Keep It Quirky podcast

Doing Yoga While Pregnant Saved My Sanity, with Jessica Weiss of Wild Heart Yoga

Thu, 05 May 2022 21:30:39 GMT

In this episode, my all-time favorite yoga teacher Jessica Weiss tells us how she handled maternity leave and new parenthood as a creative freelancer. We also talk about her prenatal yoga series, which has been an absolutely life saver for me during my pregnancy!!

My favorite take away from this conversation is: TAKE YOUR TIME. That's a mantra to remember -- especially as a new mom -- even when life is a whirlwind around you and you feel the pressure to resume your career ASAP.

To see Jess's yoga classes -- from online livestreams to on-demand videos, in addition to the prenatal course -- visit https://www.wild-heart-yoga.com and follow her on Instagram at jessweissyoga.

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Putting My Dad In The Hotseat

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 18:58:35 GMT

I’ve wanted to have this person on for years. Spoiler: it’s my dad. But I’m not just having him on because he’s my dad, I invited him to be a guest because he has inspired me and my path in life -- has inspired me, and inspires me to this day!

There are endless facets to his enjoyment and dedeication to his chosen work, but also for living his passions, for connecting with other humans, and adding positivity to the world. If you’d be even 5% as inspired by him as I am, this episode is a worthwhile listen. I hope you enjoy this DADCAST! ;)

The musician who wrote the theme song: @bqfunk

Host Katie on Instagram: @qkatie

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This author’s dream illustrator, Jessie Kanelos Weiner

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 17:30:25 GMT

Jessie Kanelos Weiner is an author and illustrator -- and she was the illustrator for my book, which publishes today, "Cheese, Wine, and Bread!" Her illustrations are absolutely incredible, and I'm excited to have her on the show.

In this episode, we talk about how she landed on illustration as an art form, her side hustles, and telling stories with her paintbrush. She says, ""The work that speaks most to people is personal work," and I adore the way she defines keeping it quirky: Having the courage to by yourself. YES!

Jessie was born in America, but has lived in France for some time now. She has worked as a food stylist in Paris and New York, and was a costume designer (which led her to picking up watercolor). Now, she is known and highly regarded in the industry for her detailed, whimsical, and instantly recognizable style.

Some of her books are “Paris In Stride," and "Edible Paradise." Her work explores gastronomy, travel, lifestyle, architecture, and pop culture. You may have seen her illustrations in Vogue, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, among many others.

Jessie on Instagram: @jessiekanelosweiner

Check out Jessie’s illustrated books: https://jessiekanelosweiner.com/books/

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Teaching Normal People about Wine, with Caroline Conner

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 17:00:00 GMT

Caroline Conner is an American entrepreneur living in Lyon, France. She is the woman behind Wine Dine Caroline — a company all about enjoying wine and learning about it in the most accessible way. She’s just the kind of wine lover I want to have as a friend because she doesn’t stand for snobbery, but her knowledge of wine — everything from the science specifics to historical background — is incredible. She has her WSET diploma, over 12 years of experience in the industry, and is currently pursuing her master of wine.

In this episode, we talk about why she’s focused her wine knowledge and educating us normal people ;) and why she loves living in Lyon, France. In the latter part of the show, I got a little nerdy with her, asking about some specifics of how Italy’s wines differ from France’s wine. (I loved her breakdown of Champagne versus Prosecco!) All that and much more, in this episode!

Show Notes:

Wine Dine Caroline’s Food & Wine Pairing PDF Download:

https://ck.winedinecaroline.com/food-wine-pairing-lt

Wine Dine Caroline’s Video: “Sulfites in Wine - Are Sulfites Bad For You?”

https://youtu.be/uWyZhp0qMDo

Follow Caroline on Instagram: @winedinecaroline

Cheese, Wine, & Bread Preorder Giveaway: Sourdough Pizza Night E-Book!

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This is Why Puglia, Italy is So Special, with Anna Maggio

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:45:25 GMT

Anna Maggio is the author of the cookbook "Under the Olive Tree: Memories and Flavours of Puglia." (Gourmand World Book award Winner 2020!) Anna is an Italian-born and bred woman who has lived in London since her early twenties, but has been a proud proponent of Puglia, the southern Italian region when she spent her childhood.

In this episode, I talk with Anna about some of the ingredients and recipes in her cookbook -- all of which are very simple and accessible -- and we talk about the concept of "cucina povera." We delve into a bit of the history of the Puglia region, the differences between southern Italy and northern Italy, and her personal experiences in both places...

"It set me up to fight for survival," says Anna about moving from southern Italy to the big northern Italian city of Milan, where she was "treated like an immigrant." We also talk about her move to London, her career in the arts, and how she began her food tours and writing this book, a beautiful love letter to her childhood home.

Her book helped me discover more about the region of Puglia, which I'm now calling home! She made me appreciate this area in new ways, and added new staple recipes to my kitchen rolodex.

Anna has just joined Instagram! Let's welcome her: @annamaggio858

Under the Olive Tree: https://www.amazon.com/Under-Olive-Tree-Memories-Flavours/dp/1913491080

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She’s a Professional Pasta Eater (with Sophie Minchilli)

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 11:25:40 GMT

Hi everyone! I start this episode with some big news: I've moved to Italy! And in the spirit of that move, I'd like to introduce you to someone who knows Italy like the back of her hand, adores it, and will make you want to eat pasta straight away.

Sophie Minchilli was raised in Rome, Italy, to an Italian father and American mother (you may know of her mom -- author Elizabeth Minchilli, @eminchilli) and she is passionate about sharing Italian culture. In this conversation, we have a fun, nuanced chat about Italy -- we talk about the huge regional differences in Italy, making friends with the older generation here, and some of her favorite dishes from the part of Italy where I'm living (Puglia).

Sophie and Elizabeth team up to do food tours all around Italy! - you can find more information here: https://www.elizabethminchilli.com/week-in-italy/

and

http://www.sophieminchilli.com/food-tours/

Follow Sophie on Instagram: @sminchilli

Watch her make Orecchiette con Le Cime Di Rapa: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CHdRNgiiLVF/

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How a Childhood Nomad Became a Foodie, with Jenny Linford

Sat, 10 Oct 2020 14:12:20 GMT

Jenny Linford is the food writer behind the massively popular Food Lover's London guides, Great British Cheeses, and many more drool-worthy books. Her most recent book is an absolute joy -- The Missing Ingredient: The Curious Role of Time in Food and Flavor.

She currently lives in London, but has lived in Italy, Singapore (where her mother is from), Trinidad, and Ghana. In this episode we talk about the affect travel during the early years of her life has had on not only how she sees food culture, but also how she writes and how she experiences life.

We chat about the deeply ingrained cultural aspects of food, writing as a conduits for others, and the satisfaction of doing something you believe in. It was a pleasure to talk at length with Jenny; I hope you enjoy our chat!

JENNY LINFORD

@jlinford on Instagram

@jennylinford on Twitter

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This Woman Has the Single Coolest Career Path, with Cree LeFavour

Fri, 25 Sep 2020 10:57:00 GMT

Author Cree LeFavour has the kind of writing career many creatives (ahem, myself included) dream of. She's authored four cookbooks (and has ghostwritten countless others), an acclaimed memoir, and most recently -- a novel! She has such an intuitive relationship with her creativity, and it was an absolute delight to talk with her about her path, and the sparks that have led the work she’s done.

In this episode, we start by talking about her new novel, "Private Means," which is a fascinating (and sometimes rather sexy!) book that is, on the surface, about a middle aged couple that loses their beloved dog and the unraveling that occurs thereafter...but of course what’s it’s really about is human relationships. It’s funny & thought provoking, dark & wry. We discuss her writing process and how writing a novel was different than writing her memoir, "Lights On, Rats Out," which came out a few years ago.

If you're a foodie, check out the cookbooks she's written, "The New Steak," "Fish," "Pork," and "Poulet." How did she become this literary badass from a career in writing cookbooks? We’ll hear all about that, and the twists and turns her life as presented….they seem at one hand so varied, and yet it all seems to weave it together so wonderfully.

And of course, we talk about embracing your quirkiness/weirdness (literary and otherwise).

CREE LeFAVOUR

@creelefavour

www.creelefavour.com

KATIE QUINN

@qkatie

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Launching an Album in a Pandemic, with Brian Quinn

Thu, 03 Sep 2020 15:25:15 GMT

Today's guest is Brian Quinn, a professional musician (the creator of this podcast's theme song!), and, yes, he's my brother. He graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston, one of the preeminent music schools in the USA. Since then, he has worked as a professional musician, calling Chicago, IL his base.

In this conversation we talk about everything from what it's like to be a professional, performing musician during this time of Covid-19, to discussing whether or not it's a good ideal to go to music school if you want to be a musician.

The debut album of his band, bq, is releasing worldwide this Friday, September 4! The album is called "The Inner Solar system," and it's instrumental funk music that is sure to get your feet tapping and hips swinging.

(He's also playing an album release show -- FREE and OUTDOORS -- this Saturday, September 5 from 5:30p-8:00pat Chicago's Navy Pier, at Miller Lite Beer Garden.)

He gives us some sneak peeks of his songs, and talks us through elements of the music to listen for. It’s my favorite thing to listen to music with Brian; he points out things that my ear would never hear otherwise. He also describes the origin of certain musical techniques (attention, music history nerds!); it's super cool to get a peek into this artist’s mind with all that, and to hear how it evolved.

I'm a proud sister. He's got a lot of experiences to share with you -- for other musicians, aspiring musicians, or anyone curious about what that creative process and reality of the industry looks like now.

BRIAN QUINN

Instagram: @qkatie

Website: www.bqfunk.com

The Inner Solar System, debut album by bq

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Pivot Toward Your Passion, with Hana Asbrink

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 13:44:31 GMT

Hana Asbrink is the Executive Editor at Chowhound, and has an impressive resume that includes everything from being a senior editor at Food52 to working in the kitchen at Michelin-starred chef Jean-George’s ABC Kitchen restaurant in Manhattan. She also has her Masters in Journalism and attended the French Culinary Institute.

From behind a desk to behind the cutting board, from working for startups to major outlets and dappling in the freelance game (where she founded Pantry Confidential), Hana has a wealth of experiences that anyone interested in food media will love, and what’s more is that her path proves that there is no such thing as a predictable, perfect path in this industry. (if it even exists at all these days!)

In our conversation, Hana talks about being born in South Korea and her earliest food memories there (communal eating, fermented things!) to moving to NYC with her immigrant parents, as well as her love of travel (Paris!). We also chat about how to follow your passions in a way that opens up career opportunities, what it means to her to be an executive editor -- the parallels she sees of being a mom and leading a team of people.

HANA ASBRINK:

INSTAGRAM - @hanaasbrink

PODCAST 'TABLE TALK' - https://www.chowhound.com/food-news/table-talk-podcast/

YOUTUBE videos 'Mood Food' - www.youtube.com/HanaAsbrink

KATIE QUINN

@qkatie

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Explore the Interconnectedness of Food, with Photographer Patricia Niven

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 17:24:54 GMT

Patricia Niven is a photographer who specializes in food, the people who grow it, cook it, and eat it -- and the interconnectedness therein. In this episode, we talk about how to find your creative "thing" (following your interests each step of the way), and also pushing yourself to continue reaching for new things (she does a 90-day checkin with herself, introspecting on what she's accomplished and what new pursuits she will start action on in the following 90 days).

She arrived in London on a one-way ticket from Australia 21 years ago. In her early years in London, alongside being a photographic assistant, she photographed within the music scene. Highlights included shooting portraits of musicians such as Jill Scott, Amy Winehouse & Cyprus Hill, documenting club nights in Brixton, and traveling to post-genocide Rwanda to document survivors, musicians, politicians & entrepreneurs.

She’s won many awards, from places like the Association of Photographers, the Pink Lady Food Photography Awards, and the Sunday Times Food Book of the Year award for her work with the Honey & Co cookbook, which is an all-time favorite. She’s also worked on cookbooks by Jack Monroe, including the photography for 3 of Jack’s book covers (and the photography for one full book) and the #CookforSyria book, which was a global project organised by Clerkenwell Boy.

Aside from her work in publishing and with restaurants, she also does portrait work and brand work...which all can, of course, be wrapped up into the topic of food! Her art has been exhibited everywhere from V&A Museum to the National Portrait Gallery.

“Do a thing you love and believe in.” - Patricia Niven

There's another special guest in this episode! At the top of the episode, I introduce you all to Mark Dyck, the host of the podcast "Rise Up," which is a podcast for bakers. I was so stoked when Mark agreed to hop on a call with me to share his passion for baking and to talk about his show. You can check that out here: https://riseuppod.com/

PATRICIA NIVEN

https://www.patricianiven.com/

@patricianiven

@thechickensoupproject

KATIE QUINN

@qkatie

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I Want This Guy's Creative Drive, with Julian George

Mon, 27 Jul 2020 21:33:29 GMT

Julian George epitomizes the term “creative entrepreneur.” He runs a creative house, Made by Humans, and the company Chef Signatures, which includes videography, photography, and representation for chefs. Julian describes his background -- being raised in Southeast London primarily by his mother, an immigrant to England from Sierra Leone, and how he was on the lawyer path until his early twenties, when he became curious in media production.

He started out at IMG Studios, followed by an in-house editing role at Discovery. He wrote and co-produced a short film which won an

award and he also founded a digital magazine, The Maior Magazine, which went on to win an award. He's worked with some of the most renowned figures in the hospitality industry and forged a reputation as a highly respected food photographer and videographer.

Throughout his career, he has consistently worked two concurrent jobs -- usually the one day job to pay the bills, and the added job to explore his newest passion. Even when the passion project has become the day job (as it often did, because Julian is a really talented guy), he never stopped chasing his next interest, following his next vision. “If I have the idea, I will find a way to try and execute it.” A father of two young girls, he also talks about how fatherhood has helped him prioritize his creative projects.

“If I have an idea, I don’t look at the boundaries, I just say let’s go.”

Julian is a great person, and his perspective on his career -- “I’m in it for the learning” -- is such a refreshing and necessary outlook adjustment. I hope you like this episode!

JULIAN GEORGE

http://www.madebyhumans.london/

@chefsignatures on Instagram

KATIE QUINN

@qkatie

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The "Accidental Entrepreneur” Path, with Patrice Poltzer

Fri, 17 Jul 2020 10:47:22 GMT

Patrice Poltzer is the founder of Patrice Poltzer Creative, a boutique video production company, and she also runs successful video storytelling bootcamps and teaches masterclasses on similar topics.

As a self-described “late bloomer,” Patrice shares her story with us, in which she has consistently taken risks, and each risk (whether it ‘succeeded’ or ‘failed’) catapulted her into the next phase of her career. “Get comfortable taking risks,” she says.

She also talks about how an element of success is a numbers game, about how stagnancy is the death of creativity. She busts the myth that someone is “born to be an entrepreneur” and she shares practical, useful techniques to jump start your own initiative. Ever heard that motherhood is the end to your career in media? Well, Patrice is proof that not only is that completely false, but she shares how being a parent launched the best things that have happened in her professional life.

I’ve known Patrice for years now and it’s been a joy to see her journey first-hand, I think you’ll really enjoy this conversation. Patrice is an open book -- learn from her pages! :)

PATRICE POLTZER

Instagram: @patricepoltzer

To Sign up for her free Masterclass on Video Storytelling: https://event.webinarjam.com/register/23/9vlo7s6

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My Favorite YouTuber is a High School Dropout, with Jen Phanomrat

Mon, 06 Jul 2020 17:52:48 GMT

Jen Phanomrat is an on-camera food personality -- one half of the food & lifestyle video company Just Eat Life. You may recognize Jen from her work with Tastemade, including her hit show Just Jen. She also won an episode on Food Network's Chopped! (She and I competed against each other on that episode ... and she totally deserved that win!)

Jen's a dear friend of mine, and I've wanted her have her on the podcast for so long. I'm thrilled to bring you all this conversation because there are so many gems about life as a creative entrepreneur in here. Jen's path is one of courage and persistence, and I hope you find it as inspirational as I do.

Follow her: @jeneatslife on Instagram, and on YouTube --> https://www.youtube.com/user/JustEatLifeTV

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Traveling Solo as a Woman of Color, with Oneika Raymond (2017)

Fri, 26 Jun 2020 16:26:25 GMT

Oneika Raymond is the woman behind “Oneika the Traveller” -- the blog and Instagram platform -- and she’s also a video host personality and international speaker.

This episode was originally posted in 2017 when Oneika and I had just finished shooting a video series together in the USA. It was episode #2 of this podcast!! I LOVE this episode, and am reposting it to give it new life now, as it is just as relevant right now as it was then. If you enjoy this podcast, you will LOVE this episode. Relistening to it made me feel inspired and in awe of my amazing friend Oneika all over again.

In this conversation, we talk about travel (of course) and how it’s important for Oneika, as a Jamaican-Canadian, to represent diversity in the travel sector, she doesn’t see much of other people who look like her. We talk about being your own brand, the importance of being open to hard discussions online, and maintaining grace. She reminds us to operate from a position of “can” rather than “can’t.”

ONEIKA RAYMOND

@oneikatraveller

www.oneikathetraveller.com

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Why The World Needs Conflict Transformation, with Kirby Broadnax

Thu, 11 Jun 2020 14:39:37 GMT

Kirby Broadnax has years of experience as a mediator, conflict coach, community-builder and facilitator. She has her Masters degree in Conflict Transformation -- which is a field of study similar to Conflict Resolution, but is a bit more all-encompassing and holistic in solving the issues at hand.

Kirby is one of my dearest friends, we go way back, and over the years she has opened my eyes on many occasions by sharing her experiences as a black woman in America. It sounds trite to say, but she truly is wise beyond her years. She’s had an enormous impact on my life.

The first part of this conversation focuses on the scope of Conflict Transformation and how she was drawn to that field of study and work. We discuss appreciative inquiry and creative ways to address conflict, AND generating excitement around things that are possible. The second part of the conversation is a discussion more specifically around this moment we’re living in, in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death and how we can make a difference on an individual level, as well as the difference between intention and impact.

You can follow Kirby on Instagram @kevab325.

RESOURCES (thanks to Kirby!):

Tips for how to have conversations about racism, and also gives good guidelines for difficult conversations in general:

https://www.dosomething.org/us/articles/our-role-as-non-black-people-of-color-in-disrupting-racism

A+F George Floyd Uprisings Collaborative Resources List: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PCei7GtQQnnnID9D5AguUTTwj_VAvNtgqXlPzSngIZg/edit?usp=sharing

Donations (monetary, and supplies): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MBb0zD1Q35pugvhbmj-Ao8LKd9KsZe0QRqAEWBiMMKs/edit?usp=sharing

Books:

Emergent Strategy - Adrienne Maree Brown
I’ve Got the Light of Freedom - Charles Payne
Hope & Healing in Urban Education - Shawn Ginwright
Little Book of Race & Restorative Justice - Fania Davis
Are Prisons Obsolete? - Angela Davis
Sacred Instructions: Indigenous Wisdom for Living Spirit-based change -- Sherri Mitchell
Beyond Survival: Stories and Strategies from the Transformative Justice Movement -- edited by Ejeris Dixon and Leah Lakshmi Piepzna Samarasinha

To follow this podcast on Instagram: @keepitquirkypodcast, and to follow the host Katie Quinn: @qkatie.

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Thanks to musician @bqfunk for the podcast theme song!

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Why Bangladeshi Food Isn’t Just “Indian Food” - with Dina Begum

Fri, 29 May 2020 14:20:00 GMT

Dina Begum is a British Bangladeshi cook and writer. She’s the author of “The Brick Lane” cookbook, a member of the Guild of Food Writers, and she’s hosted Bangladeshi pop ups at Darjeeling Express, as part of their #WomenInFood series.

In this episode, we talk about how she found her groove in the food world and the events that led up to her being one of the foremost spokespeople for Bangladeshi cuisine. “This is my time to cook my way out of grief,” she says. We also talk about the importance of distinguishing Bangladeshi cuisine rather than lumping it in with all other SouthEast Asian cuisines as “Indian food.” “I think it’s about embracing everything,” she says, when she describes how she adores both Bangladeshi food and British cuisine, “I LOVE baking, and there’s nothing more British than that!”

Dina came on my YouTube channel previously and showed us how to make lentil fritters, or dhaler bora: https://youtu.be/VuHEQCBKwMo

She’s got a wonderful story and she’s full of so much passion and hope, it’s absolutely contagious! I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I enjoyed talking with her.

DINA BEGUM:

@dinasfoodstory

https://www.youtube.com/dinasfoodstory

The Brick Lane Cookbook: https://www.kitchenpress.co.uk/portfolio-item/brick-lane/

KATIE QUINN/KEEP IT QUIRKY PODCAST:

@qkatie

youtube.com/TheQKatie

@keepitquirkypodcast

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You've Never Thought of Cheese Like This, with Ned Palmer

Fri, 22 May 2020 13:04:46 GMT

Ned Palmer is author of the book A Cheesemonger’s History of the British Isles, and he's the man behind The Cheese Tasting Company. Ned describes himself as a freelance cheesemonger; his passion for cheese is only equalled with his passion for jazz, philosophy, and theater--which are all fields he has also worked in! The convergence of these things led to a very interesting conversation about cheese, which looks at the foodstuff in ways you've probably never considered!

Ned is fascinating, and his passion for cheese and life are palpable. Enjoy the show!

NED PALMER:

@cheesetastingco

cheesetastingco.uk

A Cheesemonger’s History of the British Isles

KATIE QUINN/KEEP IT QUIRKY PODCAST:

@qkatie

youtube.com/TheQKatie

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The BEST Choc Chip Cookies (and Life Lessons from Baking), with Ravneet Gill

Fri, 15 May 2020 11:23:20 GMT

Ravneet Gill is a London pastry chef who is behind the wildly popular pop-up Puff Bakery (with her partner Nicola Lamb), she started the technology company CounterTalk to be a community for people in the hospitality industry, and just released a cookbook called "The Pastry Chef's Guide."

She's worked as pastry chef in restaurants as impressive as Michelin-starred St. John Restaurant ... the head chef there, Fergus Henderson has said that she's not only incredibly talented, but is exceptional at nurturing a positive environment in any place she works.

Her bio says it well: "Ravneet Gill is a bonafide badass and her drive to cut through the crap and not take the accepted norms of the food world lying down is being applauded throughout the industry."

We talk about how she gets cheeky with her desserts, the pros and cons of going to culinary (cookery) school, what inspired her to start CounterTalk in the first place, how she got her book deal, and starting an inspired cookie revolution during quarantine.

Rav says, "follow a few rules and break a few rules,” -- in pastry, and in life. She truly knows how to KEEP IT QUIRKY!

Follow Ravneet Gill:

@ravneeteats

@countertalk

@puffthebakery

Her book: The Pastry Chef's Guide (so good!)

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Being a Part of Something Bigger, with Susan Quinn

Fri, 08 May 2020 15:00:31 GMT

I've wanted to have my mom as a guest on the podcast ever since I first had the idea to do it, and I'm thrilled to say that today's the day!!

My mom, Susan Quinn, is so many amazing things rolled into one. She's just retired from a very successful career as an optometrist (yes, she's the original Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman!), but also throws herself into organizations to better our world. She is a passionate gardener and bread baker, and I knew we'd have a fun conversation for all of you to be a part of, too.

We talk about how she began her entrepreneurial career (partners in small business with my dad), and investing ourselves in the world in a way that makes us feel proud to be a part of our communities. We talk about that to-do list that's looming over so many of us in COVID isolation and how to deal with it, and we even get a special guest appearance from my 95-year-old grandma :) Three generation on the podcast at once!

Happy Mother's Day (in the US) -- to my mom and all the moms out there. <3 <3 <3

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What are the World Cheese Awards? (It's as Epic as It Sounds!)

Wed, 11 Dec 2019 08:48:02 GMT

This year in October, I was invited to be a judge for the World Cheese Awards! (Yes, it was as epic as it sounds.) This podcast episode is a recap of my experiences there.

The World Cheese Awards are put on my the Guild of Fine Food, and they're in a new country each year. This past year it was in Bergamo, Italy, and 3,800 cheeses were tasted!

I talk with Mary Quicke, of Quicke's Cheddar, and she describes why she developed the professional cheese qualification in the UK, the Academy of Cheese.

I also got the chance to catch up with Jason Hinds, Sales Director at Neals Yard Dairy. As a member of the international super jury of the awards, he has a unique perspective on the goings on of the event.

So, which cheese won? You'll have to listen to the episode to find out!!

It's a short and cheerful episode. And on this festive note, I want to say happy holidays to you all! This is my last episode before Christmas and the New Year. Thanks, as always, for listening, and please rate/review if you liked it. Keep it quirky!

–Guild of Fine Food–

Instagram & Twitter // @guildoffinefood

World Cheese Awards // https://gff.co.uk/awards/world-cheese-awards/

–Keep It Quirky–

Instagram // @keepitquirkypodcast

Katie Quinn on Insta & Twitter // @qkatie

www.youtube.com/TheQKatie

Theme song music by Funky Brian, @bqfunk on Instagram

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Polly Russell's World of Curiosity & the British Library’s Food Season

Sun, 01 Dec 2019 10:52:00 GMT

Polly Russell is a food historian and curates the Food Season at the British Library, an annual series of events. In her role as curator of Contemporary Politics and Public Life at the British Library, she curates a variety of events, but all of her work looks at the world through the lens of food. She has a PhD in Food! (Her doctorate looked at food and the politics of identity in post-war Britain.) She writes a fantastic column for the Financial Times called “The History Cook,” and has presented for the BBC's "Back In Time..." television series.

I absolutely loved talking with Polly, and I'm thrilled to be sharing the audio from one of the Food Season events that she curated: Women In Cheese, hosted by Bronwen Percival (of Neal's Yard Dairy), who interviewed Mrs. Ruth Kirkham and Carrie Rimes -- both incredible cheesemakers. So after my chat with Polly, stick around to listen to panel discussion.

By keeping curiosity at the forefront and by resisting boundaries in her work, Polly Russell curates events that are fascinating and entertaining, both. Make sure to see what's on at next year's Food Season at the British Library!

Thanks to Polly and Susannah Stevenson at the British Library, the audio engineering team there, and thanks to Bronwen Percival, Mrs Ruth Kirkham, and Carrie Rimes.

--Polly Russell--

Instagram // @the_history_cook

Twitter // @pollyrussel1

British Library's Food Season // www.bl.uk/events/food-season

The British Library podcast: Anything but Silent

--Keep It Quirky--

Instagram // @keepitquirkypodcast

Katie Quinn on Insta & Twitter // @qkatie

www.youtube.com/TheQKatie

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There’s a Wine for Every Occasion, with WSET’s Lydia Harrison

Wed, 13 Nov 2019 15:43:57 GMT

"Go for the weird and wonderful," Lydia Harrison told me, and it just may be the best wine advice I've ever heard! Lydia is a Master of Wine -- the incredibly rigorous qualification that less then 400 people have worldwide. She's also a teacher at the Wine and Spirits Education Trust, WSET, and she taught me when I took my Level 2 Awards.

In this episode, I give you sense of what it's like taking a certification course at WSET (thanks to my seat mate Tom for chatting for the pod, too!), and Lydia and I have a more in-depth conversation about the world of wine, and also answering the questions you all sent me on Instagram that you wanted me to ask! We try not to get too nerdy on you (sometimes we succeed, sometimes we don't).

To find out more about WSET's qualifications and where to study to go to www.wsetglobal.com.

--WSET--

Instagram & Twitter // @wsetglobal @wineducationweek

Website // https://www.wsetglobal.com/

Lydia Harrison on Instagram // @lydiaharrisonMW

--Keep It Quirky--

Instagram // @keepitquirkypodcast

Katie Quinn on Insta & Twitter // @qkatie

www.youtube.com/TheQKatie

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Starting a Food Business in France, with Jessica Hammer

Wed, 30 Oct 2019 11:12:28 GMT

Jessica Hammer founded the company Taste of Toulouse, which gives walking food tours in English in the city center of Toulouse, France. As an American, she and her husband moved to France a couple years ago and she has hit the ground running ever since.

We talk about what it was like starting a business in another (non-English-speaking) country, and resources she tapped to make that transition as smooth as possible. We also talk about mental health and emotional intelligence as an entrepreneur (important!). She says she learned time and again what we all know about ourselves: “I’m stronger than I feel like I am sometimes.”

Another part of our conversation that I loved was our chat about introversion and extroversion. Either way you swing, we talk about how recognize how you refuel and find energy is key to a happy work life and personal life.

The warmth and hospitality in Toulouse and southwest France is remarkable, and I had such a great visit there -- in large part thanks to Jessica’s help in my researching bread in that area for my book. I also had the chance to hop on one of her tours of Le Marche Victor Hugo, which just reinforced the fact that food tours are a wonderful and unique way to get to know a place.

You’ll going to love this episode, and will want to book that ticket to visit Toulouse (and take one of her food tours) asap!

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--Taste of Toulouse--

Instagram & Twitter // @tasteoftoulouse

Website // https://www.tasteoftoulouse.com/

--Keep It Quirky--

Instagram // @keepitquirkypodcast

Katie Quinn on Insta & Twitter // @qkatie

www.youtube.com/TheQKatie

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An Englishwoman in China, with Fuchsia Dunlop

Wed, 16 Oct 2019 09:11:55 GMT

It’s the 50th episode of the Keep It Quirky podcast! Woohoo! I can't think of a better guest to celebrate the big 5-0...

Fuchsia Dunlop is one of my culinary and literary heroes. Her memoir, Shark’s Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China is one of the best memoirs I’ve ever read -- and the fact that it’s full of tantalizing food descriptions and recipes is the cherry on top! The new edition of it has a foreword from the fabulous Bee Wilson (a British food writer and historian).

Fuchsia has won 4 James Beard Awards for her work. From Sichuan Cookery (which in the US was published as Land of Plenty) to Every Grain of Rice: Simple Chinese Home Cooking, and more, she has shared Chinese food culture with the masses. Some of her other work has appeared in the New Yorker, Saveur, Lucky Peach, Financial Times and Gourmet, and you’ve probably seen her as a guest on Netflix’s Ugly Delicious with David Chang, and Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown.

If you can’t tell by now, Fuchsia is a force of nature. Talking with her was a huge honor and her ongoing love for her work -- decades into it -- is evident. Her career began with a sub-editing job at the BBC, which led her to take Mandarin classes and after that she won a British Council scholarship to study a year in Chengdu, China, the heart of Sichuan province. The rest, as they say, is history.

Show notes:

-Her newest book release: The Food of Sichuan → https://www.amazon.co.uk/Food-Sichuan-Fuchsia-Dunlop/dp/1324004835

-She also does culinary tours around China! Check out her website for more info: www.fuchsiadunlop.com

-Shout out to Ed Levine, founder of Serious Eats, for connecting me with Fuchsia. You should check out his book, Serious Eater: A Food Lover's Perilous Quest for Pizza and Redemption. And he was episode #8 of this podcast! https://keepitquirkypodcast.com/8-ed-levine-of-serious-eats-on-the-era-of-reluctant-entrepreneurs/

--Fuchsia Dunlop--

Instagram & Twitter // @fuchsiadunlop

--Keep It Quirky--

Instagram // @keepitquirkypodcast

Katie Quinn on Insta & Twitter // @qkatie

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All Cultures Are an Evolution, with Italy Expert Katie Parla

Wed, 14 Aug 2019 11:00:26 GMT

Katie Parla is a Rome-based food and beverage author/writer/food journalist/cookbook author and guide. She also cohosts a fantastic podcast, GOLA, with a woman named Danielle and they deep-dive into everything food & drink in Italy. Katie recently released her newest cookbook, “Food of the Italian South,” in which she tells us how those southern regions of Italy differ in personality (and food!) from the rest of the country.

We discuss the role language plays in her life and career (she’s fluent in Italian). We also talking about staying true to yourself and values as a writer, especially when the gray area of brands pops in. One of my favorite quotes of hers: “I made a conscious decision to not act as a public relations agent of brands a long time ago. I just say what I believe in, and that’s not always popular, but I’m okay with that.”

She also tells us some great Romanesco insults, and she teaches us how to say keep it quirky in Italian! It’s a fun episode -- I hope you enjoy it!

--Katie Parla--

Instagram & Twitter // @katieparla

Website // katieparla.com

Podcast GOLA // https://anchor.fm/gola

--Keep It Quirky--

Instagram // @keepitquirkypodcast

Katie Quinn on Insta & Twitter // @qkatie

www.youtube.com/TheQKatie

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Make That Anxiety Work For You, with Rebekah Peppler

Wed, 31 Jul 2019 18:17:31 GMT

Rebekah Peppler is a James Beard Award-nominated cookbook author (of "Apéritif: Cocktail Hour the French Way), food stylist, recipe tester and all around badass. She splits her time between Paris, LA and NYC and is currently working on a second cookbook, "À Table." She also wrote an article for the New York Times about the Aperol Spritz that blew up the internet, called "The Aperol Spritz Is Not a Good Drink."

We talk in her Paris apartment about the fantastical and clichéd things that really do happen in Paris, we chat about how food (and drinks) are personal, how the adage "fake it 'til you make it" is sometimes the best way to go, and how we both handle anxiety when it comes to tackling a big project -- like writing a book!, which is something we're both in the midst of right now.

Rebekah is awesome; I loved having a microphone on this conversation, which was, honestly, like one we'd have over a glass of wine or during apéritif.

You can follow Rebekah on Instagram at @rebekahpeppler!

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Yoga & Creativity, with Mollie McClelland Morris

Thu, 27 Jun 2019 12:15:16 GMT

This episode is not all about yoga -- but it is with one of my favorite yoga teachers in London, Mollie McClelland Morris. We use yoga as a jumping off point to understand the creative life and more happily move through -- and create in -- this world.

We talk about being incremental about change, following threads of interest, "movement snacks" and the act of creation. I'm sure this conversation will give you a lot to think about and hopefully some tips to enjoy each day a bit more.

Thanks to triyoga for letting Mollie and I record this episode in your Shoreditch space!

--Mollie McClelland Morris--

Instagram // @mollieyoga

Website // www.molliemorris.com

--Keep It Quirky--

Instagram // @keepitquirkypodcast

Katie Quinn on Insta & Twitter // @qkatie

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The Fuss About Natural Wine & the Cheesy Decisions Behind Cheddar

Wed, 12 Jun 2019 07:00:00 GMT

I start this episode with some BIG NEWS! I'm writing a book!! (HarperCollins William Morrow will publish it in spring of 2021!) I give a quick breakdown of what it's about, and how it relates to today's guests....

First up, I talked with the founder of Natural Born Wine, Oli and Sam. They began their wine importing company three years ago, a career shift for both of them (they came from a writing background). I love their story of how they got into this path, which is unexpected and delightful, and we talk about what it means for a wine to be a natural wine, and the principles behind wines that are biodynamic.

I also talked with Tom Calver of Westcombe Dairy. Westcombe’s beloved Cheddar is made in Somerset, England (the area that’s home of Cheddar cheese!). He and I talk in their Cheddar maturation cave about what it means to make cheese with raw milk, the concept of farming with flavor, and why he's not a cheese elitist.

In this episode, I wove together the wine and cheese interviews because I wanted to make a connection between these two seemingly very different products and the paralleled issues they face of agricultural principles, taste, quality and the larger values at play.

I hope you enjoy the episode!

--Natural Born Wine--

Instagram & Twitter // @naturalbornwine

Website // www.naturalbornwine.com/

--Westcome Dairy--

Instagram // @westcomedairy

Website // www.westcombedairy.com/

--Keep It Quirky--

Instagram // @keepitquirkypodcast

Katie Quinn on Insta & Twitter // @qkatie

www.youtube.com/TheQKatie

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On Investing In Yourself, with Frankie Celenza

Wed, 22 May 2019 17:22:09 GMT

Frankie Celenza is a video personality and cook, with a hugely successful Tastemade show called Struggle Meals. In this episode we talk about how his career evolved from studying music production in college (where he would cook Italian meals in his dorm and sell plates to his classmates), to producing/hosting/shooting/editing a food television show for his local New York television station … to being one of the most recognized faces in the digital food space.

We talk about finding momentum in your career and the importance of keeping in motion, how A.D.D. and dyslexia didn’t stop him from pursuing his passions and finding his genius, why you never make “it,” because “it” is a moving target, and his bicycle wheel metaphor for career strategies and visualization.

Frankie's the bomb. I hope you enjoy the episode!

Show notes :

Video that Frankie and Katie did together for Tastemade:

https://www.tastemade.co.uk/shows/along-for-the-ride/frankie-and-katie-in-athens-as-in-ohio

Katie’s video about British English/American English food translations:

https://youtu.be/_LeyhplXo9k

--Frankie Celenza--

Stuggle Meals // https://watch.tastemade.com/struggle-meals

Instagram & Twitter // @frankiecelenza

--Keep It Quirky--

Instagram // @keepitquirkypodcast

Katie Quinn on Insta & Twitter // @qkatie

www.youtube.com/TheQKatie

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Make Your Voice Heard, with the founders of Domino Sound

Wed, 08 May 2019 12:01:06 GMT

Alexandra -- who goes by Alex -- DiPalma and Kenya Anderson founded Domino Sound, a podcast production company that puts its values front and center: elevating the voice of, and working with, queer people and people of color. In this conversation, we get into how the company began -- and the "jumping off the edge" to make it happen.

It was a really fun conversation, we just immediately clicked. It was such a joy to get to know Alex and Kenya. I hope from this episode you’ll get some tips of how to find your business niche and knowing who your audience is (and who your audience isn’t), and inciting loyalty among those people. They are awesome creatives and entrepreneurs who maintain their sense of self as they navigate the media business. They prove that you can be successful and follow your dreams, and stay weird :)

Enjoy the episode!

Show notes :

The Podcasting Fellowship -- podcastclub.link

The Business of Food Workshop -- thebusinessoffoodworkshop.com

--Domino Sound // Alex & Kenya--

Instagram // @dominosoundco @lsdipalma @kenya_digg_it

Website // www.dominosound.co

--Keep It Quirky--

Instagram // @keepitquirkypodcast

Katie Quinn on Insta & Twitter // @qkatie

www.youtube.com/TheQKatie

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Define Passion for Yourself, with Mike Greenfield

Fri, 26 Apr 2019 15:22:16 GMT

Mike Greenfield is a passionate cook, teacher, on-camera host and filmmaker. He's one half of the Brothers Green Eats duo; what began as a little YouTube channel with his brother Josh, the show now has 1.3 million subscribers and has had major spin-offs, such as a series on MTV International.

A decade into this career, Mike continues to find inspiration in teaching people how to be self-sufficient in the kitchen, and loves deep-diving into things like sourdough bread baking and making kombucha. He has created courses -- video tutorial series -- which are separate from his YouTube content, to help people get on their feet with these sometimes tricky fermented items and other kitchen skills.

Mike and I talk about timeless food content, his journey of trying to stay authentic on YouTube and why he defines himself as not just a food host, but a filmmaker (rightly so).

Show notes :

Watch the YouTube collaborations Mike and I have done in the past:

Beginner's Guide to Curing Meat at Home -- https://youtu.be/VGZch3T_Qy0

5 Creative Ways to Use Avocados -- https://youtu.be/kUG1soj9bfM

--Mike Greenfield----

Instagram // @lifebymikeg

YouTube // https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzH5n3Ih5kgQoiDAQt2FwLw

--Keep It Quirky--

Instagram // @keepitquirkypodcast

Katie Quinn on Insta & Twitter // @qkatie

www.youtube.com/TheQKatie

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On Being Career Amorphous, with Michael Harlan Turkell

Wed, 10 Apr 2019 11:30:50 GMT

Michael Harlan Turkell is the author of the travelogue cookbook "Acid Trip." He has also co-written and photographed many cookbooks, most recently "The Offal Good Cookbook" (with chef and coauthor Chris Cosentino). He is an adjunct professor at New York University, teaching food photography AND he puts on Japanese sumo-inspired events called SUMO STEW. As if that's not a full enough plate, he’s also a podcaster with Food Seen, Modernist Breadcrumbs (both on Heritage Radio Network) and Food 52’s Burnt Toast.

He says he’s not a renaissance man, though I would beg to differ. On top of all these things -- and most importantly -- Michael is a generous soul, a born teacher... inclusive with things he has learned.

In this conversation, we talk about everything from profound taste memories to his life theory of exploration and constantly being a student. He tells us what some of the basics of food photography that he teaches in his course and why he thinks fermentation is be accessible to all.

We recorded this in the Heritage Radio Network space in Bushwick Brooklyn, behind Roberta’s pizzeria, so we recorded this with a happily full belly :) Thanks to HRN!

Show notes :

--Michael Harlan Turkell----

Instagram & Twitter // @harlanturk

Website // http://harlanturk.squarespace.com/about

The Food Seen podcast // https://heritageradionetwork.org/series/the-food-seen/

Modernist Breadcrumbs podcast // https://heritageradionetwork.org/series/modernist-breadcrumbs/

Acid Trip travelogue cookbook // https://www.amazon.co.uk/Acid-Trip-Step-Step-Instructions/dp/1419724177

--Keep It Quirky--

Instagram // @keepitquirkypodcast

Katie Quinn on Insta & Twitter // @qkatie

www.youtube.com/TheQKatie

www.facebook.com/TheQKatie

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The Women We Learn From, with Anastasia Miari of Grand Dishes

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 09:22:36 GMT

Anastasia Miari is a writer, with a Guild of Food Writers award under her belt, and she’s also one half of the team behind the incredible project and soon-to-be cookbook called Grand Dishes, which features stories of and recipes from grandmothers all around the world. (Iska Lupton is the other half of Grand Dishes.) I snagged Anastasia when she was swinging through London from her current home in Athens, Greece.

Aside from her epic Grand Dishes project -- which is starting a #grannymovement -- Anastasia writes a lot about travel and food. She first began in the industry writing about fashion, but has organically made the transition to travel writing, which of course includes food. It’s safe to say that these writing beats are also an expression of her main passions in life.

We hear about how Grand Dishes began, what it’s like to live in Greece, her jam as a freelance writer, and the many joys of getting to know some of the world’s most interesting, lovable, talented and yes, quirky, grandmothers around.

-- Show notes --

SUPPORT the Grand Dishes book project to learn from Grannies everywhere! https://unbound.com/books/grand-dishes

--Anastasia Miari--

Instagram & Twitter // @anastasia_miari

Website // www.anastasiamiari.com/

-- Grand Dishes --

Instagram & Twitter // @granddishes

Website // www.granddishes.com

--Keep It Quirky--

Instagram // @keepitquirkypodcast

Katie Quinn on Insta & Twitter // @qkatie

www.youtube.com/TheQKatie

www.facebook.com/TheQKatie

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All Creatives Experience This, with Liz Schaffer

Wed, 13 Mar 2019 12:08:45 GMT

Liz Schaffer founded Lodestars Anthology indie travel magazine 5 years ago. Australian-born Liz moved to London to be a writer 8 years ago and ended up starting her own publication and thereby making a space for other writers and photographers to explore and express.

In this episode, Liz and I discuss the realities of creative life and tackle what imposter syndrome really is, revealing it for the ways it can work to our advantage. Her honesty and curiosity is infectious -- I loved this chat, and I hope you enjoy it, too!

-- Show notes --

Madeleine Wisecup’s podcast, “The Wise Consumer” features discussions with impact entrepreneurs, whose mission is to use their businesses /organizations as forces for good.

Instagram // @thewiseconsumer

Website// http://thewiseconsumer.com/

Michelle Obama on imposter syndrome: www.good.is/articles/michelle-obamas-fascinating-admission

Lory Martinez, the storyteller/podcasting producer based in Paris, France: www.lorymartinez.com

-- Liz Schaffer & Lodestars Anthology --

Instagram // @lodestarsanthology

Twitter // @LodestarsTravel

Website // www.lodestarsanthology.co.uk

--Keep It Quirky--

Instagram // @keepitquirkypodcast

Katie Quinn on Insta & Twitter // @qkatie

www.youtube.com/TheQKatie

www.facebook.com/TheQKatie

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Storytelling Around the World, with Rachel Rudwall and Roamaroo

Wed, 06 Mar 2019 18:09:40 GMT

My guests in this episode roam the world for their careers; sharing stories around the globe with their audiences. They have "the dream job," but there are also some challenges. We dig into the pros and the cons, all of it.

Rachel Rudwall is an Emmy-nominated storyteller and adventurer, having living in 3 countries and travelled to over 70 nations.

Collette and Scott Stohler are a husband and wife team, not just in their travels but in their business, Roamaroo, which shares stories of fun and wellness everywhere on earth.

-- Rachel Rudwall --

Instagram & Twitter // @rachelroams

Website // www.rachelroams.com

-- Scott & Collette, aka Roamaroo --

Instagram & Twitter // @roamaroo

Website // www.roamaroo.com

--Keep It Quirky--

Instagram // @keepitquirkypodcast

Katie Quinn on Insta & Twitter // @qkatie

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The Importance of Creativity in Building a Brand, with Pippa Murray of Pip & Nut

Wed, 27 Feb 2019 14:59:29 GMT

Today’s guest is Pippa Murray who, 5 years ago, founded Pip & Nut, which is “arguably the brand that kicked off the nut butter revolution” in the UK [The Independent].

Pippa began her career in the creative arts! In her early twenties, she was working as a theater producer when she started her nut butter side hustle -- making various peanut and almond butters at home and selling them at a local market.

Pippa shares how rewarding it was to start this business and also how her brand has developed over the years. “The power of design and creativity should never be underestimated,” she says. We also talk about carving out time and space for creativity, even/especially as a sole entrepreneur.

Something that is increasingly important to me in the products I buy is the sustainability factor as well as social responsibility, and Pippa and I talk about how Pip & Nut puts efforts toward doing good as a business. Pip & Nut not only has a range of nut butter flavors, they also produce nut milk, they published a cookbook, and they put on events -- all of which contribute to bringing the brand to life.

I’m amazed by what Pippa has created, and I so enjoyed talking with her. I hope you enjoy our conversation, too!

-- Pip & Nut --

Instagram // @pipandnut

Twitter // @pipandnut

--Keep It Quirky--

Instagram // @keepitquirkypodcast

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The World's Best Cheese + Farmhouse Cheese 101 with Dane Hopkins

Wed, 20 Feb 2019 17:59:07 GMT

Dane Hopkins is the Dairy Director at Lynher Dairies, the lauded cheese producer in West England, Cornwall. Lynher Dairies makes the cheese that was Supreme Champion at the World Cheese Awards in 2017, an alpine-style cheese called Kern. Another cheese they make is Cornish Yarg (wrapped in nettle leaves!!), which is also a multiple award-winning product and is a beloved representation of their special corner of the world. They also make a great cheese called Stithians.

Lynher Dairies is a farmhouse cheese and their Supreme Champion Kern is a 'nutty and savory farmhouse cheese with sweet endnotes' (quoting my Food52 article that accompanies the video I hosted for them, linked below)...so what IS farmhouse cheese, anyway?! I set out to answer that question for you in this Keep It Quirky mini episode, with the help of not only Dane Hopkins, but also Gareth Hewer, who works in the maturation team at London's preeminent cheese shop, Neal's Yard Dairy.

Dane and I also talk about how he develops recipes for new cheeses, what it's like being a specialist cheesemaker making handmade cheeses, and the entrepreneur spirit behind his work. I hope you enjoy this episode!

Show notes:

Here's the video I did for Food52 at Lynher Dairies -- https://food52.com/blog/23506-worlds-best-cheese-british-cornish-kern

-- Lynher Dairies --

Twitter // @cornishyarg

Website // www.lynherdairies.co.uk

-- Neal’s Yard Dairy --

Instagram // @neals_yard_dairy

Twitter // @nealsyarddairy

Website // www.nealsyarddairy.co.uk

--Keep It Quirky--

Instagram // @keepitquirkypodcast

Katie Quinn on Insta & Twitter // @qkatie

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Let Your Curiosity Lead You with Lana Citron, author of "Edible Pleasures"

Wed, 13 Feb 2019 08:06:11 GMT

My guest today, Lana Citron, is an Irish author, scriptwriter, poet, teacher (and sometimes stand-up comic!). Her most recent book was just released, “Edible Pleasures: a Textbook of Aphrodisiacs," so what better time to talk with her than on the eve of Valentine’s Day?

We begin by talking about the fascinating universal experience of aphrodisiacs, which appears in every society worldwide, “The relationship between food and sexual desire goes back to time immemorial,” she says. (Although kissing is not universal! She explains that). She also talks about the correlation between eating and kissing.

We also talk about the varied experiences she has had throughout her less-than-traditional career path, and the day-to-day of her life as an author. Lana follows her curiosity to delve into each new project and we chat about what she has learned about humanity and sensuality in the process. Regarding the importance of stories in life, she says, “We have a thirst for it as humans. We want stories. Everything we do is in story mode. Songs, books...”

There are many powerful and honest moments in our chat -- I hope you enjoy this episode!

--Lana Citron --

Instagram // @365aphrodisiacs

Website // www.lanacitron.com

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If You Can Eat, You Can Cook with Jeremy Pang, chef/founder of School of Wok

Wed, 06 Feb 2019 17:46:03 GMT

Jeremy Pang is the chef and co-founder of School of Wok, London’s only cookery school for Chinese cuisine. Jeremy grew up in London and was initially on track to a career in biochemical engineering. *record scratch* He career path then took a few different twists and turns before he enrolled in culinary school at Le Cordon Bleu and then started School of Wok, at the time a mobile cookery school. That was a decade ago, and now School of Wok not only has established a brick-and-mortar cookery school in central London, but has expanded into products, like woks and meal kits, which are sold at grocery stores around the UK. He has also authored two cookbooks and he has a YouTube channel with over 75k subscribers where he teaches a lot of his favorite Chinese dishes in a way that’s super accessible for everyone.

We talk about how he first propped up the business, leaning a lot of friends and family for support, and how even as a successful small business, there is constant growth, evolution, and learning. When you’re an entrepreneur, there’s a fine line between being scared and being afraid:

“You have to convince yourself that you’re more excited than you are scared,” is one of my favorite quotes from this episode, in which Jeremy talked about the rollercoaster of being an entrepreneur, although I think it applies to many aspects of life.

Jeremy’s got hustle, but he also has so much joy. Enjoy the episode!

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Show notes:

School of Wok’s Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1146328659/school-of-wok-its-abao-time-to-go-global/description

--Jeremy Pang & School Of Wok --

Instagram // @jeremypang_official + @schoolofwok

YouTube // https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBrxd1Mum2cYH7DOxo2exJA

Twitter // @chefjeremypang + @schoolofwok

Website // schoolofwok.co.uk/

--keep it quirky--

@keepitquirkypodcast - instagram

@qkatie - katie quinn on instagram & twitter

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On the Constant Pursuit of Creativity with Rachel Khoo

Wed, 30 Jan 2019 09:34:57 GMT

Rachel Khoo does so many creative endeavors: cookbooks, travel TV shows, cooking TV shows, running a lifestyle magazine...just to name a few of them. Most recently, she released her 6th cookbook -- “The Little Swedish Kitchen.”

She first hit the international media scene with her BBC show The Little Paris Kitchen and cookbook of the same name, and has since then expanded her brand to include discovery and inspiration worldwide. As you’ll hear her talk about, she describes her big passion as simply: finding creative solutions for ANYTHING. We walk through the little steps of her path that have gotten her to big goals, and she also candidly talks about some of the new obstacles in her career, but the things she’s learned along the way that help her navigate the challenges of professional life.

Her pursuit of creativity has gotten her far, but she’s quick to note that failures along the way are a part of the journey.

I have admired Rachel’s work for many years, but as I’ve gotten to know her since moving to London (which she visits frequently although she lives in Stockholm, Sweden now), I have really come to respect her hustle.

Some of my favorite Rachel quotes from this conversation:

“Little steps get you to the big goal. Work your way backwards.”

“Nothing comes from nothing. If you want something -- you’ve got to make it happen.”

“Try to surround yourself with people who will elevate you; who will push you.”

“Expect failure. Don’t feel like it’s going to stop you. Make that failure into advantage. Turns things on their head.”

I chatted with Rachel at the Khoollect studio in London. I loved this conversation with her -- I hope get as much out of it as I did!

Show notes:

Swedish Buns & Fika, feat. Rachel Khoo // STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN: https://youtu.be/Rww0uCDZZpc

Rachel Khoo's Cardamom Bun Bombe! - Recipe from 'The Little Swedish Kitchen': https://youtu.be/FYIeJzVrBDc

--Rachel Khoo--

Instagram // @rachelkhooks

Twitter // @rkhooks

Website // www.rachelkhoo.com

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@qkatie - katie quinn on instagram & twitter

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www.facebook.com/TheQKatie

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Storytelling for Business & The Truth About Almonds with Jordyn Gatti, founder of Better Almond Butter -

Wed, 23 Jan 2019 17:01:54 GMT

Jordyn Gatti started his business, Better Almond Butter, to affect change in the food industry; he makes a statement with the kind of almonds he uses, how they're treated and how they're packaged (no plastic!). So how did Jordyn get into this? He never went to college and decided to be a musician...then went into filmmaking (that’s how I met him years ago)...and then, a couple years ago, started Better Almond Butter and it's been making splashes in the food industry and gaining followers.

He tells us how he uses storytelling -- something he sees as a thread in his life and pursuits -- in his brand and business, and how that starts a conversation with a customer on the shelf level. We also open the bonkers can of worms that is almonds. Sprouted, unpasteurized...what does all that mean? We get you the answers here.

Food, social change and creativity -- these three things are interwoven and Jordyn's story encapsulates that Venn diagram.

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--Jordyn Gatti & Better Almond Butter--

Instagram // @betteralmondbutter

Website // www.betteralmondbutter.com

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How To Grab Life By the Balls with Sam Conniff Allende [unedited]

Wed, 16 Jan 2019 19:09:08 GMT

Sam Conniff Allende is a speaker and social entrepreneur who has made major waves in England and around the world with his company Livity, “a transformation engine” for young people. Among his accolades, he’s been awarded recognition from the Queen (!), and has just recently authored a best-selling book, “Be More Pirate.” We talk about the highs and lows of entrepreneurship -- Sam tests me with his checklist for a healthy balance as an entrepreneur. (It’s a list you want to take note of if you’re self-employed!) We had a discussion about what it really means to have or be a mentor, and it shined so much light for me on this sometimes intimidating status. “A good mentor is someone who can look back at where you are looking forward to.” “Be More Pirate,” which has just been released in the US (it’s already a hit in the UK), explores the concept of rebellion -- or being someone who’s willing to risk everything for their values. I got SO MUCH out of this conversation, I really hope you’ll enjoy it. Show notes: Don’t forget to sign up for my e-newsletter! Go HERE: http://eepurl.com/dNtAx2 Sign up before Jan. 26, 2019 to enter a giveaway! You could win three of my favorite cookbooks :) Current120 is the company I mentioned that helped me with my e-newsletter tech and strategy. Thanks, Arielle and Shelley! You can find them here: www.current120.com/ --Sam Conniff Allende-- Instagram & Twitter // @samconniff Website // www.samconniff.com --keep it quirky-- @keepitquirkypodcast - instagram @qkatie - katie quinn on instagram & twitter www.youtube.com/TheQKatie www.facebook.com/TheQKatie

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On Living In the Moment (No Planning Required) with Chetna Makan

Wed, 09 Jan 2019 16:50:24 GMT

Happy New Year and welcome to Season 2 of the Keep It Quirky podcast! Most podcasts this time are year are helping you plan out your ideal year, your ideal career, your ideal life, right?! Well, this episode's guest has a different theory.... I’m thrilled to kick off Season 2 with Chetna Makan, who captured everyone's heart and rose to stardom from her appearance on The Great British Bake Off ('The Great British Baking Show' in the US). If you know Chetna from the show, you'll be surprised to hear that for most of her life, Chetna never baked! She lived in Mumbai and didn't even have an oven....but food has always played an important role in her life, (even back when she was a bigwig in the fashion industry in her former career path). In our conversation, Chetna talks about how she could’ve never planned any of what has happened in her life, and how and why she prefers it that way. "I've always lived in the moment. Why would I plan anything?!" She talks about her experiences shooting Great British Bake Off, and also shares her marriage advice for me :) as well as her daughter's oh-so scientific theory of the "3 stomachs." Chetna is now the host of the successful YouTube channel, Food With Chetna, and has published two books, with a third one ‘Chetna’s Healthy Indian,’ out January 31, 2019! Here's the YouTube video Chetna and I shot together of Egg Chops (i.e. Indian Scotch Eggs) --- https://youtu.be/AY3aCElDoRg Sign up for my E-Newsletter (by Jan 26 for a chance to win 3 cookbooks!) by going here: http://eepurl.com/dNtAx2 --Chetna Makan-- Instagram & Twitter // @chetnamakan YouTube // Food With Chetna -- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1VkNUPA6ieOuwXmk4SSJZw --keep it quirky-- @keepitquirkypodcast - instagram @qkatie - katie quinn on instagram & twitter www.youtube.com/TheQKatie www.facebook.com/TheQKatie

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On Piecing Together a Rockstar Career, Petit à Petit with Lindsey Tramuta

Wed, 17 Oct 2018 21:05:14 GMT

Any francophiles out there?! I recorded today's episode when I recently visited Paris and I'm thrilled to have Lindsey Tramuta on the pod - she's the author of the hugely successful book "The New Paris," published last year. She describes her path, from young American gal infatuated with the French language, to hustling to find work in Paris, and the behind-the-scenes of getting a book published. [She also gives us the exclusive scoop on her NEW book, which will come out in 2020!!] She's also the host of The New Paris podcast and the person behind the blog Lost In Cheeseland. She's an American woman who's lived in Paris for over a decade, and she's got quite the journey to share. Lindsey's path to success is fascinating and just goes to show what happens when you follow your gut and stay true to your vision and hustle. I also catch up with the guys behind La Main Noire, a collective of hand-crafted products like sticky chai tea and golden paste for a turmeric latte. "Innovative products for Inspired people," is what they're all about -- and Ryan, Ludo and Quentin, the cofounders, tell us about how they met in Australia and launched their company in Paris years later. HOUSEKEEPING NOTE: This is the last episode of Season 1! I'm taking a little break to work on the other projects I've my hands full with, but I"ll be back -- make sure you're SUBSCRIBED so you get the next episode in your feed as soon as I'm back. --Lindsey Tramuta-- Instagram & Twitter // @lostncheeseland www.lostincheeseland.com --La Main Noire-- Instagram // @la.main.noire Crowd-funding campaign // fr.ulule.com/lamainnoire/ --Keep It Quirky-- Instagram // @keepitquirkypodcast Katie's IG & Twitter // @qkatie www.youtube.com/TheQKatie www.facebook.com/TheQKatie

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From Venezuela to Voice Overs & The Importance of Trial and Error with Alejandro Toro

Thu, 11 Oct 2018 15:54:20 GMT

Alejandro Toro was born and raised in Venezuela and moved to America to follow his dreams and see what he could make of himself. Less than a decade later, he is a successful voiceover artist living in LA, a food personality (thanks to a popular stint on MasterChef), and an influencer with a purpose: to educate people about what's going on in his home country. In this episode, he and I talk about more than just his path to where he is now, we also talk about the routines in his life that center him, cooking as art, and the importance of stepping outside your comfort zone. --alejandro toro-- @alejandrotorovo - instagram & twitter www.youtube.com/alejandrotoro --keep it quirky-- @keepitquirkypodcast - instagram @qkatie - katie quinn on instagram & twitter www.youtube.com/TheQKatie www.facebook.com/TheQKatie

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Here & There: Starting a Jerky Company On Both Sides of the Pond - SlantShack & Ember Snacks

Thu, 04 Oct 2018 12:11:56 GMT

What's it like to start an artisanal beef jerky in the United States a decade ago? What's it like to start a similar company in the United Kingdom today? I talk with two driven entrepreneurs who are making waves in the "protein snack" industry on both sides of the pond. David Koretz, CEO of SlantShack - based in NYC, talks about the unusual start of his company a decade ago, when the US artisan food scene was in its nascent stages and SlantShack made a big splash. He talks about how the company has evolved since then, the nimbleness involved to stay true to their original vision, and some of the challenges faced today. Jack Mayhew, co-founder of Ember Snacks - based in London, describes why he and his brother Harry were inspired to start their business, how they've had help and struggles along the way, and why their one-year-old brand is in it for the long haul. Let me know if you enjoy this kind of episode where I combine a couple of different interview on a similar topic! I always love to hear from you - @qkatie on Twitter and Instagram, @keepitquirkypodcast on Instagram. SLANTSHACK slantshack.com @slantshack // Twitter & Instagram EMBER SNACKS: embersnacks.com @embersnacks // Twitter & Instagram

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Staying On Brand & the Power of Nostalgia with Pooja Bavishi of Malai Ice Cream

Wed, 26 Sep 2018 12:13:35 GMT

Pooja Bavishi is the founder of Malai Ice Cream, which has been called “a taste of India in a cone.” (via Thrillist) Before starting Malai, Pooja worked in Fair and Affordable Housing and then got her Masters in Urban Planning. She then pivoted and went to business school, which set in motion her dream of owning a dessert business. In this episode, Pooja and I talk about the importance of determining a strong brand off the bat - and how to do that - as well as acknowledging and incorporating unforeseen aspects, such as the importance of a direct-to-consumer model for a product as nostalgic as ice cream, in a very saturated industry. We also talk about finding ways to combat the isolation of entrepreneurship, gaining a community & sharing resources, and seeking mentors. Thanks, too, to my best friend Lara, for sharing a few words at the beginning of the episode about her inspiring career transition. --Malai Ice Cream-- Instagram & Twitter // @malai_icecream www.malai.co --keep it quirky-- @keepitquirkypodcast - instagram @qkatie - katie quinn on instagram & twitter www.youtube.com/TheQKatie www.facebook.com/TheQKatie

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On Channeling Your Ideas Into Delicious Success with Dan Pashman of ‘The Sporkful’

Thu, 20 Sep 2018 15:05:03 GMT

Today’s guest is Dan Pashman, creator and host of the popular podcast “The Sporkful.” He also hosts live events and has a series with the Cooking Channel called "You’re Eating It Wrong" and a book called "Eat More Better: How to Make Every Bite More Delicious." In this episode, we talk about how to channel your ideas, the best way to build trust with your audience, and tackling taboo topics. I loved this conversation with Dan - I hope you enjoy it, too! "The Sporkful represented my last-ditch effort to have a career doing the thing that I love. Desperation is a powerful motivator. Fear is a powerful motivator: the fear of ending up in a career that isn’t going to make you as happy. That’ll keep you up late at night working hard." - Dan Pashman --dan pashman, the sporkful-- @thesporkful twitter // @thesporkful website // http://www.sporkful.com/ --keep it quirky & katie quinn-- instagram // @keepitquirkypodcast instagram & twitter //@qkatie www.youtube.com/theqkatie www.facebook.com/theqkatie

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From Picky Eater to Food Genius with Kristen Miglore of Food52

Wed, 12 Sep 2018 14:20:22 GMT

Kristen Miglore is the Creative Director of Food52, a popular food and e-commerce website in the U.S. She's also the author of the just-released cookbook "Genius Desserts," a follow-up to her IACP award-winning, New York Times best-selling cookbook "Genius Recipes." Both books grew out of her beloved column on Food52, Genius Recipes. For the column, she finds the recipes that will become staples in your kitchen: either sharing the dishes that an entire generation knows and loves, or discovering and revealing little-known gems that ought to be shared widely. She also crowd-sources recipes from the F52 community and narrows it down to the ones you need to know. I love Kristen's path because it goes to show that there is often no "path" for following your passion. She was a picky eater as a child, then found a real love of cookbooks and cooking in college, where she was studying economics. Post-college, she was completely bored by her jobs in the econ industry, and her passion for food became stronger. "It became a clamor I just couldn't ignore." From there, the rest is history -- a Master's from NYU's Food Studies program and then Food52's first hire nearly a decade ago. The co-founders of Food52, Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs, make a cameo in today's episode, too! I love these three ladies and I love this episode -- I hope you do, too!! --kristen miglore, genius desserts & food52-- instagram // @miglorious instagram // @food52 genius desserts // https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/552515/food52-genius-desserts-by-kristen-miglore/9781524758981/ --keep it quirky-- @keepitquirkypodcast - instagram @qkatie - katie quinn on instagram & twitter www.youtube.com/TheQKatie www.facebook.com/TheQKatie

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On the Strategies to Start a Business with Sarah Pettegree, the Queen of Savory Pies

Wed, 05 Sep 2018 07:00:06 GMT

Sarah Pettegree, aka the Pork Pie Queen, is the founder of the successful artisan savory pie business Bray’s Cottage Pork Pies. Based in Norfolk, England, she has elevated the classic pork pie by using local seasonal ingredients (she personally forages for wild garlic in spring) and by adjusting the traditional recipe to appeal to what she likes best...which just so happens to appeal to the modern palate, like omitting the squishy aspic jelly. [Good call, Sarah]. In this episode, Sarah tells me how and why she made the very conscious transition from management accounting to starting her own savory pie business. [Side note: savory pies are one of my favorite things about living in England. Why is this not a thing in the States?!] She talks about how she strategically determined how to position her company so that it could be a sustainable employment opportunity for her, and the importance of social media for her business in giving her access to others in the food industry all over the UK. Sarah is kind and passionate and just lovely. One of my favorite takeaways from our conversation was when she compared herself and her fellow artisan friends in Norfolk to a group of twigs: when they’re together, they can’t be broken. Entrepreneurial solidarity! Thanks to Malai Ice Cream [@malai_icecream on Insta] for sponsoring this episode! Check out their pop-up at 268 Smith Street in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, M-F: 5:30 - 9:30pm, S-S: 12 - 10pm. --Sarah Pettegree & Bray’s Cottage-- Twitter // @brays_cottage Instagram // @brayscottage www.perfectpie.co.uk/ --keep it quirky-- @keepitquirkypodcast - instagram @qkatie - katie quinn on instagram & twitter www.youtube.com/TheQKatie www.facebook.com/TheQKatie

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On Changing the Law to Make Gin Cool Again with Sam Galsworthy of Sipsmith Gin

Wed, 01 Aug 2018 19:21:44 GMT

Sam Galsworthy is co-founder of Sipsmith, producers of classic London dry gin. In order to do so, though, he and he co-founder Fairfax first had to change a 200-year-old law. They did reverse it, and therefore gave life to the beverage landscape in the UK. In this episode, Sam and I talk about what’s behind making things by hand/small batch, how Sipsmith changed the gin game -- a 'ginaissance,' as he calls it -- the different phases of entrepreneurialism, and not riding the trends, but rather sailing through them. I love Sam's formula for a successful entrepreneur: perseverance + determination + passion. "What entrepreneurship takes is grit," he says. If you're listening to this episode live (Aug.1), just know that I'm taking about a month hiatus while I do lots of travel and work on various projects, but I've got some excellent episodes down the pipeline. So please subscribe if you haven't yet so you don't miss a thing! --Sam & Sipsmith Gin-- @sipsmithsam // @sipsmith sipsmith.com --keep it quirky-- @keepitquirkypodcast - instagram @qkatie - katie quinn on instagram & twitter www.youtube.com/TheQKatie www.facebook.com/TheQKatie

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From Banker to Social Media Baller with Siobhan Ferguson

Wed, 25 Jul 2018 11:51:20 GMT

Siobhan Ferguson used to be a banker. Now, she's a huge presence on Instagram with her feed @siobhaise and founder/curator of @prettycitylondon and @prettycities, as well as author of the newly published book "Pretty City London." Her whole ethos is encouraging people to experience the beauty of a place and to discover hidden gems. In today's interview, you'll hear why and how she made the transition from a banker (hint: life circumstances helped, motherhood in particular). We hear how the platform gave her creative inspiration that she ran with, latching onto the creative adrenaline rush to see where it would lead. We talk about the sometimes challenge of defining yourself when your career is multi-hyphenate, and the quirky chaos in her life that actually helps her have a balanced perspective on social media. She helps us flip the script on Instagram, and insists there's no such thing as "the perfect shot," and explains why. At the beginning of the episode, I talk with Omar Zavala about what it means to be an artist. You can find Omar's portraits on his Instagram account. @omarzavalaphotography. --siobhan ferguson-- Follow her instagram accounts: @siobhaise @prettycitylondon @prettycities “Pretty City London” - her book --keep it quirky-- @keepitquirkypodcast - instagram @qkatie - katie quinn on instagram & twitter www.youtube.com/TheQKatie www.facebook.com/TheQKatie

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Personalized, Shoppable & Guided: Recipes Are Not Dead - Smart Kitchen Summit Panel [LIVE]

Wed, 18 Jul 2018 17:06:57 GMT

Today’s episode is a little different than the norm: it’s the panel I moderated in Dublin, Ireland a few weeks ago at the Smart Kitchen Summit Europe. The Smart Kitchen Summit is a conference that looks at the food + technology Venn diagram. What is the evolving role technology plays in our kitchens, and what are the implications of that? This panel that I moderated had the panelists Lulu Grimes of BBC Good Food, Kishan Visani of DishQ, and Jon Jenkins of Hestan Cue. The title of our panel was, "Personalized, Shoppable and Guided: Recipes Are Not Dead." --smart kitchen summit-- @smartkitchensummit - instagram @SmartKitchenCon - twitter www.smartkitchensummit.com --keep it quirky-- @keepitquirkypodcast - instagram @qkatie - katie quinn on instagram & twitter www.youtube.com/TheQKatie www.facebook.com/TheQKatie

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On Having More to Unite Us than to Divide Us with Yasmin Khan

Wed, 11 Jul 2018 04:00:04 GMT

"Food is a bit like music, theater, or good literature — it connects you to your heart. It drops into empathy." -Yasmin Khan Yasmin Khan is the best-selling author of "The Saffron Tales," and her newest book "Zaitoun," will be released the day after this episode publishes, on July 12! (Go get it, it's incredible). She has a background of campaigning for human rights and transitioned into food writing and sharing stories from cultures around the world 5 years ago. In this episode, we talk about how and why she made that transition, as well as some of the specific stories from her travels through Israel, the West Bank and Gaza for "Zaitoun." We also talk about the core belief that anything is possible, taking responsibility for the life we have, the good and the bad, the light and the dark. How food is the easiest way to access the fact that humans have more to unite us than to divide us, and what it really is to be authentic. --yasmin khan-- @yasmin_khan - twitter @yasminkhanstories - instagram yasminkhanstories.com --keep it quirky-- @keepitquirkypodcast - instagram @qkatie - katie quinn on instagram & twitter www.youtube.com/TheQKatie www.facebook.com/TheQKatie

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On Evolving from Artist to Businesswoman with Kylee Newton

Wed, 04 Jul 2018 16:08:02 GMT

Today’s episode is a conversation with Kylee Newton, owner and founder of Newton & Pott, making homemade chutneys, jams & preserves. We talk about preserving food AND preserving your sanity! Kylee's slogan could be the well-known saying, "Waste not, want not." She embodies these values, and she has a fascinating path to her success as a food businesswoman! After going to university for Fine Arts in New Zealand (she's a Kiwi!), she moved to London and worked for a famous photographer for a decade in the highly-skilled endeavor of analogue screen-printing. She then made a huge life and career shift into the world of producing jams and chutneys from her little flat in Hackney, London. Her delicious and unique flavors of preserves caught the attention of passersby at Broadway Market and the editors at Penguin Random House, who asked her to write a cookbook, "The Modern Preserver." In the episode, Kylee shares with us how she steers her creativity in her different life pursuits and she candidly tells us some of the struggles she experiences as a small business owner. --kylee newton-- @newtonandpott - instagram http://www.newtonandpott.co.uk/ --keep it quirky-- @keepitquirkypodcast - instagram @qkatie - katie quinn on instagram & twitter www.youtube.com/TheQKatie www.facebook.com/TheQKatie

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On Being Successful With Friends & Defying All Odds with Sorted Food's Ben Ebbrell & Barry Taylor

Wed, 27 Jun 2018 19:21:40 GMT

Sorted Food is a group friends who make recipe videos together. With nearly 2 million subscribers on YouTube and a massively loyal community of eaters all around the world, the Sorted Food guys are creative entrepreneurs who are succeeding and constantly innovating. Their videos are accessible, inclusive and usually a riot! They source a lot of recipes from their global audience. As Ben points out in the episode, "Everyone has a story to tell around food." Now with over 1500 videos and a team of 10+ people after 8 years on YouTube, they are DOIN IT! But it hasn't all been success around every turn. Barry points out, "People don’t talk about the failures, they talk about the successes. But the failures for us have been the stuff that have shaped us. We’ve taken everything we’ve fouled on and put it together to make some incredible." In this episode we hear how their untraditional path began, the unexpected story behind their most watched video on YouTube and the importance of community to their sense of success. I loved having Ben and Barry on the podcast; I hope you enjoy our conversation! --Meet Sorted Food-- @sortedfood - Instagram www.youtube.com/sortedfood https://sorted.club/ - website (you can join their Book Club via that link) https://sorted.club/2018/06/22/sortedstory/ - their podcast @bebbrell - Ben's Insta @whatbarrysdone - Barry's Insta --Keep It Quirky-- @keepitquirkypodcast - Instagram @qkatie - Katie Quinn on Instagram & Twitter www.youtube.com/TheQKatie www.facebook.com/TheQKatie

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On Imposter Syndrome & Baking Your Butt Off with Martha Collison

Wed, 20 Jun 2018 20:44:27 GMT

This episode features cookbook author and recipe writer Martha Collison, whose career launched years ago on Great British Bake Off and who continues to be a baking rockstar. There's also a cameo by the wonderful Rachel Khoo at the top of the episode! Martha was recommended to me by one of YOU (hi!) to be a guest during my author series of interviews. Martha is awesome. At 17 years old, she was the youngest person ever to compete on the Great British Bake Off - and not only compete, but she was a finalist! (It's called the Great British Baking Show in America). Martha’s episode was 4 years ago; now she is 21 and she is a twice-published cookbook author with her 2014 cookbook "Twist: Creative Ideas to ReInvent Your Baking," and last year's: "Crave: Brilliantly Indulgent Recipes." We chat about how she gets inspiration for new recipe ideas, she reflects on her time on the Great British Bake Off, and we talk about good ol' imposter syndrome. She also talks about how she sees social media impacting her career and the value of pursuing your passions, whatever your age. --meet martha-- @marthacollison - instagram www.bakingmartha.co.uk --meet rachel-- @rachelkhooks - instagram www.rachelkhoo.com --keep it quirky-- @keepitquirkypodcast - instagram @qkatie - katie quinn on instagram & twitter www.youtube.com/TheQKatie www.facebook.com/TheQKatie

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On Trading 'Blogger' for 'Instagrammer' with Izy Hossack

Wed, 13 Jun 2018 22:56:10 GMT

Izy Hossack is a twice-published cookbook author, her blog (Top With Cinnamon) was groundbreaking in the UK, and she's killin' it on Instagram (with over 220k followers!)- @izyhossack - redefining what the intersection of food, social media and nutrition can look like into the future. Izy first gained international attention with her blog Top With Cinnamon when she was just 15 years old! Now, just about to graduate from university with a Food Science and Nutrition degree, she’s poised to take over anywhere she sets her sights. (This episode continues my month of interviewing authors - thanks for your suggestions!) In this episode, we talk about complicated relationships with social media, building community, and the nutritional aspects of food she's learned with her Food Science and Nutrition degree that has actually helped her find more joy in the meals she eats. Izy is awesome. I really enjoyed hanging with her for this interview, and I hope you feel like you're in the room hanging with us, too! I hope you enjoy this conversation :) --meet izy-- @izyhossack - instagram Topwithcinnamon - blog The Savvy Cook - most recent book --keep it quirky-- @keepitquirkypodcast - instagram @qkatie - katie quinn on instagram & twitter www.youtube.com/TheQKatie www.facebook.com/TheQKatie

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On Embracing the Multi-Hyphenated Career Path & Listening to Your Gut with Emma Gannon

Wed, 06 Jun 2018 10:50:08 GMT

Emma Gannon is my definition of a rockstar. She’s a writer and broadcaster, and each of those descriptors are umbrellas under which she does many things. Her podcast, Ctrl Alt Delete (named after her first book), is one of my absolute favorite podcasts. She’s an insightful conversationalist, an incredible listener, unapologetically opinionated and each step of her career proves just how adaptable she is. She’s also a regular on BBC Woman’s Hour and she was selected as one of Forbes 30 under 30 in media. The very fact that it takes more than one word or phrase to describe what she does gets to the heart of what she represents. It's also how she’s reaching so many people, why I can relate to her journey, and is the inspiration for her latest book, just released last week -- “The Multi-Hyphen Method.” (This episode continues my month of interviewing authors - thanks for your suggestions!) In this episode, we talk about gut and instinct and how to tune into that to direct your path. We discuss mentors, getting out of your own head, and we acknowledge that we’re probably all going through a similar thing. We also talk about the importance of finding your own version of success. It was a joy to have her on the other microphone for this episode. I so enjoyed this conversation, and I hope you do, too! --meet emma-- @emmagannonuk - instagram @emmagannon - twitter ctrl alt delete - podcast --keep it quirky-- @keepitquirkypodcast - instagram @qkatie - katie quinn on instagram & twitter www.youtube.com/theakatie www.facebook.com/theqkatie

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The Fight for Real Cheese with Bronwen Percival

Thu, 31 May 2018 00:10:06 GMT

There can be no doubt that Bronwen Percival has found her calling, and her passion for cheese is downright infectious. The reach of cheese is massive: historical, scientific, cultural, economical, agricultural. We talk about all these aspects of cheese, and more. Bronwen is the co-author of the book "Reinventing the Wheel: Milk, Microbes and the Fight for Real Cheese." She gives us her top tips for getting your hands on real cheese and how to nudge the industry in the right direction. I also talk with eco-chef Tom Hunt at the top of the episode, who presented at The Food Sustainability Media Award (presented by Thomson Reuters Foundation and Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition). He tells us about the three food paradoxes for which he created a menu around. I found these paradoxes, and the statistics around them, so fascinating I just had to share it with you all. Here's a link to the article I wrote about my experience as a cheesemonger at Neal's Yard Dairy - "9 Useful Things I Learned as a London Cheesemonger" - https://food52.com/blog/22298-tips-from-a-cheesemonger <3 @keepitquirkypodcast @qkatie

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On the Food Journey with Venetia Falconer of Talking Tastebuds

Wed, 23 May 2018 19:20:37 GMT

Venetia Falconer is the host of the podcast Talking Tastebuds, where she talks with people about their relationship with food. Venetia is also a presenter and producer. In this episode, we talk about her journey with food and when the significant shifts have happened in her life; from having a disordered relationship with food to having it be something she enjoys most in life. She also talks about her decision to be vegan and how she handles the potentially awkward social elements of that, as well as the "why" behind her decision. Follow Venetia @venetiafalconer on Instagram and check out her YouTube channel, too! Thanks to Better Almond Butter for offering Keep It Quirky listeners 10% off by using the code "keepitquirky" at checkout on www.betteralmondbutter.com.

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The Magic of Audio Storytelling with Hester Cant, feat. Brian Quinn

Wed, 16 May 2018 20:26:47 GMT

This episode is all about audio. “The idea that you can have something completely conjured by just closing your eyes is really special," Hester Cant told me as we talked about why she chose her career path. Hester and I talk about the intersection of food, culture and audio storytelling, and how what you wanted to do when you were 12 years old says a lot about what you should be doing with your life. I also talk with my brother an incredibly talented & successful professional musician, who just happens to be my brother Brian. (He's also the composer of the theme song for this podcast!) Brian shares his experiences as a professional musician, from how he first cast his net in the industry and how he flexes his creative freedom on the bass. Brian is @funkybq on Insta -- he's also on FB Hester is @hestercant on Insta and check out some of the shows she works on: BBC's The Kitchen Cabinet, Honey & Co. podcast and some episodes on Radio Cherry Bombe. And in celebration of a dozen episodes of the pod, I made an Instagram account for it! Follow @keepitquirkypodcast for updates, new episodes, and also favorite quotes from each episode. Thanks for listening!! <3

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On The REAL Meaning of "Food Made With Love" with Niki Kopcke

Wed, 09 May 2018 20:11:55 GMT

Niki Kopcke is the founder of Mazí Mas, a catering company and roaming restaurant in London that employs and trains migrant and refugee women. Mazí Mas is all about bringing the most unique part of a culture's cuisine to you while transforming the misperception of migrant and refugee women. Niki's work at the moment is focused on getting people to see migrant and refugee women as skilled professionals (which is exactly what they are). Niki is both a passionate creative -- she loves food and cooking more than anything -- and also a social entrepreneur. She's found a way to take her feminism and activism into the core of the business she created. We talk about all of this, how she got started on this path and how she made her business dream a reality that just continues to grow. We also talk about the real meaning behind the cliche "food made with love" and the joy of ice skating and ice cream. "Good food is a gift." Enjoy the episode!! MAZÍ MAS - www.mazimas.co.uk Thanks to Better Almond Butter for sponsoring this episode! Go to www.betteralmondbutter.com and enter the code "keepitquirky" at checkout to get 10% off your entire purchase.

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On Creating an Indie Travel Magazine with Milly Kenny-Ryder

Wed, 02 May 2018 17:43:44 GMT

In this episode I talk with Milly Kenny-Ryder about how and why she launched the beautiful design-inspired indie travel guidebooks Weekend Journals, and the steep learning curve she and her partners faced in bringing all the various aspects together (choosing the paper stock, how to get a barcode, deciding which venues made it in the book). Where there’s a will, there a way... Milly explains why they published without any investors in order to maintain creative control (they got a bank loan). We chat about the importance of following projects through to the end and the growing interest in independent publications in her same niche, and what that means for the digital versus print spaces. This episode highlights the inspirational aspects of travel — I first talk with a young woman, Sylvia, who just took her first solo trip, to Morocco, and later in the episode I show Weekend Journals to Claire Matern of A Cheesemonger’s Daughter, and we talk about the kick in the butt we all sometimes need as creatives and entrepreneurs. Follow Weekend Journals at @weekendjournals on instagram or visit weekendjournals.co.uk and Milly can be found at @millykr. Thanks to Better Almond Butter for supporting this episode. Visit www.betteralmondbutter.com and buy some with the code “keepitquirky” for 10% off your entire purchase.

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On Selling a 'Weird' Product with Adam Vanni of Jarr Kombucha

Wed, 25 Apr 2018 08:19:27 GMT

In this episode I talk to Adam Vanni, director and co-founder of Jarr Kombucha. He gives me a tour of Jarr's production facilities in East London and we talk about how they launched this product in a market where people didn’t understand what kombucha was. We consider how much luck may have to do with beginning a company from scratch, and the importance of community to make an idea reality. We talk a bit about the science behind kombucha and we touch on the health benefits, as well as how it gets its flavor and distinctive fizz. We also hit on the fermentation "trend" that has recently gained momentum. Follow Jarr on Instagram @jarrkombucha and check out their stockists at https://jarrkombucha.com/ At the beginning of the podcast when I talk about Ayurveda, I refer to Jasmine Hemsley's cookbook "East by West." Thanks so much for listening; if you dig this podcast, please tell your friends about it and leave a review in the Apple Podcasts store, or wherever you listen. Drop me a note @qkatie on Instagram and Twitter! Thanks, too, to Better Almond Butter for sponsoring this episode. Please use the offer code "keepitquirky" to buy some at www.betteralmondbutter.com for 10% of your entire purchase.

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On the Era of Reluctant Entrepreneurs with Ed Levine, founder of Serious Eats

Wed, 18 Apr 2018 21:29:08 GMT

Ed Levine is the founder of the popular website Serious Eats, a food site that now has over 10 million unique visits a month. Prior to founding Serious Eats, he had written about food for the New York Times, had written some books, and he wanted to create "a place online that was like a clubhouse for food enthusiasts -- for people who wanted to share their passion." That's exactly what he's done with Serious Eats and the SE community. In this episode, we talk about how he founded his company (and how everyone at the time thought he was crazy), about the stage he's in right now, having sold Serious Eats with one foot in the company but the other food in new ventures: hosting his podcast, Special Sauce, and writing his memoir. We also discuss how immigrants refresh a culture's food scene in a way nothing else can, why food is the great common ground, and we cover so much else about both food and business -- including Ed's perspective on the current era of entrepreneurs, reluctant as we may be to call ourselves entrepreneurs. I hope you enjoy the episode!! I can't say enough positive things about Ed, and I loved having this conversation with him. Thanks, too, to Better Almond Butter for sponsoring this episode. Please use the offer code "keepitquirky" to buy some at www.betteralmondbutter.com for 10% of your entire purchase.

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On Baking Without Borders with Henrietta Inman, "The Natural Baker"

Wed, 11 Apr 2018 16:57:59 GMT

This episode is with Henrietta Inman, pastry chef and cookbook author, talks with me about WHY she loves using untraditional baking ingredients (it's not just to be "healthy") and she also talks me through how her love of gardening and hosting people at her home has influenced her career. I learn the term "eaty-talky," she makes Zoolander references and we agree that social media somehow seems even more of a double-edged sword when you're self-employed. She talks us through her experiences writing her two cookbooks (her second, "The Natural Baker," just released). I hope you see from our conversation that although Henrietta has thrown out the rulebook of what a delicious baked treat can or should be, she uses her creativity, sharp baking skills and generous spirit to convince us all of her food philosophy. Thanks to Charlotte Hu for the extra motivation to start this podcast in the first place, and for sharing her words of wisdom with us all at the top of the episode. Follow her at @charlottehuco on Instagram. Follow Henrietta on Instagram @henriettainman to find out about her upcoming pop-ups and find "The Natural Baker" cookbook online. Big thanks to Better Almond Butter for supporting this episode. You can get Better Almond Butter in three flavors: Sweet & Salty, Toasted, and Truly Raw. Head on over to betteralmondbutter.com and buy it with offer code KEEPITQUIRKY to get 10% off your entire purchase. I hope you like the episode; thanks for listening!

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On Creating Connection with Graham Garvie

Wed, 04 Apr 2018 16:52:52 GMT

"We have a lot more in common than we think we do." This is one of my favorite quotes from this episode, and it gets at the heart of why I create this podcast and also why Graham began Bring Your Own Story (BYOS), a supper club that puts the emphasis on human connection around the table rather than the food on the table. Highlights of this episode include Graham describing how he forms community, both in his business and in his personal life, how he gets out of his own head when he hits a creative block and the importance of staying curious. We talk about the act of eating together and its role in facilitating connection. I really enjoyed this conversation with Graham, and I hope you do, too! I mention this in the preamble -- but the audio quality will improve for every episode after this one. Hang in there with me and I'm going through the fairly steep learning curve of audio v. video! :) Find out more about BYOS: www.bringyourownstory.com/

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On Making a Name for Iraqi Cuisine with Philip Juma

Wed, 28 Mar 2018 13:14:33 GMT

Chef Philip Juma is a self-trained chef in London. Born to an Iraqi dad and Irish mom, he worked in finance until he had the realization that "doing what you love is more important than any paycheck." Fast-forward a little less than a decade later, Phil owns a business that does popups and catering called Juma Kitchen, he writes a regular column on Iraqi cuisine for the London Evening Standard, and he does food demos at locations like London's iconic Borough Market. Always a fan of London's food stalls, and noticing the placement of those carts being on the front line of London's energy, he knew that there was a space for his family's Iraqi cuisine, which was, at the time, not represented on a significant way before Juma Kitchen hit the scene. "I've gotta put this on the map," he thought. He took a leap of faith, and in this podcast he says, "for anyone who's on the fence in life, I'd say, categorically -- just do it. It's all about action," and that's when it all falls into place. We also talk about getting unstuck and finding strategies to get yourself out of the way, when you're your own worst enemy. I hope you enjoy this episode, and I hope you're inspired to find or make Iraqi cuisine! He describes Iraqi cuisine as like Middle east meets India. It's delicious, and Phil is definitely doing his part forging a path of contemporary Iraqi cuisine. www.jumakitchen.com/ As always, keep it quirky! And please join our conversation on Twitter with #keepitquirkypodcast, and leave me a note @qkatie on Twitter & Instagram. Email me at keepitquirkypodcast@gmail.com

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On Creating A Business from Scratch with Maxine Thompson

Wed, 21 Mar 2018 11:07:16 GMT

Australian-born Maxine Thompson attended culinary school in NYC and launched a business in London. Talk about a worldly woman! She has grown Polka Pants, her business of bespoke chef's trousers for women, into a recognized brand that's getting much deserved attention. I begin this episode with an introduction to March being Women's History Month and give a hat-tip to just a few of the many amazing women in my life. Maxine is perfect to have on this episode acknowledging women because she's a rockstar. In this episode she talks about how she got the idea to make chef's pants for women, how she made is happen and the strategy involved in providing and developing a product that fills a void in the culinary industry. She talks about owning a business and how she stays sane, offering tips like a little technology ban time and going out dancing with friends. As promised, here's the video when Maxine came on my YouTube channel to show me how to make deep-fried olive oil ice cream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGE6Rt_E520 I hope you like the episode! Happy Women's History Month, y'all!

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On Doing What You Love with Edd Kimber, "The Boy Who Bakes"

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 23:38:28 GMT

Edd Kimber is a professional baker -- he was the first winner of the Great British Bake Off! He's also a food photographer, food writer, podcaster and YouTuber. When it comes to running a cohesive brand, Edd does it all. In this episode of Keep It Quirky, Edd tells me about his journey from a dead-end, unsatisfying job to finding fulfilling work that he loves to do every day. He talks about balancing passion projects with projects that pay well, and he also gives us an inside look behind the scenes of the television show The Great British Bake Off. I hope you enjoy the episode!

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On Traveling the World As a Woman of Color with Oneika Raymond

Wed, 07 Mar 2018 14:07:34 GMT

This week I'm excited to have Oneika Raymond on the show. She is the woman behind Oneika the Traveller, a blog & Instagram platform that tackles issues of travel, race, gender and all the cross-sections of those topics. She's also a video host personality, and I snagged some time with her for this interview amid a video shoot I was co-hosting with her for the Travel Channel. In this episode, we talk about traveling alone as a woman, and further, as a woman of color. She opens up about why she travels, why she is compelled to share her travels and experiences, and how to operate from a place of "can," versus "can't." I hope you enjoy our conversation!

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How To "Eat Happy" & Living a Creative, Confident Life with Melissa Hemsley

Wed, 28 Feb 2018 12:26:33 GMT

Melissa Hemsley is a cookbook author who has helped to revolutionize modern healthy home cooking, along with her sister Jasmine. Melissa has had a TV show on BBC Radio Four, she hosts a podcast called Life.Live.Better, and she just released a new cookbook called "Eat Happy: 30 minute feel good food." Melissa talks with us about her interest in what makes people tick and her passion for helping anyone get "kitchen confident." We're also joined by a pop-in guest, Venetia Falconer, of the Talking Tastebuds podcast! They talk about how they try to live their most creative and confident life. I hope you enjoy this episode!

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The Creative Process with Julie Nolke of Feeling Peckish

Fri, 16 Feb 2018 20:46:45 GMT

This is the pilot episode for the Keep It Quirky podcast! Julie Nolke, the personality of the Feeling Peckish YouTube channel, shares her creative process, what makes her tick and the struggles of being a multi-hyphenated career woman in the entertainment space.

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