When I grow up, I want to be Willow King. Or, maybe more accurately, I just want to move to Boulder, CO, hang out with Willow and her co-founder, Mara, and eat fermented things all the live long day. We could go snowboarding (even though I have no idea if Willow snowboards), plan trips to exotic locations (she definitely does this) and dream up ways to pickle our favorite foods (something she’s already got on lock). But, since I have…
WOAH! A podcast on a Tuesday instead of the typical Friday!? Yep. This is a We Could Make That in-between-isode where I talk to top food writers, popular Instagrammers and all around interesting people to share their favorite makers and food trends of the moment. Have someone to nominate? Email me here. Leiti Hsu is a professional connector. Chances are she’s had dinner with your favorite chef, and interviewed your favorite food personalities for her radio show, Word of Mouth. Most recently, she…
WOAH! A podcast on a Wednesday instead of the typical Friday!? Yep. This is a new series: We Could Make That in-between-isodes where I talk to top food writers, popular Instagrammers and all around cool people to share their favorite makers of the moment. Have someone to nominate? Email me here. Joann Pai started writing her blog as a way to keep her friends and family in the loop during her travels. Then, Instagram came along and everything changed. Suddenly, the…
Let’s say you came up with an idea for a food company in January. How long do you think it would take you to launch? Maybe a year? 18 months? If you’re Aidan Altman, the answer to that question is five months. FIVE MONTHS, PEOPLE! Insanity. Aidan and his co-founder, Shannon McGlynn, dreamt up their company, Spice Foods, with a few characteristics in mind: transparency, altruism and health. It’s true that Millennials generally think we’re the bees knees [thanks mom and…