The Future Of Food Is You

The founder of Detour Doughnuts in Frisco, Texas, Jinny Cho grew up working in her parents’ doughnut shop and has been on a journey ever since to create radical change via the popular baked treats. Through her own shop, she is serving up creative and culturally relevant flavors that go beyond the traditional offerings. Jinny chats with host Abena Anim-Somuah about her detour from the world of medi...

Sisters Gabrielle and Danielle Davenport are co-founders and owners of BEM Books and More, an online store and pop-up dedicated to food literature of the African diaspora. Danielle, who is an actor and writer, and Gabrielle, who is a curator and creative producer, chat with host Abena Anim-Somuah about the birth of their business, their thoughts on the publishing industry, and why they’d love to h...

As a chef, writer, and founder of the Milk & Myrrh pop-up series, Ifrah F. Ahmed is passionate about celebrating and reimagining Somali cuisine through community. Her signature dish, the anjero breakfast burrito, has a fan base across the U.S. Ifrah, who is also a New York Times Cooking contributor and at work on her first cookbook, joins host Abena Anim-Somuah to share memories from her childhood...

Lyndsay Green, Dining & Restaurant Critic for the Detroit Free Press, joins host Abena Anim-Somuah to talk about urban farming and food access, staying true to her faith, getting nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in Criticism earlier this year, and why she admires Sophia Roe, Joanna Gaines, and Richard Christiansen of Flamingo Estate. Lyndsay, who is also the recipient of the 2023 James Beard Award f...

Today’s guests are Aliza Abarbanel and Tanya Bush, co-founders and co-editors of Cake Zine, a NYC-based magazine all about the intersection of cake and culture. Aliza and Tanya join host Abena Anim-Somuah to talk about the realities of making an indie magazine, their partnership, and their take on food media. Plus, they give a sneak preview of their next issue, Tough Cookie.  Don’t miss Aliza and...

The hottest tinned fish around is, without a doubt, Fishwife. With their distinctive boxes, timely collaborations, and sustainable product, Fishwife has found a following among both tinned fish aficionados and newbies. Co-founder and CEO Becca Millstein joins host Abena Anim-Somuah to talk about the brand’s beginnings during the pandemic, the realities of fundraising in 2023, taking a personal app...

“Any night can be a Big Night,” says Katherine Lewin, founder of Big Night, a dinner and party essentials shop where she hopes customers will be inspired to host, cook, entertain, and more.  On today’s episode, Katherine, an alum of The Infatuation and J. Crew, shares how a chance encounter with Jenna Lyons set her on an unexpected career path, the importance of building relationships with custome...

In this episode, we look into the future with Camille Jetta, chef and owner of Dinner Party, a new kind of prix-fixe restaurant in Brooklyn focused on community and sustainability. Camille is rewriting the rules of what a restaurant can be today, from decorating with second-hand finds to offering lower-priced food on Sundays to building a team based on camaraderie and cooks, not chefs.  Camille al...

In this episode, we look into the future with Kelsey Tenney, co-founder and vice president of research and development at Voyage Foods, a CPG business focused on sustainability, accessibility, affordability, and future-proofing our favorite foods. What’s future-proofing? For Kelsey, it means making sure we’ll still have beloved pantry staples even if certain crops become inaccessible, and reverse-...

In this episode, we look into the future with Twrl Milk Tea co-founder Olivia Chen, a beauty industry executive turned beverage entrepreneur. Olivia is a first-generation daughter of Taiwanese immigrants and grew up drinking milk tea.  She and Pauline Ang, her friend and co-founder, launched the organic and vegan brand during the pandemic and have hustled ever since to establish Twrl and build a m...

Hosted by Abena Anim-Somuah Produced by Kerry Diamond and Catherine Baker Edited by Jenna Sadhu Recorded at CityVox Studios in NYC Today we look into the future of food with Stefanie Goldberg, founder of Funny Girl Bread, a new custom baking business in New York City. Stefanie makes challah—the puffy braided bread that’s so important in Jewish daily life—for special occasions, from weddings to Bro...

Hosted by Abena Anim-Somuah Produced by Kerry Diamond and Catherine Baker Edited by Jenna Sadhu Recorded at CityVox Studios in NYC In this episode, we look into the future with Charlotte Cruze, co-founder of Alice, the wellness brand specializing in functional mushroom chocolates. Charlotte explains how this category of mushrooms differs from culinary and psychoactive mushrooms, how she and Lindsa...

Hosted by Abena Anim-Somuah Produced by Kerry Diamond and Catherine Baker Edited by Jenna Sadhu Recorded at CityVox Studios in NYC  This week, we’re looking into the future with Olivia Cheng, founder of the fashion and accessories brand Dauphinette. In just a few short years, Olivia has gone from starting her business out of her college dorm room to opening a shop in the West Village to having her...

Hosted by Abena Anim-Somuah Produced by Kerry Diamond and Catherine Baker Edited by Jenna Sadhu Recorded at CityVox Studios in NYC  This week, we’re looking into the future with Austa Somvichian-Clausen. Austa is a travel writer, author, and the founder of Grotto, the New York-based sapphic pop-up bar for queer women, trans, and non-binary folks. She started Grotto when she realized how few spaces...

Hosted by Abena Anim-Somuah Produced by Kerry Diamond and Catherine Baker Edited by Jenna Sadhu Recorded at CityVox Studios in NYC  We’re taking a peek into the future with Aimee France, the self-taught cake artist known as Yungkombucha420. Aimee started making her contemporary confections during the pandemic, and today, she’s part of the new generation of creatives reimagining what cake looks and...

Hosted by Abena Anim-Somuah Produced by Kerry Diamond and Catherine Baker Edited by Jenna Sadhu Recorded at CityVox Studios in NYC This week we look into the future with Anicia Anya, founder of Kid’s Table, a New York-based subscription meal service that’s disrupting the typical approach to what American kids will eat. Anicia has big plans for it; she’s expanding into consumer-packaged goods with...

Hosted by Abena Anim-Somuah Produced by Kerry Diamond and Catherine Baker Edited by Jenna Sadhu Recorded at CityVox Studios in NYC This week we look into the future with Sarah and Kaitlin Leung, the sisters behind the popular “The Woks of Life” food blog and cookbook. The authors founded the blog in 2013 with their parents, Bill and Judy, to connect with their Chinese heritage and family’s recipes...

Hosted by Abena Anim-Somuah Produced by Kerry Diamond and Catherine Baker Edited by Jenna Sadhu Recorded at CityVox Studios in NYC This week, we look into the future with Adjoe Kittoe, an urban farmer, chef, founder of Seulful Pantry, and food educator based in New Jersey. Adjoa joins host Abena Anim-Somuah to talk about her role as an advocate in the Black farming community, why kids should have...

Hosted by Abena Anim-Somuah Produced by Kerry Diamond and Catherine Baker Edited by Jenna Sadhu Recorded at CityVox Studios in NYC This week, we look into the future with Lisa Li, founder of The Qi, a wellness brand specializing in single-origin, whole-flower tea. After a decade in fashion, Lisa was burned out and looking for a new path. The idea for The Qi came to her when she learned about the c...

Hosted by Abena Anim-Somuah Produced by Kerry Diamond and Catherine Baker Edited by Jenna Sadhu Recorded at CityVox Studios in NYC This week, we look into the future with Dominique Evans, a content creator who believes in the power of educating and collaborating through social media. Dominique talked with host Abena Anim-Somuah about her recent job at Food52, how she worked with other creatives to...

Hosted by Abena Anim-Somuah Produced by Kerry Diamond and Catherine Baker Edited by Jenna Sadhu Recorded at CityVox Studios in NYC This week, we look into the future with Umaimah Sharwani, founder of Paro, a South Asian CPG food brand. An ode to Umaimah’s mother and her cooking, Paro features three products–boxed masoor daal, boxed kitchiri, and jarred tarka oil—to help you make South Asian comfor...

Hosted by Abena Anim-Somuah Produced by Kerry Diamond and Catherine Baker Edited by Jenna Sadhu Recorded at CityVox Studios in NYC This week, we look into the future with Victoria Shore, executive chef at Thompson Savannah, a luxury hotel in Georgia. Victoria oversees four culinary concepts: Bar Julian, Fleeting Restaurant, Bar by Fleeting, and Stevedore Bakery. Victoria grew up loving global cuis...

Hosted by Abena Anim-Somuah Produced by Kerry Diamond and Catherine Baker Edited by Jenna Sadhu Recorded at CityVox Studios in NYC This week, we look into the future with Rahanna Bisseret Martinez, a freshman at Cornell University’s hospitality school, finalist on Top Chef Junior, and author of Flavor + Us: Cooking For Everyone . Part of 4 Color Books, Bryant Terry’s imprint at Ten Speed Press, Ra...

Hosted by Abena Anim-Somuah Produced by Kerry Diamond and Catherine Baker Edited by Jenna Sadhu Recorded at CityVox Studios in NYC This week, we look into the future with Mitalee Bharadwaj and Lisa Yala, co-founders of Transcendence Coffee, the NYC-based flavored syrup brand. Computer engineering majors at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Mitalee and Lisa were lab partners as well as b...

Hosted by Abena Anim-Somuah Produced by Kerry Diamond and Catherine Baker Edited by Jenna Sadhu Recorded at CityVox Studios in NYC Welcome to Season Two of The Future Of Food Is You! For the season opener, we look into the future with Roya Shariat, Senior Manager for Social Impact & Brand Partnerships at Glossier. Roya also has a culinary side to her life. She and her mother, Gita, collaborated on...