An inspired Chef shares on his catering co, trying to get folks to try new healthy foods, his journey from Dishwasher to Sous Chef in Yale University Dining, and the stereotypes he faces as a young Black Chef.
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The Food Squad Does Strawberries
Iroquois Strawberry Drink, Sexy Strawberry Vinaigrette, Mohegan friendship berries, Black food wisdom, Grandma's Jam, the berry pickers boycott, and more! Guests Rachel Sayet, Raquel Pablo Rivera, and Farron Harvey dig in with host Tagan Engel on, culture, race, joy, and liberation through strawberries.
When Women Chefs Run The Kitchen
Robin Bodak (co-owner and head chef) and Dignity Maille (cook) of the restaurant Next Door talk about their women-centric kitchen culture, outstanding and unpretentious food, cultural appropriation vs kitchen creativity, and the real challenges of running a restaurant that values both the workers and local farmers.
JUN 14, 2019
STORYSCAPE
A collection of short stories on the lives and work of twelve people who explore the landscape of race, change making, education & community around Connecticut. Host Tagan Engel recorded these stories and many more as part of a larger multi media project in 2018 to mark the 25th anniversary year of the Graustein Memorial Fund.
Forest Honey - supporting beekeepers & the environment in Ethiopia
Entrepreneur Ariana Yuen shares the successes and challenges of starting her new single origin honey business Maryiza, based in the Gera Forest in Ethiopia.
Striving for Reparations: Land, Food, and Self-Determination in the North Philly Peace Park
Brother Tommy Joshua Caison, co-founder and Director of the North Philly Peace Park talks about transformative healing and fence free food forests within this African American community.
Yoruba Orisa Tradition in Practice
Babalawo, Priest of Ifa Enroue Halfkenny, Onigbana Sangofemi (and husband of host Tagan Engel ;-) shares an overview of the traditional religion of the Yoruba people, and what it looks like in daily life. He speaks on this indigenous African tradition as a path towards personal and communal healing and a wholistic framework for healing our broken society.
Rebroadcast: Maple Moon, City Tree Tapping & Grits n' Gravy
Rebroadcast of a three part show from 2017: Mohegan Maple Moon with Rachel Sayet - Tapping trees in the city with 8 year old Sam - and Marshall Cruz shares his wild story of how he started cooking and dreaming of a Grits n' Gravy food truck.
Growing Compost in the City
Entrepreneur Domingo Medina, on addressing climate crisis through Peels & Wheels Compost - his bike, solar, and people powered composting business.
A Community of Food Entrepreneurs Grows In Bridgeport with a Pinch Of Salt
Guests from A Pinch of Salt, Dave’s Angry Sauce, and Love Breakfast talk about their passions for food, supporting Black and Brown owned food businesses, and spreading their fresh food love to everyone.
The POWER OF SOUP with Sopa! and Soup & Salaam
Guests Eric Rey and Sumiya Khan talk about their two ventures which use soup as a vehicle for sharing culture, building community, and supporting entrepreneurship in New Haven, CT.
Farming While Black
Leah Penniman of Soul Fire Farm on her new book Farming While Black, the Afro-Indigenous roots of sustainable agriculture and the work of supporting people of color in finding liberation on land.
Three Fab Food Folks - Live Show
Three enthusiastic New Haven, CT food system change agents share their personal journeys, as well as their visions and practices for transformative change...oh and pulses, pirogies and Guatemalan black beans too... with Guests Latha Swamy, Genesis Vicente, and Austin Bryniarski.
Hood Health
Co-Editor of The Hood Health Handbook Alife Allah on health wisdom from and for Black & Brown communities, systemic change, hip hop as inspiration, playing in the park, and his journey into health justice work.
75th Anniversary of an Uprising: Reflecting on my Grandparent's Escape from Sobibor
Host Tagan Engel speaks with her husband Enroue Halfkenny, a healer and therapist about her recent trip to Poland to mark the 75th Anniversary of the mass uprising, and her grandparents escape from the Nazi death camp Sobibor.
Fighting for Micro Food Businesses
Pie baker and serial entrepreneur Mubarakah Ibrahim is on a mission to fix local policies to support micro-food businesses like her's. With a step by step conversation on how to start a food business, and being the change you want to see!
4 Teens on Race & Education in Schools
Four New Haven, CT Public School students share their experiences and insights on how race shows up in schools and how it impacts their lives and learning. With guests: Briyana, Benny, Sebastian and Mia.
Pottery Beast - Roberto Lugo
Talented ceramic artist Rob Lugo speaks on his incredible journey from graffiti to the pottery wheel, the importance of seeing people of color in art, and his inspirations as an Afro-Latino from Kensington, Philly.
Girl Power Books
10 year-old girl, Tomistela Engel-Halfkenny shares her favorite books featuring inspiring girls and women including many black and brown women in HERstory... and how reading them impacts her view of herself.
THE FOOD SQUAD: Summer Food Finds (Live Show) 2018 Update
Four fab food lovers, dish on Summer Food Finds in CT... an outrageous ice cream trail, vegan soft serve, Pow Wow foods, a chef’s adventures with his daughters, BBQ, tacos and more! With guests Babz Rawls Ivy, Rachel Sayet, and Franco Comacho.