The Future Of Food Is You

Hosted by Abena Anim-Somuah Produced by Kerry Diamond and Catherine Baker Edited by Jenna Sadhu Recorded at Kizaya Media in CDMX This week, we look into the future with Odette Olavarri, the founder of Odette Cuisine, a bakery & pastry shop in the Lomas de Chapultepec neighborhood of Mexico City. In this special episode recorded in CDMX, host Abena Anim-Somuah talks to Odette about her family, her...

Hosted by Abena Anim-Somuah Produced by Kerry Diamond and Catherine Baker Edited by Jenna Sadhu Recorded at CityVox Studios This week, we look into the future with Bettina Makalintal, Senior Reporter at Eater and home cook behind the Instagram account @crispyegg420, where she celebrates her no-recipes, just-vibes ethos. Bettina, who grew up in the Philippines and suburban Philadelphia, has made th...

Hosted by Abena Anim-Somuah Produced by Kerry Diamond and Catherine Baker Edited by Jenna Sadhu Recorded at CityVox Studios This week, we look into the future with Kristen Barnett, founder and CEO of Hungry House, a ghost kitchen start-up that supports emerging culinary brands and creatives, including Caffè Panna, Apocalypse Burger, The Goods Mart, and Woldy Kusina. Kristen, who is a keen observer...

Hosted by Abena Anim-Somuah Produced by Kerry Diamond and Catherine Baker Edited by Jenna Sadhu Recorded at CityVox Studios This week, we look into the future with Stacey Mei Yan Fong, baker, designer, and general manager of the Big Night dinner party essentials shop in Brooklyn. Stacey was feeling “lost in the sauce,” as she puts it, and living in NYC, far away from her native Hong Kong, when she...

Hosted by Abena Anim-Somuah Produced by Kerry Diamond and Catherine Baker Edited by Jenna Sadhu Recorded at CityVox Studios This week, we look into the future with Dingding Hu, an artist, author, and budding comedian. Dingding puts her imagination and emotion into everything she does, from the illustrations she creates for the likes of Google and Instagram to her standup comedy to Honey Gone Nuts,...

Hosted by Abena Anim-Somuah Produced by Kerry Diamond and Catherine Baker Edited by Jenna Sadhu Recorded at CityVox Studios This week, we look into the future with Alison Van de Berghe, founder of AVDB, a marketing and business development company focused on female- and minority-owned wine and hospitality brands making a difference. Alison joins host Abena Anim-Somuah to chat about her early days...

Hosted by Abena Anim-Somuah Produced by Kerry Diamond and Catherine Baker Edited by Jenna Sadhu Recorded at CityVox Studios This week, we look into the future with Kate Pauley, photographer and founder of Create Dinners, a company that hosts dinner parties and events built around intention and community. Kate joins host Abena Anim-Somuah to talk about the genesis of Create Dinners, the makings of...

Hosted by Abena Anim-Somuah Produced by Kerry Diamond and Catherine Baker Edited by Jenna Sadhu Recorded at CityVox Studios This week, we look into the future with Maya Oren, creative director, third culture kid, and gentle soul. Maya’s day job is with The Line Hotel in Washington, D.C., where she is the brand experience manager; in her free time, she seeks out visual storytelling opportunities vi...

Hosted by Abena Anim-Somuah Produced by Kerry Diamond and Catherine Baker Edited by Jenna Sadhu Recorded at CityVox Studios This week, we look into the future with Abigail Koffler, recipe developer, writer, cooking instructor, and founder of the newsletter This Needs Hot Sauce. Abigail talks to host Abena about a few of her favorite NYC eateries (hello, Dani’s House of Pizza and Flex Mussels), bei...

Hosted by Abena Anim-Somuah Produced by Kerry Diamond and Catherine Baker Edited by Jenna Sadhu Recorded at CityVox Studios In the debut episode of The Future Of Food Is You, Abena-Anim Somuah chats with Jenneh Kaikai, the founder of custom cake company Pelah Kitchen and the new director of HBK Incubates, the small business development program at Hot Bread Kitchen. Jenneh talks about the launch of...

The Future Of Food Is You is a podcast for the next generation of food fanatics. Each week, food enthusiast & community builder Abena Anim-Somuah of The Eden Place interviews emerging talent in the worlds of food, drink, tech, and media. They talk about their dreams, aspirations, and desires to transform the food world and also give us some predictions about what’s to come. New episodes drop every...