This week on Inside Julia’s Kitchen, host Todd Schulkin welcomes San Diego-based Chef Claudette Zepeda, Creative Director at VAGA, in the Alila Marea Beach Resort in Encinitas, and founder of Viva La Vida, which supports single mothers across Mexico. Todd and Claudette discuss lifting up Mexican cooking, weakness and inequities...

Jake Deleon is the founder and CEO of Fila Manila, the company bringing next gen Filipino flavors to consumers across the US. On this episode of ITS, Jake and Ali talk founder-product fit, the value of curiosity and innovation, and why Amazon is a great learning tool... if you use...

Becca Millstein is the co-founder and CEO of Fishwife, the super-popular, super-groovy tinned seafood company bringing ethically sourced, premium, and delicious tinned seafood to pantries across the US. On this episode of ITS, Becca tells Ali the story of Fishwife mid-Covid, shares the value of asking a lot of questions...

At a time when most brands are doing the opposite, Coconut Bliss is changing its name to Cosmic Bliss and expanding beyond its organic, plant-based roots into the first organic, sustainably-sourced, humane, grass-fed dairy ice cream. Amidst the current climate of plant-based foods for environmental and health goals, it’s notable...

Find out how a soda fountain can change a town, get a history lesson, and drink up!

Mark Samuel is the founder and CEO of IWON Organics, a legume-based food company. On this episode of ITS, Mark shares insights from 20 years of entrepreneurship and his authentic approach to business, and, well, life really. He and Ali talk about the four keys to building a strong business...

Reportedly 100 million people visit a vending machine every day in America. Farmer’s Fridge vending machines are designed to make finding fresh healthy meals as easy as finding a candy bar. What started in 2013 with a single machine in a Chicago Food Court, has grown to more than 400...

My guest today is Anuradha Mittal, the founder and executive director of The Oakland Institute. They recently released a report that exposes how corruption, governments, and major industrial agricultural players are sucking sub-saharan nations dry, even as they promise infrastructure that will provide food security and clean water. Instead, they...

This week on Inside Julia’s Kitchen, host Todd Schulkin welcomes pastry chef Lasheeda Perry. They discuss Lasheeda’s experience with Careers through the Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP), a long-standing recipient of grants from the Foundation, and how Lasheeda went from being a C-CAP trainee to beating top chefs in Food Network...

Technology, 3rd-party delivery apps, and staying at home have shifted the restaurant hospitality experience from on-premise to online at-home. How can data and drip marketing help restaurants create and grow real-life relationships with their guests? On this episode of Tech Bites, host Jennifer Leuzzi talks with Abhinav Kapur, CEO and...