From her first taste of mangú and tres golpes to her journey as a content creator, Belqui of Belqui’s Twist shows how food can be both comfort and connection.

In this episode of Your Friend in Food, host Sandie Markle talks with Belqui about growing up Dominican, the role of food in family and culture, and how her recipes reflect both tradition and creativity.

Food, family, and stories — it’s all here.

In this episode of Your Friend in Food, Sandie Markle sits down with Giangi Townsend of Giangi’s Kitchen to talk about how food can be a source of comfort, creativity, and connection. Raised in a French and Italian household, Giangi shares her unexpected journey into cooking, how she started blogging for just two friends, and the recipes that still bring her back to herself.

From the crispy rosemary potatoes that remind her of home to the milk rice that once soothed her grandmother, Giangi’s story is a beautiful reminder that the simplest dishes often carry the most meaning.

What does legacy taste like?

In this episode, Chris De La Rosa shares how Caribbean food shaped his identity and how he's helping others connect to theirs.

You'll hear stories about family recipes, food myths, and the quiet magic of cooking what you know. It’s about more than spice; it’s about history, memory, and home.

In this first episode, I’m going solo and sharing my own food story.

From growing up in a Haitian home where my mom did all the cooking, to unexpectedly working in food tech, helping build recipe platforms and apps.

I talk about how a single baked ziti recipe (and a very bad photo) sparked a major career shift, why I consider myself a lazy perfectionist in the kitchen, and how food stories, big or small, can shape who we are.

If you’ve ever been moved, comforted, or changed by a meal… this one’s for you.

Welcome to Your Friend in Food, a podcast about the personal stories behind recipes and the people who carry them. Meet your host, Sandie Markle, who shares how years of working with food creators led to a deeper question: what’s the story behind the recipe?

It’s not about going viral, it’s about meals that matter. This is the first step in a new kind of food conversation.