Why Food?
Do 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].
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 49 minutes
- Episodes
- 176
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2021
Episode 77: Daniel Gritzer: From Fine Dining to Food Media
This week, we are thrilled to welcome Daniel Gritzer, the Culinary Director of Serious Eats, into the studio! Daniel shares how his early passion for food — staging at legendary restaurant Chanterell…
00:53:58 |
Thu 04 Apr 2019
Episode 76: Minh Tsai: From Banking to Tofu
After spending 10 years as an investment banker and management consultant, Minh Tsai became frustrated that he couldn’t find the delicious tofu and yuba he grew up eating in Vietnam. He decided to em…
00:59:17 |
Thu 21 Mar 2019
Episode 75: Catherine Piccoli: From History to the Museum of Food and Drink
"Join cohosts Jenny and Ethan for a conversation with Catherine Piccoli, Curator at the Museum of Food and Drink in Brooklyn. Catherine is a food historian and writer whose work focuses on the inters…
00:58:13 |
Thu 14 Mar 2019
Episode 74: Lisa Curtis: From the Peace Corps to Moringa
This week, please join us in welcoming Lisa Curtis to the studio! Lisa is the Founder and CEO of @kulikulifoods, the leading brand pioneering the superfood moringa in the US market. She founded the c…
00:53:25 |
Thu 07 Mar 2019
Episode 73: Deepti Sharma: From Politics to Catering Concierge
Deepti Sharma is the CEO and Founder of @foodtoeat, an online food ordering and delivery service specializing in food trucks and restaurants. She started her company with the mission to connect immig…
00:55:34 |
Thu 28 Feb 2019
Episode 72: Rose Previte: From Public Policy to Award Winning Restaurants
Please join us in welcoming restaurateur Rose Previte to the studio! Rose spent her childhood helping her mother run her Middle Eastern catering business and restaurant. She then later spent over a d…
00:51:00 |
Thu 21 Feb 2019
Episode 71: Aneesha Hargrave & Ali Banks: From Auto Parts & Architecture to Chopt Salads
Join us this week for a conversation with Aneesha Hargrave and Ali Banks of Chopt Salads. Aneesha is Chopt's Executive Chef and left a career in auto parts sales to go to culinary school and become a…
00:54:29 |
Thu 14 Feb 2019
Episode 70: Adam Rosenbaum: From Flywheel to meatballs
This week, we're joined by Adam Rosenbaum, CEO of the Meatball Shop. The Meatball Shop is known for their team first culture and aims to serve simple, sustainable, delicious food with no strings atta…
00:59:17 |
Thu 07 Feb 2019
Episode 69: Mohammad Modarres: From Biotech to Interfaith Meat
We are so thrilled to have Mohammad Modarres of Abe’s Meats joining us! Mohammad is a former biotech entrepreneur, game designer and political cartoonist who moved to NYC to start Interfaith Ventures…
00:53:27 |
Thu 31 Jan 2019
Episode 68: Alex McCrery & Jenny Goodman: From Kitchens and Pharmaceuticals to Restaurant Fashion
Join us for a conversation with Alex McCrery and Jenny Goodman: husband and wife, and cofounders of the groundbreaking restaurant workwear line Tilit NYC. Alex is a former restaurant chef (as well as…
00:53:01 |
Thu 24 Jan 2019
Episode 67: Soleil Ho: From Chef to Restaurant Critic
Our first guest of the season is Soleil Ho is the San Francisco Chronicle’s newest restaurant critic. Before coming to the Chronicle, she was a nationally recognized writer, chef, and the host of the…
00:47:36 |
Thu 17 Jan 2019
Episode 66: Chitra Agrawal: From Corporate Marketing to Indian Pickles
Chitra Agrawal has been cooking, teaching and writing about food inspired by her family’s recipes from India for ten years. She co-founded Brooklyn Delhi with her husband Ben Garthus in 2014 to bring…
00:49:25 |
Thu 20 Dec 2018
Episode 65: Eric Kim: From American Literature to Food Writing
Eric Kim is a food writer and the Senior Editor at Food52, where he writes the popular Table for One column. Before becoming a food writer, Eric was an academic - he undergraduate literature courses …
00:50:32 |
Thu 13 Dec 2018
Episode 64: Haley Baron: From Food Research to a Community for Women Who Love Food
Join cohosts Jenny and Ethan for a conversation with Haley Baron. She's the City Operations Director for pineapple collaborative, a community for women who love food, in NY, DC and SF. She's an accom…
00:56:17 |
Thu 06 Dec 2018
Episode 63: Alex Mayyasi: Writing about Politics & Food
Join cohosts Jenny and Ethan for a conversation with Alex Mayyasi, editor of Gastro Obscura, a food publication devoted to culinary wonders and curiosities.Alex was early employee at Priceonomics, wh…
00:52:55 |
Thu 29 Nov 2018
Episode 62: Lisa Gross & Afsari Jahan: From Arts and Garments to Cooking Classes
Join us for a special episode with Lisa Gross (Founder & CEO) and Afsari Jahan (Bengali Cooking Instructor) from League of Kitchens. Lisa was and artis and social entrepreneur, and Afsari managed gar…
00:43:48 |
Thu 15 Nov 2018
Episode 61: Ben Jacobsen: From Tech to Finishing Salts
Ben Jacobsen started making salt as a hobby, to distract himself from a failing tech startup. When he finally left tech and decided make salt his full-time business, began by collecting seawater in b…
00:44:58 |
Thu 08 Nov 2018
Episode 60: Erin Patinkin and Agatha Kulaga: Building a Socially Responsible Bakery
"Erin Patinkin and Agatha Kulaga are the co-founders of Ovenly, an award-winning bakery known for creating baked goods that twist sweet and savory flavors in a modern way. With five retail locations,…
01:00:56 |
Thu 01 Nov 2018
Episode 59: Amber Jacobsen: from touring rock bands to upscale coffee
Amber started her career as a musical producer in Australia, where she toured famous bands such as Pearl Jam and Bruce Springsteen, before becoming the worldwide producer of Dirty Dancing. While stil…
00:54:50 |
Fri 19 Oct 2018
Episode 58: Zwann Grays: From Wine Sales to Wine Director
Join Jenny and Ethan for a conversation with Zwann Grays, Wine Director at the highly regarded Brooklyn restaurant Olmsted. Zwann began her career in distributor wine sales, and then transitioned to …
00:50:36 |
Thu 11 Oct 2018
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