Why Food?

Claire Matern grew up with a chef for a father, building culinary skills and learning to cook by instinct rather than rote. Join cohosts Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with Claire, educator and Instagram personality dedicated to teaching people to cook without recipes. 

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Michael Pollack is the cofounder of the iconic coffee company Brooklyn Roasting Co. After a career as a host and producer of a children's radio show for the New York City Board of Education, he decided to rasie his kids as a stay at home dad. He started roasting green coffee beans in his kitchen as a hobby (which didn't always go well) and decided to apply for an internship with the brand new Brooklyn Roasting Company. He quickly proved himself and became a cofounder of the company, which he has grown into an internationally-recognized brand in less than 10 years. Join host Ethan for a converstaion about coffee and making radical career changes later in life.

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Join host Ethan for a conversation with Paul Nasrani, accountant-turned-ice cream maker and founder of Adirondack Creamery. Paul got his start making ice cream in the bathtub of his NYC apartment before quitting his accounting job, moving to Lake George and partnering with a dairy farmer to launch his company.

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Join hosts Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with culinary entrepeneur and TV personality Chadwick Boyd. For over 20 years, he's made it his mission to change the world for good through food, which he's done through a cookbook, work with major food brands and regular TV and print media appearances. Don't miss this interview, kicking off our fall season!

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Please join hosts Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with Naomi Mobed, founder of Le Bon Magot. Naomi grew up in Pakistan and Iran, and even while pursuing a career in banking, never stopped dreaming about the flavors of her childhood. She swtiched careers to launch Le Bon Magot, a line of sauces, jams and chutneys using fresh produce cooked with the spices of the Middle East and South Asia. Join us for a fascinating conversation about her life traveling the world and her experience of launching and building a highly acclaimed company.

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Join cohost Ethan and guest Dan Giusti to hear his fascinating story, going from Head Chef at Noma to the founder of Brigaid, transforming school food. They'll discuss Dan's career path, what it's like to run the kitchen of the best restaurant in the world, and how he decided to change careers to cook school lunches.

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Join cohosts Ethan Frisch and Vallery Lomas for a conversation with Anna Francese Gass, author of the recently released cookbook Heirloom Kitchen. After a stint in corporate sales, she traded the boardroom for the test kitchen, and has since worked for Whole Foods, Mad Hungry, and Martha Stewart Living Ominmedia. Currently, she is a regular contributing editor at Food52 and contributing writer for msn.com. In her new book, Heirloom Kitchen, Anna shares the stories and recipes of 45 strong, exceptional women who immigrated to the United States, and whose family recipes helped shaped the landscape of American food. Organized by region, readers will enjoy Magda's meltingly delicious Pork Adobo from the Philippines; soak in the warmth of Shari's Fesenjoon, an Iranian walnut and pomegranate stew; learn to deftly seal pleat-perfect Northern Chinese dumplings with Tina; and yes, sink their teeth into Anna's mother's perfectly seasoned Calabrian Meatballs from Southern Italy.

Along with these recipes are stories: recollections of a journey to America, of hardship and happiness, and of many nights by the stove using food as a comfort and a respite in a new land, a culinary tether to their cultural identities.She lives in Connecticut with her husband and three children.

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Join cohosts Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with Flip Biddelman, Partner and General Manager at Gertie, a nostalgic Brooklyn restuarant. Born and raised in NYC, Flip spent his childhood singing the praises of institutions like Grays Papaya and H&H bagels to all of his out of town friends. Flip has worked in several different fields throughout his career including work for two non-profits in South Africa and Brooklyn, teaching, and advertising. Alongside current Gertie partner, Will Edwards, he co-founded Pestle & Mortar, a catering business and market stall at Smorgasburg. Through Will, Flip met Nate Adler and began working as a server and later Assistant General Manager at Huertas. While at Huertas, Flip worked with Nate and Will on conception and buildout of Gertie. He is currently the General Manager and a Partner at Gertie.

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Beth Linksey has had a long career in and out of food. She's worked as a photographer's assistant, an apparel buyer for Sears Roebuck, and a corporate caterer, but is best known for her jam company, Beth's Farm Kitchen, which she ran for 36 years. She was an early member of the Union Square Greenmarket and is a board member of the Fulton Stall Market. Join co-hosts Ethan & Vallery for a conversation with Beth about her decades of work to improve local food and local food systems around New York City.

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"A native of Singapore, Nona Lim is a former competetive fencer representing Singapore in international competitions. After working for over eight years in management and software consulting, she moved to the San Francisco Bay Area and started the first of a series of entrepreneurial food businesses. She launched an online meal delivery business, before it was trendy, as well as a food-based detox program. She launched her Nona Lim brand in 2014, focusing on clean-label fresh Asian products, including bone broths, soups, ramen, and rice noodles."

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