Hosted by Abena Anim-Somuah
Produced by Kerry Diamond and Catherine Baker
Edited by Jenna Sadhu
Recorded at CityVox Studios in NYC

Welcome to Season Two of The Future Of Food Is You! For the season opener, we look into the future with Roya Shariat, Senior Manager for Social Impact & Brand Partnerships at Glossier. Roya also has a culinary side to her life. She and her mother, Gita, collaborated on a cookbook titled Maman And Me: Recipes from Our Iranian American Family, coming out October 24th. The book is filled with Roya’s childhood favorites, American twists on Iranian dishes, and, of course, classic tahdig recipes. 

Roya joins host Abena Anim-Somuah to talk about how she got her unique job at Glossier, going viral on TikTok with her mother, navigating her way through the publishing world, and more. 

Don’t miss Roya’s voicemail to her future self and her Future Flash Five predictions. 

Thank you to Kerrygold and Walmart for supporting our show. Learn more about Kerrygold butter & cheese here and about Walmart’s annual Open Call program here. 

The Future Of Food Is You is a production of The Cherry Bombe Podcast Network. Check cherrybombe.com for show transcripts. Who do you think is the Future of Food? Nominate them here!

More on Roya: Instagram, Maman and Me, website, TikTok, Consumed newsletter. Pre-order Roya’s cookbook here. 
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