The Future Of Food Is You is a podcast for the next generation of food leaders. 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 Thursday. The Future Of Food Is You is produced by The Cherry Bombe Podcast Network.
Latest episodes
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30 min
From Tomatoes To Tinned Fish, Artist Adrianne Paerels Of Hello Adrienne Is Having Fun With Food
Adrianne Paerels, the artist and designer behind Hello Adrianne, is known for her charming illustrations of everything from tomatoes to tinned fish and the custom painter pants she…
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45 min
Journalist Ella Quittner On Freelancing & Food Media
Today’s guest is Ella Quittner, a journalist making a name for herself in food media with articles like “I Love You, but I Hate Your Cooking” in The New York Times and “The Bizarre…
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32 min
Haricot Vert Accessories Designer Kelsey Armstrong Talks About Her Wearable Poetry & Paris Inspo
Kelsey Armstrong is the artist behind Haricot Vert, the Brooklyn-based jewelry and accessories line. There’s a good chance the coolest person you know has an Haricot Vert earring o…
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32 min
Groundcycle Founder Vivian Lin Wants You To Compost For A Better World
During the pandemic, Vivian Lin was a sustainably-minded young architect living at home in New York City with her parents. She was working for a top international firm and decided…
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35 min
Stephanie Lau, Founder Of Cookbook Club, Is Building Community One Potluck At A Time
Stephanie Lau is on a mission to bring people together. A CPA by day, she started a monthly potluck called Cookbook Club out of her one-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn. Today, the Co…
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26 min
Figlia Founder Lily Geiger On The Mission Behind Her Zero-Proof Brand
Today’s guest is Lily Geiger, founder of Figlia, a nonalcoholic beverage brand she founded with the mission of changing drinking culture. Having grown up with a parent who battled…
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32 min
Lauren Dozier On Her Viral Quilt Cookies And Drawing Inspiration From The Past
Lauren Dozier’s cookies are more than just sweet treats. Incorporating influences from fine art, fashion, children’s books, and her ancestors, Lauren has delighted her followers an…
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36 min
While Entertaining’s Amber Mayfield Hewett Is Changing The Party Scene
Today’s guest is Amber Mayfield Hewett, the party planner and entrepreneur behind the companies To Be Hosted and While Entertaining Media. Amber joins host Abena Anim-Somuah to tal…
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33 min
“The Frosted Hag” Madeline Bach Is Making Cakes Her Own Way
Today’s guest is Madeline Bach, the founder and cake artist behind Frosted Hag. Madeline’s cakes are colorful, maximalist creations, crowded with whimsical toppings that beckon you…
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46 min
Gabrielle Chappel Of “Next Level Chef”
Gabrielle Chappel is a rising culinary star and current contestant on Fox’s “Next Level Chef,”the Gordon Ramsay competition show. Gabrielle cites her childhood in rural Pennsylvani…
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38 min
TikTok Star Hailee Catalano Is Keeping Her Cool In The Kitchen
Cooking has always been at the center of Hailee Catalano’s world. She grew up watching The Food Network, inspired by cooks like Rachael Ray and watching the adults cook in her Sici…
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31 min
Peel Soft Serve Founder Valeria Alvarez On Making Ugly Fruit Beautiful
Valeria Alvarez is on a mission to make something beautiful out of ugly fruit. After a trip to Indonesia that inspired her to start a smoothie bowl business, Valeria began research…
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33 min
Gabriella & Giovanna Favilli-Vigoreaux Of Bandidas Bake Shop On Role Models And Returning Home
For Gabriella and Giovanna Favilli-Vigoreaux, community is everything. After a temporary move to their home state of Florida became permanent, Gabi and Gio embarked on a journey to…
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41 min
Cornell Junior And Food & Finance High School Alum Chayil Hyland Is The Future Of Hospitality
If former Cherry Bombe intern Chayil Hyland has anything to do with it, the future of hospitality is going to be bright and diverse. A junior at Cornell’s School of Hotel Administr…
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55 min
Mexican Winemaker Silvana Pijoan On Creating Her Own Path (And Natural Wines)
Today’s guest is Silvana Pijoan, a second-generation vintner producing wines on Pijoan, her family estate located in Ensenada, a coastal town in the Mexican wine region Valle de Gu…
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52 min
Mexico City Restaurateur Lorea Olavarri On The Power Of Mistakes, Trust & Fair Wages
We have a special episode this week coming to you from Mexico City. Today’s guest is Lorea Olavarri. Lorea is the chef, owner, and partner of three restaurants across CDMX: Nero, a…
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41 min
Alice Jun Of Hana Makgeolli On Being Part Of The Beverage Revolution
Today’s guest is Alice Jun, founder of Hana Makgeolli, the artisanal Korean rice wine producer based in Brooklyn. She was introduced to makgeolli at a young age, helping her father…
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47 min
Chala June On Queerness In Food, Working At Bon Appétit, And Culinary Cannabis
Today’s guest is Chala June, the Congolese-American journalist who has made a name for themselves covering queerness in food and the intersection of cannabis and culinary for the l…
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46 min
Rolo’s Sous Chef Nadine Ghantous On Working In New York’s Hottest Restaurants
Nadine Ghantous is the sous-chef at Rolo’s, a popular neighborhood restaurant in Ridgewood, Queens. After completing a biology degree at Syracuse University, she moved to New York…
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45 min
How Black Market Breast Milk Inspired Helaina CEO Laura Katz To Create Her Biotech Company
The Future Of Food Is You is back! For the first show of 2024, host Abena Anim-Somuah is joined by Laura Katz, the founder and CEO of Helaina, a New York City-based biotech company…