E41: Only White Men Get to Be Geniuses (w/ Jen Agg)

12/06/17 • 29 min

Today’s guest is the one, the only Jen Agg—the Toronto, Canada-based restaurateur who, in a lot of ways, has been imposed with a sort of Cassandra role in the food media. She’s been sounding the alarm on the toxic and often violent masculinity that infests the food industry for years. She even went so far as to organizing a one-night conference on patriarchy in the restaurant world in 2015. She describes herself as “vigilantly pro-conflict”—her memoir, which came out earlier this year, is literally called, I Hear She’s a Real Bitch. And yet... what has changed for women in the food industry since she started ringing that bell? Tune in as we hash out all this and more!

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E40: The Pav to Success (w/ Preeti Mistry)

Soleil catches up with Oakland chef and restaurateur Preeti Mistry, and they chat about culinary school, how the food industry falls short of its meritocratic ideals, the culture of abuse in restaurants, and what it means to live your politics. Zahir gets really into the punniness of Mistry’s book, The Juhu Beach Club Cookbook.

Produced by Juan Ramirez. Music by Blue Dot Sessions and AF the Naysayer.

LINKS DU JOUR

Dear White Chefs: Stop Talking, Start Listening

White Man Gets on Soapbox

How a Culture of Aggression Blinds the Restaurant Industry to Abuse

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E42: Break Time

After a long and popping first season, we’re taking a short break to recharge, relax, and raise funds for season two! Thank you for listening to Racist Sandwich, and huge thanks to the collaborators, guests, and friends who all helped us along the way. It has been an incredible run for these first-time podcasters.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.