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Why Food? episodes

March 06, 2021 Deb Perelman: Smitten Kitchen
Join us for a conversation with Deb Perelman, author of the legendary blog Smitten Kitchen. Deb is a self-taught home cook, photographer, and the creator of smittenkitchen.com, as well as the author of the New York Times bestselling cookbooks "The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook" and "Smitten Kitchen Every Day." Deb lives in New York City with her husband and their two children.
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45 min
March 02, 2021 Heather Marold Thomason: Primal Supply Meats
Join us for a conversation with Heather Marold Thomason, butcher and owner of Primal Supply Meats. Primal Supply is a Philly-based butchery committed to whole animal practices and changing the local food system. Heather went from dance to graphic design to butchery, training in pasture-based livestock farming and whole animal butchery. In 2016, she founded Primal Supply Meats, a modern butchery and grocery.
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54 min
February 19, 2021 David Benzaquen: Mission Plant
Join us for a conversation with David Benzaquen, one of the world’s leading experts in the plant-based food industry and the founder of Mission: Plant, a holding company advancing the plant-based sector with strategic investments and consulting services. Prior to founding Mission: Plant, David spent nearly a decade leading a corporate strategy consulting firm for plant-based consumer products and founded one of the first plant-based seafood companies. He and his companies have been profiled in The New York Times, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Fast Company, Wired, Inc, CNN, and more.
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44 min
February 12, 2021 Paige Lipari: Archestratus Books + Foods
Join us for a conversation with Paige Lipari, local hero and owner/cook of Archestratus Books + Foods in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Lipari is a Sicilian-American poet, music maker, cartoonist, and cook. Her collection of poems, music, and illustrations, Family of Many Enzos, was published by Augury Books in 2012. She was previously an editor at A Public Space. She worked in many of NYC’s finest bookstores (McNally Jackson, Idlewild, and Housing Works Bookstore to name a few) before opening her own. Lipari is the owner/cook of Archestratus Books + Foods, a food-interest bookshop, Sicilian cafe/grocery, community space, and collaborative durational art project in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. She currently lives a few blocks from the shop with her cat Olafi Lorenzo and zooms regularly with her 99 year old Nonna, Oliva.
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48 min
February 05, 2021 Mark Bittman: Animal, Vegetable, Junk
Join us for a conversation with legendary food writer Mark Bittman to discuss his brand new book Animal, Vegetable, Junk, a history of food and humanity. Mark has been a leading voice in global food culture and policy for more than three decades. Born in New York City in 1950, Bittman began writing professionally in 1978. After five years as a general assignment reporter, he turned all of his attention to food. His first cookbook, Fish: The Complete Guide to Buying and Cooking, was published in 1994 and remains in print; since then he has written or co-written thirty others, including the How to Cook Everything series. He has received six James Beard Awards, four IACP Awards, and numerous other honors. Mark is also the editor-in-chief of The Mark Bittman Project, a newsletter and website focusing on all aspects of food - from political to delicious.
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54 min
January 30, 2021 Claire Schlemme & Caroline Cotto: Renewal Mill
Join us for a conversation with Claire Schlemme and Caroline Cotto, Cofounders of Renewal Mill. Committed to finding solutions at the intersection of food, sustainability, and accessible nutrition, Renewal Mill is an award-winning startup creating a new circular economy of food by upcycling the byproducts of food manufacturing into premium ingredients & plant-based products. Their signature product is okara flour, made from the byproducts of tofu and soy milk manufacturing.
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35 min
January 22, 2021 Kiki Aranita: Poi Dog
Join us for a conversation with chef and entrepreneur Kiki Aranita. Kiki is co-chef and owner of Poi Dog, a Hawaiian restaurant and catering company that closed its Rittenhouse, Philadelphia location in July 2020. For years, her goals involved celebrating the underrepresented cuisines of multicultural origins as well as seeking to minimize food waste. She recently launched a line of bottled Poi Dog sauces inspired by Hawaiian cuisine and favorite dishes from her restaurant. She is also a writer who has contributed food writing and narratives to many publications and has served on the charitable events boards of No Kid Hungry Philadelphia, C-CAP Philadelphia, Feastival, and Vetri Community Partnership’s Eat to Empower. A former classicist who specialized in the reception of classical epic poetry, she is the current chair of the Hahn Scholarship Committee, which sends students to the American School of Classical Studies at Athens and the American Academy in Rome.
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40 min
January 16, 2021 Kate Sullivan: To Dine For
Join cohosts Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with Kate Sullivan. Kate is a four-time Emmy Award-winning journalist and creator/host of To Dine For on PBS. The show tells the story of creators and dreamers who have reached success through ingenuity and innovation. Their favorite restaurants become the backdrop for a passionate and fascinating conversation about life, success, and what it takes to pursue and achieve the American dream. Previously, Kate spent five years as the evening news anchor for CBS Chicago and the morning news anchor for CBS New York.
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47 min
December 17, 2020 Anjali Bhargava: Drink Resilience
Join us for a conversation with Anjali Bhargava, founder and CEO of Drink Resilience turmeric elixirs. A former portrait photographer, Anjali decided to launch her own turmeric power, sourcing fresh turmeric and dehydrating it with other fresh ingredients, and Resilience was born in 2015.
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40 min
December 10, 2020 Yorm Ackuaku: esSence 13
Join us for a conversation with Yorm Ackuaku, the founder of esSense 13. A platform dedicated to raising the profile of African food globally, esSense 13 has hosted events including the African continent's first food hackathon, food business pitch competitions and dining experiences in Accra, New York City, Washington D.C. and London. A former CPA, Yorm graduated from Marquette University and holds an MBA degree from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. In 2018, Yorm launched and is host of 'Item 13: An African Food Podcast', an audio production that celebrates the stories of African food entrepreneurs around the world. After 2 years of self-production, Item 13 is now part of Heritage Radio Network, America’s premier food radio station. She was also recently featured in Food & Wine, for her work in promoting African cuisines on a global stage.

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48 min

About Why Food?

From the publisher's feed

Do you daydream about dropping everything and opening a restaurant? Have you always wondered what it would be like to start your own line of condiments? So many trailblazers in the food world actually started their careers in entirely different fields. How did these folks decide to hit the brakes, start over, and become inspiring the chefs, entrepreneurs, farmers and activists they are today? Hear their stories and learn how you too can fulfill your food dreams. Join cohosts Vallery Lomas and Ethan Frisch on Why Food?