Citizen Chef with Tom Colicchio

Making a Difference, One Slutty Vegan at a Time

Sometimes our neighborhood eateries make us gather beyond the meal. In this episode, Pinky Cole of <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/17/business/slutty-vegan-expansion/index.html">Slutty Vegan</a> ATL joins Tom to talk about her plant-based pursuit of doing just that despite the pandemic.The entrepreneur and <a href="http://pinkygivesback.com">philanthropist</a> explains how her suite of <a href="https://www.atlantamagazine.com/drinks/slutty-vegans-pinky-cole-is-opening-a-bar-at-ponce-city-market/">expanding vegan dining experiences</a> feeds food insecure communities, and even <a href="https://thebeet.com/slutty-vegan-and-impossible-foods-team-with-jermaine-dupri-to-feed-voters-who-go-to-polls/">fights for equal voting rights with a Side Heaux and fries.</a>Follow Tom on Twitter and Instagram @tomcolicchio and share what you want to hear with hashtag #CitizenChef. Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Tom Colicchio has issues with food! Citizen Chef is about what we eat, where and who it comes from, and the politics, decisions, policies and people that shape our food system – with the goal of turning curious listeners into more informed, engaged citizens. Restaurateur, activist and Top Chef head judge Tom Colicchio dives into food and policy issues with lawmakers, journalists and food producers by connecting the dots of how our food system really works – and really doesn’t – all while remaining positive and presenting attainable solutions to some of the biggest food issues out there.