Food Scientist Ali Manning

Ali Manning is a food scientist and the CEO/Founder of Umami Food Consulting, LLC. She is the creator of Food Science 4 Kids, a program that teaches grade-school children food science education and allows them to perform hands-on activities. She is also the program consultant for Project Green Fork (a local restaurant sustainability program) within the Clean Memphis organization and the author of the children's book, "Can I Play with my Food?" Discovery, representation and charting one's one path are all themes discussed in this episode. Listen and Connect Website Instagram   Diaspora Food Stories is produced by The Global Food and Drink Initiative, a 501c3 nonprofit.  Together with your generous donation we can continue to preserve the oral history and culture of Black food and drink stories both in English and other languages spoken throughout the African diaspora. To donate, visit globalforgood.org.