Family and nostalgia are the core of Black baking traditions and show up in recipes as a cultural heirloom. Nowhere else is this more vividly displayed than in the soul food restaurant and the proprietors who keep these traditions alive. In thi

The Light & Shade of Black Nostalgia

Jan 12th, 2022 42m 3s

The world of desserts can feel indulgent and decadent in ways that overlook the practical impact our cultural relationships with food have on our lives. The joy and celebration, the emotional connection and comfort in good and bad times our des

Bean To Bar Chocolate

Dec 29th, 2021 46m 38s

This episode explores the ecosystem around bean-to-bar chocolate making with the creatives reclaiming chocolate for the African diaspora. In this episode, i talk with the chef, activist, and chocolatier Selassie Atadika, owner of Midunu Chocola

Community Cake

Dec 15th, 2021 38m 22s

Nostalgia is a huge factor in the baking traditions in the African American culinary canon and the keepers of southern cake and desserts recipes are preserving that legacy for a whole new generation. In this episode, I talk with Chef Colette Kn

Pie Art!

Dec 1st, 2021 38m 41s

This season we’re taking a little bit of a diasporic trip and no place is more important to the movement and colonial influence on Black foodways than the Caribbean. With a complicated economic, geopolitical, and cultural mix of factors, the ov

Diasporic Desserts

Nov 17th, 2021 32m 48s

Sweets look different across the African diaspora, where baking is less about decadent desserts to end a meal and more about special occasions, a taste of other parts of the world, and the botanical bounty of indigenous fruits. I wanted to star

A History of American Cake Design: In conversation with Chef Toba Garrett

Jun 3rd, 2021 40m 13s

An intimate conversation with Master Pastry Chef Toba Garrett.In the world of cake decorating there is a name that emerges among most professionals as a master of the craft, and that Chef Toba Garret. She wrote the go-to text on cake decoratin

Media Hype

May 20th, 2021 39m 52s

The media landscape allows us to know chefs in ways that the confines of restaurants or bakeshops don’t allow. We get to know their lives and personalities, and in subliminal and overt ways come to understand more about our culture in the proce

Bakesale Resistance

May 6th, 2021 32m 44s

From Georgia Gilmore to Paola Velez...From Georgia Gilmore to Paola Velez desserts have always had the power to transform social movements. From activist fundraising to the empowering construct of social entrepreneurship, the ability to bake

The Makers

Apr 27th, 2021 32m 1s

Household names start someplace...The world of CGP (Consumer Goods and Products) was made for the dessert world and has been a fruitful space for Black pastry artists for generations. In this episode, we talk with the minds behind some of the

The Makers

Apr 22nd, 2021 32m 4s

Just Desserts

Apr 8th, 2021 53m 30s

Don't be fooled by how easy they make it look...Training is a factor that is debated throughout the food world and has as much to do with relative success as any other factor. From formal training to community-sourced apprenticeship rigor and

Origin Story

Mar 25th, 2021 1h 1m

We start at the beginning...On this episode, Therese talks with guests about how they fell in love with desserts. What inspires them, where they trained, and whether the reality of the careers they’ve built for themselves lives up to their ini

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Extended Trailer

Mar 11th, 2021 18m 39s

Black Food Folks is an organization founded by Clay Wiliams and Colleen Vincent to connect Black food creatives in tangible ways. Through Covid-19 the organization has strengthened and grown and has an eye toward intentional storytelling and ha

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