To Dine For
Journalist Kate Sullivan transports you to restaurants around the country to hear the diverse stories of entrepreneurs, creatives, innovators and change-agents at their favorite restaurant. The show is a celebration of people who have taken an idea from ”inspiration to execution” through their own imagination and hard work and are now using their success to help others and ultimately change the world. It’s also a celebration of food and the place it holds in our life stories. Despite different races, religions, and beliefs, sitting down to a delicious meal over fascinating conversation can often get to the heart of what life is all about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ron Finley, otherwise known as the “Gangsta Gardener”, is a master gardener and founder of The Ron Finley Project, a gardening training facility. Ron believes all life lessons can be learned from gardening and spending time outside. Over the flavors of a hearty soul food meal at Alta in South LA, Ron shares the detour
Reshma Saujani is the founder of Girls Who Code and Moms First. In 2009, Reshma became the first Indian-American woman to run for Congress, and lost. That loss was the impotence for her greatest creation: Girls Who Code, a nonprofit that helps girls learn STEM, coding, and all things technology. Reshma saw firsthand du
Curtis Duffy is a Chicago chef and restaurateur of restaurants Ever and Grace. Curtis is a Michelin-starred and James Beard Award-winning chef with an impressive track record, working at restaurants Charlie Trotter, Alinea, and Avenues, before opening Grace to much acclaim in 2012. Curtis joins us to discuss his story,
Tracy Smith is correspondent for CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley as well as a correspondent for CBS’s 48 Hours. She has had a lengthy and impressive career at CBS News, covering events like the Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy, the September 11th terrorist attacks, Hurricane Katrina, and the 2008 Presidential
Robert Reffkin is the Founder & CEO of Compass Real Estate. Robert founded an online real estate company to tackle some of the problems he saw his single mother face daily as a realtor. In 2021 Compass went public, making Robert one of the country’s youngest black billionaires. Over the flavors of his favorite restaura
Gitanjali Rao is an 18 year old inventor, aspiring scientist, author, speaker, and promoter of STEM worldwide. She was recognized as America’s top young scientist and received an EPA Presidential Award for her patented invention of an innovative lead contamination detection tool. She is also the inventor of Epione, a d
