EPISODE 78 | July 2, 2020
Chef Adrian Lipscombe on Legacy and the 40 Acres & a Mule Project
Chef Adrian Lipscombe, Texas native and owner of Uptowne Cafe & Bakery in Wisconsin, is a very busy woman. She’s…
EPISODE 77 | June 16, 2020
Derek Kirk on soulPhoodie and Building Community
Today’s episode is an interview with Derek Kirk, founder of soulPhoodie, an online community that celebrates black food and beverage…
EPISODE 76 | May 20, 2020
Karla Vasquez on SalviSoul & Documenting the Salvadoran Diaspora
Today’s show is an interview with Karla Vasquez, founder of SalviSoul, food writer, recipe developer, and food stylist based in…
EPISODE 75 | May 18, 2020
DeVonn Francis on Being a Chef and Artist in Equal Measure
On today’s show I talk to chef, artist, model, photographer DeVonn Francis about food as art, the idea of expansiveness…
EPISODE 74 | May 7, 2020
What Does This Moment Mean For Women-Run Businesses?
What does the COVID-19 crisis mean for women-run food businesses? On today’s show I speak with Shaolee Sen, CEO of…
EPISODE 73 | April 24, 2020
Irene Li on the Unsung Restaurants Fund & Having Hope
On this special show I speak with Irene Lei of Mei Mei Restaurant in Boston about what running her business…
EPISODE 72 | April 3, 2020
Chef Erick Williams on Legacy & Virtue
In this special episode, I chat with chef Erick Williams, owner and executive chef at Virtue Restaurant & Bar in…
EPISODE 71 | October 3, 2019
Soul Food Sessions Pt. 2
Today’s show is going to be a continuation of the series of interviews from the Soul Food Sessions dinner which was…
EPISODE 70 | September 26, 2019
Soul Food Sessions Pt. 1
Today’s show is going to be a series of interviews from the Soul Food Sessions dinner which was held at…
EPISODE 69 | August 1, 2019
Jose Garces on Protecting Undocumented Restaurant Workers
Today’s guest is Jose Garces, Father, farmer, food and drink lover, restaurateur, James Beard Award winner, author and Iron Chef….
EPISODE 68 | July 25, 2019
Professor Krishnendu Ray on How Food Culture is Shaped
Today’s guest is Krishnendu Ray, Chair of the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies at NYU. He was a faculty member…
EPISODE 67 | July 22, 2019
Top Chef Junior Rahanna Bisseret Martinez on the Next Generation of Chefs
Today’s guest is Rahanna Bisseret Martinez, a talented fifteen-year-old chef and finalist on Top Chef Junior. Rahanna has been featured…
EPISODE 66 | July 11, 2019
Chef Chris Scott on Soul Food and his Culinary Career
Chef Chris began his culinary career in Philadelphia when the city was in the midst of a culinary revolution. He…
EPISODE 65 | June 27, 2019
Michael W. Twitty on Culinary History and More
Michael W. Twitty is a culinary historian and food writer from the Washington D.C. area. He blogs at Afroculinaria.com. He’s…
EPISODE 64 | June 20, 2019
Lazarus Lynch on Son of A Southern Chef and Cooking with Soul
Lazarus Lynch is an entrepreneur, chef, musician, author and multi-media host. He is a two-time Chopped champion, host of Food…
EPISODE 63 | June 6, 2019
On Leah Chase and Creating a Legacy
This episode is part-interview with Zella Palmer, educator, food historian, author and filmmaker who serves as the Chair and Director…
EPISODE 62 | May 23, 2019
Mashama Bailey and Johno Morisano of The Grey on Business Partnerships and Expectations
Today’s show is an interview with chef Mashama Bailey and John O. Morisano, the duo behind The Grey and Grey…
EPISODE 61 | May 16, 2019
Chef Leigh-Ann Martin talks Trini upbringing meets NYC
Born and raised in Trinidad and Tobago, Chef Leigh-Ann Martin lives in the New York City area creating dishes merging…
EPISODE 60 | May 9, 2019
Clay Williams on Photographing Food and Co-founding Black Food Folks
Clay Williams is a Brooklyn-based photographer specializing in food, drinks and events. He photographs assignments for The New York Times,…
EPISODE 59 | April 18, 2019
Omar Tate of Honeysuckle talks Blackness in Food
Chef Omar Tate has spent the last ten years in the restaurant industry working in some of the best restaurants…
EPISODE 58 | April 11, 2019
Peru Special Part 2: Chef Diego Munoz
Today’s guest is Diego Muñoz, the legendary chef behind some of Peru’s best restaurants who grew up in Lima. Chef Diego…
EPISODE 57 | April 4, 2019
The Li Siblings talk Double Awesome Chinese Food
Today’s guests are Margaret, Irene, and Andrew Li, the sibling co-owners of the The Mei Mei Group, a Boston-based restaurant,…
EPISODE 56 | March 27, 2019
Peru Special: Chef Andre Patsias
Today’s guest is Andre Patsias of Statera in Lima, Peru. He’s worked in some of the world’s best kitchens including Noma, Astrid &…
EPISODE 55 | February 21, 2019
Lauren Darnell of Made in New Orleans on Supporting the Next Generation of Chefs
Lauren Darnell is the executive director of the Made in New Orleans Foundation, an organization dedicated to changing young people’s lives…
EPISODE 54 | February 14, 2019
Shannon Mustipher on Modern Tiki and Rum
Today’s guest is Shannon Mustipher, spirits educator, cocktail consultant, and expert on the topic of rum and cane spirits. In 2014,…
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Dr. Monica White on “Freedom Farmers”
Today’s guest is Dr. Monica M. White, assistant professor of environmental justice, urban agriculture and community food systems at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and…
EPISODE 52 | January 31, 2019
Roze Traore on Traveling & Building a Career in Fine Dining
Today’s guest is Roze Traore, a chef, world traveler, founder of Rōze LLC and graduate of Le Cordon Bleu. Roze…
EPISODE 51 | January 24, 2019
Qiana Mickie On Food Justice and Access
Today’s guest is Qiana Mickie, Executive Director of Just Food, a position she’s held since May of 2017. Qiana earned…
EPISODE 50 | December 20, 2018
Syreeta Gates on Combining Hip Hop & Food
Today’s guest is Syreeta Gates , founder of The Gates Preserve, a multimedia experience company that preserves and archives hip-hop….
EPISODE 49 | December 13, 2018
Scarr Pimentel of Scarr’s Pizza
Today’s guest is Scarr Pimentel, the founder and owner of Scarr’s Pizza on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, it’s…
EPISODE 48 | December 6, 2018
Provisions with Michelle and Suzanne Rosseau
Today’s guests are Michelle and Suzanne Rousseau, Jamaican-born sisters, chefs and authors. They established their culinary reputation with the debut…
EPISODE 47 | November 29, 2018
NAVIDAD BORINQUEÑA
On today’s episode we’re celebrating NAVIDAD BORINQUEÑA a Puerto Rican Christmas tradition with four San Juan chefs and former guest…
EPISODE 46 | November 19, 2018
Ysanet Batista of Woke Foods
Today’s guest is Ysanet Batista of Woke Foods, a woman-owned cooperative that focuses on the healing power of whole foods…
EPISODE 45 | November 1, 2018
Tunde Wey on Restaurants as Instruments for Social Change
Chef Tunde Wey is the man behind some of the most controversial pop ups in America and uses dining to…
EPISODE 44 | October 18, 2018
Naz Riahi of Bitten on Building Food Experiences
Today’s guest is Naz Riahi is the founder and creative director of Bitten, an experiential series that positions food as…
EPISODE 43 | October 11, 2018
Chef Ashely Eddie of Santina on Building a Culinary Career
Today’s guest is Ashley Eddie, Executive Chef of Santina, an Amalfi Coast-inspired restaurant by Major Food Group, in New York…
EPISODE 42 | September 28, 2018
Jocelyn Delk-Adams of Grandbaby Cakes on Visibility, Chicago Dining and How to Build a Food Blog
Today’s show is an interview that I recorded in Charleston, South Carolina with the one and only Jocelyn Delk-Adams, the…
EPISODE 41 | September 13, 2018
Beth Shapiro of Citymeals on Wheels
Today’s guest is Beth Shapiro, executive director of Citymeals on Wheels which provides meals and companionship to New York City’s…
EPISODE 40 | September 6, 2018
Food, Conflict & Community with Nas Jab of Komeeda
Welcome to the fifth season of A Hungry Society! On today’s show we’re talking to Nasser Jab, co-founder of Komeeda…
EPISODE 39 | August 3, 2018
Martha Lou Gasden of Martha Lou’s Kitchen
Here’s a very special mini-episode that I recorded in Charleston, South Carolina with the legendary Martha Lou Gadsden, owner of…
EPISODE 38 | August 2, 2018
The Fab Conference: Chefs Asha Gomez & Katie Button
Today’s episode is a little different. I’m in Charleston, South Carolina at the Fab Conference which is all about women…
EPISODE 37 | July 26, 2018
Ayanna Pressley on Legislation and Restaurants
Today’s guest is Ayanna Pressley, policy-maker, activist, and the first ever woman of color to be elected to Boston City…
EPISODE 36 | July 19, 2018
Adrienne Cheatham on Her ‘Sunday Best’ Dinners and Life After Top Chef
Today’s guest is Adrienne Cheatham, chef behind the Sunday Best dinner series, here in New York City. Adrienne is a…
EPISODE 35 | July 12, 2018
Lisa Gross and Sonya Kharas on Valuing Immigrant Cooking with League of Kitchens
Today’s guests are Lisa Gross and Sonya Kharas of The League of Kitchens, an immersive culinary adventure in New York…
EPISODE 34 | June 28, 2018
Yewande Komolafe on Food, Migration and Adaptation
Today’s guest is Yewande Komolafe a chef, recipe developer, and food stylist based in Brooklyn. Yewande grew up in Lagos,…
EPISODE 33 | June 22, 2018
Changing the Conversation (with Food Without Borders)
Changing the Conversation was a live crossover episode of A Hungry Society and Food Without Borders that explored how to create meaningful change…
EPISODE 32 | June 14, 2018
Eating Through Harlem at Harlem EatUp!
Today’s show is a little different. Last month, I had a the pleasure of attending the 4th Annual Harlem EatUp…
EPISODE 31 | May 31, 2018
Tia Keenan on Cheese, Writing Cookbooks and Working in Restaurants
Today’s guest is Tia Keenan, a cook, writer, and cheese specialist who spent a decade working in New York City…
EPISODE 30 | May 24, 2018
Chef Todd Richards on Community and “Soul”
Today’s guest is Todd Richards, an award-winning chef known for his takes on soul food and Southern cuisine. He was…
EPISODE 29 | May 17, 2018
Alicia Kennedy on Food Media and Inclusivity
Today’s guest is Alicia Kennedy, a Long Island–born, Brooklyn-based food writer who focuses on the intersection of food and politics,…
EPISODE 28 | May 10, 2018
TJ and Hadley Douglas of Boston’s Urban Grape Talk Drinking Progressively and Inclusivity in the Wine World
Today’s guests are TJ and Hadley Douglas, the husband and wife team behind The Urban Grape, an award-winning wine store…
EPISODE 27 | April 19, 2018
Mayukh Sen on Telling Untold Stories in the Food World
Today’s guest is Mayukh Sen, staff writer at MUNCHIES, VICE’s food publication. He was previously a Staff Writer at Food52,…
EPISODE 26 | April 12, 2018
Eric Himmelfarb of City Harvest
Today’s guest is Eric Himmelfarb, manager of food sourcing, procurement and logistics at City Harvest, a food rescue organization. City…
EPISODE 25 | April 5, 2018
Cha McCoy on Wine and Travel
Today’s guest is Cha McCoy, Harlem native and founder of CHA Squared Consulting LLC, a lifestyle company with a focus…
EPISODE 24 | March 29, 2018
Jenn De La Vega on Food and New Media
Today’s guest is Jenn de la Vega, private chef, caterer, founder of Randwiches, a curated food blog and author of…
EPISODE 23 | March 22, 2018
Von Diaz on Marrying Puerto Rican Food and Southern Food in ‘Coconuts & Collards’
Von Diaz is a writer, author and radio producer based in New York City, exploring explores Puerto Rican food, culture,…
EPISODE 22 | March 15, 2018
Adrian Miller a.k.a. the Soul Food Scholar on White House Cooks, Red Drink & Colorado Soul Food
Today’s guest is Adrian Miller, aka the Soul Food Scholar, culinary historian, barbecue judge and authority on such topics as:…
EPISODE 21 | March 8, 2018
Yemi Amu of Oko Farms on Farming, Jollof and Nigerian Food
Today’s guest is Yemi Amu, co-founder of Oko Farms, Brooklyn’s largest and oldest aquaponics farm here in Bushwick. She directs…
EPISODE 20 | March 1, 2018
Chef Tracy Chang on Building Her Dream Restaurant
Today’s guest is Tracy Chang, chef and owner of Pagu in Cambridge outside of Boston. Chef Chang is a graduate…
EPISODE 19 | February 22, 2018
Talking Food Writing with Tejal Rao
Today’s guest is Tejal Rao, reporter at The New York Times and a columnist for the The New York Times…
EPISODE 18 | February 15, 2018
Celebrating Chinese New Year with Chef Chris Cheung
Today’s guest is chef Chris Cheung, a born and bred New Yorker, who grew up in the heart of Chinatown…
EPISODE 17 | February 8, 2018
Chef JJ Johnson on being ‘Between Harlem and Heaven’ and Jefferson Evans
Today’s guest is JJ Johnson, chef, author and founder of Ingrained Hospitality here in New York City. Most recently JJ…
EPISODE 16 | February 2, 2018
Shelley Worrell of Caribbeing on the Caribbean Cultural Capital of the World
Today’s guest is Shelley Worrell, Founder + Chief Curator of CARIBBEING, an organization that celebrates and preserves Caribbean culture. Since…
EPISODE 15 | January 25, 2018
Chef Daniel Patterson on Restaurant Equality
Today’s guest is Daniel Patterson, chef, food writer and restaurateur behind some of California’s best restaurants. Daniel started Daniel Patterson…
EPISODE 14 | December 15, 2017
Chef Marquis Hayes on Healing Yourself and Your Community Through Cooking
Today’s guest in Marquis Hayes, chef of Drive Change, an organization that offers job training and fellowship to formerly incarcerated…
EPISODE 13 | December 7, 2017
Tonya and David Thomas of Ida B.’s Table
Today’s guests are chefs David and Tonya Thomas of Ida B’s Table in Baltimore. David is a career food professional…
EPISODE 12 | November 30, 2017
Black Culinary History: Past, Present and Future
Today’s guest is Therese Nelson, chef and founder of Black Culinary History, an organization she started in 2008 as a…
EPISODE 11 | November 16, 2017
Everyday Korean with Seung Hee Lee
On today’s show we’re talking to Seung Hee Lee, co author of Everyday Korean, a new cookbook that acts as…
EPISODE 10 | November 9, 2017
Evelyn Shelton & Steve Hill on Restaurant Ownership and Gentrification
Can local restaurant ownership right the wrongs of gentrification? On today’s show we’ll talk to Evelyn Shelton, owner and chef…
EPISODE 9 | November 2, 2017
The Black Forks on Restaurant Stereotypes and Dining While Black
What’s it like to be the only person of color in a dining room? Vonnie and Fred are childhood friends…
EPISODE 8 | October 26, 2017
Chris Himmel on Hospitality and Improving the Restaurant Industry
Today’s guest is Chris Himmel, owner of three restaurants in Boston and CEO of Himmel Hospitality Group. From the time…
EPISODE 7 | October 19, 2017
Julia Turshen on Feeding the Resistance and Why Food and Dining is Always Political
Today’s guest is JULIA TURSHEN, prolific writer and the author of two cookbooks: Small Victories and Feed the Resistance. She…
EPISODE 6 | October 12, 2017
Decolonizing Food and Travel Culture with Bani Amor
Bani Amor is a queer travel writer, photographer and activist from Brooklyn by way of Ecuador who explores diasporic identities,…
EPISODE 5 | October 5, 2017
Perla Nieves and Alysis Vasquez of Midnight Market on Pop-Ups, Dining, and more
Today’s guests are Perla Nieves and Alysis Vasquez, best friends and the founders of Midnight Market, part food event part…
EPISODE 4 | September 28, 2017
Chef Kwame Williams on Caribbean Cuisine and Fine Dining
Today’s guest is Kwame Williams, chef and co-owner of Vital Dining in Montclair, New Jersey serving modern Caribbean dishes. He…
EPISODE 3 | September 21, 2017
Trish Fontanilla on Pop-Ups and Filipino Dining
Today’s guest is Trish Fontanilla, co-founder of BosFilipinos an organization that creates Filipino and Asian events in the Greater Boston…
EPISODE 2 | September 14, 2017
Chef Galen Zamarra on Fine Dining and Rebuilding Mas Farmhouse
Today’s guest is chef Galen Zamarra, James Beard award winner and owner of Mas Farmhouse in the West Village, a…
EPISODE 1 | September 8, 2017
Nicole Taylor on Southern Dining, Food Media and Being an ‘UpSouth” Cook
Today’s guest is Nicole Taylor, cookbook author, food writer, and former host of the Hot Grease podcast on Heritage Radio…