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Pineapple Radio

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pineapple radio is the podcast outlet of pineapple collaborative, a community for women who love food. The show features women in conversation with each other discussing the ideas, brands and movements in the great big world of food - from policymakers to celebrity chefs, from the culture of agriculture to entrepreneurship, and from food media to food banks.This show is recorded and distributed by Full Service Radio.

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Episodes

  1. Cooking and Connecting, Digitally

    In the final episode of season 2, we’re speaking with trained chef and “Breakfast with Besser” host Elena Besser. This episode serves up a Pineapple favorite: the convergence of digital and food where Elena has long occupied the space. Elena shares her journey from kitchen to on-camera, her…

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  2. The Importance of Culinary Conversation with Claudette Zepeda

    Claudette Zepeda is no stranger to the culinary spotlight. Having centered Mexican cuisine on shows like Top Chef and restaurants like El Jardín in San Diego, Zepeda pays homage to the food of her home, both the one she grew up in and the one she is building for her children. We’ll chat with...

  3. Unpacking Minneapolis with Christina Nguyen

    Minneapolis, Minnesota has become an epicenter of social unrest and racial injustice following the murder of George Floyd. As the co-owner of two Minneapolis outposts, Hola Arepa and Hai Hai, Christina Nguyen shares with us what it’s like to operate establishments and uphold community during this...

  4. Dismantling Wine Spaces with Lauren Friel

    Over the last few months, the wine industry has been critiqued for being an elitist and exclusive industry. While some tastemakers are seeking to make changes as a result, others -- like Lauren Friel of Rebel Rebel in Somerville -- have been at the forefront of integrating intersectionality…

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  5. Feeding Resilience with Moonlynn Tsai and Yvette Leeper-Bueno

    COVID-19 has presented restaurant owners with several challenges, but also an opportunity to showcase resilience. We’re chatting with NYC’s Moonlynn Tsai, owner, and operator of Kopitiam, and Yvette Lepper-Bueno, proprietor of Vinatería, on how they’re using their respective restaurants as a...

  6. the queen of Persian cuisine

    Najmieh Batmanglij is "the grande dame of Iranian Cooking”. She’s spent the past 35 years cooking, traveling throughout Iran, and adapting traditional Persian recipes to tastes and techniques in the West. Her book Food of Life was dubbed “the definitive book on Iranian cooking” by the Los Angeles...

  7. all the likes

    In the studio with Holly Liss- a veritable social media magnate who built Goop and the Infatuation's social followings. She’s now growing her own company Enlisst where she leads social storytelling for her clients, such as Misi, sweetgreen, and other amazing brands we #pinefor in food, fashion…

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  8. a hospitality multi-hyphenate

    In the studio with Camilla Marcus, founder of west~bourne, NYC’s all-day cafe we #pinefor and investor extraordinaire, chatting about launching social enterprises that last and funding other women-owned businesses, such as The Wing, Ramona and Great Jones

  9. rise & shine

    Here at pineapple we literally go to bed dreaming about breakfast. One of the highlights of our pineapple LA launch was waking up to LA's breakfast scene. In LA, breakfast is more than the most important meal of the day - it’s an opportunity to give gratitude for what we appreciate most about...

  10. farming in harmony

    How sustainable is sustainable agriculture when it comes to economic and community needs in addition to environmental considerations? We discuss the founding of DC-based Three Part Harmony Farm, one of the only for-profit production farms in the district, and its mission to grow food for people,...

  11. will travel for food

    Staying curious about food is our MO at pineapple. Sometimes this means traveling to taste delicious food and drink. So, we invited explorer extraordinaire, Lane Harlan, who is also the genius behind Baltimore establishments WC Harlan, Clavel and Faddensonnen, to share how she plans trips--from...

  12. wine, naturally

    We care about where our food comes from, so what about our wine? Better yet, how does the way it was made affect the way it tastes, our preferences, and its impact on the food system? Picking out a bottle of wine can sometimes leave you with more questions than answers. What is the difference...

  13. feminism and teaism

    What does it mean to build a feminist business? This week’s show is all about starting and growing a sustainable, progressive business with Michelle Brown and Lela Singh - the mother-daughter duo behind the 23-year-old, DC-based tea house and pineapple's fave cafe, Teaism. In collaboration with...

  14. hot off the press

    Talkin' style, identity, and values when it comes to food & media (plus the importance of setting the table, the value of curiosity, and inspiration) with the singular Julia Kramer. She's the deputy editor of Bon Appetit, and also a self-proclaimed bagel lover, Chicago hot-dog style enthusiast…

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  15. soil is alive

    Soil is the bedrock of our food system. This week's show is all about the social and environmental impact of healthy soil, featuring Aria McLauchlan, co-founder of Land Core USA, an organization advocating for soil health policies and programs that create value for farmers, businesses and...

  16. rethinking Thanksgiving

    pineapple is all about community, so with that in mind we wanted to talk about the communities affected by the culture, history of Thanksgiving. The genocide of American Indians is well known to a certain extent: warfare, smallpox, and boarding schools have all contributed to the systematic…

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  17. positively body positive

    We're chatting body positivity- the movement for acceptance, and respect of all bodies, esp marginalized ones with body posi activists Ivy Felicia and Patrilie Hernandez. We'll learn all about what it means to dismantle harmful ideas about the size of our bodies and discuss the idea that that as...

  18. Aperitif hour

    Aperitif is all about the ritual of communal gathering, celebration, and being present with loved ones before a meal. We’re chattin with Rebekah Peppler - author of newly released Aperitif- a book dedicated to that very idea. Come for the discussion about the terroir, history, tradition of…

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  19. everyday dorie

    Dorie Greenspan was a “foodie” before the term was coined. A New Yorker with an affinity for all things French, Dorie has a pulse on everyone and everything in the food world. Through her James Beard award-winning cookbooks and popular columns in The New York Times and Washington Post, Dorie…

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  20. wine food

    Wine and food is our raison d'etre. So we're chatting with wine lovers Dana Frank and Andrea Sloenecker on the air to celebrate their new book Wine Food - all about the pineapple way to enjoy wine. And we mean, truly ENJOY it. Move aside wine, cheese and nuts! What we love about this book is that...

  21. against the grain

    Chattin' about the power of heritage, alternative, landrace grains with Sarah Owens - a New York City based cookbook author, baker, gardener, and instructor. She’s a James Beard award winner for her first book Sourdough and recently released her second book Toast & Jam.

  22. helen's wine world

    Our adventures in the world of women and wine continue with Helen Johannesen of Helen's Wines--her eponymous shop in LA. She's also the wine director of Jon & Vinny's restaurant group, e.g. Kismet, Animal, Petit Trois, etc. She's got taste, style and values when it comes to the wines she enjoys…

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  23. film to farm

    What do masterful storytelling, world-renowned female chefs and progressive agriculture all have in common? Our friend Abby Fuller, an award-winning documentarian and the youngest and only woman director of our fave Netflix show Chef’s Table. From Chef Ana Roš’s kitchen in Slovenia to a...

  24. beauty is wellness

    Beauty as wellness is all about body positivity, womanhood & food. We chat with Cindy DiPrima Moirsse & Kerrilyn Pamer, founders of CAP Beauty all about their content, products, and community, plus we'll dig into the juicy things like - what does beauty truly mean anyhow? How do we truly embrace...

  25. salad for president

    We're chatting with Julia Sherman of Salad for President all about where food and art intersect. Through Julia’s history growing up with artists, studying and practicing art, and ultimately finding her artistic expression through salad, we experience food in wholly new way. From living with...

  26. the girl behind sqirl

    Today on our show we’re chatting with one of our heros, Jessica Koslow. She’s the girl behind Sqirl - aka the restaurant at the forefront of the California cooking renaissance--food that is both virtuous, delicious and oh so seasonal. Bacon lovers and vegans obsess over it equally and there’s...

  27. smell the rosé's

    Our fave subjects include wine, wellness, creativity, and style. This episode is all about just that. We chat with Carlie Steiner, co-owner & beverage director at Himitsu - an offbeat & whimsical Japanese inspired joint with an inspired wine & spirits menu. We learn more about Carlie's…

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  28. appropriation vs appreciation

    We talk culinary appropriation, sovereignty, pride and power today with two guest we #pinefor Sunyatta Amen and Krystal Mack. When we think about food, it’s easy to fall back comfortably into feelings of nostalgia, of sharing and savoring. But what happens when your traditions are taken by others...

  29. not your average scoop

    We're chattin' all things ice cream with Victoria Lai of Ice Cream Jubilee and Rabia Kamara of Ruby Scoops. In true pineapple fashion, this conversation goes beyond the surface of our fave frozen confections. We cover a large swaths of topics all through the lens of sweet treats like food…

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  30. pasta power

    We chat with Colu Henry and Domenica Marchetti on the topic of pasta, because there’s much more to it than meets the eye. There’s power, resistance and a herstory to pasta. On this episode we’ll dig into vast range of dishes plus the role of women in pasta-making and embracing a riots not diets...

  31. Wine All the Time

    We're drinkin’ wine, all the freakin’ time. Why? Because it’s 2018 and we do what we want. On this topic, we’ve got some questions...everything from... what is natural wine anyway? To how do we decipher all the info on wine bottles? To What’s going on with sexism and racism in the wine industry?…

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  32. Food & Music

    We’re talkin jams- food and music that is! Two subject areas, inextricably linked in so many ways. First, the experience of eating is in no way just about the food. It’s about the atmosphere too, and in a very real way, music can completely change our dining experience. There’s research that…

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  33. Food Justice for All

    As women who love food, it’s important to look beyond our plates and fave restaurants and also learn how to feed our food system awareness and activism. Food Justice underpins all food issues, and so we must educate ourselves about food’s connection to our community’s health, prosperity and...

  34. Taking Care of Business

    There are so many entrepreneurial women and wantrepreneurial women in the pineapple community striving to create or grow their amazing businesses. Good ideas are the starting point, but execution alongside financial sustainability and profitability are key. Moreover, as the pineapple community...

  35. Highly Cookable, Highly Shareable

    This week, we're chattin' all things community, and accessibility around good food. Our guests are Alison Roman - former food editor with Bon Appetit Magazine, and a current best selling author of her cookbook Dining In. You may know her from the chocolate chip shortbread cookies that have gone...

  36. Food Freedom with Samantha Attard of Happy Healthy Human & Lina Salazar of Live Well

    This episode on pineapple radio discusses Food Freedom - an idea that we learned from Lee Tilghman, of @leefromamerica. For most women, our identity with food is complicated and wrapped up in some difficult emotions, like shame or obsession- especially in the instagram age where your constantly...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

pineapple radio is the podcast outlet of pineapple collaborative, a community for women who love food. The show features women in conversation with each other discussing the ideas, brands and movements in the great big world of food - from policymakers to celebrity chefs, from the culture of agriculture to entrepreneurship, and from food media to food banks.This show is recorded and distributed by Full Service Radio.

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