Immigrant Activists Join Climate Change March
From our #ReportingClimate series: Immigrant activists take on Climate Change
Category: Audio
On the Radio: Fi2W’s Von Diaz on The Splendid Table
An interview with Von Diaz about her Cocina Criolla project.
Callaloo and Collard Greens: Every Brooklyn Garden Tells a Story
Part 2 of our series Callaloo and Collard Greens
Rawia Bishara and Ousila Rafai: Serving Up a Labor of Love
A veteran restauranteur in conversation with a young food entrepreneur.
Callaloo and Collard Greens: Caribbean Women Farm Central Brooklyn
How community gardens are helping to transform Brooklyn neighborhoods.
Beatrice Ughi and Eileen Formanes: Passion for Food Becomes a Profession
A conversation between women food entrepreneurs from different generations.
Schooled by Their Mothers, These Men Carry On Family Recipes
More great stories from the hosts of About Men radio.
Baking Fantasy Cakes, Celebrating Dominican Flavors
A photo essay that will satisfy your sweet tooth.
Zarela Martinez and Kavitha Rathi: Redefining Regional Cuisine
Zarela Martinez; photo by Meral Agish
What happens when you bring together women food entrepreneurs from different generations and different ethnic backgrounds to talk about food, business, and flavor?
Feet in 2 Worlds wanted to find out, so we paired five veteran New York City restaurateurs and food sellers with their younger counterparts, who sell edible goods at street fairs and online. None of these women had ever met before Fi2W brought them together. But as you’ll hear, they connected in special ways. We think there is a good chance they will meet again somewhere in the five boroughs, probably over a delicious food made with love and served with mutual respect and admiration.
An originator of Mexican fine dining in New York, Zarela Martinez, 67, retired from the restaurant business but continues to work as a cookbook author and consultant. Diagnosed with Parkinson’s a decade ago, Martinez also plans to launch a speaking series about living with the disease.
Kavitha Rathi’s Potpuri food stand will be back at Smorgasburg in September, offering Indian street food with a twist. Now Rathi, 38, is looking for innovative ways to grow her business.
Listen to part 2 in this series Mei Chau and Ah La Ko-Oh: The Accidental Chefs
Audio produced by Meral Agish.
Fi2W is supported by the David and Katherine Moore Family Foundation, the Ralph E. Odgen Foundation, and the Nicholas B. Ottaway Foundation.
Fi2W on the Radio: DREAMers No Longer of One Mind on Immigration Reform
Former Fi2W editor Von Diaz reports on WNYC.