Derek Kirk on soulPhoodie and Building Community
Today’s episode is an interview with Derek Kirk, founder of soulPhoodie, an online community that celebrates black food and beverage culture. Derek founded soulPhoodie in 2016 to share timely and compelling content about all facets of Black foodways in a way that is fun, intelligent, nerdy, and at times provocative. Derek is a graduate of North Carolina Central University & The Wharton School of Business and is a restaurant branding and marketing executive with 20 years of experience.
Subrina Collier on Being a Black Woman in Hospitality
“
What I noticed from the time I was 18 and working is that women were never put in fine dining. We were always in the back, cooking or washing dishes and maybe they’d let you serve sometimes. The only exception was when I was working in fast food. I remember I worked at a restaurant called Logan’s and there was one Black manager.”
Irene Li on Unsung Restaurants & Hope
On A Hungry Society Irene Li talks about Mei Mei and Boston’s Unsung Restaurant Fund.