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Sohla El-Waylly on Race, Food and 'Bon Appétit'

<a href="https://www.instagram.com/sohlae/?hl=en">Sohla El-Waylly</a> called out her previous employer, Bon Appétit, during the magazine's racial reckoning last summer and resigned. The chef and food star is now a columnist at Food52 and star of the YouTube series <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiqg8d9N6Lo">Off-Script with Sohla</a>. She and Sam talk about racism in the food media industry (and everywhere else), The Cheesecake Factory, and certain kinds of mushrooms. You can follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/NPRItsBeenAMin">@NPRItsBeenAMin</a> and email us at <a href="mailto:samsanders@npr.org">samsa</a><a href="mailto:samsanders@npr.org">nders@npr.org.</a> Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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