Beyond the Plate RVA

Beyond the Plate RVA
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Beyond the Plate RVA all about "savory meals and saucy stories. It is a podcast which features the stories and experiences of black women (and others) in the food, spirits, and beverage industries that are using their skills, expertise, and knowledge to bring the best culinary dishes and drinks to the proverbial kitchen table. The show highlights the broad spectrum of exceptional local, regional, and national food industry talents who share the desire to “Edutain” viewers on the art of storytelling through food and drink.

  1. 2d ago

    Beyond the Plate RVA with Kahja Elliot, Culinary Storyteller

    🎙️ Beyond the Plate RVA Podcast | Season 7, Episode 1: Kahja Elliott — Food, Migration, Culture & Storytelling 💜 Food is more than what we eat. It's our history, our heritage, and the stories that connect us across generations and communities! 🌎🍽️ We're kicking off Season 7 of Beyond the Plate RVA Podcast with the dynamic Kahja Elliott, creator of Kay in the Bay and producer and host of The As Told By Podcast. From growing up in the Bronx to living in Atlanta and eventually making Oakland, California, her home, Kahja shares how migration shaped her food lens and deepened her appreciation for culinary traditions, cultural identity, and community. In this engaging conversation, we explore her journey into food media, the power of authentic storytelling, and why the people behind the plate matter just as much as the food itself. ✨ Because every plate has a story, and every story deserves to be heard! 💜 Connect with Kahja Elliott: 📸 Instagram: @heykayinthebay 🌐 Website: www.kayinthebay.com 🎙️ Podcast: The As Told By Podcast — Available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify 📝 Substack: Life-Sized Bites 🔗 More from Kahja: https://linktr.ee/heykayinthebay 💜 Don't forget to LIKE, COMMENT, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE to our podcast and YouTube channels for more inspiring interviews with Black and Brown women in food, beverages, and spirits, restaurant highlights, chef interviews, sweet treats, and RVA foodie adventures! 📲 Follow Beyond the Plate RVA: 📸 Instagram: @beyondtheplatervatvshow 📘 Facebook: @beyondtheplatervatvshow 🎥 YouTube: RLP Productions 🎙️ Know a Black or Brown woman making an impact in the food, beverage, or spirits industry? We'd love to share her story! 📧 Guest recommendations: info@rlpproductions.com 🌐 Learn more about RLP Productions at www.rlpproductions.com. Until next time, foodie besties, keep exploring, keep supporting, and remember: There's always more to the story beyond the plate! 💜 #BeyondThePlateRVA #KayInTheBay #BlackWomenInFood #FoodStorytelling #FoodiePodcast

  2. May 20

    Beyond the Plate RVA Podcast w/Chef Shaye Verde

    Hey there, foodie besties! 🎙️✨ Welcome to Episode 3 of Season 6 of Beyond the Plate RVA:The Podcast! In this special catch-up episode, we reconnect with theincredibly talented Chef Shaye Verde to hear all about her latest culinary journey, creative inspirations, and exciting new role as Head Pastry Chef at Coco + Hazel (https://www.coconutandhazel.com) in Bon Air, VA. From stunning pastries to unforgettable flavors, Chef Verde continues to serve excellence one sweet treatat a time. 🍰💫 We’re talking desserts, growth, passion, and what it means to keep evolving in the food industry. If you love pastry artistry, foodie conversations, and celebrating creative Black chefs, this episode is for you! ✨ Follow Chef Verde on Instagram:[@whatyoumakinchefverde](https://www.instagram.com/whatyoumakinchefverde)[@eatsSNXS](https://www.instagram.com/eatssnxs) 💜 Don’t forget to LIKE, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE to our podcast & YouTube channels for more restaurant highlights, chef interviews, sweet treats, and RVA foodie adventures. Follow us on social media: IG - @beyondtheplatervatvshow FB - @beyondtheplatervatvshow And remember, if you know of a Black or Brown woman in food, beverages, & spirits industry, send her our way: info@rlpproductions.com. To learn more about RLP Productions, visit www.rlpproductions.com today.   #BeyondThePlateRVA #ChefShayeVerde #RVAFoodie#BlackFoodCreators #FoodiePodcast

  3. Apr 11

    Beyond the Plate RVA with Natalie Eltahir, founder of Popcorn Concierge

    Happening Now: Season 6 of Beyond the Plate RVA Podcast! 🎙️ 🍿 We are so excited to be back with yet another inspiring episode of Season 6 of the Beyond the Plate RVA Podcast! Join us for an engaging and flavorful conversation with Natalie Eltahir, the visionary founder of Popcorn Concierge. In this dynamic chat, Natalie shares the story behind her luxury gourmet popcorn brand, offering insights into her entrepreneurial journey, the inspiration behind her business, and her impact as a trailblazing Black woman in the culinary industry. This episode celebrates creativity, resilience, and the power of turning passion intopurpose. ✨ Tune in now and be inspired! 🍿 Connect with PopcornConcierge: 🌐 Website: https://www.popcornconcierge.com 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/popcornconcierge📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/popcornconcierge💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/popcornconcierge 🎧 Join the Conversation If you enjoyed this episode: 👍 Like the video 💬 Leave a positive comment for Natalie and our team 🔔 Subscribe to our channel for more inspiring culinary stories 📤  Share this podcast with fellow food lovers and entrepreneurs Let’s continue to uplift and support Black and Brown women in food. 🤎 Know someone with a great foodie story who would be an amazing guest? We’d love to hear from you! 📧 Email us at: info@rlpproductions.com Thank you for tuning in to Beyond the Plate RVA, where everystory is served with purpose. #BeyondThePlateRVA #PopcornConcierge #BlackWomenInFood#WomenInFood #CulinaryPodcast #SupportBlackOwnedBusinesses #FoodEntrepreneurs#RVAFoodies

  4. Mar 5

    Beyond the Plate RVA w/Frances Odoi of CoCoGin

    ✨ Season 6 Premiere — Beyond the Plate RVA Podcast ✨🥕🍊 Season 6 of Beyond the Plate RVA is here and we are honored to kick off Women’s History Month with a phenomenal Black woman in food and wellness: Frances Odoi. Born of Ghanian descent but raised in Richmond, Frances is the Founder + Owner of CoCoGin LLC — a wellness brand that began with juicing ginger during the height of the pandemic and blossomed into a movement rooted in culture, community, and care. What started as intentional self-care became a thriving business built on alignment, purpose, and faith. In this powerful Season 6 opener, we go beyond the bottle. We talk about: • Building a business in uncertain times • Honoring heritage and healing traditions • Reclaiming our health as a community • Choosing wellness as a lifestyle — not a trend Frances’ story reminds us that when you listen to that inner nudge, trust your gifts, and serve with integrity, impact follows. CoCoGin is more than juice — it’s ritual, reset, and remembrance. 🗓 Episode Premieres: Thursday, March 5th at 6:30 PM EST 📺 Watch & Subscribe: 👉🏽 Follow Frances & CoCoGin Instagram: @cocogin_juice Facebook: @CoCoGinJuice Favorite motto: “Taste and See That Wellness is Good!” Richmond family and beyond, join us for a conversation that nourishes body, mind, and spirit. Season 6 is pouring up something good.

  5. 12/26/2025

    Beyond the Plate with Food Story Coach, Michelle Petties

    SEASON 5 FINALE | Beyond the Plate RVA Podcast 🎙️ Foodie family, we’re closing out Season 5 with a conversation that is powerful, honest, and deeply transformative and you don’t want to miss this one. We are honored to welcome Michelle Petties — TEDx speaker, Food Story Coach, and award-winning author of Leaving Large: The Stories of a Food Addict. Michelle reminds us that food is rarely just about hunger. Our choices are often shaped by emotional wounds, cultural expectations, and the stories we’ve been carrying for years. After gaining and losing more than 700 pounds, she discovered that lasting change didn’t come from another diet — it came from rewriting the story behind her relationship with food. That breakthrough became her life’s work. This Season 5 finale is heartfelt, healing, and soul-stretching. It invites us to look beyond what’s on our plates and reflect on what’s living in our hearts. ▶️ Watch right here on YouTube 🎧 Also available on Apple, Spotify, and Google Podcasts📣 Spread the word and show some love to our guest: 👉🏽 Follow @iambrandnewnow 🔗 leavinglarge.com Thank you for rocking with us all season long. This finale has purpose. 💫Follow us —📸 Instagram: @beyondtheplaterva 💌 Know a Black or Brown woman making waves in the food, beverage, or spirits industry? We’d love to feature her story! DM us or email info@rlpproductions.com. Tune in, subscribe, and see what’s Beyond the Plate!

  6. 11/08/2025

    Beyond the Plate RVA with Celebrity Cake Artist, Debbie Church

    Welcome to Beyond the Plate RVA — Season 5, Episode 5! 🎥 This week, we’re serving up something extra sweet with none other than Debbie Church, the powerhouse CEO & Founder of Delicate Creations Cakes. 👑 Debbie is a Celebrity Cake Artist whose edible masterpieces have graced Food Network’s Cake Wars, HolidayWars, The Big Bake, Food Network Canada, and Hulu’s Cookies, Cupcakes & Cake with Buddy Valastro. Now, she’s joining us to share her journey — from humble beginnings to creating 7-foot sugar showstoppers for celebrities and major brands. 💫 If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to turn passion into a thriving business, this episode is your inspiration! 🎧 Listen on: Apple, Spotify, Google & more 📺 Watch now on YouTube: Subscribe to Beyond the Plate RVA for new episodes! ✨ Produced by RLP Productions in partnership with Maggie’s Custom Sweet Treats. 📲 Stay connected & inspired:Follow Debbie — 📘 Facebook: @mydelicatecreations📸 Instagram: @delicatecreationscakes🎵 TikTok: @delicatecreations Follow us — 📸 Instagram: @beyondtheplaterva 💌 Know a Black or Brown woman making waves in the food, beverage, or spirits industry?We’d love to feature her story! DM us or email info@rlpproductions.com. 🍿 Tune in, subscribe, and see what’s Beyond the Plate!

    Beyond the Plate RVA with Celebrity Cake Artist, Debbie Church

  7. 10/02/2025

    Beyond the Plate RVA w/Kimberly Myrick of So Salsa

    🍿✨ Welcome to Beyond the Plate RVA Season 5, Episode 4! ✨🍿This week, we’re sitting down with the queen of salsa and pico de gallo — Kimberli Myrick, CEO & Founder of So Salsa. From her California roots where she fell in love with Mexican food, to creating salsa that quickly became the star of family cookouts, Kimberli’s story is all about flavor, resilience, and community. After navigating deep personal loss while raising two amazing kids, she transformed her passion into a business that’s now shaking up RVA's Black Farmer's market and beyond—one bold jar at a time.🎧 Listen on Apple, Spotify, Google, and more: [Link in bio]📺 Subscribe here on YouTube for new episodes every week!Produced by RLP Productions in partnership with Maggie’s Custom Sweet Treats.✨ Stay connected:Follow Kimberli on IG: @SoSalsa21 + grab your jar at www.SoSalsa21.comFollow us on Instagram: @beyondtheplaterva💌 Do you know a Black or Brown woman in the food, beverage, or spirits industry whose story we should share? DM us or email: info@rlpproductions.com

  8. 08/23/2025

    Beyond the Plate RVA w/Monique Jackson, CEO On & Poppin Gourmet Confectionaries

    🍿✨ Beyond the Plate RVA is back with Season 5, Episode 3! ✨🍿 This week we’re talking with the Popcorn Diva herself — Monique Jackson, CEO & Founder of On & Poppin Gourmet Confectionaries. Monique’s story is filled with courage, faith, and innovation. A widow and devoted mother, she stepped away from event planning during the pandemic to launch her very own gourmet popcorn brand, blending bold mocktail-inspired flavors that quickly became a Richmond favorite. From landing in local storefronts to making her way into the CareFirst Arena, Monique has turned her passion into a thriving business that’s rooted in community, strength, and resilience. In this episode, she opens up about her journey, the challenges she’s overcome, and her vision for the future of On & Poppin. Produced by RLP Productions in partnership with Maggie’s Custom Sweet Treats. ✨ Stay connected:Follow Monique on Instagram → @onandpoppin_popcornbarFollow us on Instagram → @beyondtheplaterva 💌 Got someone we should feature? We’d love to hear from you! Email us at info@rlpproductions.com #BeyondThePlateRVA #OnAndPoppin #SupportBlackWomen #FoodAndSpirits #MoniqueJackson #BlackExcellence #BlackWomenInFood #RLPProductions #BeyondThePlateRVAPodcast #Podcasting

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Beyond the Plate RVA all about "savory meals and saucy stories. It is a podcast which features the stories and experiences of black women (and others) in the food, spirits, and beverage industries that are using their skills, expertise, and knowledge to bring the best culinary dishes and drinks to the proverbial kitchen table. The show highlights the broad spectrum of exceptional local, regional, and national food industry talents who share the desire to “Edutain” viewers on the art of storytelling through food and drink.

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  • Creator
    Beyond the Plate RVA
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    24
  • Rating
    Explicit
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