4: How this Food Video Producer is changing food media representation w/Kiano Moju

Kiano Moju is the owner of Jikoni, a culinary creative studio in Los Angeles, and previously worked as a food video producer at BuzzFeed’s Tasty. Kiano talks about:

Her journey as a food content creator and how she opened a food studio in California Plans to create food shows and travel shows to sell to streaming platforms The importance of underrepresented people in food telling their own culinary stories

 

Timestamps 

[1:29]: What it means to be a Recipe Writer and Food Video Producer. 

[8:08]: How media representation, the food scene in London, blogging and more led to Kiano making a career out of food video production and culinary education.

[13:53]: How Kiano’s experiences traveling influences her cooking and baking.  

[17:09]: Dealing with reactions from viewers who aren’t used to seeing Black people represented in food media.

[21:53]: Kiano’s favorite video is the one she directed with Wolfgang Puck.

[25:37]: Kiano made cheesecakes as a side hustle in college.

[26:04]: Jikoni, a culinary creative studio in Los Angeles, has kitchen studio space available for rent, and specializes in creating editorial food content and food programming/events. 

[29:49]: How Kiano is working to help people tell their own culinary stories with Jikoni.

[33:57]: Research on food studios was a time-intensive but essential process in building Jikoni. 

[35:01]: The importance of getting help from your network when you’re building a business.

[36:04]: Kiano is interested in creating food and travel shows to sell to streaming platforms, like Netflix and Hulu.

[38:45]: How can you help? Kiano is on the lookout for food stylists, recipe developers, camera operators and other food production talent.

 

Mentioned in this episode

Chapati (Kenyan flatbread) Agua fresca Emeril Live BuzzFeed’s Tasty (website and YouTube) Behind the Scenes with Tasty (on YouTube and on Hulu) Chocolate Ripple Cheesecake video and How to Make Ripple Chocolate Cheesecake with Kiano video Jikoni Delicious Magazine Keturah King (website) Jollof rice workshop at Jikoni

 

Connect with Kiano Moju & Jikoni Culinary Creative Studio

Website: jikonicreative.com and kianomoju.com

Instagram: @jikonicreative and @kianomoju

Facebook: @JikoniCreative

 

Subscribe to the RSS feed: http://profoodmaker.libsyn.com/rss

 

Listen to this episode

Apple Podcasts | Libsyn | Soundcloud | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify

 

Reach out to the Pro Food Maker Podcast

Website: profoodmaker.com

Instagram: instagram.com/profoodmaker

Facebook: facebook.com/profoodmaker

Twitter: twitter.com/profoodmakerpod

Hashtags: #profoodmaker #profoodmakerpodcast