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On this week’s menu: a follow-up conversation about South Korea’s soft power and how cultural influence - especially through food - can amplify a country’s presence beyond its own borders and into a “global mainstream”. Lending us their informed perspective are chef Deuki Hong and food journalist Matt Rodbard. They’ve co-written the New York Times Bestselling book KOREATOWN and have now released a delicious sequel KOREAWORLD. So they know a thing or two. 

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On this week’s menu: the origins of Buzzfeed’s Tasty and knowing, as a creative, when it’s time to walk away. Buzzfeed was not and is not the only Internet media company to make it big enough that its own staff become household names for many - but what really goes behind the scenes and our own screens?

Lending us her own perspective and experience is culinary producer and creator Inga Lam. After more than five years as a culinary producer for Buzzfeed Tasty in New York City, Inga has moved on to being her own full-time boss, still cooking online and eating delicious food around the world.

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On this week’s menu: we’re talking about the commercialization of cannabis and its place in the food and beverage industry. Are we able to get past the stigma that for so long and in many parts of the world, still plagues marijuana consumption? 

Joining us to talk shop is Vanessa Lavorato (culinary producer, author, and founder of Marigold Sweets) to help answer hopefully SOME of these questions. And together, we delve into the complexities of being in an industry centered around a “controlled substance” and really is true and not true in its use.

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On this week’s menu: we’ll be questioning what exactly is “commercial friendly” and how despite having all the talent in the world with a large audience, it may still not be good enough to make an income online. We’ll get honest about our experiences regarding sponsors, brands, and ways in which we’ve tried to be true to the very brand we create as creators.

To point out these gaps in the industry is good friend and excellent cook, Daniel Williams, who has possibly one of the most aesthetically pleasing feeds on Instagram, curating immaculate vibes with music and food. With over 2 million followers, he’s definitely established himself as a bonafide taste maker. But why have certain brands not caught up? 

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On this week’s menu: we’ll be digging into the new wave of Korean food and drink that has been overtaking social media, especially in the past couple years. Joining the table is American expat, Max Abrams, originally hails from New York who now lives full time in Seoul, South Korea. From teaching English to kindergarteners to now being a go-to guide for others on what’s cool and best yet: what’s tasty around the world, Max lends a valuable and respectful view on living abroad. 

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On this week’s menu: we’re discussing real life adaptations of games and anime…food! From Calcifer’s Breakfast in Howl’s Moving Castle to Minecraft cake, the true impact of a game or show can be felt literally in our stomach as hunger pains. The desire to eat these foods in “IRL” has led to lucrative business opportunities via themed cafes, amusement park menus, and attempts at recipes from your favorite creators to bring fantasy into reality. 

Joining the table is actor, musician, and fellow nerd Jimmy Wong to discuss the ultimate food and drink icons of fantasy and games but also how a collective desire for these things is a marker of success in the medium. 

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