Communal Table

Food & Wine
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Hello beautiful people! This is the archive of Food & Wine Pro's Communal Table podcast. Chefs and restaurant workers take great care of everyone else, but often they need a little help themselves. Each week, Food & Wine’s executive features editor Kat Kinsman talks with hospitality pros about how they manage their business, brain, and body for the long haul. Some of our very special guests include Samin Nosrat, Nigella Lawson, David Chang, Pete Wells, and more. Follow Food & Wine's new podcast Tinfoil Swans wherever you listen.

  1. 07/07/2023 · BONUS

    Communal Table Presents: Tinfoil Swans from Food & Wine

    Food & Wine has led the conversation around food, drinks, and hospitality in America and around the world since 1978. Tinfoil Swans continues that legacy with a new series of intimate, informative, surprising, and uplifting interviews with the biggest names in the culinary industry, sharing never-before-heard stories about the successes, struggles, and fork-in-the-road moments that made them who they are today. Each week, you'll hear from icons and innovators like Guy Fieri, David Chang, Mashama Bailey, and Maneet Chauhan, going deep on their formative experiences, the dishes and meals that made them, their joys, doubts and dreams, and what's still on the menu for them. Tune in for a feast that'll feed your brain and soul — and plenty of wisdom and quotable morsels to savor later. For more info visit: foodandwine.com/tinfoilswanspodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    2 min
  2. Nigella Lawson Talks Solitude, Imperfect Housekeeping, Squishy White Bread, and Listening to Your Food

    04/17/2021

    Nigella Lawson Talks Solitude, Imperfect Housekeeping, Squishy White Bread, and Listening to Your Food

    Like many of us, Nigella Lawson has spent the last 13 months hunkered at home, in an endless cycle of cooking, eating, washing up (reluctantly), and doing it all again just hours later. Unlike the rest of us, she's adapted her practices into a glorious cookbook—called Cook, Eat, Repeat—that celebrates and elevates this cycle into something contemplative and pleasurable. The renowned author and TV star joined Communal Table for an intimate conversation about isolation, grief, keeping house, re-entering society, the nature of gathering, and the pleasures of a long and non-photogenic braise. Nigella Lawson https://www.nigella.com/ Cook, Eat, Repeat https://www.amazon.com/Cook-Eat-Repeat-Ingredients-Recipes/dp/0063079542?&linkCode=ll1&tag=fwnigellalawsoncommunaltablepodcastshownoteskkinsman0421-20&linkId=816e0 Antara's Mom's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/pal_dough_pal/ Tadka Dal with Roti https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/tadka-dal-with-roti Nigella's Chicken in a Pot with Lemon Orzo https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/chicken-in-a-pot-with-lemon-orzo Best Practices: Nigella Lawson https://www.foodandwine.com/fwpro/best-practices-nigella-lawson Food & Wine Pro https://www.foodandwine.com/fwpro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h 29m
  3. Preeti Mistry Is Hanging Out with Puppets, Planning a More Inclusive Food Future

    04/15/2021

    Preeti Mistry Is Hanging Out with Puppets, Planning a More Inclusive Food Future

    We're living in a golden age of Preeti Mistry and the world is so much more delicious for it. The Juhu Beach Club chef, cookbook author, speaker, and podcaster (among other things) can currently be seen teaching kids and puppets alike about the marvelous universe of herbs and spices on the Netflix show Waffles and Mochi; heard on their new podcast Loading Dock Talks in conversation with food and justice activists; read on their super feisty and smart social media feeds; and channeled via their vibrant and joyful recipes and spice blends. Mistry joined Communal Table from amid the California redwoods to talk about thoughtful representation, who gets to be called a chef, how to monetize talent, and why joy is so essential. Preeti's Site https://www.preetimistry.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/chefpmistry Instagram https://www.instagram.com/chefpmistry/ Waffles and Mochi https://www.wafflesandmochi.org/ More about Preeti's spice blends https://www.foodandwine.com/seasonings/spices/chef-spice-blends Food & Wine Pro https://www.foodandwine.com/fwpro  Listen to these great podcasts: Loading Dock Talks: https://loading-dock-talks.simplecast.com/ Copper & Heat: https://www.copperandheat.com/ Afros & Knives: https://www.afrosandknives.com/ Home Cooking: https://homecooking.show/ Extra Spicy: https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/podcasts/extra-spicy/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h 55m
  4. Sam Fore Talks Feeding Restaurant Workers in Need, Therapy, and Tomato Pie

    04/02/2021

    Sam Fore Talks Feeding Restaurant Workers in Need, Therapy, and Tomato Pie

    When chef Sam Fore sees something she can fix, she jumps in to help. As the restaurant industry was devastated by COVID-19, she joined The LEE Initiative to help make sure that workers were being fed—and help create a system where the whole community could benefit in the long term. That's just who she is as a person, but it wasn't until recently that she offered that kind of care to herself, in the form of starting therapy. In part two of this two-part conversation, Fore talks about the nitty-gritty of building sustainable relationships between restaurants and farms, how stigma gets in the way of mental healthcare (especially in the South Asian community), and what it means to have your food on the cover of a magazine.  Listen to Part One https://www.foodandwine.com/fwpro/communal-table-podcast-sam-fore Tuk Tuk Sri Lankan Bites http://www.tuktuklex.com/ Follow Sam on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tuktuklex/ The LEE Initiative https://www.leeinitiative.org/ Sam on Medium https://heated.medium.com/no-appetit-tuktuk-a3e708cb7427 Roasted Tomato Curry Pie https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/roasted-curry-tomato-pie This Spicy Mango Pork Noodle Dinner Comes Together in Just One Skillet https://www.foodandwine.com/fwcooks/spicy-mango-pork-noodles-samantha-fore These Tempered Curry-Ginger Sweet Potatoes Are Perfect for Fall https://www.foodandwine.com/cooking-techniques/fw-cooks-samantha-fore-tempered-curry-ginger-sweet-potatoes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h 11m
  5. Sam Fore Will Not Stay Silent, and That's a Very Good Thing

    03/19/2021

    Sam Fore Will Not Stay Silent, and That's a Very Good Thing

    When it comes to calling out cruddy behavior, chef Sam Fore has never been afraid to speak her mind. Growing up as a first-generation Sri Lankan American in North Carolina, she had a supportive community (and a mom who always warned her about how her mouth would get her in trouble—not that she listened) but outside of it, she began to question why the rules and standards were different for her than for her white peers. Fore's sense of justice and fearlessness has only strengthened over the years, and she joined Communal Table for a lively and frank discussion about growing up brown in the South, why it's important to question your preconceived notions, accidentally becoming a chef, and standing up for vulnerable people. Tuk Tuk Sri Lankan Bites http://www.tuktuklex.com/ Follow Sam on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tuktuklex/ The LEE Initiative https://www.leeinitiative.org/ Sam on Medium https://heated.medium.com/no-appetit-tuktuk-a3e708cb7427 Roasted Tomato Curry Pie https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/roasted-curry-tomato-pie This Spicy Mango Pork Noodle Dinner Comes Together in Just One Skillet https://www.foodandwine.com/fwcooks/spicy-mango-pork-noodles-samantha-fore These Tempered Curry-Ginger Sweet Potatoes Are Perfect for Fall https://www.foodandwine.com/cooking-techniques/fw-cooks-samantha-fore-tempered-curry-ginger-sweet-potatoes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    57 min
  6. Pinky Cole Talks About Entrepreneurship, Intentions, and Setting People Up for Success

    03/12/2021

    Pinky Cole Talks About Entrepreneurship, Intentions, and Setting People Up for Success

    Pinky Cole has always known that she would lead an extraordinary life. As a girl growing up in East Baltimore, she wasn't sure what form that would take, but when her friends were outside playing, she was setting goals for herself, like "earn my first million by age 30." Which she did. Next goal—a billion by 40. She's got time. The restaurateur and philanthropist joined Communal Table from her secondary office in Atlanta—a.k.a. her car—to talk about the extraordinary growth of her Slutty Vegan empire, learning from mistakes, taking care of her "inside customers," and how she's empowering generations of color to build wealth and pursue their dreams. Slutty Vegan https://sluttyveganatl.com/ The Pinky Cole Foundation https://pinkygivesback.com/ Pinky Cole on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/pinky907/ Slutty Vegan on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sluttyveganATL/ An Invitation to Vegan Comfort Food https://www.foodandwine.com/chefs/slutty-vegan-pinky-cole Food & Wine Pro https://www.foodandwine.com/fwpro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h 2m
  7. Adrian Lipscombe Talks Black Land Ownership, Texas Tribulations, and Studying Sake

    03/05/2021

    Adrian Lipscombe Talks Black Land Ownership, Texas Tribulations, and Studying Sake

    When city planner and architect Adrian Lipscombe visited a cafe in La Crosse, Wisconsin for a business meeting, little did she know she'd end up moving her family up all the way from Austin, Texas, running the cafe herself, and revitalizing a whole section of the city. And if running a restaurant during a pandemic isn't a full-time-plus job, Lipscombe also developed an initiative—40 Acres and a Mule—to preserve, research and celebrate Black foodways and support Black land ownership, makes hundreds of free meals for families in need, and got certified as a sake expert. Lipscombe took time from her busy schedule to talk about all of that, as well as what's going on in her native Texas (spoiler alert: plenty), what farmers are up against, and how she ended up with 40 avocado plants in her home.  Uptowne Cafe https://uptownecafe.com/ This Juneteenth, Chef Adrian Lipscombe Aims to Preserve Black Foodways https://www.foodandwine.com/news/adrian-lipscombe-40-acres-mule-juneteenth The 40 Acres and a Mule Project https://www.gofundme.com/f/forty-acres-project Follow Adrian on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/adie_eats/ The Food & Wine Pro Guide to Mental Health and Sobriety Resources https://www.foodandwine.com/fwpro/the-food-wine-pro-guide-to-mental-health-and-sobriety Texas Restaurants, Bars to Reopen at Full Capacity; Workers Not Yet Eligible for Vaccine https://www.foodandwine.com/news/texas-restaurants-bars-to-reopen-at-full-capacity Food & Wine Pro https://www.foodandwine.com/fwpro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h 22m
  8. Matt Jennings Talks Sobriety, Pivots, Flextaurants, and How Chefs Can Evolve

    02/26/2021

    Matt Jennings Talks Sobriety, Pivots, Flextaurants, and How Chefs Can Evolve

    The day Matt Jennings woke up on his bathroom floor, he knew something had to change, or else he'd die. Five years later, the chef and cookbook author is sober, happy, healthy, and on a mission to help other people in the industry find their way forward—even if it looks nothing like they'd imagined. Jennings joined Communal Table to talk about the obsessions that drove him, what "chef" means now, his hopes for the future of restaurants, and why grocery stores matter so much. Full Heart Hospitality https://fullhearthospitality.com/ Red Barn Kitchen https://redbarnkitchenvt.com/ Matt on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/matthewjennings/ Healthy Living Market https://healthylivingmarket.com/ Get Off Your Phone and Go to Your Neighborhood Restaurant https://www.foodandwine.com/chefs/communal-table-matthew-jennings Food & Wine Pro https://www.foodandwine.com/fwpro Homegrown: Cooking from My New England Roots https://www.amazon.com/Homegrown-Cooking-New-England-Roots/dp/1579656749?&linkCode=ll1&tag=fwpodcommunaltablepodcastmattjenningskkinsman0221-20&linkId=32960ae2ed50a3b25fdcfb311ca0e601&ref_=as_li_ss_tl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h 18m
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Hello beautiful people! This is the archive of Food & Wine Pro's Communal Table podcast. Chefs and restaurant workers take great care of everyone else, but often they need a little help themselves. Each week, Food & Wine’s executive features editor Kat Kinsman talks with hospitality pros about how they manage their business, brain, and body for the long haul. Some of our very special guests include Samin Nosrat, Nigella Lawson, David Chang, Pete Wells, and more. Follow Food & Wine's new podcast Tinfoil Swans wherever you listen.

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  • Creator
    Food & Wine
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2023
  • Episodes
    103
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026, People Inc. All rights reserved.
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    Communal Table