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

This week, we look into the future with Stacey Mei Yan Fong, baker, designer, and general manager of the Big Night dinner party essentials shop in Brooklyn. Stacey was feeling “lost in the sauce,” as she puts it, and living in NYC, far away from her native Hong Kong, when she started her ambitious project to bake 50 pies, each representing a different state. Fast forward, her passion project has been turned into a book—50 Pies 50 States: An Immigrant’s Love Letter To The United States Through Pie—that will be published on June 13th.

Stacey also talks with host Abena Anim-Somuah about her time in Savannah, where she attended SCAD; the influence of Entenmann’s; cooking her way through the Four & 20 Blackbirds cookbook; the bright side of commuting; and her true love, Dolly Parton. 

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

Thank you to Kerrygold butter and cheese for supporting our show. 

The Future Of Food Is You is a production of The Cherry Bombe Podcast Network. Read the transcript here. Who do you think is the Future of Food? Nominate them here!

More on Stacey: Instagram, 50 Pies 50 States cookbook, Stacey’s pie creations

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