Tanya's Table Podcast

This is a phenomenal episode of Tanya's Table, a conversation between two kindred spirits, both alumni of the Boston food-scene. Karen Akunowicz owns the award winning Fox & The Knife in South Boston, she is also a cookbook author and former contestant on Top Chef...sound familiar?

Join Tanya as she welcomes 2x James Beard winner Edouardo Jordan, hailing from Seattle WA. He has the incredible accomplishment of two-time recognition in the same year by the Beard Foundation- 2018 Best Chef of the Northwest and Best New Restaurant. TONS of fun here with these two incredibly talented voices!

Festus Ezeli is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player for the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League. He had previously played five seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Vanderbilt before being selected with the 30th overall pick in the 2012 NBA draftby the Golden State Warriors. Ezeli won an NBA Championship with the Warriors in 2015. He last appeared in the 2016 NBA Finals, and did not play basketball since his knee surgery...

Lizz Wright was born in the small town of Hahira, Georgia; one of three children and the daughter of a minister and the musical director of their Church. She started singing gospel music and playing piano in church as a child, and also became interested in jazz and blues. Wright joined the Atlanta-based vocal quartet In the Spirit in 2000, which soon achieved critical acclaim, and in 2002 she signed a recording contact with Verve Records, where her musical compositions and vocal style le...

Ericka Huggins is a human rights activist, poet, educator, Black Panther leader and former political prisoner. For the past 30 years, she has lectured throughout the United States and internationally. Her extraordinary life experiences have enabled her to speak personally and eloquently on issues relating to the physical and emotional well-being of women, children and youth, whole being education, over incarceration, and the role of the spiritual practice in sustaining activism and promoting ...

Join Tanya as she chats with Maneet Chauhan, owner of Chauhan Ale and Masala House in Nashville, TN. Maneet is an Indian American chef and renowned TV personality, and the two have a lot in common in terms of their innovation around flavor and culture throughout their restaurants.

Join Tanya as Jonny Mosely joins her at the Table this week. Jonny is is an American freestyle skier and television presenter. He is the first person born in Puerto Rico to become a member of the U.S. Ski Team. He is also known for hosting three seasons of MTV's The Challenge, which was formerly known as Real World/Road Rules Challenge.

Tanya sits down with music great Lars Ulrich, drummer and co-founder of American Heavy Metal band Metallica. They have a fascinating discussion about music, food and where the two intersect.Lars Ulrich’s fate was sealed when his father took him to see his first Deep Purple show. Not too many years after that, Lars co-founded Metallica with James Hetfield, and has been there for every triumph and mishap along the way, as the band has carved out its unique place in rock n roll history.Lars’ dec...

Elizabeth Falkner comes to Tanya's Table this week to talk about art, culture and the vast variety of roads life can take you as a pastry chef devoted to breaking barriers. A well-known television figure, Elizabeth appeared as a competitor and a judge on many television shows such as Food Network's Iron Chef and Chopped series, as well as several Bravo's Top Chef series.Beyond television, Elizabeth owned and managed 2 very successful San Francisco restaurants Citizen Cake (for 14 years) and O...

Tanya and Alicia take up one of the most important discussions of our time, Black Lives Matter, black culture in America, and how the country can come out better and stronger. Alicia brings her depth of incredible expertise, Tanya brings her real life example of entrepreneur, advocate, educator and leader. This is a must listen to episode for all people.