Extra Spicy
By San Francisco Chronicle
Join host Soleil Ho as they attempt to decipher the bizarro happenings of the food world alongside a mix of fascinating folks. They dismantle diet culture and angry chefs, cover the restaurant apocalypse and pandemic pivots, and dish out advice you didn't know you needed. Extra Spicy will stimulate your mind and your appetite.
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Eat MSG with Me: With Goop Power, Comes Goop Responsibility
On the Season 3 finale of the Extra Spicy podcast, host Soleil Ho talks to comedian Jenny Yang about the world of wellness, who decides what is “clean” in “clean eating,” plus the importance of cultural representation. -
Can a Bake Sale Fight Racism?
In early 2020, Paola Velez was inspired to bring Bakers Against Racism to life. Velez speaks with host Soleil Ho about the organization's fundraising and her continual quest to be "a good person." -
The Seattle Chef Building a Platform for Secret Cookies
Eliminating the Hell of Instagram DMs, Eric Rivera aims to bring tech to the restaurant world -
Introducing Fixing Our City
New Chronicle podcast: Host Laura Wenus and producer Cintia Lopez are on a quest to find out, one San Francisco story at a time, why one of the wealthiest and best-educated cities in America, one where most people belong to the same political party, … -
Optimism Warning: Diversifying the Coffee Industry Might Be Working
Soleil Ho speaks to Veronica Grimm, founder of Glitter Cat Barista, a non-profit organization reimagining the coffee industry by providing support, resources, and mentorship for marginalized hospitality professionals. -
Hella Good Mold: A Couple Gets Creative with Koji
Shared Cultures founders Eleana Hsu and Kevin Gondo discuss their use of local, seasonal ingredients in products like miso and soy sauce -
The Youth Movement Behind Starbucks Organizing
At Starbucks locations across the country, workers are unionizing. Dozens of stores have joined the union, and many more are scheduled to vote soon. One of those is in Mill Valley, California. -
Are Mushrooms Socialist? Inside the Mania on TikTok and Beyond
TikTok mycologist Dr. Gordon Walker (@FascinatedbyFungi) joins host Soleil Ho at a live event to discuss everything from mycophobia to socialist 'shrooms -
Taxing the Rich at the Dinner Table
“High-quality meals for those who aren't expecting it.” That’s the idea behind Community Kitchens, an Oakland organization that provides restaurant meals to community members in need. -
The Masa Evangelist Finds His Roots
Emmanuel Galvan didn't set out to become San Francisco’s “masa guy.” But after starting to experiment with nixtamalization, he felt an obligation to share what he was learning with others.
