Building community, empowering Black culinary creators, and building a bridge for equity and representation in food media with Meiko Temple from Eat the Culture. ----- Welcome to episode 341 of The Food Blogger Pro Podcast! This week on the podcast, Bjork interviews Meiko Temple about how she’s empowering Black culinary creators through Eat the Culture. Eat the Culture Meiko Temple is the writer, chef, photographer, and recipe developer behind the popular food blog Meiko and the Dish. But beyond her own blog, Meiko also runs Eat the Culture, a community-centered space that nurtures, supports, and amplifies Black culinary creators. Through collaborations like recipe roundups for Black History Month and a Holiday E-Cookbook featuring mouthwatering recipes from across the African diaspora, Eat the Culture empowers Black creatives through a celebration of Black food and culture. In this episode, you’ll hear how Eat the Culture started, how it has evolved over the years, and how it is building a bridge for equity and representation in food media. In this episode, you’ll learn: How Meiko got into food blogging What mistakes she made when she first started blogging How her blog helped her get freelance work Why and how she launched Eat the Culture How Eat the Culture empowers Black content creators What it looks like to run Eat the Culture Resources: Meiko and the Dish Eat the Culture Free to Focus: A Total Productivity System to Achieve More by Doing Less Plant-Powered January Children’s Shelter Of Cebu Follow Eat the Culture on Instagram and Facebook Follow Meiko on Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest The Food Blogger Pro Podcast Facebook Group Check out the Food Blogger Pro YouTube channel (and subscribe while you’re there!) If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for interviews, be sure to email them to [email protected]. Learn more about joining the Food Blogger Pro community at foodbloggerpro.com/membership