Sharing African American History Through Hospitality with Kristin Kitchen, Sojourn Heritage Accommodations
Today’s guest is Kristin kitchen, Founder and CEO of Sojourn Heritage Accommodations, here to talk about how she is using hospitality to share African American history and inspired community building. Sojourn is a heritage tourism brand where luxury meets history, with a vision to share the rich past of African Americans across the country through art, jazz, wine, and food in a uniquely diverse hospitality setting.
Producing an Olive Oil Legacy with Skyler Mapes
Olive oil goes beyond the brand you find on the shelf. It’s about where it comes from, what it tastes like, and the passion that’s gone into producing it. Very few people have actually tasted ‘the good stuff, “and it’s only once you’ve tried it that you can truly understand what olive oil can offer. Today, we sit down with Skyler Mapes, an American architect who reinvented herself halfway across the world to produce an ancient delicacy.
a conversation with Hillel Echo-Hawk
Hillel Echo-Hawk is a chef and educator, who is dedicated to creating more awareness about indigenous American food traditions, with a specific focus on those of the Pawnee Nation. She runs Birch Basket, a catering company based in Seattle, creating delicious food using healthy, sustainable, beautiful ingredients, indigenous to North America.
a conversation with Vanessa Parish
In this conversation, we get to hear from Vanessa about her journey as someone at the intersection of Black and indigenous identity, what this has meant for her career in the culinary world, the good and bad experiences she has had, and the lessons she has carried forward with her. Despite having faced hurdles and adversity that many others have not, Vanessa's strength and positivity shine through; she talks about how she decided to go at it alone in order to truly express herself in an unrestrained way, and what good, thoughtful and beautiful food means to her!
a conversation with Charity Blanchett
Charity shares what it was like growing up as a Black Indigenous Inuit Yupik woman in a small Alaskan town. She talks about how her parents instilled in her their pride in their respective cultures and how this unwavering self-worth helped her in the face of racism. Despite having been secure in who she was, Charity did not see women who looked like her represented in popular media. This lack of representation is what catalyzed the founding of the Dipping Spoon Foundation and we hear about the organizational vision and the support they offer their recipients.