Texas born Jeff Porter and Jersey Boy Raj Vaidya have spent over 4 decades in wine and hospitality. Jeff at Tra Vigna, Babbo, Del Posto, Raj at Gary Danko, Per Se and over a decade at Daniel to name a few. Jeff went on to consult while Raj joined Pressoir, responsible for La Paulee, La Fete du Champagne, La Tablee, Pressoir Events and now with Jeff Porter, C ... Show More
Mar 2023
Best of: Chef Mashama Bailey on reclaiming African-American food
This week Lilah goes to Savannah, Georgia, to visit chef Mashama Bailey. In 2022, Mashama won Outstanding Chef at the James Beard Awards. Since 2014, she has been chef and partner at The Grey, a restaurant located in a formerly segregated bus station. And she has been redefining ... Show More
30m 36s
Sep 2023
Building the Next Generation of Wine Leaders with The Roots Fund Founder, Ikimi Dubose
The story of wine is a colorful one. Today, more funds and nonprofits are cropping up to promote the inclusivity of marginalized groups in the wine culture at large. One of those efforts, The Roots Fund, is looking to secure a pathway for the future of wine for those who are Blac ... Show More
20m 50s
May 2021
147 | Rachel Laudan on Cuisine, Culture, and Empire
<p>For as much as people talk about food, a good case can be made that we don’t give it the attention or respect it actually deserves. Food is central to human life, and how we go about the process of creating and consuming it — from agriculture to distribution to cooking to dini ... Show More
1h 16m
Nov 2020
Mona Ataya: Mumzworld Founder
Mona Ataya, a serial entrepreneur, started early by selling chewing gum in grade school. Now, she runs the region’s largest online baby store, Mumzworld. She talks about the balancing act of being a mom and running a leading e-commerce company and how her Palestinian background c ... Show More
32m 40s
Oct 2021
Michael Sandel, philosopher
Michael Sandel is a political philosopher and professor of government theory at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He has also presented the BBC Radio 4 series The Public Philosopher and The Global Philosopher, in which he examines the thinking behind a current contr ... Show More
35m 39s
Jun 2020
Sheryl Sandberg and Justice Sonia Sotomayor
<p>Oprah Winfrey travels to Silicon Valley to have lunch with Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, who ignited a firestorm with her book <em>Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead. </em>Cheryl takes Oprah to her favorite restaurant, the place where she and Facebook Founder and CEO M ... Show More
34m 21s