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Setting the Table

by Whetstone Radio Collective

Hosted by Deb Freeman, Setting the Table is a podcast that explores the stories and histories of African American cuisine and foodways. From Sunday barbeques to the spirits in your cocktails, African Americans have created the foundation of modern American cuisine, yet African American food is one of the least explored food genres. Setting the Table illuminates the ways that African Americans have shaped how this country eats and drinks by exploring the historical events that have influenced the formation of Black foodways in America while also drawing a direct line to the people who are moving the Black culinary narrative forward. Setting the Table is part of Whetstone Radio Collective. Whetstone Radio Collective creates storytelling dedicated to food origins and culture, with original content centering the perspectives of global majority populations and diasporas. You can learn more about this podcast at whetstoneradio.com, on Twitter @whetstoneradio, on TikTok and Instagram @whetstonemedia and subscribe to our Spotify and YouTube channel, Whetstone Media, for more podcast content. You can learn more about all things happening at Whetstone at WhetstoneMedia.com.

Latest episodes

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Yellow Cake, Biscuits, and the Legacy of Black Baking

For the season finale of Setting the Table, Deb explores one of her favorite topics, Black bakers and baking. From biscuits to yellow cake, baking has always been a huge

May 10 2022
29 min

Black Women in Activism and Food

During the civil rights era, Black women to used their skills as chefs and cooks to support social movements in this country. On this episode, Deb is joined by scholar an

May 3 2022
30 min

Barbeque Legacies in Los Angeles

One of the lasting effects of the Great Migration is the movement of Black foodways, and one of the best examples of this movement is barbecue. On this episode, Deb explo

Apr 26 2022
26 min

Virginia: The Birthplace of Barbeque

On this episode, we take a deeper dive into the time-honored American tradition of Barbeque and its beginnings in Virginia by exploring the history of early pitmasters an

Apr 20 2022
27 min

The Future of Black Food

Where does Black food go from here? How are today’s chefs pushing the narrative of Black food forward? This episode takes a look forward be talking to prominent chefs on

Apr 13 2022
33 min

The Complicated Stories of Soul Food

Down home cooking, also known as soul food, is African American cuisine stemming from the days of enslavement, spread throughout the country through the Great Migration,

Apr 6 2022
32 min

Let's Talk about Black Brewing & Distilling

African American foodways have not only influenced the way that Americans eat, but also how we drink as well. This episode will explore the stories and legacies of Black

Mar 29 2022
31 min

The Resurgence of Black Farming

It’s been a few generations since the Great Migration, and we starting to see a resurgence of African-Americans deciding to return to agriculture and take up farming. On

Mar 22 2022
33 min

What happened to Black farmers?

African Americans have always had a complicated relationship with farming, despite being the backbone of America’s early agricultural industry, only 1% of farmers in the

Mar 15 2022
42 min

The Great Migration and Black Foodways

To understand African American foodways, we must first understand The Great Migration. From the 1910’s to the 1970’s, over six million African Americans moved from the ru

Mar 9 2022
31 min

Trailer - Setting the Table

Find out what's in store from the newest upcoming podcast from the Whetstone Radio Collective, Setting the Table, a podcast about African American cuisine and foodways ho

Feb 28 2022
1 min