It Was All Good Just A Week Ago: The Keith Lee Effect on the Bay Area: As Told By Niema Jordan, Brandy Collins, and Charlese Banks

In just over a week, food reviewer Keith Lee's trip to and exit from the Bay Area took us from excitement and fervor to disappoint and questions; was his perception of the Bay accurate? Why did he have so many disappointing food experiences in a region revered for its culinary breadth? And what has this revealed about the state of the food and restaurant industry and overall state of business in a city that's currently experiencing significant civic shifts?

On this episode, Kahja sat down for an impromptu chat with Charlese Banks, founder of The Town Experience, freelance journalist Brandy Collins, and journalist/editor/filmmaker Niema Jordan to unravel what this moment of reckoning for Oakland means, and where it has the ability to take us.

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Episode recorded at Stay Diff