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By Rob Lewis
3.5
22 ratings
The podcast currently has 20 episodes available.
For the 20th episode, my guest is Jemischa Albo from the Instagram page @jamischaskitchen.
Jemischa is a young woman on the cusp of a great adventure. After years of working for a major supermarket chain, Jemischa has set up her own food shopping service.
What is even more remarkable is her journey to this moment. She writes about her experience through the foster care system and in the workplace in her blog https://vocal.media/authors/adapting-adopted.
For the 19th Episode, my guest is Melissa Griffith from the Instagram page @blessthismessblog and the blog blessthismessplease.com.
Melissa is a Hoosier by birth and now lives in one of the prettiest places in the US, Utah near Bryce and Zion National Parks with her husband and five kids.
Melissa embodies farm to table. Her homestead is a hobby farm with bunnies, chickens, sheep and even a cow. Her recipes are a celebration of baking and cooking whose purpose is to help others build a sense of mindfulness and intuition around food and eating.
For the 18th Episode, my guest is Chef Ploy from the Instagram page @ployskitchen.
Ploy is from Bangkok Thailand and has lived in the Boston Area for over 10 years. Ploy has travelled the world experiencing food culture from the finest kitchens to street food. And as an educator at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education, she is on a mission to share her passion for food with others.
For the 17th episode, my guest is Hachi from the Instagram page @hachisramen. Hachi was born in Toronto, grew up in Tokyo then moved to Montreal where launched three Japanese restaurants, Iwashi Izakaya, Thazard, and his latest omakase restaurant Okeya. Hachi is adept at experimenting with ramen variations and we made a vegan ramen dish together using Beyond Meat.
For the 16th episode, my guest is Dulce, known as @forever_hambrienta on Instagram.
Dulce is from Mexico City. Her Instagram page is full of traditional Mexican dishes, tasteful takes on American comfort food, lots of brownies and posts detailing her travels in Mexico and the US. Together we made Caldo Tlalpeño, a chicken soup with chickpeas and garnishes of avocado and fresh cheese.
For the 15th Podcast my guest is Nicole K, also known as @provisionstonourish.
Nicole is an all-star at meal planning, fridge diving and stretching prepared ingredients across multiple meals in different recipes. We made a braised beef dish and will discuss all the meals that we were able to stretch out of a one pot meat preparation. We spoke about reducing food waste, preserving food, cookbooks and foraging.
For the 14th Podcast my guest is Sarah Gustafson, known on Instagram as @just_a_cook_in_canada.
Sarah lives in the great white north of Calgary, Alberta, Canada and is a member of a number of cookbook clubs and collabs. We have several Instagram friends in common, most notably, Hale of @turkishtale the guest of episode 10. We baked Yotam Ottolenghi's Cauliflower Cake, and talked about Chinese New Year’s preparation and connecting with other cooks through collabs.
For the thirteenth episode, my guest is @Zsuzsannadeer. Zsuzsanna grew up in Hungary and now lives one town away in Fairfield CT. Her Instagram page incorporates Hungarian dishes and food that emphasizes gluten free cooking and eating for wellness.
For the 12th episode, my guest is MiMi Aye , also known as @meemalee. The daughter of Burmese born doctors, Mimi traveled regularly from her home in England to Myanmar. She shares her stories about Burmese food and family life in her book Mandalay. In addition to her books, Mimi also has a tremendously successful Instagram page and has a wickedly funny and astute podcast called themsgpod that she hosts with @mrshuongblack.
We talk about introducing the taste and textures of Burmese food to a British audience, Burmese Coconut Chicken Noodles, ordering off the second menu, and podcasts.
For the 11th episode, my guest is Emma, also known as the @platelessordinary. Originally from New York, Emma lives in the DC area. She describes herself as an adventurous and ambitious home cook. Her Instagram page is exactly about this and I would also add that Emma is an adventurous and ambitious traveler.
Our conversation was about Mongolia, Chinese food during Christmas and reminiscing of a time when communal dining was a thing.
The podcast currently has 20 episodes available.