Josh Davis of Brown and Balanced shares his thoughts on creating welcoming spaces in the hospitality industry, growing up competitive, and creating opportunities for young, hungry black and brown folks in the hospitality industry. Plus, Josh and Sother both just got back from New Orleans and, of course, have war...

What can food imaginaries of the past reveal about pathways towards food justice? In this episode, Gastronomica Editorial Collective member Bob Valgenti talks with sociologist Endia Louise Hayes about her newest article, featured in Gastronomica’s Summer 2022 issue. Drawing together political histories, lived experience, and collaborative discourses for future possibilities...

On this week's show, Zarela Aarón welcome Sagrario Cruz Carretero to explore the history and cultural legacy of Afro-Mexican cuisine. First, they set the stage with some context about the past and present demographics of African immigration to Mexico. Sagrario shares her personal story of how a trip to...

While it's enjoyed throughout the US, barbecue has long been recognized as southern cooking. But the originators of barbecue have not been given their culinary due. The African American culture has been largely ignored as the progenitor of the culture of barbecue as author and soul food scholar Adrian Miller...

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, we’ve been thinking about the many ways this holiday bolsters colonial narratives, as well as opportunities to push back on them. This episode spotlights individual people, dishes and ingredients that are decolonizing our food system. We’re looking at our Thanksgiving plates and beyond to...

My man behind the line, Chef Duane Nutter joins me on this episode as we throwback to our old - much younger - days in the kitchen together. We learned so much and have taught each other even more in the last 20 years. This is a fun one so...

It's an honor to host Southern cuisine's true queen - Chef Mashama Bailey. Known for her soulful style in the kitchen of The Grey in Savannah, Georgia, Mashama was recently featured on Netflix's Chef's Table series. She talks her upbringing in The Bronx, her pathway to the South, and more...

Soul by Chef Todd Richards is a new podcast from HRN that explores the roots of southern food throughout the country and why food itself is a religious experience. Join Todd Richards, cookbook author, chef, and your host. On Soul we'll take the understanding of Southern Food - and it's...

This is a broadcast version of last month's Queer the Table Live event, in partnership with the Hetrick Martin House. Nico was joined by Vanessa Parish, Christopher Murray, Andre Springer and John DeBary to talk about the ways in which queer folks, and particularly QTPOC are nourishing their communities through...

In 2016, Janique Edwards moved to Brooklyn and wanted to find black-owned restaurants in her new neighborhood. Janique and Anthony (then boyfriend, now husband) had the idea to create the EatOkra app and launched the first version in 2017. People want to know who owns a business as they make...