food writer Mark Bittman to discuss his brand new book Animal, Vegetable, Junk, a history of food and humanity. Mark has been a leading voice in global foo...
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Heather Marold Thomason: Primal Supply Meats from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.490836
Join us for a conversation with Heather Marold Thomason, butcher and owner of Primal Supply Meats. Primal Supply is a Philly-based butchery committed to whole animal practices and changing the loca...
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Deb Perelman: Smitten Kitchen from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.489628
Join us for a conversation with Deb Perelman, author of the legendary blog Smitten Kitchen. Deb is a self-taught home cook, photographer, and the creator of smittenkitchen.com, as well as the autho...
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Sue Bette: Bluebird Barbecue from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.484282
Join us for a conversation with Sue Bette, owner of Bluebird Barbecue in Burlington, Vermont. Sue is a James Beard Award-nominee and former educator who uses her restaurants to build a connection b...
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Suresh Pillai & Carrie Dashow: Atina Foods from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.482784
Join us for a conversation with Suresh Pillai and Carrie Dashow, the married co-founders of Atina Foods. They adapt traditional Ayurvedic recipes to incorporate global and locally available produce...
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Ann Armbrecht: The Business of Botanicals from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.480776
Join us for a conversation with Ann Armbrecht, director of the Sustainable Herbs Program of the American Botanical Council, and author of the new book The Business of Botanicals. She is a writer an...
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Hetty McKinnon: To Asia with Love from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.475886
Join us for a conversation with Hetty McKinnon, author of the new cookbook, To Asia with Love. Hetty is is a Chinese-Australian cook and food writer, based in Brooklyn, New York. She is the author ...
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Samah Dada: Dada Eats from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.471811
Join us for a conversation with Samah Dada! Samah is a New York City-based recipe developer, food photographer, and blogger behind Dada Eats. Drawing from her Indian heritage and inspired by the fo...
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Bobbie Garbutt: 4th Generation Nutmeg Farmer from 2022-02-22T03:30:39.470630
Join us for a conversation with Bobbie Garbutt, live from Grenada! A 4th generation cocoa and spice farmer in Grenada, Bobbie didn't envision her career in agriculture. Kicking off working life as ...
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Reem Assil: Arab Street Food, California Style from 2021-07-22T22:37:55
Join us for a conversation with renowned chef and activist Reem Assil. Reem is a Palestinian-Syrian chef based in Oakland, CA, and owner of the nationally acclaimed Reem’s California in Oakland. Th...
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Ariana Tolka: Balkan Bites from 2021-07-15T23:31:54
Join us for a conversation with Ariana Tolka, CEO and co-founder of Balkan Bites. They specialize in comfort foods such as burek, a flaky, stuffed phyllo pie that is a daily staple in the Balkans a...
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Margaret Nyamumbo: Kahawa 1893 Coffee from 2021-06-24T20:58:15
Join us for a conversation with Margaret Nyamumbo, founder of Kahawa 1893. Margaret is a third generation coffee farmer and grew up on a farm in Kenya before immigrating to the USA. After earning h...
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Preeti Mistry: Activist Chef from 2021-06-17T20:04:41
Join us for a conversation with Preeti Mistry, acclaimed chef, author and speaker and two time-nominatee by the James Beard Foundation for Best Chef of the West. They were the Co-Founder & Executiv...
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Ederique Goudia: Taste the Diaspora Detroit from 2021-06-10T22:12:12
Join us for a conversation with Ederique Goudia, the Detroit-based chef and entrepreneur. Ederique Goudia is the co-owner and Executive Chef of Gabriel Hall, a restaurant and music venue dedicated ...
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Larissa Zimberoff: Technically Food from 2021-05-28T04:35:35
Join us for a conversation with journalist Larissa Zimberoff, author of the brand new book, Technically Food: Inside Silicon Valley's Mission to Change What We Eat, from Abrams Press. Larissa cover...
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Yao Zhao: 50Hertz Sichuan Pepper from 2021-05-20T21:39:28
Join us for a conversation with Yao Zhao, founder of 50Hertz Sichuan Pepper. Born and raised in Chongqing, China, he is an economist and clean energy expert, and has worked in China, India, the Mid...
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Peter Reinhart: Pizza Quest from 2021-05-13T19:25:38
Join us for a conversation with Peter Reinhart, Chef on Assignment at Johnson & Wales University in Charlotte, NC. In addition to his role as a chef instructor in the Baking & Pastry program, Peter...
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Rob Dunn: Delicious from 2021-05-12T14:19:34
Join us for a conversation with Rob Dunn, professor of applied ecology and author of the new book Delicious, about the ways that flavor has influenced human evolution. The book is a fascinating loo...
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Alex Godin: Lemontree Foods from 2021-04-16T08:31:47
Join us for a conversation with Alex Godin, founder of Lemontree, a non-profit that helps hungry people find free food. He started his career when he was still in high school–dropping out to raise ...
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Andre Springer: Shaquanda Will Feed You from 2021-03-26T07:27:04
Join us for a conversation with Andre Springer, Founder of Shaquanda Will Feed You. Andre was born in the Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY, and is of Barbadian descent. Andre began p...
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Nicole Januarie: Januarie 1st Inc from 2021-03-18T23:45:11
Nicole Januarie is a Director/Producer of Vallery's new series, Vallery Cooks Your Questions, on Food Network. Nicole partners with brands and individuals to assess how to creatively communicate th...
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Manal Kahi: Eat Offbeat from 2021-03-12T02:36:17
Join us for a conversation with Manal Kahi, co-founder and CEO of Eat Offbeat, a refugee-driven food company that delivers authentic eats & treats made by refugees who now call New York City home. ...
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David Benzaquen: Mission Plant from 2021-02-19T04:54:45
Join us for a conversation with David Benzaquen, one of the world’s leading experts in the plant-based food industry and the founder of Mission: Plant, a holding company advancing the plant-based s...
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Paige Lipari: Archestratus Books + Foods from 2021-02-12T16:53:53
Join us for a conversation with Paige Lipari, local hero and owner/cook of Archestratus Books + Foods in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Lipari is a Sicilian-American poet, music maker, cartoonist, and cook....
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Claire Schlemme & Caroline Cotto: Renewal Mill from 2021-01-30T04:37:37
Join us for a conversation with Claire Schlemme and Caroline Cotto, Cofounders of Renewal Mill. Committed to finding solutions at the intersection of food, sustainability, and accessible nutrition,...
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Kiki Aranita: Poi Dog from 2021-01-22T07:00:08
Join us for a conversation with chef and entrepreneur Kiki Aranita. Kiki is co-chef and owner of Poi Dog, a Hawaiian restaurant and catering company that closed its Rittenhouse, Philadelphia locati...
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Kate Sullivan: To Dine For from 2021-01-16T13:06:42
Join cohosts Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with Kate Sullivan. Kate is a four-time Emmy Award-winning journalist and creator/host of To Dine For on PBS. The show tells the story of creators ...
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Anjali Bhargava: Drink Resilience from 2020-12-17T21:31:22
Join us for a conversation with Anjali Bhargava, founder and CEO of Drink Resilience turmeric elixirs. A former portrait photographer, Anjali decided to launch her own turmeric power, sourcing fres...
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Yorm Ackuaku: esSence 13 from 2020-12-10T21:09:49
Join us for a conversation with Yorm Ackuaku, the founder of esSense 13. A platform dedicated to raising the profile of African food globally, esSense 13 has hosted events including the African con...
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SOGA Design Collective: Photographing Food from 2020-11-29T21:37:16
Join us for a conversation with Sebastian & Guillermo, the duo behind acclaimed food photography studio SOGA Design Collective. SOGA Design Collective is a multidisciplinary design studio in Brookl...
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Barkha Cardoz: Making Masalas to Remember Floyd Cardoz from 2020-11-12T20:47:41
Join us for a conversation with Barkha Cardoz, wife of the late Chef Floyd Cardoz and architect of the new line of Floyd Cardoz Legacy Masalas in partnership with Ethan's spice company Burlap & Bar...
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John DeBary: The Restaurant Workers Community Foundation from 2020-10-15T20:07:24
Join Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with John deBary, co-founder and board president of the Restaurant Workers Community Foundation, a nonprofit focused on improving the quality of life of ho...
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Tiffany Langston: Tiffany Tastes from 2020-09-24T20:15:47
Join us for a conversation with Tiffany Langston! Tiffany is a storyteller, content creator, and digital strategist with over a decade of experience at the intersection of the nonprofit and philant...
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Sylvie Charles & Liselle Pires: Just Date Syrup from 2020-09-17T20:53:24
Join us for a conversation with Sylvie Charles and Liselle Pires, founders of Just Date Syrup. Sylvie is a medical doctor who, after experimenting with low-sugar achaars and chutneys, turned the da...
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Kim & Vanessa Pham: Omsom from 2020-09-10T19:22:43
Join us for a conversation with Kim and Vanessa Pham, sisters and co-founders of Omsom, a new brand of Asian pantry staples. As first-generation Vietnamese-Americans and the daughters of refugees, ...
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Miro & Shilpa Uskokovic: Extra Helpings from 2020-08-27T22:05:55
Join Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with husband-and-wife pastry chef duo Miro & Shilpa Uskokovic. They met as students at The Culinary Institute of America, and when NYC restaurants closed b...
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Loren Cardeli: Fighting for Farmers from 2020-08-20T19:18:19
Join Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with Loren Cardeli, Founder and President of A Growing Culture, an organization that promotes ecological agriculture across the globe. Loren believes the k...
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Jenny Dorsey: Catching Up from 2020-07-30T19:57:08
Join cohosts Vallery and Ethan for a catch-up with former Why Food? cohost Jenny Dorsey. Jenny is a professional chef, author and speaker specializing in multi-platform storytelling fusing food wit...
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Eric Adams: Brooklyn Borough President and Plant-Based Champion from 2020-07-23T21:03:24
Join co-hosts Vallery and Ethan for a very special conversation with Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams. Born and raised in Brownsville, Borough President Adams was drawn to a career in public s...
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Auzerais Bellamy: Blondery from 2020-07-16T20:12:37
Join Vallery & Ethan for a conversation with Auzerais Bellamy, pastry chef and founder of Blondery. Auzerais is classically trained pastry chef, the former pastry sous-chef at Thomas Keller's Bouch...
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Gaïana Joseph & Allegra Massaro: Food activism for Black Lives Matter from 2020-06-29T17:52:27
Join cohosts Ethan & Vallery for a conversation with Gaïana Joseph and Allegra Massaro, co-founders of Fuel the People, an organization in NYC and DC guided by the belief that food is the fuel for ...
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Jesse Szewczyk: Pride Cooking from 2020-06-18T19:46:56
Join cohosts Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with Jesse Szewczyk, food writer and author of the cookbook Tasty Pride! We'll discuss his career in food media, his thoughts on the ongoing shifts...
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Rochelle Oliver: New Food Media from 2020-06-11T22:01:30
Join cohosts Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with Rochelle Oliver, founder and editor of IslandAndSpice.com, an online magazine about food, culture and the Caribbean.
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Zaid & Haifa Kurdieh: NYC's Favorite Farmers from 2020-05-26T20:51:09
Join co-hosts Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with Zaid and Haifa Kurdieh, owners of Norwich Meadows Farms. We'll discuss the long road to starting their farm, how they've grown (literally and...
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Simran Bindra from 2020-04-30T20:42:46
Join Ethan & Vallery for a conversation with Simran Bindra, co-founder of Kokoa Kamili. Kokoa Kamili, based in Tanzania, is one of the world's best cacao companies, emphasising ethical sourcing and...
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Laurie Woolever from 2020-04-23T20:24:56
Join co-hosts Ethan and Vallery for a conversation with Laurie Woolever, food writer and editor. For nearly a decade, Laurie was the right-hand to author, TV host and producer Anthony Bourdain, wit...
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Bryan Ford: From Accounting to Artisan Baking from 2020-04-17T21:15:04
Join co-hosts Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with the baker Bryan Ford (recorded pre-coronavirus, but so relevant today!) Bryan shares his story of leaving accounting to become a baker, incor...
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Jose Alvarez: From Wine Importer to Soap Maker from 2020-03-13T02:44:54
Join co-host Ethan for a conversation with Jose Alvarez, founder of treestar*. Jose is a native New Yorker and entrepreneur who has always been excited by social psychology and consumer behavior. H...
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Priyanka Naik: From Data Science to the Food Network from 2020-02-27T20:13:06
Join co-hosts Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with Priyanka Naik. Born and raised as a first generation Indian-American in Staten Island, she is a self-taught cook who entered and won the top ...
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Ben Simon: From Political Campaigns to Artisan Foods from 2020-02-20T19:34:49
Join cohosts Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with Ben Simon, Founder & CEO of Ben to Table, a food subscription service. After a career in political campaigns with Greenpeace, Amnesty Internat...
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Sufia Hossain: From Fashion to Hot Sauce from 2020-02-13T19:56:55
Join Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with Sufia Hossain, Founder & CEO of Silly Chilly Hot Sauce. Sufia left a successful career as a fashion industry executive after realizing the damaging im...
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Shannon Roddy: How to Sell Food on Amazon from 2020-01-30T20:12:28
Shannon Roddy is an Amazon expert, specializing in helping food business launch and scale on the Amazon marketplace. Join cohosts Vallery and Ethan for an enlightening conversation about how food e...
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Alex Berkley, on deciding whether or not to stay in the family business from 2020-01-23T19:55:02
This episode was pre-recorded. Vallery Lomas sat down with Alex Berkley, Frieda Caplan's granddaughter and Head of Sales for Frieda's Produce. Frieda's Produce is a unicorn of sorts-- a busine...
David Mawhinney: From Cooking to Carpentry from 2020-01-16T23:03:26
Welcome back! Vallery and Ethan speak with David Mawhinney, chef and founder of Franklin + Emily, a children's furniture company. Unlike most of our guests, David has pivoted away from the food ind...
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Episode 108: Woldy Reyes: From Fasion to Fashionable Food from 2019-12-19T19:55:07
Join cohost Ethan for a conversation with Chef Woldy Reyes, founder of catering company Woldy Kusina. Woldy came to New York City for a career in fashion, starting in the editorial departments of N...
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Episode 107: Hannah Wong: From Academic Writing to Regional Vietnamese Cooking from 2019-12-12T20:02:47
Join cohosts Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with Chef Hannah Wong of Van Da, a modern Vietnamese restaurant in NYC's East Village. Before beginning her culinary career, Hannah was a Fulbright...
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Episode 105: Benjamina Ebuehi: From Education to the Great British Baking Show from 2019-11-21T20:50:59
Join cohosts Vallery & Ethan for a conversation with Benjamina Ebuehi, winner of the Great British Baking Show and author of the new cookbook The New Way to Cake. We discuss Benjamina's previous ca...
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Episode 104: Denise Woodard: From Corporate to Startup Food from 2019-11-14T19:54:49
Join cohosts Vallery & Ethan for a conversation with Denise Woodard, founder of Partake Foods. Denise had a career with huge corporate food companies but when her young daughter developed serious f...
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Episode 102: Rochelle Oliver & Klancy Miller: Building Careers in Food Media from 2019-10-31T19:19:27
Join cohosts Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with Klancy Miller and Rochelle Oliver. Klancy is a pastry chef and cookbook author, and her book is Cooking Solo: The Fun of Cooking For Yourself....
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Episode 101: From Wall Street to to Food Writer from 2019-10-24T18:52:14
Join co-host Vallery Lomas for a special conversation with Aaron Hutcherson, a writer, editor, and recipe developer based in New York City. He obtained a master's degree in finance and worked on Wa...
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Episode 100: From Legal Briefs to Recipes: Nisha Vora & Jessie Sheehan from 2019-10-17T18:40
Join co-host Vallery Lomas for a special conversation with former attorneys, Nisha Vora & Jessie Sheehan, as we celebrate our 100th episode! These three women all turned in their pant suits and le...
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Episode 99: Kanchan Koya: From Biologist to Spice Expert from 2019-10-10T18:50:32
Join cohost Vallery for a conversation with Kanchan Koya. Kanchan has a doctorate in Molecular Biology from Harvard Medical School and training from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition. While st...
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Episode 97: Claire Matern: From Fashion to Cooking without Recipes from 2019-09-26T19:33
Claire Matern grew up with a chef for a father, building culinary skills and learning to cook by instinct rather than rote. Join cohosts Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with Claire, educator a...
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Episode 96: Michael Pollack: From Children's Radio to Brooklyn Roasting Co from 2019-09-19T18:00
Michael Pollack is the cofounder of the iconic coffee company Brooklyn Roasting Co. After a career as a host and producer of a children's radio show for the New York City Board of Education, he dec...
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Episode 95: Paul Nasrani: From Accounting to Ice Cream from 2019-09-12T18:01
Join host Ethan for a conversation with Paul Nasrani, accountant-turned-ice cream maker and founder of Adirondack Creamery. Paul got his start making ice cream in the bathtub of his NYC apartment b...
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Episode 93: Naomi Mobed: From Banking to Chutney from 2019-08-15T18:05
Please join hosts Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with Naomi Mobed, founder of Le Bon Magot. Naomi grew up in Pakistan and Iran, and even while pursuing a career in banking, never stopped drea...
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Episode 90: Flip Biddelman: From Nonprofits to Restaurants from 2019-07-25T18:00
Join cohosts Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with Flip Biddelman, Partner and General Manager at Gertie, a nostalgic Brooklyn restuarant.
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Episode 89: Beth Linskey: From Retail to NYC's Best Jams from 2019-07-18T18:13
Beth Linksey has had a long career in and out of food. She's worked as a photographer's assistant, an apparel buyer for Sears Roebuck, and a corporate caterer, but is best known for her jam company...
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Episode 88: Nona Lim: From Fencing to Soup from 2019-07-11T17:40
"A native of Singapore, Nona Lim is a former competetive fencer representing Singapore in international competitions. After
working for over eight years in management and software consulting, s...
Episode 87: Channy Laux: From Genocide Survivor to Silicon Valley to Cambodian Flavors from 2019-06-27T18:00
In June of 1979, Channy arrived in Lincoln Nebraska as a refugee. After four years of no school and not knowing a word of English, she attended Lincoln High School; earned a Master of Science in Ap...
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Episode 86: Hetal Vasavada: From Biochemistry to Dessert from 2019-06-20T18:00
Join Ethan & guest host Vallery Lomas for an interview with Hetal Vasavada. She's is the founder of the blog, Milk & Cardamom and a former MasterChef contestant who went from being a biochemist to ...
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Episode 85: Alvin Cailan: From Burgers to The Burger Show from 2019-06-13T18:00
Chef Alvin Cailan is a Filipino-American chef who grew up in Los Angeles, where he learned how to cook at a very young age. He attended the Oregon Culinary Institute, and later worked for culinary ...
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Episode 83: Vallery Lomas: From NYC Lawyer to Champion Baker from 2019-05-30T17:47
Vallery Lomas was working as a an attorney for the New York City government and writing a food blog when she was contacted by a casting director for the Great American Baking Show. She auditioned, ...
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Episode 82: Alicia Kennedy: From Vegan Baking to Vegan Writing from 2019-05-23T19:20
This week, please join us in welcoming Alicia Kennedy to the studio! Alicia is a Long-Island born, Brooklyn-based food writer and recipe developer with a focus on the intersection of food and polit...
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Episode 81: Peter Stein: From Education to Oysters from 2019-05-16T17:41
We are excited to sit down with Peter Stein, the owner and founder of Peeko Oysters! An ex-teacher and management consultant, he traded in his desk for the dock when he launched Peeko Oysters, the ...
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Episode 79: Zia Sheikh: From Restaurant Kitchens to Restaurant Mental Health from 2019-04-18T18:09
After spending 16 years cooking at notable restaurants including Tabla, Zahav and ABC Kitchen, Zia Sheikh knew that he had a problem. He found himself turning to drinking and substance abuse to avo...
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Episode 78: Liza de Guia: From Marketing to Telling Food Stories from 2019-04-11T18:20
Liza de Guia had worked for ABC News and Plum TV when she launched food.curated to tell stories about the artists and artisans who drive New York's food scene.
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Episode 76: Minh Tsai: From Banking to Tofu from 2019-03-21T18:01
After spending 10 years as an investment banker and management consultant, Minh Tsai became frustrated that he couldn’t find the delicious tofu and yuba he grew up eating in Vietnam.
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Episode 75: Catherine Piccoli: From History to the Museum of Food and Drink from 2019-03-14T17:35
Join cohosts Jenny and Ethan for a conversation with Catherine Piccoli, Curator at the Museum of Food and Drink in Brooklyn. Catherine is a food historian and writer whose work focuses on the inter...
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Episode 73: Deepti Sharma: From Politics to Catering Concierge from 2019-02-28T19:00
Deepti Sharma is the CEO and Founder of @foodtoeat, an online food ordering and delivery service specializing in food trucks and restaurants.
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Episode 72: Rose Previte: From Public Policy to Award Winning Restaurants from 2019-02-21T19:00
Please join us in welcoming restaurateur Rose Previte to the studio!
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Episode 71: Aneesha Hargrave & Ali Banks: From Auto Parts & Architecture to Chopt Salads from 2019-02-14T19:00
Join us this week for a conversation with Aneesha Hargrave and Ali Banks of Chopt Salads. Aneesha is Chopt's Executive Chef and left a career as an auto mechanic and auto parts sales to go to culin...
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Episode 69: Mohammad Modarres: From Biotech to Interfaith Meat from 2019-01-31T19:00
We are so thrilled to have Mohammad Modarres of Abe’s Meats joining us!
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Episode 68: Alex McCrery & Jenny Goodman: From Kitchens and Pharmaceuticals to Restaurant Fashion from 2019-01-24T21:25
Join us for a conversation with Alex McCrery and Jenny Goodman: husband and wife, and cofounders of the groundbreaking restaurant workwear line Tilit NYC. Alex is a former restaurant chef (as well ...
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Episode 67: Soleil Ho: From Chef to Restaurant Critic from 2019-01-17T18:36
Our first guest of the season is Soleil Ho is the San Francisco Chronicle’s newest restaurant critic. Before coming to the Chronicle, she was a nationally recognized writer, chef, and the host of t...
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Episode 66: Chitra Agrawal: From Corporate Marketing to Indian Pickles from 2018-12-20T23:59
Chitra Agrawal has been cooking, teaching and writing about food inspired by her family’s recipes from India for ten years. She co-founded Brooklyn Delhi with her husband Ben Garthus in 2014 to bri...
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Episode 65: Eric Kim: From American Literature to Food Writing from 2018-12-13T19:16
Eric Kim is a food writer and the Senior Editor at Food52, where he writes the popular Table for One column. Before becoming a food writer, Eric was an academic - he undergraduate literature course...
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Episode 63: Alex Mayyasi: Writing about Politics & Food from 2018-11-29T22:55
Join cohosts Jenny and Ethan for a conversation with Alex Mayyasi, editor of Gastro Obscura, a food publication devoted to culinary wonders and curiosities.Alex was early employee at Priceonomics, ...
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Episode 62: Lisa Gross & Afsari Jahan: From Arts and Garments to Cooking Classes from 2018-11-15T21:37
Join us for a special episode with Lisa Gross (Founder & CEO) and Afsari Jahan (Bengali Cooking Instructor) from League of Kitchens. Lisa was and artis and social entrepreneur, and Afsari managed g...
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Episode 59: Amber Jacobsen: from touring rock bands to upscale coffee from 2018-10-19T02:00
Amber started her career as a musical producer in Australia, where she toured famous bands such as Pearl Jam and Bruce Springsteen, before becoming the worldwide producer of Dirty Dancing. While st...
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Episode 58: Zwann Grays: From Wine Sales to Wine Director from 2018-10-11T21:20
Join Jenny and Ethan for a conversation with Zwann Grays, Wine Director at the highly regarded Brooklyn restaurant Olmsted. Zwann began her career in distributor wine sales, and then transitioned t...
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Episode 57: Dana Pollack: From Magazine Photography to Atypical Macarons from 2018-09-28T00:43
Dana launched her macaron bakery out of a small test kitchen in New Jersey at the age of 30 after leaving her job as a magazine photo editor to pursue a culinary degree. When Dana started applying ...
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Episode 56: Suzanne Cupps: From Corporate HR to Executive Chef from 2018-09-20T15:43
Suzanne Cupps is the Executive Chef of Untitled and Studio Cafe in the Whitney Museum of American Art. Born and raised in South Carolina, Suzanne spent summers on her grandfather’s farm, but dodged...
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Episode 55: Pooja Bavishi: From Public Policy to Ice Cream from 2018-09-13T22:15
Pooja’s interest in cooking started as a child in North Carolina, watching the early versions of cooking shows on television and then trying to recreate the recipes in the kitchen herself. Though s...
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Episode 54: Nigel Sielegar: Beautiful Design and Beautiful Desserts from 2018-08-16T18:52
Nigel Sielegar is an web designer who on a whim decided to open a stand at the Queens Night Market, selling traditional Indonesian coconut desserts with his cousin. Within one year of launch, Moon ...
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Episode 51: Joseph Yoon: From Managing Musicians to Cooking with Bugs from 2018-07-31T14:47
Joseph Yoon started his career in music but decided to pursue his love of cooking and became a private chef and caterer. It was while catering an exhibition with an artist friend that he cooked wit...
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Episode 50: Garrett Oliver: From Rock Band Manager to Iconic Brooklyn Brewer from 2018-07-19T18:57
Garrett Oliver is the Brewmaster of the iconic Brooklyn Brewery and a world-renowned expert on beer, but few people know that he started his career as an international rock band manager and music p...
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Episode 49: Kerry Brodie: From Nonprofit Communications to a Nonprofit Restaurant from 2018-07-12T18:52
Kerry Brodie started her career in nonprofit communications before deciding to pivot to pursue her love of cooking. While in culinary school, she realized she could use the skills she was learning ...
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Episode 48: Raquel Jacquez Sharp, Halima Marega & Isatou Sohona: Healthy Food Education from a Teacher and her Students from 2018-06-28T18:23
Raquel Jacquez Sharp is an educator and activist around healthy food and the Communication and Partnerships Manager at the Sylvia Center. Join Raquel and two of her students, Isatou and Halima (bot...
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Episode 47: Julian Plyter: From Classical Music to Ice Cream Sandwiches from 2018-06-27T15:22
After working for several years in classical music, Julian decided to enroll in culinary school to pursue a lifelong passion for pastry and baking. He worked in some of NYC's best kitchens, eventua...
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Episode 46: Yuan Ji: Bringing Beautiful Mezcal from Oaxaca to New York from 2018-06-13T15:33
Yuan Ji is a former anti-trust attorney whose love for Oaxaca (and its mezcal!) inspired her to launch Erstwhile Mezcal. She's partnering with master mezcaleros in Oaxaca whose families have been m...
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Episode 45: Matt Gallira & Jimmy Warren: Bringing Festival Fare to New Heights from 2018-05-24T19:22
So far on Why Food?, we've talked to many food entrepreneurs about taking the leap from their former careers into food and beverage -- but what if you’ve already launched a successful, growing food...
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Episode 44: Yana Gilbuena: Uniting the World Through Kamayan Dinners from 2018-05-17T17:49
50 Meals in 50 States. To most people, this seems a crazy idea; to Yana Gilbuena, a passionate Filipino chef who had just been laid off from her full-time furniture design job, it was just the kick...
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Episode 43: Dario Wolos: Serving Up Mexican Spirit from a Volkswagen from 2018-05-10T22:33
In the summer of 2005, Dario Wolos joked to his friends he would start a taco shop inside a Volkswagen, or "combi" as the locals called it. The name "Tacombi" was dreamt up, then promptly forgotten...
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Episode 42: Carolina Santos-Neves: Doing Good with Good Food from 2018-04-19T21:09
Carolina Santos-Neves started in data entry at epicurious.com but found herself spending more and more time thinking about the elaborate meals she was cooking for her friends. After several years, ...
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Episode 41: Chi Bui: Uniting Chocolate and Olive Oil with Sustainability from 2018-04-12T20:05
Chi Bui led many lives before her current one in chocolate. Her well-to-do Vietnamese family fled their home city of Hue after the war; her parents lost everything immigrating to the U.S., but ulti...
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Episode 40: Kristin Canty: Fighting for the Right to Farm from 2018-04-10T15:45
When Kristin Canty's young son developed severe allergies, she found relief by feeding him raw milk. She couldn't have known that would start a lifelong mission of advocacy and activism through fil...
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Episode 39: Meet Your Co-Hosts: Jenny Dorsey & Ethan Frisch from 2018-03-29T18:46
This episode, we're taking a fun approach to (re) introduce ourselves - by each taking half an hour to interview the other host! First up is Ethan Frisch, Founder of Burlap and Barrel. Ethan starte...
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Episode 38: Scott Norton: Bringing Personality and Charm to Condiments from 2018-03-26T14:45
Scott Norton began making ketchup in his college apartment almost 10 years ago. It was 4 years after Malcolm Gladwell wrote that Heinz could never be overthrown - but Scott didn’t buy it. So he and...
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Episode 37: Michele Tanenbaum: Fusing Cookies with Design Aesthetic from 2018-03-16T17:18
Michele Tanenbaum was burnt out after spending decades in the fashion industry. She began to experiment with making sweet treats for both humans and canines as a gift for her friends - and quickly ...
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Episode 36: Dianna Daoheung: Bringing New Ideas to the Iconic NYC Bagel from 2018-03-12T21:51
Dianna Daoheung left a career in advertising because she wanted to work with her hands. She decided to challenge herself by enrolling in a culinary school's pastry program, where she found she love...
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Episode 34: Andrew Jacobi: Building A Sandwich Empire With Braised Meats from 2018-02-27T16:18
Andrew Jacobi always flirted with the idea of starting a food business, but found himself chasing the competitive high of private equity after college. After yet another late night, he decided to t...
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Episode 33: Matt Shapiro: Protecting New York's Street Food History & Culture from 2018-02-13T18:17
Matt Shapiro was in law school when he read about a Midtown street vendor's cart being wrongfully confiscated by the police. He was immediately moved by the issue and began to work with the Street ...
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Episode 32: Ligaya Mishan: Telling True Stories About New York's Great Unsung Restaurants from 2018-02-12T15:43
Ligaya Mishan is the author of the New York Times' Hungry City column, where she reviews New York's "great, unsung" restaurants. Her career has taken her from an MFA in poetry to writing book revie...
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Episode 30: Devika Kumar: Food Storytelling, From Family to Farms from 2018-01-20T17:53
Devika Kumar found herself at a crossroads after having her first child. She had successful career in investment banking and an MBA from Harvard Business School, but she wanted to leave a legacy of...
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Episode 28: FoodyDirect - Brad Koenig from 2017-07-27T19:23
Have you craved New York bagels when you are on the west coast or needed the Caramel Pecan Pie from Blue Owl Bakery in Missouri? Brad Koenig was a lover of all regional foods and wanted access to t...
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Episode 27: William Dean Chocolates: Bill Brown from 2017-06-29T19:05
At the tender age of 46 Bill Brown tapped in to his creative mind which had been subdued for nearly four decades, his creations were chocolate. It took friends, family and colleagues by surprise th...
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Episode 26: Supercrown Coffee Roasters: Darleen Scherer from 2017-06-22T18:47
The DotCom Crash left Darleen unemployed and very uncertain of finding secure work. She took her savings and passion for excellent, transparent and sustainable coffee to Park Slope, Brooklyn to cre...
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Episode 25: Q Drinks - Jordan Silbert from 2017-06-15T19:55
With a belief mixers should be of equal quality and beauty as their alcoholic counterpart, Q Tonic was born. Twelve years later Q Drinks carries seven products that can be found in bars and homes a...
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Episode 22: Marc Glosserman - Hill Country Hospitality from 2017-05-25T18:55
With a self-described 'plain vanilla' upbringing in the suburbs of D.C. where at least one parent of each of his friends was a lawyer, it was almost set in scripture that Marc would follow a career...
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Episode 21: Coffee Connoisseur - Debbie Wei Mullin from 2017-04-20T19:13
Debbie Wei Mullin is passionate about poverty alleviation. After visiting her relatives in Vietnam at 15 years of age she decided to dedicate her career to community empowerment and providing oppor...
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Episode 20: Home Cook - Donal Skehan from 2017-04-13T18:49
Donal Skehan has created a remarkable career for himself in the food world. As an author of seven cookbooks and the host to fourteen cooking shows in four countries he has showcased the power keepi...
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Episode 18: Food Academic - Darryl Mosher from 2017-03-30T18:53
This week I made the trip Poughkeepsie to chat with Darryl Mosher at the CIA campus. Darryl left a lucrative position at IBM in search of nature which led to a 70 acre family run farm. After two d...
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Episode 17: Food Author - Bianca Bosker from 2017-03-23T18:50
"I am obsessed with other people's obsessions" This quote sets the tone for how engaged and involved you become when you read Cork Dork. Bianca Bosker, previously the executive tech editor at the H...
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Episode 15: Food Critic - Alan Richman from 2017-02-23T19:47
A winner of 16 James Beard Foundation Journalism Awards during his 25 years as a food critic for GQ, Alan Richman is one of the most revered, yet controversial figures in the restaurant scene over ...
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Episode 13: The Theatrical Chef with Chef Yo from 2017-01-12T19:57
Chef Yo graduated with a masters from the Theatre Directing program at Columbia University. A native of Thailand, he found himself working in Thai resturants in New York, climbing the ladder from b...
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Episode 12: The Dairy Queen from Wall Street - with Homa Dashtaki of the White Moustache from 2016-12-15T19:45
Homa Dashtaki is the owner of The White Moustache, a coveted New York producer of both Persian and Greek style yoghurts, labneh and whey probiotic drinks. Homa started the company with her father a...
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Episode 9: From the Classroom to the Kitchen – Timothy Caspere from 2016-11-10T19:55
Timothy Caspare, the Chef de Cuisine at the trendy Italian spot Pasquale Jones, hasn’t always been a chef. On today’s show we talk about his time as an English teacher at a rough high school in New...
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Episode 7: A Serial Investor Rooted in Nature – Shen Tong from 2016-10-27T18:50
Shen Tong is one of the most accomplished individuals I have met. It is simply not possible to bracket him in to pre- and post-food careers because he builds on his achievements instead moving from...
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Episode 3: From Desk Jockey to Dough Bro – Ronan Greaney from 2016-09-29T18:40
"If you have a genuine passion for something, why not go for it?"
I'm back home in Galway, Ireland this week and while I was home I wanted to meet the guys who have set the restaurant scen...
Episode 2: From the Opera to the Hive – Casey Elsass from 2016-09-22T18:47
"The one through line of my early twenties was that there was no through line." After many years of random jobs and a prolonged stint at the Metropolitan Opera, Casey made a pledge to himself that ...
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Episode 1: Social Justice to Food Justice – Martha Hoover from 2016-09-15T18:45
In this episode we meet one of the most inspirational restaurateurs in the States. Largely unknown because she doesn't operate in sexy markets like New York or LA, Martha Hoover is the CEO and f...
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Episode 1: Social Justice to Food Justice – Martha Hoover from 2016-09-15T18:45
In this episode we meet one of the most inspirational restaurateurs in the States. Largely unknown because she doesn't operate in sexy markets like New York or LA, Martha Hoover is the CEO and foun...
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Episode 1: Social Justice to Food Justice – Martha Hoover from 2016-09-15T18:45
In this episode we meet one of the most inspirational restaurateurs in the States. Largely unknown because she doesn't operate in sexy markets like New York or LA, Martha Hoover is the CEO and f...
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