The Culinary Citizen

This week co-hosts Rebecca and Kelsey talk with Yigal Schleifer, co-founder and editor-in-chief of Culinary Backstreets, an online publication that covers neighborhood food scenes and offers small group culinary tours in 14 cities around the world. Interested in learning more about culinary diplomacy? Check out our website at www.culinarycitizen.com or subscribe to The Culinary Citizen in SoundCloud or iTunes. Music in this episode featured musician Pul Tyan. Visit more of his work at www.paultyan.com.

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Rebecca and Kelsey chat with Katerina Georgallas, founder and owner of Mastiha Artisan Greek Bakery (formerly Baklava Couture) in DC and the Farm-to-Table Heritage Tour. Leaving interior design for the kitchen, Katerina used pastry as a way to start discovering her Greek roots leading to the creation of her heritage tour.

This week co-hosts Rebecca and Kelsey talk with Anthony Morano and Leila Elamine from the Recipe Hunters. After working high-stress jobs, these two decided to follow their passion, traveling the world documenting recipes with heritage products through short videos and photography. Interested in learning more about culinary diplomacy? Check out our website www.culinarycitizen.com Music in this episode featured musician Paul Tyan. Visit more of his work at www.paultyan.com.

Join co-hosts Rebecca and Kelsey as they explore the world of specialty coffee with Mehmet Sogan from Coffee Origins Travel. Mehmet takes guests to 'origin,' or coffee farms, around the world. Learn how he builds relationships with his local collaborators and builds origin options. Interested in learning more about culinary diplomacy? Check out our website www.culinarycitizen.com Music in this episode featured musician Paul Tyan. Visit more of his work at www.paultyan.com.

Sam and Kelsey speak with culinary author Naomi Duguid about gastronationalism and her new cookbook, The Taste of Persia.

This week Sam and Kelsey speak with NYU Food Studies Program Director and author of The Ethnic Restaurateur, Dr. Krishnendu Ray. In this episode, listeners will learn why the term 'ethnic' is phasing out, why David Chang is the new ethnic restaurateur, and how to be responsible consumers of ethnic foods.

This week Sam and Kelsey talk to author and culinary diplomat, Amy Riolo.

This week Sam and Kelsey speak with Program Manager Megan McGowan from the League of Kitchens, an “immersive culinary adventure” in which guests go to the homes of immigrant cooks and learn to cook their cuisines. There are currently 9 instructors working with the organization, from Argentina, Uzbekistan, Japan, Korea, Trinidad, Greece, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, India, and Lebanon. Tune in and learn more!

This week Kelsey and Sam discuss the collaborative massive open online course (MOOC) called "The Geopolitics of Hospitality," taught by the Grenoble Ecole de Management. Topics included culinary diplomacy, diplomatic protocol, seating arrangements, the dangers of poisoning, and more!

This week Sam and Kelsey speak with doctoral student Elaine Mahon about her research on the history and development of Irish culinary diplomacy through State Dinners. You can find her paper, 'Ireland on a Plate', which we discuss in this podcast, and all of her upcoming articles at: http://arrow.dit.ie/tfschafart/157/.

Sam and Kelsey discuss past traditions and recent State Dinners in the United States.

This week Sam and Kelsey speak with Anna Hofmann from Kitchen without Borders, a Swiss nonprofit that helps build food spaces around the world to promote peace. Anna speaks about their newest project, a floating kitchen, in Ecuador and their annual fundraiser, the Kitchen Battle.

In Episode 9 of The Culinary Citizen, Sam and Kelsey talk to Deputy Cultural Attaché at the US Embassy in Rabat Morocco, J.J. Harder, about his work as a culinary diplomat, the creation of the US-Morocco Food Week, and his time working in Peru.

In Episode 8, Kelsey and Sam speak with Lauren Claire Smith, a co-chair of the Fletcher School's Culinary Diplomacy Club as well the founder of Onda, a company focusing on exporting artisanal Mexican culinary products.

In Episode 7, Sam and Kelsey speak with Phil Champain, who has focused on using food as a tool of peace-building in his work in the United Kingdom.

This week Dr. Johanna Mendelson Forman joins Kelsey and Sam on The Culinary Citizen to discuss conflict cuisine. Dr. Forman explains what it is, how it applies to you and your community, and her upcoming projects in the field.

This week Sam and Kelsey discuss November's culinary diplomacy updates. You can look forward to learning more about the field in France, Thailand, Ethiopia, Australia, and the United States.

This week, Sam and Kelsey chat with Professor Darra Goldstein from Williams College about her many cookbooks (including her newest, Fire + Ice: Classic Nordic Cooking, as well as earlier titles like The Georgian Feast and A Taste of Russia), the founding of Gastronomica, and finding her place in food academia.

On today's episode, we speak with pop-up kitchen founder Adam Sudmann (along with Adam's children and Sam's cat in the background). Adam speaks about starting his pop-up kitchen, My Lucky Tummy, in Syracuse, NY through Kickstarter, working with a large immigrant community, and what the future holds for My Lucky Tummy. This is an insightful episode for our entrepreneurial listeners. You can follow Adam's global feasts on Twitter @myluckytummy or Facebook at 'My Lucky Tummy'.