8TheWorld - Conversations with homecooks from around the world Rob Lewis

For the 20th episode, my guest is Jemischa Albo from the Instagram page @jamischaskitchen.
Jemischa is a young woman on the cusp of a great adventure. After years of working for a major supermarket chain, Jemischa has set up her own food shopping service. 

What is even more remarkable is her journey to this moment. She writes about her experience through the foster care system and in the workplace in her blog  https://vocal.media/authors/adapting-adopted. 

For the 19th Episode, my guest is Melissa Griffith from the Instagram page @blessthismessblog and the blog blessthismessplease.com.
Melissa is a Hoosier by birth and now lives in one of the prettiest places in the US, Utah near Bryce and Zion National Parks with her husband and five kids.
Melissa embodies farm to table. Her homestead is a hobby farm with bunnies, chickens, sheep and even a cow. Her recipes are a celebration of baking and cooking whose purpose is to help others build a sense of mindfulness and intuition around food and eating.

For the 18th Episode, my guest is Chef Ploy from the Instagram page @ployskitchen.
Ploy is from Bangkok Thailand and has lived in the Boston Area for over 10 years. Ploy has travelled the world experiencing food culture from the finest kitchens to street food. And as an educator at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education, she is on a mission to share her passion for food with others. 

For the 17th episode, my guest is Hachi from the Instagram page @hachisramen. Hachi was born in Toronto, grew up in Tokyo then moved to Montreal where launched three Japanese restaurants, Iwashi Izakaya, Thazard, and his latest omakase restaurant Okeya. Hachi is adept at experimenting with ramen variations and we made a vegan ramen dish together using Beyond Meat.

For the 16th episode, my guest is Dulce, known as @forever_hambrienta on Instagram.

Dulce is from Mexico City. Her Instagram page is full of traditional Mexican dishes, tasteful takes on American comfort food, lots of brownies and posts detailing her travels in Mexico and the US. Together we made Caldo Tlalpeño, a chicken soup with chickpeas and garnishes of avocado and fresh cheese.

For the 15th Podcast my guest is Nicole K, also known as @provisionstonourish. 
Nicole is an all-star at meal planning, fridge diving and stretching prepared ingredients across multiple meals in different recipes.  We made a braised beef dish and will discuss all the meals that we were able to stretch out of a one pot meat preparation. We spoke about reducing food waste, preserving food, cookbooks and foraging.