Ep 4: How Food Video Producer Kiano Moju is changing the narrative in food media.

Pro Food Maker

English - November 27, 2019 18:31 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
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Kiano talks about her journey in food media, the importance of people telling their own stories, and what’s next for her and Jikoni. She is the owner of Jikoni, a culinary creative studio, and previously worked as a video producer at BuzzFeed’s Tasty.

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

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