Better Food Stories

After discovering that the pescatarian diet made her feel the best, Chef Stephanie Harris-Uyidi has successfully lived the pescatarian for over 20 years. Today, she is a sustainable seafood enthusiast with a passion for spreading the word about the benefits of eating a plant-based diet supplemented with fish and seafood. Chef Stephanie is the face behind The Posh Pescatarian, as we

Today on the pod, I'm chatting with Don Baocochi of Paleo Gluten Free Guy all about what it takes to be a food blogger in 2020. If you are a  culinary content creator or have ever wanted to start your own food blog, this is definitely an episode you want to listen to!  In my interview, Don shares:  How he became interested in paleo and gluten-free living How he come

Get excited! Today's episode takes you inside the world of artisan chocolate. If you've ever wondered how chocolate is made, how to tell the high-quality stuff from everything else, then you are going to LOVE this interview.  In this episode I’m chatting with Kate McAleer, the founder of Bixby & Company, an award-winning craft confectionery located in Rockland, Maine. Th

On today's episode, I'm chatting with Coconut Bliss' CEO, Kim Gibson Clark.  A leader in the plant-based industry for over 20 years, Kim is an expert in sustainability, ethical food sourcing and the future of plant-based food.  In this interview, you'll learn how Kim has helped Coconut Bliss expand to become one of the most sustainably acclaimed plant-based companies in t

On today's episode, I'm chatting with Lauren Moran, the baker, co-founder and Chief Product Officer for Eastern Standard Provisions, a Boston-based gourmet pretzel company. What makes these artisan pretzels so special? Well, besides being delicious,  they're made using all-natural vegan ingredients and without any corn syrup or artificial sweeteners. Oh yea, and they happened

Did you know that there are over 1,000 different types of bananas, over 4,500 kinds of potatoes and more than 800 breeds of cattle? So why is it that most of us – yes, even the most adventurous of foodies – have probably never tried even a fraction of these foods? Today’s guest, Erik Oberholtzer is here to talk to us all about this food diversity challenge. Erik is a chef and

On this episode, I'm talking to Brook Sheehan and Rema Abedkader, best friends and co-founders of Cup O' Sugar, a mobile app that connects neighbors over sharing and requesting food ingredients. With Cup O' Sugar, users can request ingredients that they forgot to grab during their store run and if there is excess food at home, they can offer it up to those who may need it by s

In today’s episode, I’m talking to Eman Pahlavani, one of the co-founders of a company called HUNGRY.  Based in Washington, DC, Hungry is a platform that connects independent chefs to companies for corporate catering, they have an impressive backing from the likes of Kevin Hart, Usher and Todd Gurley of the Atlanta Falcons.  This is a continuation of our COVID-19 busi

Like so many other business owners around the globe, Midgi Moore, the owner of Juneau Food Tours in Juneau, Alaska, found herself needing to pivot her business in the the wake of COVID-19. With tourism coming to a screeching halt, she needed a way to bring Alaska to the public without requiring them to jump on a plane. The result: Taste Alaska!, a delicious subscription box that in

Colombia's remote, Arhuaco tribe has been cultivating heirloom sugarcane varietals high in the mountains of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta for generations. After visiting Colombia and being introduced to this tradition, Philadelphia-based entrepreneur Hustino Mitchell had an idea for a new business– to bring rare ancestral cane sugars to the international market while creating