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In this week's episode, we hear from Lisa Gross, owner of League of Kitchens. She is one such human. She's the founder of a business that at every level values women in ways that are revolutionary. Packed into one company, she has managed to capture what America needs most right now: meaningful cultural exchange, putting women at the center of the story, celebrating diversity, celebrating immigrants, and being revolutionary by paying women for their talents (talents, I will add, that have been taken for granted historically as household “duties”). As the daughter of a Korean immigrant and a Jewish New Yorker, Lisa Gross was raised on one grandmother's denjang-guk and the other's matzoh ball soup. Her company, The League of Kitchens, which employs immigrant women as in-home cooking instructors, is borne out of her passion for New York City, her love of cooking, and her connection to the immigrant experience. Lisa is an artist, educator, and social entrepreneur.
Welcome to the first episode of Femidish Season Two! For our kick-off interview, Hope and Sandy talk with Krista and Mirta from the League of Kitchens, an immersive cultural cooking experience in New York City led by immigrant women. Mirta - from Argentina and an LoK instructor - shares her long legacy of cooking for crowds and illuminates the special ceremony of yerba mate. Krista - LoK staff - discusses details on how the organization works and the important power held by the instructors. By sharing knowledge on culturally significant foods and preserving recipes as part of your legacy, we can create stronger bonds cooking and learning together. Also, men on the BBQ isn't just an American phenomenon, it's global! Press play now and listen in with us!
It's often said that the last aspect of a culture that remains after assimilation and acculturation is the food. And the fullest expression of the food of a particular culture is the food that was prepared and eaten at home. League of Kitchens is an organization that offers classes that aim to transmit that culinary knowledge along with the cooking techniques and traditions of the culture. Guest host Julia Fleisch interviews the League's founder, Lisa Gross, about the philosophical foundations of League of Kitchens. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support A Taste of the Past by becoming a member!A Taste of the Past is Powered by Simplecast.
Lisa Gross, the founder of League of Kitchens, and Mab Abbasgholizadeh, one of their instructors, sit down with Julia and talk about the organization and its impact. The conversation covers a range of meaningful topics including activism, feminism, sexuality, identity, ideology, immigration, home, memory, trauma, healing, agency, cooking, and love. There are also answers to listeners' questions about cooking.Follow-up links:For more about League of Kitchens and to sign up for one of their classes, head here.For more about Mab, head here.For more about Lisa, head here.For more about Julia Turshen, head here.For more about Oxo, who helped make this episode possible, head here.
Lisa Gross is changing the world — one remarkable meal at a time. And, in just five years, more than 5,000 people have experienced the many cuisines offered by The League of Kitchens, a culinary community and social enterprise of women from around the world who will welcome you into their homes and teach you their family recipes. She’s created jobs and given purpose to the lives of many immigrant women, and she’s an extraordinary culinary ambassador. Lisa joins chef and author Rozanne Gold to share her journey and what's next.
Lisa Gross is changing the world — one remarkable meal at a time. And, in just five years, more than 5,000 people have experienced the many cuisines offered by The League of Kitchens, a culinary community and social enterprise of women from around the world who will welcome you into their homes and teach you their family recipes. She’s created jobs and given purpose to the lives of many immigrant women, and she’s an extraordinary culinary ambassador. Lisa joins chef and author Rozanne Gold to share her journey and what's next.
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 garment manufacturing in Bangladesh, but today they're part of the team behind League of Kitchens, hosting intimate cooking classes led by immigrant women in their homes. Join us for a conversation about social entrepreneurship, creating connection and understanding through food, and the most important culinary skills across cuisines! Why Food is powered by Simplecast
Today's guests are Lisa Gross and Sonya Kharas of The League of Kitchens, an immersive culinary adventure in New York City where immigrants teach intimate cooking workshops in their homes, and participants encounter a new culture, cuisine, and neighborhood with every experience. A Hungry Society is powered by Simplecast
Diego visita a Mirta Rinaldi en Queens NY; ella es una mujer Argentina quien es una cocinera extraordinaria y recibe a personas en su casa los fines de semana para enseñarles sobre la gastronimia de su tierra. Este episodio narra la experiencia que inventó League of Kitchens al reunir a un grupo de mujeres imigrantes de todas partes del mundo para que dieran clases de cocina en sus casas. Mariana nuevamente desde Macao comparte desde la distancia la experiencia con Diego. Buenlimón Radio is powered by Simplecast
The League of Kitchens is a unique cooking school in New York City where immigrant instructors teach the recipes of their origin countries to students in their own homes. On this episode of Food Without Borders, Sari is joined by League of Kitchens program manager, Sonya Kharas, and instructors Angie Vargas from Mexico and Nawida Said Hosan from Afghanistan. Tune in to find out how these talented home cooks preserve their connection to heritage by sharing their cuisine.
This is a conversation with Lisa Gross, the founder of League of Kitchens. They have been featured on the Colbert Show and Today on NBC, and David Plotz called it “probably the greatest thing that’s ever been created in the world.” Enjoy!
On today's THE FOOD SEEN, Lisa Gross, founder/CEO of The League of Kitchens, grew up in NYC, daughter of a Korean immigrant and a Jewish New Yorker, all the while eating soup, either doenjang-guk (soy bean paste soup) and matzo ball that is. Her work as an artist, educator, and social entrepreneur has always questioned the values and perceptions of social history, cross-cultural relations, domestic space, and national identity. Projects like The Boston Tree Party, an urban agricultural and political public arts project, engaged the citizens of Boston in a discourse about civic fruit, planting upwards of 70 pairs of apple trees, hoping to bear 15,000 fruit within 4 years. Lisa's most recent endeavor, The League of Kitchens, celebrates NYC's largest wave of immigration since the early 20th century by empowering immigrant women who's passions as home cooks translate into inspiring teachers. These women invite guests into their homes, interactively teaching them of their native cuisines, ranging from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Greece, India, Lebanon, and Korea. You'll learn how to make Murgir Mangsho (chicken curry), Mantu (dumplings filled with meat and onions and a tomato-chana dal sauce), Spanakopita (spinach pie), Keftedes with Tzatziki (meatballs with cucumber yogurt sauce), Galbi (Korean short ribs), Ka'ak Bi Tamer (Date Cookies, with mahlab, nutmeg, nigella, sesame seeds), and Mixed Dal (lentils, green chiles, garlic, coriander, cumin, tomatoes, fresh curry leaves, toasted mustard seeds, red chili powder) … all within the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. Sign up for your workshop today! This program has been sponsored by Tabard Inn. “There's often very little opportunity to have really meaningful interaction from people from other backgrounds.” [14:15] Lisa Gross on The Food Seen