Lez Eat! Queers & Food, Midwestern style.

Join me as I interview Martin Sorge, the 2023 winner of the Great American Bakeoff. We sat down last fall to discuss midwestern-ness, the art of baking (practice makes perfect!), and Paul Hollywood (is he as hunky in person as he is on TV? Find out!) Martin Sorge is a home baker, recipe developer, and food writer based in Chicago. Judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith named Martin the winner of the...

Join me as I roll out the first of the “lost episodes” of season 2, with “pastry chef, plant daddy, flower child”, scientist and educator Harry Fiebelman! We sat down last fall to discuss baking, fermentation, sustainable eating & cooking, and the best tool a chef can have (bench scraper, in case you were curious!) (sorry for the spoiler). From Harry’s website: “My name is Harold Fiebelman. I am a...

What can I say? It was a brutal six months…But we’re back and better than ever! Listen to this update and STAY TUNED for the lost episodes! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lezeat.substack.com

Join us as we catch up with Chef Urban (who we interviewed in Season One), formerly of Broadway Youth Center, at their new venture as the Director of Silver Work, a culinary workforce development program at Center on Halsted, Chicago’s LGBTQIA+ center. (For full disclosure: JT joined the Silver Fork’s 38th Cohort after this interview and subsequently got a job at Dom’s Kitchen & Market as head of...

In this episode, I sit down with Vanessa Parrish, the Executive Director of the Queer Food Foundation. The Foundation’s mission is to be a nationwide Resource and platform for LGBTQIA+ Individuals in food. They promote, protect, and fund queer food spaces. In this episode, we discuss their Queer Food Fund project, their workshop series with the James Beard Foundation and talk about Vanessa’s passi...

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Headshot, courtesy of GAZ Creative Agency Chef Dominique is a classically trained chef turned nationally recognized pitmaster. First garnering culinary experience in some of the most prestigious kitchens in Chicago under the direction of chef icons such as James Beard award-winning owner/chef Tony Mantuano and Executive Chef Sarah Grueneberg (Monteverde) at MICHELIN starred Italian restaurant Spia...

Join Honey and JT as we interview Chef Jenny Urban about their new work at Howard Brown Health Center and the Broadway Youth Center, their pandemic work at Inspiration Kitchens, and their long history of feeding the food insecure in Chicago and mixing social justice with yummy food. Bonus: What Ani DiFranco eats for lunch! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lezeat...

Join Honey and JT as they explore the world of intuitive eating with Nutritionist/Food Coach Whitney Hull-Benson. Learn about f*cking diet culture, how to explore new ways of nourishing our bodies, and a little bit about BURNING DOWN THE PATRIARCHY THROUGH FOOD. (Featuring Special Guests "Our Pets" and the "Disembodied Recording Alert Lady Voice of Zoom"!) --- Send in a voice message: https://podc...

Jojn Mixologist and Beverage Consultant Meredith Barry as she talks with JT and Honey about creating beverage programs for chefs, her badass distillery test kitchen, and what goes into a perfect negroni. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lezeat/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episod...

Honey and JT talk to queer activist and the founder of Victory Cheese (a pandemic project that turned into a great way to support indie and artisan cheesemakers) about the pandemic, the cheese industry, its response to Black Lives Matter and grappling with BIPOC representation in the industry, and how to find delicious indie cheesemakers in your area!  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcaste...

Hosts JT and Honey introduce themselves and talk about their personal experiences with food, foodie-ism, the title "chef", and more. Join us for a peek into why we do what we do and what you can look forward to. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lezeat/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonu...

Join Honey and JT as they welcome Portland's Pizza, Darling chef Izzy Gouldberg to the pod! They discuss all things pizza, community, and Izzy's uncanny "ability to allow others to chill" alongside JT and Izzy's mutual crush on Chef Alton Brown. Lez Eat, Episode 2: Pizza, Darling with Izzy Gouldberg References J. Kenji Lopez-Alt The Food Lab Leonora Ching: Hawaii's Pickle Lady YouTube Channel Bing...

Chicago Chef Rachel Tumerman joins Honey and JT as they explore the culinary landscape with an LGBTQAAII+ lens. Chef Rachel discusses her work with Chef Friends for Justice . Check out her yummy treats at Steingold's Delicatessen . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lezeat/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers o...