Live! at the Hive with Bren Herrera

Welcome to Season 2 of Live! at Hive. I'm thrilled to be back and kick off the show, having on as my special guest, my good friend, celebrity chef, entrepreneur and host of the cooking show 'New Soul Kitchen', Jernard Wells. After a long break, mostly due to COVID-19, I decided to have my friend Jernard as my first guest because he was the last person and colleague I worked with in person before Corona shut us all down.  We tell you all about our latest collaboration. 

It's Hispanic Heritage Month, so I celebrate by opening with a poem by the famous Cuban poet, José Martí. 

In this episode's signature Soapboxing segment, Jernard and I go into the politics of food culture, food ways in America. Specifically, is food appropriation a real thing? Can a Japanese person open and run a Cuban restaurant and vice versa, or is that culture vulturism? Jernard dishes his very generous thoughts while I counter with an alternative. 

We also explore how entrepreneurs in the culinary industries can look at building wealth and not just stand behind the stove. 

Also, we celebrate Jernard, whose cookings show 'New Soul Kitchen,' on CLEO TV networks, comes back strong with Season 2 premiering this Saturday, Oct. 3, 9pm EST. And, to boot, I'm co-hosting 4 episodes and kick-off the season with him! 

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