Lez Eat! Queers & Food, Midwestern style.

About Lez Eat! Queers & Food, Midwestern style.

Queer Midwestern foodies, rejoice! Lez Eat explores the connections between food, LGBTQIA+ community, and contemporary queer life. Brought to you from the Chi (home of The Bear, tavern pizza, Chicago dogs, and of course, the very terrible Malort.) by NB/queer Chef, Food & Culture Content Creator JT Goehring-Newman. Join us as we chat with LGBTQAI+ chefs, pop-up entrepreneurs, intuitive eating experts, gay farmers, bakers…you name it! Basically, any queer with a mouth who puts food in it to discover why we love the experience of food so much and what we can do to help combat food insecurity. lezeat.substack.com (https://lezeat.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast)

Publisher

JT Goehring-Newman

Category

arts · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Jul 2021

Latest episode

17 Jun 2024

Latest episodes

14 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   17 Jun 2024

   S2, E6: Chicago Baker & Cookbook Writer Martin Sorge

   Join me as I interview Martin Sorge, the 2023 winner of the Great American Bakeoff. We sat down last fall to discuss midwestern-ness, the art of baking (practice makes perfect!), and Paul Hollywood (is he as hunky in person as he is on TV? Find out!) Martin Sorge is a home baker, recipe developer, and food writer based in Chicago. Judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith named Martin the winner of the most recent season of the Great American Baking Show, which is available to stream on The Roku Channel. Martin has loved baking since he set the microwave on fire making a “biscuit” as a wee youngster. Luckily, he’s learned a lot since then. As a self-trained baker, Martin was taught by dozens of blogs, a vast cookbook collection, the local public library, and the people around him. Originally from Indiana, Martin grew up in a loving family, surrounded by cornfields, Amish farms, and a distant relative’s apple orchard. As a Hoosier now based in Chicago, his baking combines Great Lakes roots, multicultural urban home, and goofy, think-outside-the-box attitude. Although he’s a huge nerd about food and baking, he doesn’t take things too seriously. He posts about baking on Instagram @martinsorge (https://instagram.com/martinsorge), TikTok @martinsorge (http://tiktok.com/@martinsorge), Twitter (you guessed it) @martinsorge (http://twitter.com/MartinSorge), on his website martinbakes.com (http://martinbakes.com/), in his Substack newsletter Great Bakes (https://greatbakes.substack.com/) . This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lezeat.substack.com (https://lezeat.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

2. 

   1 Jun 2024

   S2, E5: Harry Fiebelman: St. Louis Pastry Chef, Scientist, Educator (Plant Dad & Flower Child!)

   Join me as I roll out the first of the “lost episodes” of season 2, with “pastry chef, plant daddy, flower child”, scientist and educator Harry Fiebelman! We sat down last fall to discuss baking, fermentation, sustainable eating & cooking, and the best tool a chef can have (bench scraper, in case you were curious!) (sorry for the spoiler). From Harry’s website: “My name is Harold Fiebelman. I am a Northern California native who loves food, plants, and the world around us. I have spent years playing with food through new creations both in flavor and design. Originally a cake decorator I fell in love with French pastry at a young age and knew my life should be filled with food. Through the years I moved across the country and for a short period across the ocean in France to study under some of the best. I have learned a lot over the years and continue to learn every day. This is where I can share what I discover in my everyday life! I've also found a love to experiment in many forms. From food and fermenting to plants and composting, I love to better myself and my impact on the world as a whole. I've come to accept the mistakes that will happen with what I do and embrace them in a way of celebration. Follow along in my journal for stories, recipes, and other information I come across in my life. Check out my calendar to see upcoming cooking classes that I have going on. You can even shoot me an email (mailto:unperfectchef@gmail.com)and set up private events or classes in your kitchen.” Instagram: @harry_fiebelman (https://www.instagram.com/harry_fiebelman)Snapchat: @cakemanharry (https://www.snapchat.com/add/cakemanharry) Facebook: The Unperfect Chef (https://www.facebook.com/unperfectchef) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lezeat.substack.com (https://lezeat.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

3. 

   30 May 2024

   Lez Eat Season 2 Minisode: Where have we been? and The Lost Episodes!

   What can I say? It was a brutal six months…But we’re back and better than ever! Listen to this update and STAY TUNED for the lost episodes! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lezeat.substack.com (https://lezeat.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

4. 

   24 Oct 2023

   S2, E4: Chef Urban of Silver Fork at Center on Halsted

   Join us as we catch up with Chef Urban (who we interviewed in Season One), formerly of Broadway Youth Center, at their new venture as the Director of Silver Work, a culinary workforce development program at Center on Halsted, Chicago’s LGBTQIA+ center. (For full disclosure: JT joined the Silver Fork’s 38th Cohort after this interview and subsequently got a job at Dom’s Kitchen & Market as head of their Demo Team in Lincoln Park.) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lezeat.substack.com (https://lezeat.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

5. 

   11 Oct 2023

   S2, E3: Vanessa Parish, Executive Director & Co-Founding Member, Queer Food Foundation

   In this episode, I sit down with Vanessa Parrish, the Executive Director of the Queer Food Foundation. The Foundation’s mission is to be a nationwide Resource and platform for LGBTQIA+ Individuals in food. They promote, protect, and fund queer food spaces. In this episode, we discuss their Queer Food Fund project, their workshop series with the James Beard Foundation and talk about Vanessa’s passion for queer farming, sparkling cocktails, and her favorite flavor of ice cream. You can find them at queer food foundation dot org (http://queerfoodfoundation.org)or on social media @queerfoodfoundation. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lezeat.substack.com (https://lezeat.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

6. 

   3 Oct 2023

   S2, E2: Cristina Torres: Bendición Dry Bar

   This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lezeat.substack.com (https://lezeat.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

7. 

   19 Sept 2023

   Lez Eat! Season 2, Episode 1: Chef Dominique Leach

   Headshot, courtesy of GAZ Creative Agency Chef Dominique is a classically trained chef turned nationally recognized pitmaster. First garnering culinary experience in some of the most prestigious kitchens in Chicago under the direction of chef icons such as James Beard award-winning owner/chef Tony Mantuano and Executive Chef Sarah Grueneberg (Monteverde) at MICHELIN starred Italian restaurant Spiaggia, as well as with award-winning author and chef Raghavan Lyer at The Art Institute Museum. Leach then branched out with her wife Tanisha in 2016 to create her own catering company, “Cater to You Events & Drop Offs.” Inspired by fond childhood memories of her grandmother, Betty King of Lexington, Mississippi, who filled the house with flavorful aromas of home-cooked meals, Dominique then took those aromas and applied techniques to launch a successful food truck, Lexington Betty Smokehouse. Her expertise and soulful food would lead to her victory on The Food Network’s BBQ BRAWL in 2023 with Bobby Flay as well as earn her a spot on CHOPPED and as a judge/contestant on Food Network Canada FIREMASTERS, recognition as the “Best Barbecue in Chicago” by Good Morning America, and a full brick-and-mortar home for Lexington Betty on the South Side of Chicago following a pilot project to help promote black-owned businesses in the region. Chef Leach and her wife’s hard work and persistence in a male-dominated industry have helped them carve out a name for themselves in the culinary world in Chicago and beyond. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lezeat.substack.com (https://lezeat.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

8. 

   15 Sept 2021

   Episode 7: Chef Jenny Urban

   Join Honey and JT as we interview Chef Jenny Urban about their new work at Howard Brown Health Center and the Broadway Youth Center, their pandemic work at Inspiration Kitchens, and their long history of feeding the food insecure in Chicago and mixing social justice with yummy food. Bonus: What Ani DiFranco eats for lunch! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lezeat/message (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lezeat/message) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lezeat.substack.com (https://lezeat.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

9. 

   25 Aug 2021

   Episode 6: Nutritionist/Food Coach Whitney Hull-Benson

   Join Honey and JT as they explore the world of intuitive eating with Nutritionist/Food Coach Whitney Hull-Benson. Learn about f*cking diet culture, how to explore new ways of nourishing our bodies, and a little bit about BURNING DOWN THE PATRIARCHY THROUGH FOOD. (Featuring Special Guests "Our Pets" and the "Disembodied Recording Alert Lady Voice of Zoom"!) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lezeat/message (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lezeat/message) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lezeat.substack.com (https://lezeat.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

10. 

    5 Aug 2021

    Episode 5: Meredith Barry, Mixologist and Beverage Consultant

    Jojn Mixologist and Beverage Consultant Meredith Barry as she talks with JT and Honey about creating beverage programs for chefs, her badass distillery test kitchen, and what goes into a perfect negroni. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lezeat/message (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lezeat/message) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lezeat.substack.com (https://lezeat.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

11. 

    28 Jul 2021

    Episode 4: Greg O'Neill, Victory Cheese

    Honey and JT talk to queer activist and the founder of Victory Cheese (a pandemic project that turned into a great way to support indie and artisan cheesemakers) about the pandemic, the cheese industry, its response to Black Lives Matter and grappling with BIPOC representation in the industry, and how to find delicious indie cheesemakers in your area! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lezeat/message (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lezeat/message) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lezeat.substack.com (https://lezeat.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

12. 

    20 Jul 2021

    Episode 3: JT & Honey Answer the Question: "Why Food?"

    Hosts JT and Honey introduce themselves and talk about their personal experiences with food, foodie-ism, the title "chef", and more. Join us for a peek into why we do what we do and what you can look forward to. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lezeat/message (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lezeat/message) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lezeat.substack.com (https://lezeat.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

13. 

    12 Jul 2021

    Episode 2: Pizza, Darling, with Pizzolo Izzy Gouldberg

    Join Honey and JT as they welcome Portland's Pizza, Darling chef Izzy Gouldberg to the pod! They discuss all things pizza, community, and Izzy's uncanny "ability to allow others to chill" alongside JT and Izzy's mutual crush on Chef Alton Brown. Lez Eat, Episode 2: Pizza, Darling with Izzy Gouldberg References J. Kenji Lopez-Alt The Food Lab (https://bookshop.org/books/the-food-lab-better-home-cooking-through-science-9781494539870/9780393081084?aid=1588&listref=books-by-kenji-lopez-alt) Leonora Ching: Hawaii's Pickle Lady YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmMwgiSawlrCPaYSIx273zw) Binging with Babish (https://www.bingingwithbabish.com/) Alton Brown (http://www.altonbrown.com) Good Eats (https://decider.com/show/good-eats/) (where to watch) Nicole Byer (https://www.nicolebyerwastaken.com/) (Host of Nailed It! (https://www.netflix.com/title/80179138)) Podcast: Why Won't You Date Me? (https://open.spotify.com/show/6zdp3X2RMfZ7VbRXRfwNtp) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lezeat/message (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lezeat/message) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lezeat.substack.com (https://lezeat.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

14. 

    6 Jul 2021

    Episode 1: Chef Rachel Tumerman

    Chicago Chef Rachel Tumerman joins Honey and JT as they explore the culinary landscape with an LGBTQAAII+ lens. Chef Rachel discusses her work with Chef Friends for Justice (https://www.cheffriendsforjustice.org/). Check out her yummy treats at Steingold's Delicatessen (https://www.steingoldsdeli.com/). --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lezeat/message (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lezeat/message) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lezeat.substack.com (https://lezeat.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

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