The Conversation with Chef Shanita & Chef Erika

Episode:12 My Favorite Mixologist Tiffanie Barriere

Tiffanie Barriere is the bartender’s bartender, an influencer, and educator who has been awarded some of the beverage industry’s highest honors. The Bar Smart graduate is a Tastemakers of the South award-winner who spent seven years as the beverage director of One Flew South the “Best Airport Bar in the World.” As an independent bartender, she is known for creative and innovative cocktail menus for pop-dinners and bar consultancy clients; hosting mixology classes around the nation, and connecting culinary and farm culture with spirits. As a leader, she is a member of the Tales of the Cocktail Grants Committee, the James Beard Beverage Advisory Board, and a member of the Atlanta chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier. “The Drinking Coach” Barriere has graced the demonstration stages of prestigious food and hospitality events such as the Atlanta Food & Wine Festival, Charleston Food & Wine Festival, BevCon, Tales of the Cocktail, Savannah Food & Wine Festival, Music to Your Mouth, and more. As an author-contributor, Tiffanie’s cocktail recipes can be found in the Southern Foodway Alliance Guide to Cocktails by Jerry Slayter, Jubilee by Toni Tipton Martin, and Road Soda by Kara Newman.

Episode:11 Colleen Vincent

Colleen Vincent, Director of Culinary Community Initiatives for the James Beard Foundation, has been a vocal champion for diverse leadership in all sectors of the hospitality industry, for over a decade.  She has been featured on panels at the Food Book Fair and the Minority Chef Summit and also represented the Foundation as a member of the High Road Restaurant Roundtable.  She has been involved in the Iconoclast Dinner Experience, a fundraiser for Spelman College which celebrates notable chefs of color, since its inception.  Vincent created a book drive to build a culinary library in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.   She sat on the James Beard Foundation Food Conference steering committee and is presently a member of the House Programming Committee.  She is a member the West Indian Chefs Alliance and sits on the Women in Hospitality United Advisory Board.  Colleen has curated panels for the Black Urban Growers Conference, Food n Grooves, and the In My Mind Conference.

Chef Simeon Hall Jr.

This week we head to the Islands for a Conversation with Chef Simeon, who has a passion for creating out of the box eclectic culinary experiences!

Episode: 10 Our Food System Is Killing US

This week we will be Joined by Michel Nischan! Michel Nischan is a four-time James Beard Award-winning chef with over 35 years of leadership advocating for a more healthful, sustainable food system. He is Founder and President of Wholesome Crave, a food company selling responsibly sourced, plant-forward soups to large-scale dining facilities. A portion of the gross sales from Wholesome Crave products will benefit Wholesome Wave, the non-profit food equity organization for which Michel serves as Founder and non-executive Chairman. He is also Co-Founder of the James Beard Foundation’s Chefs Action Network.

Episode 9 Bleu Adams

This week on The Conversation we have as our guest !!! BLEU ADAMS MANDAN/HIDATSA, DINE’ Bleu is a serial entrepreneur and founder of Black Sheep Café and Blue Poblano, a culmination of Bleu’s love of food, art, and her culture. Bleu was one of 21 recipients in the nation to receive a scholarship to attend the First Annual James Beard Foundation’s Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership (WEL) program in 2017. Although Bleu will always seek involvement in the food scene, her true passion lies in economics, business infrastructure, and strengthening her community. These two passions came together in the form of Indigehub. Bleu created Indigehub to function as a space where entrepreneurs are born through creative collaboration, business education, and networking. Indigehub is helping to combat some of the unique challenges that Native American reservations are currently facing. Bleu’s mission is to strengthen not only her own Navajo community but to also connect Native American reservations across the country. Bleu believes that by providing a place to unite, the Tribal Nations can work as a whole to create a platform for current and future generations to work towards a better economic future while maintaining their rich culture. To support Bleu's work and Help Protect the native elders please visit https://protectnativeelders.org/donate [https://protectnativeelders.org/donate]