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!

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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 cooking in the American South. The second interview is with chef Katie Button of Heirloom Hospitality Group which runs Curate Tapas Bar and the Nightbell in Asheville, North Carolina. We talk about how she manages her teams and how she sets the example for everyone who works under her.

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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 Council, she successfully pushed for the creation of 75 new liquor licenses, 80 percent dedicated to disenfranchised neighborhoods, resulting in the creation of dozens of new restaurants and hundreds of jobs. Ayanna was named one of The New York Times 14 Young Democrats to Watch and one of Boston Magazine’s 50 Most Powerful People. She lives in Dorchester, Mass. with her husband, stepdaughter and cat Sojourner Truth.

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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 wine bar and Le Bernardin here in New York where she rose the ranks to become executive sous chef. Earlier this year she was a competitor on Bravo’s Top Chef: Colorado and :spoiler alert: she made it all the way to the final two.

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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.

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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 York Times, Food52, Munchies and more. Yewande is also the creator of the “My Immigrant Food is…” dinner series that hopes to inspire conversations that delve into the idea of home being centered around food, migration, and adaptation.

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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 Kamin (Food Without Borders) welcomed guests Leah Kirts, Vonnie Williams, Mayukh Sen, and Yemi Amu to discuss access, equity, and opportunity in today's food landscape. Who's talking the talk and who's walking the walk in kitchens, media, and the events circuit? Panelists shared personal stories and advice on navigating the ever-changing food world they live and work in.

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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 and Lexis Gonzalez, the mother daughter team behind Lady Lexi’s Sweets, Jessica Spaulding of Harlem Chocolate Factory, Melba Wilson of the legendary Melba’s Restaurant and Laticia Young and Raymond Mohan of Lolo’s Seafood Shack.

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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. She is currently working on another cookbook titled Melt, Stretch, & Sizzle: The Art of Cooking Cheese, which will be released in the Fall.

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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 restaurant, Richards’ Southern Fried, among the Best New Restaurants of 2017. Chef Richards’ cookbook, SOUL, explores his journey to understanding and exploring soul food as a chef. On the show we’ll talk about growing up in Chicago, his advice for young chefs and what ‘soul’ food means to him.

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