Today’s guest is Alicia Kennedy, a Long Island–born, Brooklyn-based food writer who focuses on the intersection of food and politics, cocktails, vegan cuisine, and Puerto Rico. Alicia has written for the Village Voice, The New York Times, The Guardian, TASTE, Hazlitt, Nylon, Wine Enthusiast, and more. Recently she co-organized the Food Writers' Workshop, an inclusive and accessible conference to empower food media creators.

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Today’s guests are TJ and Hadley Douglas, the husband and wife team behind The Urban Grape, an award-winning wine store in Boston, that has been profiled in The Boston Globe, Boston Magazine and The Boston Herald. Recently, the couple published their first book, Urban Grape’s Drink Progressively, a wine guide and introduction to what they call the ‘progressive scale’ which helps the connoisseur and the casual drinker pick the perfect bottle of wine to fit their tastes.

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Today's guest is Mayukh Sen, staff writer at MUNCHIES, VICE’s food publication. He was previously a Staff Writer at Food52, where he earned a James Beard Award nomination for his writing. His writing has appeared in VICE.com, Vulture, ELLE, the FADER, Pitchfork, and a number of other publications. On today's show we'll talk about how he finds stories that excite him as a writer and what changes he hopes to see in food media.

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Today’s guest is Eric Himmelfarb, manager of food sourcing, procurement and logistics at City Harvest, a food rescue organization. City Harvest will rescue 59 million pounds of food this year and deliver it to hundreds of community food programs around New York City. He has also worked as an adjunct professor in the NYU Food Studies Department, where he teaches Food in the Arts: the Poetic Voice. He received his MA in Food Studies from NYU in 2014 and currently resides in Brooklyn.

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Today’s guest is Cha McCoy, Harlem native and founder of CHA Squared Consulting LLC, a lifestyle company with a focus on hospitality, tourism, and gastronomy. Cha has traveled to over 25 countries and received her MBA in Italy in 2012. She is a public speaker, curator and hosts intimate wine experiences for wine lovers like THE COMMUNION, a weekly tasting event here in New York City. An avid traveler and ‘vino-tourist,’ Cha has created wine experiences in Italy, France, Chile, Argentina, South Africa, the US and Hungary.

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Today’s guest is Jenn de la Vega, private chef, caterer, founder of Randwiches, a curated food blog and author of Showdown Comfort Food, Chili & BBQ: Bold Flavors from Wild Cooking Contests. Jenn has participated in many Brooklyn-based food competitions, including the 2014 Brooklyn Chili Takedown and won The 2013 Brooklyn Bacon Takedown and 2012 Project Parlor Summer BBQ Competition. She has also been a contestant on Guy’s Grocery Games on the Food Network and is the editor at large of Put a Egg On It, an independent food magazine based in New York. She lives in Brooklyn, NY.

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Von Diaz is a writer, author and radio producer based in New York City, exploring explores Puerto Rican food, culture, and identity through memoir and multimedia. In her cookbook, “Coconuts & Collards” she tells the story of her journey from Puerto Rico to Atlanta, GA and New York City.

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Today’s guest is Adrian Miller, aka the Soul Food Scholar, culinary historian, barbecue judge and authority on such topics as: Black Chefs in the White House, chicken and waffles, hot sauce, kosher soul food, red drinks, and soul food. In 2013, Adrian’s book, Soul Food: The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine, One Plate at a Time was published and won the 2014 James Beard Foundation Book Award for Reference and Scholarship. His latest book, The President’s Kitchen Cabinet: The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families, from the Washingtons to the Obamas was published last year and was nominated for a 2018 NAACP Image Award for “Outstanding Literary Work–Non-Fiction.”

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Today’s guest is Yemi Amu, co-founder of Oko Farms, Brooklyn’s largest and oldest aquaponics farm here in Bushwick. She directs all of Oko Farms' programs including education, design/build projects and community related activities. Yemi grew up in Lagos, Nigeria and lives in Brooklyn.

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Today’s guest is Tracy Chang, chef and owner of Pagu in Cambridge outside of Boston. Chef Chang is a graduate of Boston College and Le Cordon Bleu Paris and was a teaching fellow as part of the Harvard Science and Cooking program in 2012. She co-founded a successful pop-up series in Boston called Gucchi Midnight Ramen directing back of the house preparations as well as front of the house service and hospitality. Chef Chang lives in Boston and is committed to creating opportunities for collaboration and innovation.

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