Keep Calm and Cook On with Julia Turshen

Jody Williams and Rita Sodi— the women behind Buvette, I Sodi, and Via Carota and the upcoming Bar Pisellino— join Julia for a personal conversation about their partnership, both personal and professional.

They talk about how they feel about labels, what they hope to instill in their employees, and the energy and feel they work to create in their restaurants. "We want to make a place that we miss," said Jody.

There are also answers to listeners' questions and a shoutout to God's Love We Deliver (find out more about the organization here).

For more about Buvette, head here. For more about Via Carota, head here. And for more about Bar Pisellino, head here. For more about Julia Turshen and her work, head here.

Sara Elise, who runs the catering company Harvest & Revel and the creative brand Blind Seed, and Yemi Amu, the co-founder of Oko Farms and specialist in aquaponics, join Julia for a personal conversation about how to create your own path from the ground up.

The conversation centers on figuring out careers in and around food and features honest reflections from both Sara Elise and Yemi about being Black women in food in Brooklyn.

There are also answers to listeners' questions and a shoutout to Fresh Future Farm (find out more about the organization here).

For more about Sara Elise, check out Harvest & Revel. For more about Yemi Amu, check out Oko Farms. And for more about Julia Turshen and her work, head here.

Von Diaz, the author of Coconuts and Collards: Recipes and Stories from Puerto Rico to the Deep South, and her mother, Yvonne Webb join Julia for a personal conversation about the experience of creating the book and life after its publication. The takeaway? In Yvonne's words: "you can't change what you don't acknowledge."

The conversation centers on the act of writing down history and talking about it and being honest about it, and how doing that can both cement and advance relationships.

There are also answers to listeners' questions and a shoutout to FoodLab Detroit (find out more about the organization here). To purchase the copy of Whetsone Magazine that includes the interview between Von and Yvonne that inspired this episode, head here.

For more about Von Diaz and her work, check out her site here. For more about Julia Turshen and her work, head here.

Samin Nosrat is the award-winning, best-selling author of Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking, which is also the name of her new Netflix Series. Through her work, Samin has taught thousands of people to trust their instincts in the kitchen— and even learn that they have them in the first place. A true teacher, she demystifies and explains and inspires. Samin and Julia have an open and honest talk about everything from mental health and therapy, to money, and even poetry.

There are also answers to listeners' questions and a shoutout to Emma's Torch (find out more about the organization here).

For more about Samin Nosrat and her work, check out her site here. For more about Julia Turshen and her work, head here. For mental health resources, check out MentalHealth.gov, Chefs with Issues, and The Trevor Project.

Georgine Drewes is 90 years old and is a longtime volunteer at Angel Food East, an organization to cooks and delivers homemade meals to homebound clients. Julia and her wife Grace met her when they started volunteering there two years ago. Julia speaks to Georgine about how she got into volunteering, how others can, what it means to her, and the importance of kindness.

There are also answers to listeners' questions and shoutout to Drive Change (find out more about them here). For more about Julia and her work, head here. And thanks to Oxo for supporting this episode.

Welcome to Keep Calm and Cook On, a new podcast from bestselling cookbook author Julia Turshen. For more about the show, head here!