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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

The day after Vinny Eng was named as one of Food & Wine's 2019 Somms of the Year, he said his thank yous for the accolade, then promptly announced that he was stepping away from the industry for a while to work on a political campaign. For those who know Vinny, this wasn't a surprise, because the industry veteran has always made it his business to act with intention, infusing every act of hospitality with an eye toward making the world a more equitable place. He joined Communal Table to talk about the COVID relief efforts he's working on for SF New Deal, explain what community organizing and mutual aid actually are, how he sees restaurants' role in a more equitable future, and what's feeding his soul throughout.  SF New Deal https://sfnewdeal.org/ Sommelier Vinny Eng’s California Winemaker Roll Call https://www.foodandwine.com/wine/sommelier-year-2019-vinny-eng We Should All Be Empathetic to Restaurant Workers, Especially Now https://www.foodandwine.com/fwpro/empathy-for-restaurant-workers Food & Wine Pro https://www.foodandwine.com/fwpro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vinny Eng Talks Mutual Aid, Empathy, and the Art of Hugging Trees

Little did she know at the time she was writing it, but Anita Lo's Solo: A Modern Cookbook for a Party of One became, for many, the ideal guide for this time in history. The 2001 Food & Wine Best New Chef and much-lauded chef, author, and TV personality joined Communal Table from her home on Long Island to talk about the ever-changing role of chefs, cooking for pleasure, coping in a tough kitchen, and the free online cooking classes she's teaching to celebrate the release of the film A Writer’s Odyssey and the Year of the Ox. Food & Wine Pro https://www.foodandwine.com/fwpro The free cooking class will be hosted through Anita’s Instagram Live (@anitalonyc) on Thursday, 2/11 at 3 p.m. PT / 6 pm E.T. in collaboration with CMC Pictures (@cmc_pictures) to celebrate the release of A Writer’s Odyssey and the Year of the Ox. Anita on IG: https://www.instagram.com/anitalonyc/?hl=en Trailer: A Writer’s Odyssey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yDeipqy-ys&list=PLDZhLHLye-cUT-frXYxSIuGPcOP6WlMBN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anita Lo Talks Solo Cooking, Throwing Butter, and Constant Reinvention

When Claudette Zepeda was at her most stressed-out, as she puts it, "my neck went away." Her shoulders were in a permanent state of hunch and she'd been advised at a new job to bring her "knives and anti-anxiety medication." But she learned along the way to advocate for herself, for people who'd always been marginalized in the world of food, and for the Mexican dishes that generations of her family held dear. The Top Chef alum and executive chef of the Alila Marea Beach Resort joined Food & Wine for a conversation about breaking bad patterns, communing with her ancestors, being completely humbled by her teenagers, and mentoring the next generation of chefs. Food & Wine Pro https://www.foodandwine.com/fwpro Learn more about Claudette https://chefclaudettezepeda.com/ Follow her on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/claudetteazepeda/ Mother, Militant, Empath, Hard-Ass https://www.foodandwine.com/chefs/claudette-zepedas-tijuana Make Claudette's birria tacos https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/birria-tacos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Claudette Zepeda Talks Cutting Through White Noise and Becoming the Leader She Needed to See

It's hard to open a restaurant. It's indescribably stressful to have to open your restaurant four separate times, for reasons (earthquake, local government corruption, pandemic) out of your control. But Norma Listman and Saqib Keval believe in the vision of Masala Y Maiz, their Mexico City restaurant and co-op, so fiercely that they keep on working. They joined Communal Table for a fascinating conversation about recipes as documentation of a culture, the impact of white supremacy on food media, the might of masa, and their blueprint for a restaurant culture that is built for the health of the workers. Food & Wine Pro https://www.foodandwine.com/fwpro Editor's Note: Why a Recipe Is More Than a Recipe https://www.foodandwine.com/news/editors-note-why-a-recipe-is-more-than-a-recipe Mole Verde con Pollo with Corn Tortillas https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/mole-verde-con-pollo-with-corn-tortillas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Norma Listman and Saqib Keval Talk Mole, Valuing Mexican Food, and What Restaurant Family Means

January is a particularly cruel month. The days are short, the holidays past, and hey—we're still living in a freaking pandemic. But we've all got to find joy where we can, and this comes in the form of the recipes and stories we're running this month, celebrating the particular pleasure of sopping up stews and soups with bread, making perfect flank steak (and other things) under the broiler, and getting as much citrus into your life as physically possible. Plus: We're adding something pretty special to the end of the episodes from here on out, so be prepared to get blissed. Food & Wine Pro: https://www.foodandwine.com/fwpro Get the Recipes: https://www.foodandwine.com/holidays-events/recipes-make-in-january Citrus Is My Therapist: https://www.foodandwine.com/fruits/growing-citrus-trees-indoors Remembering Lulu Peyraud, a Quiet Legend in the World of French Food and Wine:  https://www.foodandwine.com/news/remembering-lulu-peyraud Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Food & Wine Team Talks Dal and Roti, Sopping, Broiling, and Citrus

Restaurateurs live their lives by the numbers, and when Carl Sobocinski saw COVID-19 case rates racking up in Greenville, SC, he knew he had to take action. Even though it wasn't mandated by local or state law, he voluntarily closed down all but one of his restaurants for a period after the holidays in an effort to keep his team and his diners safe. It was a tough decision that carried a price tag, but for him, it was the right thing to do. He joined Communal Table for a discussion about the mechanics and money behind this move, the efforts he's making to give his team members a path to ownership, and what keeps him grounded in tough times. Learn more about Carl https://table301.com/ Food & Wine Pro https://www.foodandwine.com/fwpro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carl Sobocinski Talks About Investing in People and Closing His Restaurants to Stop the Spread

A year ago, Kiki Aranita was in Hong Kong for a cousin's wedding when she heard the first rumblings about a virus that was highly contagious and beginning to spread. There's no way she could have known that just months later, she'd have to shut down her much-loved Philadelphia restaurant Poi Dog because of its impact. It was an agonizing decision, but the multi-talented chef, writer, and artist is finding purpose in the pivot with a line of condiments that are based in her Hawaii heritage, making objects that soothe her soul, and finding new ways to keep the Poi Dog dream alive and thriving. She joined Communal Table for an in-depth conversation about the practical, financial, emotional, and intellectual work it takes to be a chef in an age of unrest. How It Feels to Close Your Restaurant for Good https://www.foodandwine.com/news/how-to-close-your-restaurant-permanently-kiki-aranita-poi-dog-coronavirus Buy Kiki's Sauces at Gotham Grove https://gothamgrove.com/pages/poi-dog Food & Wine Pro https://www.foodandwine.com/fwpro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kiki Aranita Talks About Closing Her Restaurant, Collective Trauma, and Selling Sauce

No one on earth needs to be told that this is a holiday season unlike any other because we're all living it. If you're a listener of this podcast you are painfully aware of the kind of year it's been, and that no one quite knows the way forward. In this year, more than any other, joy, rituals, and traditions matter—especially if we can't be together to celebrate. In this episode, the Food & Wine team and friends joined forces to talk through some of the foods that keep them feeling warm and bright. You'll hear Paola Briseño-González and Khushbu Shah getting deep on tamale making, Josh Miller talking with Melanie Hansche about her beloved Bavarian-Austria spitzbuben and Paige Grandjean on the gloriously geeky art of candymaking, and Sarah Crowder delving into the rites of her family's flaming "Flambo Jambo." Christmas Time Is Tamal Time https://www.foodandwine.com/holidays-events/christmas/how-to-make-homemade-tamales-from-scratch-masa Brown Butter-Cardamom Spitzbuben https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/brown-butter-cardamom-spitzbuben How to Make Candy Magic at Home https://www.foodandwine.com/desserts/candy/how-to-make-candy-at-home-fudge-caramels-brittle This Year I Have to Set the Ham on Fire Myself https://www.foodandwine.com/holidays-events/flaming-ham-holiday-tradition Food & Wine Pro https://www.foodandwine.com/fwpro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How to Holiday in Limbo

Hello beautiful people! Welcome to Food & Wine Pro's weekly 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 senior 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, Angie Mar, Seamus Mullen, David Chang, Pete Wells, and more. Subscribe now.

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