Latest Why food Podcast Episodes
Ori Zohar & Ethan Frisch: Beautiful Spices, Equitably Sourced
Why Food? - April 02, 2020 18:33 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsJoin 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 B...
Jose Alvarez: From Wine Importer to Soap Maker
Why Food? - March 13, 2020 02:44 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsJoin 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 driv...
DeVonn Francis: From Designer to Activist Chef
Why Food? - March 05, 2020 19:06 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsJoin 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 cultur...
Priyanka Naik: From Data Science to the Food Network
Why Food? - February 27, 2020 20:13 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsJoin 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 br...
Ben Simon: From Political Campaigns to Artisan Foods
Why Food? - February 20, 2020 19:34 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsJoin 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 o...
Sufia Hossain: From Fashion to Hot Sauce
Why Food? - February 13, 2020 19:56 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsJoin 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 mak...
Rahim Diallo: From Engineering to African Hospitality
Why Food? - February 08, 2020 00:06 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsJoin 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? i...
Episode 111: Shannon Roddy: How to Sell Food on Amazon
Why Food? - January 30, 2020 20:12 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsShannon 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 business...
Shannon Roddy: How to Sell Food on Amazon
Why Food? - January 30, 2020 20:12 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsShannon 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. W...
Alex Berkley, on deciding whether or not to stay in the family business
Why Food? - January 23, 2020 19:55 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsThis 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 "k...
Episode 110: Alex Berkley, on deciding whether or not to stay in the family business
Why Food? - January 23, 2020 19:55 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsThis 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 renam...
David Mawhinney: From Cooking to Carpentry
Why Food? - January 16, 2020 23:03 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsWelcome 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 Si...
Episode 109: David Mawhinney: From Cooking to Carpentry
Why Food? - January 16, 2020 23:03 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsWelcome 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 powe...
Episode 108: Woldy Reyes: From Fasion to Fashionable Food
Why Food? - December 19, 2019 19:55 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsJoin 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 care...
Episode 107: Hannah Wong: From Academic Writing to Regional Vietnamese Cooking
Why Food? - December 12, 2019 20:02 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsJoin 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 t...
Episode 106: Janet McCracken & Joseph Hernandez: Adapting to Changing Media Landscapes
Why Food? - December 09, 2019 15:24 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsJoin 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, a...
Episode 105: Benjamina Ebuehi: From Education to the Great British Baking Show
Why Food? - November 21, 2019 20:50 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsJoin 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 wo...
Episode 105: Benjamina Ebuehi: From Education to Great British Baking Show Victory
Why Food? - November 21, 2019 20:50 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsJoin 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, ...
Episode 104: Denise Woodard: From Corporate to Startup Food
Why Food? - November 14, 2019 19:54 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsJoin 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'...
Episode 103: Majed Ali & Rachel Gurjar: Alternative Paths to Food Media
Why Food? - November 07, 2019 20:25 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsJoin 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 ...
Episode 102: Rochelle Oliver & Klancy Miller: Building Careers in Food Media
Why Food? - October 31, 2019 19:19 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsJoin 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 Carribb...
Episode 101: From Wall Street to to Food Writer
Why Food? - October 24, 2019 18:52 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsJoin 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 th...
Episode 100: From Legal Briefs to Recipes: Nisha Vora & Jessie Sheehan
Why Food? - October 17, 2019 18:40 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsJoin 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 co...
Episode 99: Kanchan Koya: From Biologist to Spice Expert
Why Food? - October 10, 2019 18:50 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsJoin 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 curc...
Episode 98: Monica Lozano and Daniel Reza: From Psychology to Reclaiming Mexico's Ancient Traditions of Chocolate
Why Food? - October 03, 2019 18:16 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsJoin 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 o...
Episode 97: Claire Matern: From Fashion to Cooking without Recipes
Why Food? - September 26, 2019 19:33 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsClaire 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 power...
Episode 96: Michael Pollack: From Children's Radio to Brooklyn Roasting Co
Why Food? - September 19, 2019 18:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsMichael 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...
Episode 95: Paul Nasrani: From Accounting to Ice Cream
Why Food? - September 12, 2019 18:01 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsJoin 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 laun...
Episode 94: Chadwick Boyd: From Architecture to Food Media Entrepreneur
Why Food? - September 05, 2019 18:25 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsJoin 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 appear...
Episode 93: Naomi Mobed: From Banking to Chutney
Why Food? - August 15, 2019 18:05 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsPlease 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 sau...
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