The 5 Best Why Food? Podcast Episodes
1) Episode 58: Zwann Grays: From Wine Sales to Wine Director
Join Jenny and Ethan for a conversation with Zwann Grays, Wine Director at the highly regarded Brooklyn restaurant Olmsted. Zwann began her career in distributor wine sales, and then transitioned to w...Show More
2) Episode 83: Vallery Lomas: From NYC Lawyer to Champion Baker
Vallery Lomas was working as a an attorney for the New York City government and writing a food blog when she was contacted by a casting director for the Great American Baking Show. She auditioned, was...Show More
3) DeVonn Francis: From Designer to Activist Chef
Join cohosts Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with activist, model and chef DeVonn Francis. DeVonn is a queer, first-generation Jamaican-American artist with a background in design and performance...Show More
4) Alexander Smalls: From Opera Singer to Restaurateur
Alexander Smalls is a James Beard Award winning chef, author, and raconteur, and the visionary co-owner of renowned restaurants Minton’s and The Cecil, which was named “Best New Restaurant in America”...Show More
5) Bryan Ford: From Accounting to Artisan Baking
Join co-hosts Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with the baker Bryan Ford (recorded pre-coronavirus, but so relevant today!) Bryan shares his story of leaving accounting to become a baker, incorpor...Show More
6) Abena Foli: POKS Spices
Join us for a conversation with Abena Foli, who is the founder and co-owner of POKS Spices. Abena was born and raised in Ghana, West Africa, where she lived until 2006 when she immigrated to the Unite...Show More
7) Reem Assil: Arab Street Food, California Style
Join us for a conversation with renowned chef and activist Reem Assil. Reem is a Palestinian-Syrian chef based in Oakland, CA, and owner of the nationally acclaimed Reem’s California in Oakland. The r...Show More
8) Ariana Tolka: Balkan Bites
Join us for a conversation with Ariana Tolka, CEO and co-founder of Balkan Bites. They specialize in comfort foods such as burek, a flaky, stuffed phyllo pie that is a daily staple in the Balkans and ...Show More
9) Bobbie Garbutt: 4th Generation Nutmeg Farmer
Join us for a conversation with Bobbie Garbutt, live from Grenada! A 4th generation cocoa and spice farmer in Grenada, Bobbie didn't envision her career in agriculture. Kicking off working life as a p...Show More
10) Samah Dada: Dada Eats
Join us for a conversation with Samah Dada! Samah is a New York City-based recipe developer, food photographer, and blogger behind Dada Eats. Drawing from her Indian heritage and inspired by the foods...Show More