Keep It Quirky podcast

Sarah Pettegree, aka the Pork Pie Queen, is the founder of the successful artisan savory pie business Bray’s Cottage Pork Pies. Based in Norfolk, England, she has elevated the classic pork pie by using local seasonal ingredients (she personally forages for wild garlic in spring) and by adjusting the traditional recipe to appeal to what she likes best...which just so happens to appeal to the modern palate, like omitting the squishy aspic jelly. [Good call, Sarah]. In this episode, Sarah tells me how and why she made the very conscious transition from management accounting to starting her own savory pie business. [Side note: savory pies are one of my favorite things about living in England. Why is this not a thing in the States?!] She talks about how she strategically determined how to position her company so that it could be a sustainable employment opportunity for her, and the importance of social media for her business in giving her access to others in the food industry all over the UK. Sarah is kind and passionate and just lovely. One of my favorite takeaways from our conversation was when she compared herself and her fellow artisan friends in Norfolk to a group of twigs: when they’re together, they can’t be broken. Entrepreneurial solidarity! Thanks to Malai Ice Cream [@malai_icecream on Insta] for sponsoring this episode! Check out their pop-up at 268 Smith Street in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, M-F: 5:30 - 9:30pm, S-S: 12 - 10pm. --Sarah Pettegree & Bray’s Cottage-- Twitter // @brays_cottage Instagram // @brayscottage www.perfectpie.co.uk/ --keep it quirky-- @keepitquirkypodcast - instagram @qkatie - katie quinn on instagram & twitter www.youtube.com/TheQKatie www.facebook.com/TheQKatie

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Sam Galsworthy is co-founder of Sipsmith, producers of classic London dry gin. In order to do so, though, he and he co-founder Fairfax first had to change a 200-year-old law. They did reverse it, and therefore gave life to the beverage landscape in the UK. In this episode, Sam and I talk about what’s behind making things by hand/small batch, how Sipsmith changed the gin game -- a 'ginaissance,' as he calls it -- the different phases of entrepreneurialism, and not riding the trends, but rather sailing through them. I love Sam's formula for a successful entrepreneur: perseverance + determination + passion. "What entrepreneurship takes is grit," he says. If you're listening to this episode live (Aug.1), just know that I'm taking about a month hiatus while I do lots of travel and work on various projects, but I've got some excellent episodes down the pipeline. So please subscribe if you haven't yet so you don't miss a thing! --Sam & Sipsmith Gin-- @sipsmithsam // @sipsmith sipsmith.com --keep it quirky-- @keepitquirkypodcast - instagram @qkatie - katie quinn on instagram & twitter www.youtube.com/TheQKatie www.facebook.com/TheQKatie

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Siobhan Ferguson used to be a banker. Now, she's a huge presence on Instagram with her feed @siobhaise and founder/curator of @prettycitylondon and @prettycities, as well as author of the newly published book "Pretty City London." Her whole ethos is encouraging people to experience the beauty of a place and to discover hidden gems. In today's interview, you'll hear why and how she made the transition from a banker (hint: life circumstances helped, motherhood in particular). We hear how the platform gave her creative inspiration that she ran with, latching onto the creative adrenaline rush to see where it would lead. We talk about the sometimes challenge of defining yourself when your career is multi-hyphenate, and the quirky chaos in her life that actually helps her have a balanced perspective on social media. She helps us flip the script on Instagram, and insists there's no such thing as "the perfect shot," and explains why. At the beginning of the episode, I talk with Omar Zavala about what it means to be an artist. You can find Omar's portraits on his Instagram account. @omarzavalaphotography. --siobhan ferguson-- Follow her instagram accounts: @siobhaise @prettycitylondon @prettycities “Pretty City London” - her book --keep it quirky-- @keepitquirkypodcast - instagram @qkatie - katie quinn on instagram & twitter www.youtube.com/TheQKatie www.facebook.com/TheQKatie

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Today’s episode is a little different than the norm: it’s the panel I moderated in Dublin, Ireland a few weeks ago at the Smart Kitchen Summit Europe. The Smart Kitchen Summit is a conference that looks at the food + technology Venn diagram. What is the evolving role technology plays in our kitchens, and what are the implications of that? This panel that I moderated had the panelists Lulu Grimes of BBC Good Food, Kishan Visani of DishQ, and Jon Jenkins of Hestan Cue. The title of our panel was, "Personalized, Shoppable and Guided: Recipes Are Not Dead." --smart kitchen summit-- @smartkitchensummit - instagram @SmartKitchenCon - twitter www.smartkitchensummit.com --keep it quirky-- @keepitquirkypodcast - instagram @qkatie - katie quinn on instagram & twitter www.youtube.com/TheQKatie www.facebook.com/TheQKatie

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"Food is a bit like music, theater, or good literature — it connects you to your heart. It drops into empathy." -Yasmin Khan Yasmin Khan is the best-selling author of "The Saffron Tales," and her newest book "Zaitoun," will be released the day after this episode publishes, on July 12! (Go get it, it's incredible). She has a background of campaigning for human rights and transitioned into food writing and sharing stories from cultures around the world 5 years ago. In this episode, we talk about how and why she made that transition, as well as some of the specific stories from her travels through Israel, the West Bank and Gaza for "Zaitoun." We also talk about the core belief that anything is possible, taking responsibility for the life we have, the good and the bad, the light and the dark. How food is the easiest way to access the fact that humans have more to unite us than to divide us, and what it really is to be authentic. --yasmin khan-- @yasmin_khan - twitter @yasminkhanstories - instagram yasminkhanstories.com --keep it quirky-- @keepitquirkypodcast - instagram @qkatie - katie quinn on instagram & twitter www.youtube.com/TheQKatie www.facebook.com/TheQKatie

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Today’s episode is a conversation with Kylee Newton, owner and founder of Newton & Pott, making homemade chutneys, jams & preserves. We talk about preserving food AND preserving your sanity! Kylee's slogan could be the well-known saying, "Waste not, want not." She embodies these values, and she has a fascinating path to her success as a food businesswoman! After going to university for Fine Arts in New Zealand (she's a Kiwi!), she moved to London and worked for a famous photographer for a decade in the highly-skilled endeavor of analogue screen-printing. She then made a huge life and career shift into the world of producing jams and chutneys from her little flat in Hackney, London. Her delicious and unique flavors of preserves caught the attention of passersby at Broadway Market and the editors at Penguin Random House, who asked her to write a cookbook, "The Modern Preserver." In the episode, Kylee shares with us how she steers her creativity in her different life pursuits and she candidly tells us some of the struggles she experiences as a small business owner. --kylee newton-- @newtonandpott - instagram http://www.newtonandpott.co.uk/ --keep it quirky-- @keepitquirkypodcast - instagram @qkatie - katie quinn on instagram & twitter www.youtube.com/TheQKatie www.facebook.com/TheQKatie

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Sorted Food is a group friends who make recipe videos together. With nearly 2 million subscribers on YouTube and a massively loyal community of eaters all around the world, the Sorted Food guys are creative entrepreneurs who are succeeding and constantly innovating. Their videos are accessible, inclusive and usually a riot! They source a lot of recipes from their global audience. As Ben points out in the episode, "Everyone has a story to tell around food." Now with over 1500 videos and a team of 10+ people after 8 years on YouTube, they are DOIN IT! But it hasn't all been success around every turn. Barry points out, "People don’t talk about the failures, they talk about the successes. But the failures for us have been the stuff that have shaped us. We’ve taken everything we’ve fouled on and put it together to make some incredible." In this episode we hear how their untraditional path began, the unexpected story behind their most watched video on YouTube and the importance of community to their sense of success. I loved having Ben and Barry on the podcast; I hope you enjoy our conversation! --Meet Sorted Food-- @sortedfood - Instagram www.youtube.com/sortedfood https://sorted.club/ - website (you can join their Book Club via that link) https://sorted.club/2018/06/22/sortedstory/ - their podcast @bebbrell - Ben's Insta @whatbarrysdone - Barry's Insta --Keep It Quirky-- @keepitquirkypodcast - Instagram @qkatie - Katie Quinn on Instagram & Twitter www.youtube.com/TheQKatie www.facebook.com/TheQKatie

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This episode features cookbook author and recipe writer Martha Collison, whose career launched years ago on Great British Bake Off and who continues to be a baking rockstar. There's also a cameo by the wonderful Rachel Khoo at the top of the episode! Martha was recommended to me by one of YOU (hi!) to be a guest during my author series of interviews. Martha is awesome. At 17 years old, she was the youngest person ever to compete on the Great British Bake Off - and not only compete, but she was a finalist! (It's called the Great British Baking Show in America). Martha’s episode was 4 years ago; now she is 21 and she is a twice-published cookbook author with her 2014 cookbook "Twist: Creative Ideas to ReInvent Your Baking," and last year's: "Crave: Brilliantly Indulgent Recipes." We chat about how she gets inspiration for new recipe ideas, she reflects on her time on the Great British Bake Off, and we talk about good ol' imposter syndrome. She also talks about how she sees social media impacting her career and the value of pursuing your passions, whatever your age. --meet martha-- @marthacollison - instagram www.bakingmartha.co.uk --meet rachel-- @rachelkhooks - instagram www.rachelkhoo.com --keep it quirky-- @keepitquirkypodcast - instagram @qkatie - katie quinn on instagram & twitter www.youtube.com/TheQKatie www.facebook.com/TheQKatie

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Izy Hossack is a twice-published cookbook author, her blog (Top With Cinnamon) was groundbreaking in the UK, and she's killin' it on Instagram (with over 220k followers!)- @izyhossack - redefining what the intersection of food, social media and nutrition can look like into the future. Izy first gained international attention with her blog Top With Cinnamon when she was just 15 years old! Now, just about to graduate from university with a Food Science and Nutrition degree, she’s poised to take over anywhere she sets her sights. (This episode continues my month of interviewing authors - thanks for your suggestions!) In this episode, we talk about complicated relationships with social media, building community, and the nutritional aspects of food she's learned with her Food Science and Nutrition degree that has actually helped her find more joy in the meals she eats. Izy is awesome. I really enjoyed hanging with her for this interview, and I hope you feel like you're in the room hanging with us, too! I hope you enjoy this conversation :) --meet izy-- @izyhossack - instagram Topwithcinnamon - blog The Savvy Cook - most recent book --keep it quirky-- @keepitquirkypodcast - instagram @qkatie - katie quinn on instagram & twitter www.youtube.com/TheQKatie www.facebook.com/TheQKatie

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Emma Gannon is my definition of a rockstar. She’s a writer and broadcaster, and each of those descriptors are umbrellas under which she does many things. Her podcast, Ctrl Alt Delete (named after her first book), is one of my absolute favorite podcasts. She’s an insightful conversationalist, an incredible listener, unapologetically opinionated and each step of her career proves just how adaptable she is. She’s also a regular on BBC Woman’s Hour and she was selected as one of Forbes 30 under 30 in media. The very fact that it takes more than one word or phrase to describe what she does gets to the heart of what she represents. It's also how she’s reaching so many people, why I can relate to her journey, and is the inspiration for her latest book, just released last week -- “The Multi-Hyphen Method.” (This episode continues my month of interviewing authors - thanks for your suggestions!) In this episode, we talk about gut and instinct and how to tune into that to direct your path. We discuss mentors, getting out of your own head, and we acknowledge that we’re probably all going through a similar thing. We also talk about the importance of finding your own version of success. It was a joy to have her on the other microphone for this episode. I so enjoyed this conversation, and I hope you do, too! --meet emma-- @emmagannonuk - instagram @emmagannon - twitter ctrl alt delete - podcast --keep it quirky-- @keepitquirkypodcast - instagram @qkatie - katie quinn on instagram & twitter www.youtube.com/theakatie www.facebook.com/theqkatie

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