From making crepes on a volcano summit to decorating cakes in prisons, Speaking Broadly looks at sugar and storytelling.

Artist, activist, founder of C.U.R.B., Candace Thompson will change the way you see the natural world around you—if you're ready to pay attention. Candace's trained looking and researching includes an appreciation of spontaneous urban plants, known to many of us as weeds. "Those plants are the ones...

Shenarri Freeman's vegan soul food at Cadence has lit up New York City—her rolled, fried lasagna was a classic from day one. Yet her success was unexpected. Freeman left a restaurant job in Times Square during the pandemic and was ready to quit the industry altogether when fate intervened and she...

Through her successful catering company, Great Performances, Liz Neumark has become a powerful advocate for social justice issues in NYC. Listen in to hear how Liz stepped up to help the city feed homebound elderly during the pandemic; launched The Sylvia Center to teach kids about food and cooking...

Hear about her journey from accidental pop-up star to social justice advocate through food on Speaking Broadly.

Decadence has gotten a bad name, and Claire Olshan is ready to rehabilitate it. Olshan launched DADA Daily to "make you feel great about snacking, about eating, about entertaining, about being decadent on a daily basis." Listen in as she shares how she went from reluctant art gallery salesperson to...