Centering Black Foodways in A Hungry Society

Drama at the Dinner Table: Writer and advice columnist Daniel M. Lavery about potatoes for dessert, imaginary restaurant ideas and the persistence of the dinner table as the place where familial tensions come to a head. Plus: Ho and co-host Justin Phillips dole out their own advice about making it as professional food writer on the Dear Spicy segment of the podcast. by Extra Spicy

39 min listen

The Pandemic Pivot: Restaurant to Grocery: Anthony Strong, the chef and owner of San Francisco's Prairie, talks about his restaurant’s quick pivot to a general store at the onset of the pandemic. Hang on to the end to hear some nonsense about Hot Pot Panic, Soleil Ho's new favorite computer game made by a Bay Area local. by Extra Spicy

41 min listen

A New Deal for Restaurants: Organizer and sommelier Vinny Eng talks about working with SF New Deal, a nonprofit that has provided financial relief for restaurants by enlisting them to cook meals for people and organizations in need. by Extra Spicy

39 min listen

Only Nigerian Restaurant in San Francisco Burns Down: Simileoluwa Adebajo, owner of San Francisco’s Eko Kitchen, speaks with hosts Soleil Ho and Justin Phillips just hours after her restaurant burned down in a major fire. by Extra Spicy

42 min listen

This is Extra Spicy: San Francisco Chronicle food writers and columnists Soleil Ho and Justin Phillips talk to fascinating food folks in the Bay Area and beyond about restaurant life, cookbooks and the devastating horror of ranch dressing. Their attempts to decipher the bizarro happenings of the food world will stimulate your mind and your appetite. by Extra Spicy

3 min listen

Adapting to the Realities of Outdoor Dining: Shawn Naputi and Shawn Camacho of restaurant Prubechu discuss how the pandemic is reshaping restaurants by Extra Spicy

38 min listen

How JustUs Kitchen Feeds the Movement: Bay Area chef and community organizer Jocelyn Jackson is the founder of JustUs Kitchen, a project that provides healing food experiences for Black women and femmes. Jackson, also the co-founder of the People’s Kitchen Collective, talks about what it means to create liberated spaces, the ancient history of mutual aid, and how we can sustain the political moment, by Extra Spicy

38 min listen

What Wildfires Mean for California Wine: Chronicle wine critic Esther Mobley shares talks about the impact the Glass Fire is having on California wineries and restaurants, already hurt by previous fires. by Extra Spicy

34 min listen

Comfort Food for Your Pandemic Hunger: Brenda Buenviaje, chef and owner of a chain of New Orleans-style restaurants in the Bay Area, talks with hosts Justin Phillips and Soleil Ho about coping in the time of coronavirus. by Extra Spicy

38 min listen

Not Interested In American Cuisine: Hawa Hassan, CEO of Basbaas Somali Foods, talks about her work to promote African cuisines here in the U.S. and her new cookbook, “In Bibi’s Kitchen.” She also has a frank discussion of her work with Bon Appetit’s Test Kitchen, which she says used her image to uphold the illusion of diversity while not affording her the respect she deserved. | Get full Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod by Extra Spicy

43 min listen

Hungry Hungry Hooker: San Francisco food blogger and professional companion Adahlia Cole talks about the ways in which sex work intersects with the food industry. by Extra Spicy

39 min listen

Pickle Jar Time Machine: Master fermenter Kelly McVicker geeks out about pickles. She says an increased interest in the craft during the coronavirus pandemic is a sign that people are rethinking the place of pickles in our food system. by Extra Spicy

37 min listen

Pandemic Pivot to the Worker-Owned Restaurant Revolution: Restaurateur and activist Reem Assil talks about the struggle and necessity of transforming her Arab bakery shop into a worker-owned operation amid the coronavirus pandemic. by Extra Spicy

32 min listen

Breaking Up with Diet Culture: Virgie Tovar, author and podcast host of the Rebel Eaters Club, talks about diet culture: what it is, how it feels and how we can push against it. by Extra Spicy

38 min listen

Centering Black Foodways in A Hungry Society: Korsha Wilson talks about her website and podcast, A Hungry Society, and how she’s protected her byline. Her focus on Caribbean cuisine and Black foodways at large has been an inspiration to Soleil Ho and Justin Phillips. by Extra Spicy

43 min listen

Padma Lakshmi: Redefining “American Food”: The writer and television personality talks about her new show, Taste the Nation. Lakshmi, an award-winning author who previously hosted “Top Chef,” talks about using her show to broaden the definition of “American food.” by Extra Spicy

40 min listen

Can Free Fridges Avoid “Poverty Porn”?: Gabriela Alemán of the Mission Meals Coalition and Ashley Rahimi Syed of SF Community Fridge have teamed up to bring a fridge stocked with fresh food to the Mission District amid the pandemic. They talk about protecting the dignity of those they serve, and mitigating the “performative” aspect of some of the giving. by Extra Spicy

44 min listen

A Foodie's First Impressions of the Bay Area Food Scene: Serena Dai, the new senior features editor for The San Francisco Chronicle, talks about why food awards are here to stay — even amid a pandemic. by Extra Spicy

36 min listen

Can Vegan Soul Food Tackle Meat’s Masculinity Problem?: Toriano Gordon, a rapper-turned-restaurateur, talks about finding his place in veganism, meat’s masculinity problem and the history of plant-based eating in Black communities. by Extra Spicy

30 min listen

Mark Canha: Big League Foodie: Mark Canha, outfielder for the Oakland Athletics, talks about his unlikely turn as a Bay Area food influencer by Extra Spicy

38 min listen

Don’t Call the Cops on Pop-Ups: Palestinian chef Mona Leena Michael talks about how the health department shut her Oakland food pop-up down due to an anonymous complaint — even during a pandemic that has rendered many food industry workers like her unemployable. by Extra Spicy

38 min listen

Three-Michelin-Starred: A Fine Dining Legacy, Burned Down: A California wildfire burned down the three-Michelin-starred Restaurant at Meadowood. Here’s what some former employees have to say about its highly-disciplined — and allegedly toxic — work environment by Extra Spicy

39 min listen

Barbecue That's Worth the Wait: Matt Horn, the pitmaster and owner of Horn BBQ, talks about his legendary Texas-style barbecue and opening a highly anticipated brick-and-mortar space in Oakland by Extra Spicy

34 min listen

Can Chocolate Be Ethical Under Capitalism?: Major chocolate companies are facing child slavery lawsuits in the United States. Simran Sethi, professor and freelance journalist, joins Soleil Ho to talk about how to love chocolate without guilt. by Extra Spicy

42 min listen

Food Photography Is a Meritocracy — If You’re a White Person: Food photographer Oriana Koren talks about their work researching and documenting Black contributions to American cuisine, as well as the politics behind the camera. by Extra Spicy

37 min listen

Bonus: Chef Anthony Salguero on Salvadoran Food in the Bay: Anthony Salguero, chef / founder of Popoca in Oakland, talks about Salvadoran food and restaurant culture with host Soleil Ho. by Extra Spicy

36 min listen

Roman Mars: How the Pandemic is Transforming Restaurants: The author and host of the design and architecture podcast “99% Invisible” talks about how the pandemic creates an opportunity to make restaurant design more resilient while making people less empathetic when ordering food. by Extra Spicy

41 min listen

What Will Food Historians Say About the Pandemic?: Katherine Spiers, host of the Smart Mouth podcast, discusses how the coronavirus pandemic is changing the way we eat and think about food. by Extra Spicy

33 min listen

The Fight to Save Chinatown: Even before the coronavirus pandemic shut down the Bay Area, San Francisco's Chinatown — America’s oldest — felt the impact. We look at how the community is trying to overcome the challenges a year later. by Extra Spicy

31 min listen

Bonus: Dessert Potatoes with Daniel M. Lavery: The advice columnist and food writer talks about potatoes for dessert, imaginary restaurant ideas and the persistence of the dinner table as the place where family tensions come to a head. by Extra Spicy

27 min listen

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