Podcast appearances and mentions of leah kirts

Julia Turshen talks to Alicia Kennedy about vegan baking and more.Follow-up links: For more about Alicia, head here.To sign up for Alicia's newsletter (HIGHLY RECOMMEND DOING THIS!), head here. For Alicia's ‘On Baking' essay, head here.For Alicia's essay ‘I Accidentally Started a Vegan Bakery That Turned My Life Upside Down,' head here.For Miyokos butter, head here.: For more about the Post Punk Kitchen (Isa Chandra Moskowitz's work), head here.For more about Leah Kirts' work, head here. For Brooks Headley's book Fancy Desserts, head here. For Lagusta Yearwood's book Sweet + Salty, head here. For more about King Arthur Flour, head here.For more about Julia Turshen, head here.

Today we speak with Cole Carothers and Shilpa Nandwani, co-founders of Khao'na Kitchen, a Brooklyn-based worker owned collective run by women and nonbinary QPOC offering wellness coaching, educational workshops & curriculum, and Indian + Filipino catering with a healthy twist. Food Without Borders is powered by Simplecast.

Haiti-born Nicky Marcelin is the chef and founder of Epicurious Safari, a food experience company that curates intimate culinary events rooted in the African Diaspora. Tune in to hear Nicky tell her story of being an immigrant in the food industry. Food Without Borders is powered by Simplecast.

Born and raised in NYC, Amy Quichiz is the founder of Veggie Mijas, a national collective for women and non-binary people of color that's rooted in the intersection of race, gender identity, class, sexuality and veganism. Amy talks about the pervasive whiteness in mainstream feminism & veganism, making her family's Peruvian & Colombian dishes plant-based, and building community based on radical liberation for all. Food Without Borders is powered by Simplecast.

Iraqi-born Reem Rahin Hassani, co-founder of Numi Organic Tea, talks about starting an organic fair trade company with her brother that supports labor equity in the tea industry. She's joined by Jane Franch, Numi's director of strategic sourcing and sustainability. Food Without Borders is powered by Simplecast.

Chef Saul Montiel of Cantina Rooftop came to NYC from Atotonilco el Grande, a small town in Central Mexico, at age 15 and worked from dishwasher to executive chef. He preserves Mexican history through its cuisine and pushes back on decades of US commercialization of Mexican food. Food Without Borders is powered by Simplecast.

Caracas-born chef Adriani Urbina left Venezuela to study culinary arts in France, Spain, and NYC where she started a restaurant and hospitality group and became a 3X champion of Food Network's Chopped. On today's episode, we'll discuss Chef Urbina's heritage and culinary achievements as well as her activism in women's righs and the Venezuelan crusis. Food Without Borders is powered by Simplecast

In our first episode of Season 5, we’re joined by Saigon-born Henry Trieu, chef and founder of Falansai. Henry came to the US as a refugee and worked in restaurants spanning French, Chinese, & Vietnamese cuisine before opening Falansai in Bushwick, where he makes globally-influenced Vietnamese street food under a name that carries its own special meaning. Food Without Borders is powered by Simplecast.

Raised in East New York, 22-year-old Francesca Chaney grew up in an apartheid food desert with limited access to affordable plant-based foods. Connecting the ties between food, holistic wellness and economic equity is the driving mission behind her restaurant, Sol Sips, a vegan eatery in the heart of Bushwick, Brooklyn. It’s an evolving community-centered space where dishes inspired by Francesca’s Caribbean, Midwestern and Southern roots provide nourishment both in and outside of the restaurant through sliding-scale brunch, upcoming collaborations with local farms, and free ongoing cooking classes for people from Bushwick to East Flatbush. Food Without Borders is powered by Simplecast

Ysanet Batista is the founder of Woke Foods, a food justice worker-owned cooperative that uses plant based food and farming as a tool of empowerment for people in her community to heal from trauma, engage in community activism and decolonize their diets. A queer Black-Dominican woman raised between Harlem, Florida and the Dominican Republic who proudly started her business while still on food stamps, Ysanet engages with economic need and systemic inequity, doing work that unpacks historical racial tensions, teaches holism through herbs & plants, and uses her platform to speak out against racial economic injustice on behalf of fellow small business owners of color in New York City. Food Without Borders is powered by Simplecast

On today's show we speak with Mayada Anjari, the author of the cookbook, The Bread And Salt Between Us. Mayada is from Syria and she came to the United States in 2016 with her husband and four children under the Refugee Admissions Program of the U.S. Government. Her book was created collaboratively with photographer Liz Clayman, food stylist Mira Evnine ( both in studio) and co-author Jennifer Sit. Each person involved with the book volunteered their time and talents so that all proceeds will benefit Mayada's family and other refugees and asylum seekers. Food Without Borders is powered by Simplecast.

Surbhi Sahni is a veteran NYC chef and the creative director at Saar Indian Bistro. Surbhi landed her first restaurant job over 20 years ago in an all-female professional kitchen in Delhi before she moved to the US where she juggled graduate work in food studies at New York University with long hours in restaurant kitchens. Now in New York City's dining scene—an industry still dominated by male chefs—Surbhi is known for her creative concepts that blend contemporary and traditional flavors. Her work reflects a deep appreciation for regional Indian home cookery and the generations of women who have contributed to it. Food Without Borders is powered by Simplecast.

Alicia talks to food writer and nutrition educator Leah Kirts about her upbringing in rural Indiana, her time in the NYU food studies master’s program, and teaching kids about veganism. Written and presented by Alicia Kennedy Produced by Sareen Patel This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.aliciakennedy.news/subscribe This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.aliciakennedy.news/subscribe

Alicia talks to food writer and nutrition educator Leah Kirts about her upbringing in rural Indiana, her time in the NYU food studies master’s program, and teaching kids about veganism. Written and presented by Alicia Kennedy Produced by Sareen Patel

Changing the Conversation was a live crossover episode of A Hungry Society and Food Without Borders that explored how to create meaningful change for women, people of color, and the LGBTQ community in the food world. It took place on Thursday, June 21, 2018 on the rooftop of 100 Bogart in Bushwick. Hosts Korsha Wilson (A Hungry Society) and Sari Kamin (Food Without Borders) welcomed guests Leah Kirts, Vonnie Williams, Mayukh Sen, and Yemi Amu to discuss access, equity, and opportunity in today's food landscape. Who's talking the talk and who's walking the walk in kitchens, media, and the events circuit? Panelists shared personal stories and advice on navigating the ever-changing food world they live and work in. A Hungry Society is powered by Simplecast

Changing the Conversation was a live crossover episode of A Hungry Society and Food Without Borders that explored how to create meaningful change for women, people of color, and the LGBTQ community in the food world. It took place on Thursday, June 21, 2018 on the rooftop of 100 Bogart in Bushwick. Hosts Korsha Wilson (A Hungry Society) and Sari Kamin (Food Without Borders) welcomed guests Leah Kirts, Vonnie Williams, Mayukh Sen, and Yemi Amu to discuss access, equity, and opportunity in today's food landscape. Who's talking the talk and who's walking the walk in kitchens, media, and the events circuit? Panelists shared personal stories and advice on navigating the ever-changing food world they live and work in. Food Without Border is powered by Simplecast.

It’s June, so all of us at Heritage Radio Network are celebrating Pride month! Pride honors the 1969 Stonewall riots that launched the Gay Liberation Movement here in New York City. Before you binge watch season two of Queer Eye, catch up with this week's episode of Meat + Three. First, we turn to last week’s Supreme Court decision about the baker from Colorado who refused to design a wedding cake for a same-sex couple, back in 2012. To recap: Charlie Craig and David Mullins met, fell in love and decided to get married. They went to the Masterpiece Cakeshop, to order a custom cake for their wedding, but the owner, Jack Phillips, denied their request. He cited his Christian faith and religious objection to same sex marriage. The ACLU filed a complaint with the Colorado Civil Rights Commission and in 2013, that organization ruled against Phillips. His lawyers failed to get the ruling overturned in Colorado, but two years ago, the US Supreme Court agreed to hear the case. On June 4th, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Phillips and Masterpiece Cakeshop, saying that the Colorado Civil Rights Commission did not act as a neutral ruling body in the matter. We were surprised by the decision, so we asked our correspondent Esther Trakinski to share some insight on Justice Kennedy’s majority decision. (Trakinski practiced law for 25 years before becoming a food systems specialist and adjunct professor at NYU.) She told us that the Supreme Court decision is much narrower than civil rights advocates feared, and actually called it “a resounding acknowledgement that gay people are protected persons under the law.” The decision was procedural and highly specific to this case. To be sure, some may try to invoke this decision to deny services to gay people for their weddings, but last week’s ruling ensures their actions would still be considered unlawful in a courtroom. Still, emotions are running high after the verdict–we’ve seen a deluge of negative Yelp reviews about Masterpiece Cakeshop, and actor Andrew Garfield pled at the Tony Awards “let’s just bake a cake for everyone who wants a cake to be baked.” That’s why we’re delighted to introduce you to Jim Samaras, who co-owns Lora’s Donuts and Bakery shop with his wife in Englewood, Colorado. Not only did they reach out and offer to bake Charlie and David a custom wedding cake (a rainbow cake, to be more specific), they gave it to the couple for free. Our next story turns to Taylor Lanzet, another woman whose work brings us joy. As the Director of Supply and Sustainability, she sources vegetables for Dig Inn, a fast casual restaurant chain that focuses on serving local produce. Host Dana Cowin, who currently has a consulting gig with the restaurant group, welcomed Lanzet to her show, Speaking Broadly on an episode she called “Queer Eye for the Food Supply.” Kat Johnson addresses the controversy surrounding Antoni Porowski, Queer Eye’s Food and Wine Expert. Many viewers thought his recipes from season one were unsophisticated, but we ask: what’s wrong with simple food? Mitchell Davis, the Executive Vice President of the James Beard Foundation, even weighs in on simple food and provides us with one of his favorite summer recipes! We end with a story by Hannah Fordin of a food writer who’s exploring the fascinating correlation between the vegan and LGBTQ communities. Leah Kirts is a freelance food writer and nutrition educator for a non profit in Harlem. She developed research on the intersection between the LGBTQ community and the vegan community. She shares her journey of coming out as vegetarian – and eventually vegan – before fully coming to terms with her queer identity. Love Meat + Three? Subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher, follow us on your favorite social media platforms @Heritage_Radio, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, or drop us a line at ideas@meatandthree.nyc. Our theme song is by Breakmaster Cylinder. Photo via instagram.com/joyosity. Meat + Three is powered by Simplecast

Kolkata-born and raised Mini Dhingra speaks with Leah about why she left a career as a business analyst to start a food company making small-batch artisanal samosas. Since launching four years ago as a small booth at a local farmers market, Samosa Shack has become a source of community for Dhingra and a way to make deeper connections with her Indian identity through food. Dhingra talks about the unorthodox way she blends traditional Indian recipes with seasonal Hudson Valley produce, why she's often an oddity at farmers markets and vegan food events where she sets up shop, and what it feels like for her to be an Indian immigrant woman raising a daughter in today's political climate. Food Without Borders is powered by Simplecast

Azerbaijan-born food entrepreneur and recipe developer, Uli Nasibova left the world of finance to pursue her passion making gelato and started her own thriving business, Gelateria Uli—a small-batch, from scratch gelateria in Los Angeles. Uli joins guest host Leah Kirts in the studio to chat about the world of flavors and experiences that inspire her. Food Without Borders is powered by Simplecast