Host Bryan Ford is joined by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Cecilia Peña-Govea, AKA La Doña. Born in San Francisco, California, La Doña combines her deep roots in Latin folk traditions, like corridos and rumba, with the propulsive modern sounds of reggaeton, cumbia, and hip hop. La Doña coined the term “Femmeton” to describe her auto-referential songs about love, sex, gentrification, and the radical joys of being a queer brown woman in the Bay Area. Her song, “Quién Me La Paga'' was the first of the New York Times Magazine’s “19 Songs that Matter Now,” for 2020, and her EP, Algo Nuevo, was selected by the San Francisco Chronicle as one of the 6 best albums of 2020. She recently embarked on her own headline run in November 2022, and she has performed at ACL, Lollapalooza, and Format Fest.  In addition to her many altruistic, academic, and musical accolades, Cecilia is also a cook. Bryan swaps notes with her on the best way to prepare Albóndigas en Chipotle, a type of Mexican meatball. Watch Bryan make his version and Subscribe: Youtube Recipe from today's episode can be found at Shondaland.com Join The Flaky Biscuit Community: Discord  La Doña IG: ladona415 Bryan Ford IG: @artisanbryan Check out Cuicacali Escuela Cultural at cuicacallisf.com and Mission Meals at missionmealscoalition.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Host Bryan Ford is joined by comedian Gianmarco Soresi. Gianmarco Soresi is a NY based stand-up comedian, actor and occasional Jeff Goldblum impressionist (you’ll hear in this episode). His stand-up has been featured on Comedy Central, Netflix’s Bonding, PBS’s Stories from the Stage, and Real Housewives of New York (really). His first comedy special “Shelf Life” was nominated for 3 New York Emmy Awards and was cited by NPR as a “historical document”.  Gianmarco tells Bryan stories of growing up with a wannabe Italian father, and gives a demonstration of how many Buitoni Raviolis he can swallow whole at one time— just like when he was a kid!  Watch Bryan make his version and Subscribe: Youtube Recipe from today's episode can be found at Shondaland.com Join The Flaky Biscuit Community: Discord Gianmarco IG: @gianmarcosoresi Bryan Ford IG: @artisanbryan Don’t forget to check out Jewish Queer Youth at jqyouth.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Host Bryan Ford is joined by home chef Frankie Gaw. Frankie Gaw is a food writer, photographer, and designer. He is the food blogger behind Little Fat Boy, which has won Saveur Blog of the Year and the IACP Individual Food Blog Award, which explores his Taiwanese American roots through creative takes on classic dumplings, noodles, and more. His debut cookbook, First Generation: Recipes from My Taiwanese American Home. Frankie lets us know what he thinks of Bryan’s attempt to dehydrate cheddar cheese, and they compare notes on their experience growing up as the children of immigrants. Watch Bryan make his version and Subscribe: Youtube Recipe from today's episode can be found at Shondaland.com Join The Flaky Biscuit Community: Discord  Frankie IG: @littlefatboyfrankie Bryan Ford IG: @artisanbryan Don’t forget to check out the Asian Counseling and Referral Service at acrs.org, and LYRIC, center for LGBTQQ youth at lyric.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Host Bryan Ford is joined by street artist and muralist Brandan ‘BMike’ Odums. Brandan became known for his murals after painting a series of Black revolutionaries in the Florida Housing Development in New Orleans’ Ninth Ward. Other artists began to flock to the location and this underground, guerilla art hub became #ProjectBe. In 2016, Odums established Studio Be, a 36,000- square foot gallery that includes over a dozen original murals, room-sized installations, and reconstructed murals salvaged from #ProjectBe before the Florida Housing Development’s demolition. Brandon and Bryan share a favorite meal from BMike’s time in Japan, Taco Rice.  Watch Bryan make his version and Subscribe: Youtube Recipe from today's episode can be found at Shondaland.com Join The Flaky Biscuit Community: Discord  BMike IG: @bmike2c Bryan Ford IG: @artisanbryan Help BMike empower young artists, donate your money or time to Eternal Seeds at EternalSeeds.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Host Bryan Ford is joined by award winning author and pastry chef Zoë François. Zoë is the author of Zoë Bakes Cakes, co-author of the best-selling Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day series and is working on her 10th cookbook, Zoë Bakes Cookies. She is the host of Zoë Bakes on the Magnolia Network, and her work has been featured in many publications, including the New York Times, Washington Post, Better Homes & Gardens and more. Less known about Zoë is that she grew up in communes and cults, which is where today’s recipe comes from— Aunt Melissa’s granola.  Watch Bryan make his version and Subscribe: Youtube Recipe from today's episode can be found at Shondaland.com Join The Flaky Biscuit Community: Discord  Zoë IG: @zoebakes and zoebakes.com Bryan Ford IG: @artisanbryan Donate or volunteer with World Central Kitchen at WCK.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.