In this week's episode, Stephen chats with art historian, author, and educator Shana Klein about politically charged fruit, what bananas have to do with coups and clothing stores, and her latest book The Fruits Of Empire: Art, Food, And The Politics of Race In The Age Of American Expansion.  Sharing her meticulous research, while examining traditional art history and empires (by highlighting overlooked perspectives from the margins), Klein helps shed light on the deeper interpretations and...

We are back! And to welcome us back from hiatus, and joining Stephen in conversation, is Co-Executive Director for the Black Farmer Fund (BFF) Melanie Allen. The BFF is a community-led organization that helps fund and facilitate capital and networking opportunities for Black farmers, land stewards, herbalists, and other food actors.  Melanie sits on a variety of Advisory Boards, and in 2023 became a Castanea Fellow, joining a cohort of food systems actors and leaders across the country....

Have you ever been mesmerized by the food in TV and movie scenes? Or wondered what the process of creating those dishes is like? We have, so we asked Christine. Christine Tobin is a food stylist and culinary creative working in film, television, and editorial with a mission to bring stories to life through the beauty and culture of food. Christine’s most recent work can be seen in the dishes and meals gorgeously and abundantly prepared on the HBO MAX’s hit show Julia, based on the life of...

Darra Goldstein is an icon in the world of food academia and publishing. She is the Founding Editor of Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture and has published widely on literature, culture, art, and cuisine and is the author of six cookbooks, including recently released Preserved: Fruit and Preserved: Condiments all about the art of preserving. She currently serves on the Kitchen Cabinet of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and on the Advisory Board of the Julia...

Michael Cruse has amassed a passionate following of wine lovers since he first launched Ultramarine, a wine light ruby in color and full of fine bubbles, in 2008. So much so that you now have to join a waitlist to get a bottle. Using sparkling wine to examine uniquely Californian soils, in 2013 Michael opened Cruse Wine Co. based in Petaluma, California. In 2016 he was named the San Francisco Chronicle's Winemaker of the Year. He also happens to be one of Stephen’s favorite winemakers in the...

If you’re not already familiar with rising star Ana Castro, here is your chance to get to know her. In 2021, Ana opened Lengua Madre in New Orleans with a vision to elevate our current understanding of Mexican cuisine. She is now in the process of opening her first first solo venture as chef-owner, called Acamaya, which will open in the spring of 2024 and feature coastal Mexican seafood.  Stephen chats with Ana about her experience with culinary school and whether the venture is worth it....

Welcome back to season 2 of The Stephen Satterfield Show! This season we talk to some of the most dynamic people doing passion filled work in the food world. We're especially thrilled to be starting off this season with the incredibly accomplished Roger Ross William, director of both seasons of High on the Hog. Roger is an Oscar, Emmy, and Peabody award winning director and producer, and the founder of the production company One Story Up. With the release of his first scripted feature...

Hey listeners, we have a bonus episode for you to wrap up season 1! Stephen Satterfield was a guest on Immigrantly podcast not long ago. In this episode, beyond flavors & taste, Stephen and Saadia Khan do a deep dive into the journey of African American cuisine in the U.S. and how food can be a catalyst for change. Immigrantly is a boundary-pushing, border-crossing podcast that gives diverse voices and stories home. Drawing on her own experiences as a rights activist and a...

Today’s guest is Chef Gregory Gourdet! This is a special episode for a couple different reasons, first and foremost, because Gregory’s restaurant Kann was very recently awarded Best Restaurant in the Country 2023 by the James Beard Foundation. Congrats Chef Gregory. Gregory is a chef of Haitian descent, and Kann is brilliant depiction of intention and skill.   Stephen and Gregory chat about Kann’s origin story, Gregory’s journey to sobriety, his time on Top Chef, the future of Kann’s...

On today's episode, Stephen chats with Hanif Abdurraqib, an award-winning poet, essayist, and cultural critic from Columbus, Ohio. His newest release, A Little Devil In America (Random House, 2021) was a winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal and the Gordon Burn Prize. In 2021, Abdurraqib was named a MacArthur Fellow. He is a graduate of Beechcroft High School. Stephen and Hanif talk about his work as a poet, how he got his new role at the New Yorker and most importantly, what makes the perfect...

Giaae Kwon is a food and culture writer who divides her time between Brooklyn and Los Angeles and author of Decolonizing Korean Food in volume 11 in Whetstone magazine. It’s an incredible article and if you haven't had a chance to read it, you can find it on our website, whetstonemagazine.com. Giaae and Stephen  talk about the Korean dish kimbap and how many Korean dishes are often referred to as the Japanese version of a dish, that’s in part due to Japanese occupation and colonization in...

During and post pandemic, over 90,000 restaurants closed. On today’s episode Stephen chats with Reem Assil, chef and owner operator of Reem's California. Reem talks about her restaurant surviving the pandemic when so many shuttered, the fragility of the restaurant sector and the labor force, the ways people have been over-extended pre-covid and how Reem strives for employment equity through her restaurants. Reem Assil is a multiple award-winning Palestinian-Syrian speaker & chef based in...

On today’s episode of The Stephen Satterfield Show, Stephen speaks with the one and only Soleil Ho. Soleil is an opinion columnist at the San Francisco Chronicle. Prior to that, Soleil was a game changing food critic for not only the Chronicle but ultimately our entire industry. Soleil and Stephen talk about their rise in food media, changing social platforms, like TikTok and Twitter, AI and algorithms and what that means for the future of food writing, food media and aspiring writers. Learn...

On today’s episode Stephen chats with Alicia Kennedy, an award winning writer from Long Island now based in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Alicia and Stephen chat about food media, and the trials and tribulations of writing a book, especially one about veganism which is often seen as an unprestigious subject. Also the topic of fake meat, culinary tourism and how to travel with integrity and curiosity are discussed. Alicia is the author of the forthcoming book No Meat Required: The Cultural History...

On today's show Stephen chats wine with someone we've admired in the wine industry for awhile, fellow sommelier, Femi Oyediran. Femi is the co-owner of Graft wine shop in Charleston, SC.  He found his passion for wine at a young age while working at the Charleston Grill and during his time there, he made the rare achievement of passing the first three levels of the Court of Master Sommeliers within two years. He is a two-time national finalist for the Chaîne des Rôtisseur's Best Young...

Julia Fine is a writer and historian pursuing a PhD at Stanford in food and environmental history of the British Empire. Her work on the history of food, environment, and empire has been recognized by the Association for the Study of Food and Society, the Association of Food Journalists, and the World History Association. Before moving to California, she did public history work at museums in Washington DC. Stephen and Julia chat’s about the herbal abortifacients is incredibly timely with the...

Stephen and Christa chat about her career shift to becoming a farmer after working as a healthcare professional, what inspired her love of agriculture, becoming an entrepreneur and the balance of motherhood, success and sacrifice. Since 2018, Christa has developed earth-born brands based in regenerative agricultural values with a goal of traceable and transparent origins of 100% Organically Dope foods. Viva Leaf Tea and FarmerJawn Agriculture are her original two ventures and she now operates...

To start this show we couldn’t think of a better person to join Stephen than our good friend Sana Javeri Kadri, founder of Diaspora Co. a direct trade spice company working towards a radically equitable and sustainable spice supply chain.  Sana was born and raised in Mumbai, India. In 2017 she founded Diaspora Co and has grown the company to a nationally acclaimed spice brand that champions more than 150 regenerative family farms and 1200+ farmworkers with the aim of setting a new standard...

The Stephen Satterfield Show launches April 12th! This is a show for the food curious, those who want to be inspired by change makers, activists, writers, entrepreneurs and be in the know on what’s happening in the world of food and drink. Every guest shares what has made their work and passion a success and why we should be paying attention. Join Stephen each week every week as we talk food culture, cuisine, and humanity. Produced by Whetstone Radio Collective.