Join Vallery and Ethan for a conversation with husband-and-wife pastry chef duo <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mirouskokovic/">Miro</a> & <a href="https://www.instagram.com/shilpauskokovic/">Shilpa Uskokovic</a>. They met as students at The Culinary Institute of America, and when NYC restaurants closed because of COVID-19 restrictions, they launched <a href="https://www.instagram.com/extrahelpings/">Extra Helpings</a>, a community micro kitchen from their home in Queens. We'll talk about the state of NYC's restaurant scene, entrepreneurship and pivoting during during a pandemic.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Why Food? by<a href="http://heritageradionetwork.org/donate"> becoming a member</a>!Why Food? is Powered b<a href="http://simplecast.com/">y  Simplecast</a>.

Simone Cormier: Spices for Whole Foods

Do you daydream about dropping everything and opening a restaurant? Have you always wondered what it would be like to start your own line of condiments? So many trailblazers in the food world actually started their careers in entirely different fields. How did these folks decide to hit the brakes, start over, and become inspiring the chefs, entrepreneurs, farmers and activists they are today? Hear their stories and learn how you too can fulfill your food dreams. Join cohosts Vallery Lomas and Ethan Frisch on Why Food? 

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