Episodes

May 31, 2022

140: Equal Eats & College Dining

A Special Food Allergy Awareness Week Episode First 30 minutes: Kyle Dine and his family love to travel. But dining out while traveling can be hard when he has allergies to peanuts, tree nuts, shellfish, egg, and mustard and his wife has celiac...

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May 26, 2022

139: Psycho-Social Impact of Food Allergies

Food Allergy Awareness Week Epsiode. Having a food allergy can create a heavy burden for individuals — children and adults alike — constantly having to think about and managing EVERY bite, spill and crumb because a single mistake — a morsel, a...

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May 24, 2022

138: Teaching Confidence in Providing Safe Food Choices

Food Allergy Awareness Week. Episode Caroline Benjamin and Jacqui McPeake are no strangers to a catering or hotel kitchen, having worked in food service for a combined 35+ years. They are also no strangers to food allergies and other dietary needs,...

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May 19, 2022

137: Alpha Gal Syndrome - the "Meat Allergy"

In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Amanda Warren, Director of School Nutrition in Virginia and a dedicated advocate for food allergy awareness. Together, we dive deep into her journey navigating Alpha-gal Syndrome, the tick-borne condition that has transformed her professional and…

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May 17, 2022

136: What Allergy? An Action Plan For Living with Life-Threatening Al…

Living with one or multiple life-threatening allergies is not an easy thing to do, whether it is someone you care for or yourself. You have to read labels. A lot of labels, all the time, and over and over. You have to ask a lot of questions of others...

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May 12, 2022

135: Bridging the Gap - From Food Allergy Diagnosis to Real Life

When a person gets diagnosed with a food allergy they often leave the office with not much more information than that diagnosis. Navigating life after the doctor’s office feels overwhelming. That is where Kristin Osborne, founder of The Prioritized...

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May 10, 2022

134: May is Food Allergy & Celiac Disease Awareness Month

Let's talk about food allergies and celiac disease. May is the month dedicated to learning about them even though we should be doing it all year long. In this episode Tracy talks about what food allergies and celiac disease are, things to consider...

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May 3, 2022

133: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: How does it Relate to Event Ca…

How does equity, diversity, and inclusion relate to event catering? Tune into Eating at a Meeting LIVE on Wednesday when Tracy chats with Zoe (pronounced ZOH) Moore, an independent equity, diversity, and inclusion consultant in the hospitality, events...

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April 26, 2022

132: Lowering Barriers to Create Community through Food

In this episode of Eating at a Meeting, I have the pleasure of welcoming Len Senater, founder of The Dep in Toronto and co-founder of Newcomer Kitchen. Len’s journey is nothing short of inspiring—he’s hosted thousands of pop-up food events, bringing together an extraordinary mix of amateur and prof…

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April 19, 2022

131: Getting to the Heart of the Matter

In this special 2-part episode to kick off American Heart Month and Black History Month, Tracy is chatting with Valda Ford, a Registered Nurse and Public Health expert and Chef Author Jennifer Hill Booker. In the first 30 minutes, Tracy and Valda are...

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April 12, 2022

130: Creating Plant-based Affairs to Remember

Rich Wilner, a native New Yorker, is the General Manager of AFFAIRS to REMEMBER, the Atlanta-based #catering and #eventproduction company with strong passions for delicious food, unforgettable events, sustainable practices, and community involvement....

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April 8, 2022

129: Advocating for Healthy Food Traditions to Change Communities & T…

This is a special Women's HERstory month edition Tracy does every March. National City has one of the highest rates of obesity and diabetes in San Diego County and in the state of California. To help women seeking healthier diets in National City, a...

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April 7, 2022

128: Promoting an Overall Better Quality of Life Through Food

This is a special Women's HERstory month edition Tracy does every March. With a passion for global cooking and holistically nourishing the body through food, Chef Elizabeth Johnson, by way of her restaurant Pharm Table, shares plant-forward meals that...

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April 5, 2022

127: It's On Us

This is a special Women's HERstory month edition Tracy does every March. Aliza Tuttle is combining her own personal experiences with food. Growing up volunteering with her grandma in the local soup kitchen, studying food systems and urban studies in...

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March 31, 2022

126: The Necessary Ingredients for an Abundant Life

Sera Cuni is a classically trained chef who grew up in a family of self-taught cooks who enthusiastically embraced their Italian and Czech heritages. She also learned early in life that the sharing a home-cooked meal together every evening was a...

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March 29, 2022

125: Eating Your Way Across New Jersey

Back in April 2016, SAVEUR said New Jersey was "the unsung hero state of American eating." From Taylor Ham to Jersey Sloppy Joes, Trenton Tomato Pie (pizza) to Boardwalk Lemonade & Fries, Pechter's Rye Bread to Cranberries, blueberries and...

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March 24, 2022

124: Inspiring People to Think Critically About Where their Food Comes

As a toddler, this week's Women's HERStory month honoree studied her Persian grandma’s movements in her kitchen while she deftly tossed in spices to stews that cooked for hours until the meat was so tender it slipped off a fork, rehearsing an act...

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March 22, 2022

123: Amplifying Black Culinarians

After years of participating/attending food and beverage festivals and not seeing themselves represented, restaurateurs Subrina and Chef Gregory Collier decided to start their own. Eighteen months later the Bayhaven Food & Wine Festival was born,...

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March 17, 2022

122: Foods that Heal: Highlighting the Value Local Food

As an Ecuadorian anthropologist, writer, and filmmaker Pilar Eguez Guevara uses her independent food education and media company to highlight the value in the local knowledge about food. Carried and preserved by elders through food traditions, she...

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March 15, 2022

121: Leading the Movement Toward Greater Transparency in Wine Labeling

Did you know that wine, beer, and spirit manufacturers are not required to tell you what's in their products? It's true. Amanda Thomson, CEO, and Founder of Thomson & Scott Noughty Alcohol-Free Wine wants to change that - especially as it relates to wine.

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March 8, 2022

120: Women's HERstory Month — Creating Meaningful Experiences with Pr…

To kick off Women's HERstory month, Tracy is chatting with Jamie Gonzalez, aka the “Puta De La Fruta," who has, since 2020, partnered with over 50 organizations to distribute more than 3 million pounds of food. With the mantras “Everybody Eats”...

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March 1, 2022

119: Plant-based & Flavor Forward

Who says that eating plant-based cannot have flavor? I am sure there are a lot of people who do, but not Chef Robin Asbell. A vegetarian since 1980, Robin is the least preachy veg-head you know. Most of her friends are omnivores and she cooks meat for...

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Feb. 22, 2022

118: LIVE from PCMA Convening Leaders - What's on the Menu

Coming Live from Las Vegas on the final day of PCMA Convening Leaders, Tracy reports on what she saw and heard about food and beverage at the convention, around town, and through the convention partners who are showcasing their cities. Tracy covers...

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Feb. 15, 2022

117: Passion for the Planet

Kicking off the 2022 talking about and celebrating veganism and how it can help us be better stewards for our planet. Who better to help me do this than Veganethical food advisor Chantal Cooke . Her 30+ years as an environmental journalist, founder of...

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