Why Food?
181 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsDo you daydream about dropping everything and opening a restaurant? Have you always wondered what it would be like to start your own line of condiments? So many trailblazers in the food world actually started their careers in entirely different fields. How did these folks decide to hit the brakes, start over, and become inspiring the chefs, entrepreneurs, farmers and activists they are today? Hear their stories and learn how you too can fulfill your food dreams. Join cohosts Vallery Lomas and Ethan Frisch on Why Food?
If you made a leap of faith to work in the food industry and want to share your story, please get in touch at [email protected].
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Episodes
Jesse Szewczyk: Pride Cooking
June 18, 2020 19:46 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBJoin cohosts Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with Jesse Szewczyk, food writer and author of the cookbook Tasty Pride! We'll discuss his career in food media, his thoughts on the ongoing shifts in the industry and the complicated history of Queer advocacy and allyship in the larger struggle for equality. Image courtesy of Taylor Miller In March, HRN began producing all of our 35 weekly shows from our homes all around the country. It was hard work stepping away from our little recording...
Rochelle Oliver: New Food Media
June 11, 2020 22:01 - 45 minutes - 41.2 MBJoin cohosts Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with Rochelle Oliver, founder and editor of IslandAndSpice.com, an online magazine about food, culture and the Caribbean. HRN will be donating 10% of our membership drive proceeds from now until June 15 to the Philando Castile Relief Foundation. Visit heritageradionetwork.org/donate to make your gift. Why Food? is powered by Simplecast.
Vallery & Ethan: A brief conversation
June 04, 2020 20:37 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBIn the days after George Floyd’s death, cohosts Vallery and Ethan sit down for a conversation about the Black Lives Matter movement, the role of food businesses in making change, and opportunities for anti-racist education and accountability. As black squares cover our social media feeds and corporations release statements virtue signaling their alignment with activists, Vallery and Ethan ruminate on what meaningful change should look like and what trends are falling short. They discuss the ...
Stephen Satterfield: From wine to Whetstone
June 03, 2020 17:19 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBJoin Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with Stephen Satterfield, cofounder of Whetstone Magazine. A self-proclaimed "origin forager, Stephen is a food writer, multimedia producer, podcast host (Point of Origin on iHeartRadio), and a sommelier in recovery. Why Food is powered by Simplecast.
Zaid & Haifa Kurdieh: NYC's Favorite Farmers
May 26, 2020 20:51 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBJoin co-hosts Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with Zaid and Haifa Kurdieh, owners of Norwich Meadows Farms. We'll discuss the long road to starting their farm, how they've grown (literally and figuratively) a market for rare and special vegetables, and how they've pivoted since COVID-19 shut down NY's restaurant industry. Why Food? is powered by Simplecast.
Steve Sando: King of Heirloom Beans
May 07, 2020 21:46 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBJoin Vallery & Ethan for a conversation with Steve Sando, founder of Rancho Gordo. Steve's career has spanned radio, writing and restaurants before he found his way to launching Rancho Gordo. His business has a cult following and changed the way that Americans think about beans. Image courtesy of Steve Sando. Why Food is powered by Simplecast.
Simran Bindra
April 30, 2020 20:42 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBJoin Ethan & Vallery for a conversation with Simran Bindra, co-founder of Kokoa Kamili. Kokoa Kamili, based in Tanzania, is one of the world's best cacao companies, emphasising ethical sourcing and exceptional beans. They supply many of the US' most highly regarded chocolate makers, including Dandelion and Raaka. Why Food is powered by Simplecast.
Laurie Woolever
April 23, 2020 20:24 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MBJoin co-hosts Ethan and Vallery for a conversation with Laurie Woolever, food writer and editor. For nearly a decade, Laurie was the right-hand to author, TV host and producer Anthony Bourdain, with whom she co-authored the cookbook Appetites. She co-hosts a podcast, Carbface for Radio, with Chris Thornton, will publish World Travel: An Irreverent Guide, a book co-authored with Bourdain, in fall 2020, and is currently at work on an oral biography of his life. Why Food is powered by Simplec...
Bryan Ford: From Accounting to Artisan Baking
April 17, 2020 21:15 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBJoin 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, incorporating his roots and family background into his breads, and some of the challenges of becoming a professional baker. Why Food? is powered by Simplecast.
Alexander Smalls: From Opera Singer to Restaurateur
April 09, 2020 23:50 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBAlexander 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” by Esquire in 2014. His new book,"Meals, Music and Muses: Recipes From My African American Kitchen" was published in February 2020 from Flatiron Books. Smalls is also a world-renowned opera singer and the winner of both a Grammy Award and a Tony Award for the cast recording of Porgy and Bess, b...
Ori Zohar & Ethan Frisch: Beautiful Spices, Equitably Sourced
April 02, 2020 18:33 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBJoin cohosts Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with Ori Zohar and...Ethan Frisch! Cofounders and Co-CEOs of Burlap & Barrel, the country's first and only comprehensive single origin spice company. Ori's career has taken him from advertising, to founding a Silicon Valley mortgage startup, to Burlap & Barrel, and Ethan's career path has gone from restaurant kitchens to the mountains of Afghanistan. We'll talk about how they launched Burlap & Barrel, their unique sourcing model and the chall...
Jose Alvarez: From Wine Importer to Soap Maker
March 13, 2020 02:44 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBJoin co-host Ethan for a conversation with Jose Alvarez, founder of treestar*. Jose is a native New Yorker and entrepreneur who has always been excited by social psychology and consumer behavior. Has worked in law, wine importing, and most recently started treestar*, a feel-good, experience driven soap and candle company with a mission to spread love, not germs. Why Food? is powered by Simplecast.
DeVonn Francis: From Designer to Activist Chef
March 05, 2020 19:06 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBJoin 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 studies. He founded Yardy in fall 2017 as a way to investigate his own role in Caribbean culture and to encourage others to seek joy and celebration in their own identities. Since then, Yardy has gone on to create brand campaigns, develop activations, and redefine and reaffirm the importance of...
Priyanka Naik: From Data Science to the Food Network
February 27, 2020 20:13 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBJoin co-hosts Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with Priyanka Naik. Born and raised as a first generation Indian-American in Staten Island, she is a self-taught cook who entered and won the top prize on Food Network's Cooks vs Cons. Priyanka has been featured in GQ, works with several food brands and contributes to the largest digital food publishers including The FeedFeed and Tastemade. Why Food is powered by Simplecast.
Ben Simon: From Political Campaigns to Artisan Foods
February 20, 2020 19:34 - 37 minutes - 34 MBJoin cohosts Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with Ben Simon, Founder & CEO of Ben to Table, a food subscription service. After a career in political campaigns with Greenpeace, Amnesty International and Unicef, Ben launched an online food subscription company for avid home cooks. Listen in on his career story and how he's combined his interests in politics, environmental sustainability and food! Why Food is powered by Simplecast.
Sufia Hossain: From Fashion to Hot Sauce
February 13, 2020 19:56 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MBJoin Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with Sufia Hossain, Founder & CEO of Silly Chilly Hot Sauce. Sufia left a successful career as a fashion industry executive after realizing the damaging impact of clothing manufacturing on the environment and communities around factories. She started making hot sauce in her home kitchen to share with her coworkers, and Silly Chilly Hot Sauce was born. She sources peppers from local NJ farmers to make unique, delicious hot sauces that are good for far...
Rahim Diallo: From Engineering to African Hospitality
February 08, 2020 00:06 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBJoin cohosts Vallery and Ethan for a fascinating conversation with Rahim Diallo, co-founder of Ginjan Brothers, a line of ginger juice and a new cafe in east Harlem. His career path has taken him from materials sciences to bartending to launching is current company with his brother. Why Food? is powered by Simplecast.
Episode 111: Shannon Roddy: How to Sell Food on Amazon
January 30, 2020 20:12 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBShannon Roddy is an Amazon expert, specializing in helping food business launch and scale on the Amazon marketplace. Join cohosts Vallery and Ethan for an enlightening conversation about how food entrepreneurs can use the reach and popularity that Amazon provides to build their businesses. Why Food is powered by Simplecast.
Shannon Roddy: How to Sell Food on Amazon
January 30, 2020 20:12 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBShannon Roddy is an Amazon expert, specializing in helping food business launch and scale on the Amazon marketplace. Join cohosts Vallery and Ethan for an enlightening conversation about how food entrepreneurs can use the reach and popularity that Amazon provides to build their businesses. Why Food is powered by Simplecast.
Alex Berkley, on deciding whether or not to stay in the family business
January 23, 2020 19:55 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBThis episode was pre-recorded. Vallery Lomas sat down with Alex Berkley, Frieda Caplan's granddaughter and Head of Sales for Frieda's Produce. Frieda's Produce is a unicorn of sorts-- a business started by Frieda Caplan when she introduced the "Chinese Gooseberry" (which she later renamed the "kiwifruit") to the United States produce market in 1962. During the beginning of Alex's career, she faced the decision that so many children and grandchildren of small businesses face: "Do I go into th...
Episode 110: Alex Berkley, on deciding whether or not to stay in the family business
January 23, 2020 19:55 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBThis episode was pre-recorded. Vallery Lomas sat down with Alex Berkley, Frieda Caplan's granddaughter and Head of Sales for Frieda's Produce. Frieda's Produce is a unicorn of sorts-- a business started by Frieda Caplan when she introduced the "Chinese Gooseberry" (which she later renamed the "kiwifruit") to the United States produce market in 1962. During the beginning of Alex's career, she faced the decision that so many children and grandchildren of small businesses face: "Do I g...
David Mawhinney: From Cooking to Carpentry
January 16, 2020 23:03 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBWelcome back! Vallery and Ethan speak with David Mawhinney, chef and founder of Franklin + Emily, a children's furniture company. Unlike most of our guests, David has pivoted away from the food industry while using the skills he developed in Michelin-starred kitchens. Why Food? is powered by Simplecast.
Episode 109: David Mawhinney: From Cooking to Carpentry
January 16, 2020 23:03 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBWelcome back! Vallery and Ethan speak with David Mawhinney, chef and founder of Franklin + Emily, a children's furniture company. Unlike most of our guests, David has pivoted away from the food industry while using the skills he developed in Michelin-starred kitchens. Why Food? is powered by Simplecast.
Episode 108: Woldy Reyes: From Fasion to Fashionable Food
December 19, 2019 19:55 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBJoin cohost Ethan for a conversation with Chef Woldy Reyes, founder of catering company Woldy Kusina. Woldy came to New York City for a career in fashion, starting in the editorial departments of Nylon and Elle and later working for designer Phillip Lim. Join us for a conversation about his career path through fashion to food, and how he expresses identity through his food. The holiday season is all about food and community. There’s no better time to show your support for food radio by beco...
Episode 107: Hannah Wong: From Academic Writing to Regional Vietnamese Cooking
December 12, 2019 20:02 - 53 minutes - 49 MBJoin cohosts Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with Chef Hannah Wong of Van Da, a modern Vietnamese restaurant in NYC's East Village. Before beginning her culinary career, Hannah was a Fulbright scholar and editorial assistant at Harvard University Press. After switching gears and returning to school to pursue a culinary degree at Johnson & Wales, she worked at Daniel Boulud’s dB bistro Moderne and Gramercy Tavern before being tapped to help run the kitchen at Battersby. She has also appe...
Episode 106: Janet McCracken & Joseph Hernandez: Adapting to Changing Media Landscapes
December 09, 2019 15:24 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBJoin cohost Vallery for a conversation with Janet McCracken and Joseph Hernandez. We discuss how to balance our time and energy as freelancers, while still working on larger projects that are important to us. Over the past 20 years, Janet McCracken has served as an editor, recipe developer, and recipe tester at a variety of publications, including the Los Angeles Times, Bon Appetit, and Rachael Ray Every Day. She believes in the zen of pie-making, that ice cream is the perfect food, and t...
Episode 105: Benjamina Ebuehi: From Education to the Great British Baking Show
November 21, 2019 20:50 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBJoin cohosts Vallery & Ethan for a conversation with Benjamina Ebuehi, Quarterfinalist of the Great British Baking Show and author of the new cookbook The New Way to Cake. We discuss Benjamina's previous career in education, her competition on the Great British Baking Show and her more recent work, both on the book and with the social enterprise Luminary Bakery. Why Food? is powered by Simplecast.
Episode 105: Benjamina Ebuehi: From Education to Great British Baking Show Victory
November 21, 2019 20:50 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBJoin cohosts Vallery & Ethan for a conversation with Benjamina Ebuehi, winner of the Great British Baking Show and author of the new cookbook The New Way to Cake. We discuss Benjamina's previous career in education, her victory on the Great British Baking Show and her more recent work, both on the book and with the social enterprise Luminary Bakery. Why Food? is powered by Simplecast.
Episode 104: Denise Woodard: From Corporate to Startup Food
November 14, 2019 19:54 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBJoin cohosts Vallery & Ethan for a conversation with Denise Woodard, founder of Partake Foods. Denise had a career with huge corporate food companies but when her young daughter developed serious food allergies, she decided to launch her own allergen-free line of cookies. Tune in to hear Denise's story, and how she wound up with Jay Z as an investor in her company! Why Food? is powered by Simplecast.
Episode 103: Majed Ali & Rachel Gurjar: Alternative Paths to Food Media
November 07, 2019 20:25 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBJoin co-hosts Vallery and Ethan for a conversation about alternative paths to food media. Our guests this week are Majed Ali: law school graduate, amateur baker and winner of the 2018 Saveur Blog of the Year, and Rachel Gurjar: former marketer and Test Kitchen Manager at thefeedfeed. We'll talk about their career paths, translating recipes across cultures and cuisines, and the role of new media in teaching people to cook. Join Heritage Radio Network on Monday, November 11th, for a raucous f...
Episode 102: Rochelle Oliver & Klancy Miller: Building Careers in Food Media
October 31, 2019 19:19 - 1 hour - 62.5 MBJoin cohosts Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with Klancy Miller and Rochelle Oliver. Klancy is a pastry chef and cookbook author, and her book is Cooking Solo: The Fun of Cooking For Yourself. Rochelle is a journalist and the editor of IslandandSpice.com, an online magazine covering Carribbean cuisine. They'll share the stories of their careers in (and out) of food media and discuss the state of food writing today! Join Heritage Radio Network on Monday, November 11th, for a raucous fea...
Episode 101: From Wall Street to to Food Writer
October 24, 2019 18:52 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBJoin co-host Vallery Lomas for a special conversation with Aaron Hutcherson, a writer, editor, and recipe developer based in New York City. He obtained a master's degree in finance and worked on Wall Street when he decided to take the leap and start an evening and weekends culinary program at the French Culinary Institute. He now works for Robert Parker Wine Advocate and MICHELIN Guide US producing digital content and helping manage social media for both publications, maintains a recipe blog...
Episode 100: From Legal Briefs to Recipes: Nisha Vora & Jessie Sheehan
October 17, 2019 18:40 - 52 minutes - 47.7 MBJoin co-host Vallery Lomas for a special conversation with former attorneys, Nisha Vora & Jessie Sheehan, as we celebrate our 100th episode! These three women all turned in their pant suits and legal pads to focus full time on food writing, Instagram and publishing cookbooks. Nisha Vora is a cookbook author, food blogger, and food photographer. After graduating from Harvard Law School and working as a lawyer for four years, she launched a career in her dream world of food by creating Rainbo...
Episode 99: Kanchan Koya: From Biologist to Spice Expert
October 10, 2019 18:50 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBJoin cohost Vallery for a conversation with Kanchan Koya. Kanchan has a doctorate in Molecular Biology from Harvard Medical School and training from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition. While studying DNA repair as a PhD student, Kanchan’s lab began studying the cancer-fighting powers of curcumin, the active compound in the ancient spice, turmeric. This sparked Kanchan’s interest in the science-backed health benefits of spices, which she had grown up enjoying on a daily basis in India. Up...
Episode 98: Monica Lozano and Daniel Reza: From Psychology to Reclaiming Mexico's Ancient Traditions of Chocolate
October 03, 2019 18:16 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBJoin cohost Ethan Frisch for a conversation with Monica Lozano and Daniel Reza. They're partners and the cofounders of La Rifa Chocolateria in Mexico City, working with Mexican cacao farmers to reclaim their country's ancient traditions of eating and drinking pure chocolate. Hear their stories of starting and building the company, building relationships with cacao farmers in southern Mexico and changing the way that modern Mexican citizens engage with their past. Why Food? is powered by...
Episode 97: Claire Matern: From Fashion to Cooking without Recipes
September 26, 2019 19:33 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBClaire Matern grew up with a chef for a father, building culinary skills and learning to cook by instinct rather than rote. Join cohosts Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with Claire, educator and Instagram personality dedicated to teaching people to cook without recipes. Why Food? is powered by Simplecast.
Episode 96: Michael Pollack: From Children's Radio to Brooklyn Roasting Co
September 19, 2019 18:00 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MBMichael Pollack is the cofounder of the iconic coffee company Brooklyn Roasting Co. After a career as a host and producer of a children's radio show for the New York City Board of Education, he decided to rasie his kids as a stay at home dad. He started roasting green coffee beans in his kitchen as a hobby (which didn't always go well) and decided to apply for an internship with the brand new Brooklyn Roasting Company. He quickly proved himself and became a cofounder of the company, which he...
Episode 95: Paul Nasrani: From Accounting to Ice Cream
September 12, 2019 18:01 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBJoin host Ethan for a conversation with Paul Nasrani, accountant-turned-ice cream maker and founder of Adirondack Creamery. Paul got his start making ice cream in the bathtub of his NYC apartment before quitting his accounting job, moving to Lake George and partnering with a dairy farmer to launch his company. Why Food? is powered by Simplecast.
Episode 94: Chadwick Boyd: From Architecture to Food Media Entrepreneur
September 05, 2019 18:25 - 52 minutes - 48.6 MBJoin hosts Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with culinary entrepeneur and TV personality Chadwick Boyd. For over 20 years, he's made it his mission to change the world for good through food, which he's done through a cookbook, work with major food brands and regular TV and print media appearances. Don't miss this interview, kicking off our fall season! Why Food? is powered by Simplecast.
Episode 93: Naomi Mobed: From Banking to Chutney
August 15, 2019 18:05 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBPlease join hosts Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with Naomi Mobed, founder of Le Bon Magot. Naomi grew up in Pakistan and Iran, and even while pursuing a career in banking, never stopped dreaming about the flavors of her childhood. She swtiched careers to launch Le Bon Magot, a line of sauces, jams and chutneys using fresh produce cooked with the spices of the Middle East and South Asia. Join us for a fascinating conversation about her life traveling the world and her experience of lau...
Episode 92: Dan Giusti: From Noma to the School Cafeteria
August 08, 2019 18:00 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MBJoin cohost Ethan and guest Dan Giusti to hear his fascinating story, going from Head Chef at Noma to the founder of Brigaid, transforming school food. They'll discuss Dan's career path, what it's like to run the kitchen of the best restaurant in the world, and how he decided to change careers to cook school lunches. Why Food? is powered by Simplecast.
Episode 91: Anna Gass: From Corporate Sales to Food Writing
August 01, 2019 18:00 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBJoin cohosts Ethan Frisch and Vallery Lomas for a conversation with Anna Francese Gass, author of the recently released cookbook Heirloom Kitchen. After a stint in corporate sales, she traded the boardroom for the test kitchen, and has since worked for Whole Foods, Mad Hungry, and Martha Stewart Living Ominmedia. Currently, she is a regular contributing editor at Food52 and contributing writer for msn.com. In her new book, Heirloom Kitchen, Anna shares the stories and recipes of 45 strong, e...
Episode 90: Flip Biddelman: From Nonprofits to Restaurants
July 25, 2019 18:00 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBJoin cohosts Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with Flip Biddelman, Partner and General Manager at Gertie, a nostalgic Brooklyn restuarant. Born and raised in NYC, Flip spent his childhood singing the praises of institutions like Grays Papaya and H&H bagels to all of his out of town friends. Flip has worked in several different fields throughout his career including work for two non-profits in South Africa and Brooklyn, teaching, and advertising. Alongside current Gertie partner, Will Edw...
Episode 89: Beth Linskey: From Retail to NYC's Best Jams
July 18, 2019 18:13 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBBeth Linksey has had a long career in and out of food. She's worked as a photographer's assistant, an apparel buyer for Sears Roebuck, and a corporate caterer, but is best known for her jam company, Beth's Farm Kitchen, which she ran for 36 years. She was an early member of the Union Square Greenmarket and is a board member of the Fulton Stall Market. Join co-hosts Ethan & Vallery for a conversation with Beth about her decades of work to improve local food and local food systems around New Y...
Episode 88: Nona Lim: From Fencing to Soup
July 11, 2019 17:40 - 49 minutes - 45.1 MB"A native of Singapore, Nona Lim is a former competetive fencer representing Singapore in international competitions. After working for over eight years in management and software consulting, she moved to the San Francisco Bay Area and started the first of a series of entrepreneurial food businesses. She launched an online meal delivery business, before it was trendy, as well as a food-based detox program. She launched her Nona Lim brand in 2014, focusing on clean-label fresh Asian products,...
Episode 87: Channy Laux: From Genocide Survivor to Silicon Valley to Cambodian Flavors
June 27, 2019 18:00 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MBIn June of 1979, Channy arrived in Lincoln Nebraska as a refugee. After four years of no school and not knowing a word of English, she attended Lincoln High School; earned a Master of Science in Applied Mathematics from Santa Clara University and undergraduate degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Channy worked in Silicon Valley as an engineer in the Aerospace and Biotech industries for 30 years before starting her own business, Angkor Cambodian Food and publishing her memoir, “Sh...
Episode 86: Hetal Vasavada: From Biochemistry to Dessert
June 20, 2019 18:00 - 52 minutes - 48.6 MBJoin Ethan & guest host Vallery Lomas for an interview with Hetal Vasavada. She's is the founder of the blog, Milk & Cardamom and a former MasterChef contestant who went from being a biochemist to feed media consultant. She consults on recipe development and content creation for culinary businesses. Her recipes have been featured in Huffington Post, TASTE and The Times of India. She lives in San Francisco, California. It's HRN's annual summer fund drive, this is when we turn to our listener...
Episode 85: Alvin Cailan: From Burgers to The Burger Show
June 13, 2019 18:00 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBChef Alvin Cailan is a Filipino-American chef who grew up in Los Angeles, where he learned how to cook at a very young age. He attended the Oregon Culinary Institute, and later worked for culinary establishments such as Olympic Provisions, Bouchon, French Laundry, and more. Shortly thereafter, he opened his famed Eggslut (where he rose to fame), his chef-driven, gourmet concept which started as an egg-centric food truck but now has multiple locations throughout LA. Eggslut was inspired by hi...
Episode 84: Eunice Byun and Dave Nguyen: From Cosmetics and Fashion to Kitchen Knives and Tongs
June 06, 2019 18:00 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBJoin co-hosts Ethan & Jenny for a conversation with Material cofounders Eunice Byun and Dave Nguyen. They're longtime friends, and they launched Material in 2018 to bring people together and spark meaningful moments by creating high-quality, thoughtfully designed things for the kitchen. Eunice started her career at Goldman Sachs, has helped launch and advise several start-ups in the consumer space, and was most recently Head of Digital at Revlon. Her favorite dish to cook (and eat) are who...
Episode 83: Vallery Lomas: From NYC Lawyer to Champion Baker
May 30, 2019 17:47 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBVallery 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 accepted and ultimately won the 2017 season, but it never aired. She has since appeared on CNN, the Hallmark Channel, ABC, and Fox, been featured in I have been featured in People Magazine, Buzzfeed, Forbes, Variety, Grubstreet, the Chicago Tribune, Food & Wine, presented at the 2018 James Bear...