Gumbo Social, Part 2 (S5E10)
In Part 2, we continue our talk with Dontaye. He dives into his own history of cooking and working in restaurants. It starts with a program he got into in high school that had him serving meals to non...
7 Feb 202328min
Gumbo Social, Part 1 (S5E10)
Dontaye Ball has brought gumbo to San Francisco. Now, he's doing everything he can to make it this country's national dish. In this episode, we meet Dontaye. Born and raised in The City, Dontaye has ...
31 Jan 202326min
Mother Bar, Part 2 (S5E9)
We start Part 2 talking, briefly, about the 2016 election. Then we move on to COVID and how the pandemic affected Thee Parkside. In a word, it was devastating, but Malia and her crew rose to the chall...
24 Jan 202328min
Mother Bar, Part 1 (S5E9)
San Francisco is about to get its first new LGBTQ bar in a long, long time, y'all. In this episode, we'll meet Malia Spanyol. Currently, Malia owns Thee Parkside. She was born in Honolulu and went to...
17 Jan 202325min
Rainbow Grocery Cooperative, Part 2 (S5E8)
In Part 2, we pick up our conversation with Cody about Rainbow's bulk section. There's even talk of "The Bulk Section at Rainbow" as a spinoff podcast. Then we move on to the cheese department. Gordo...
10 Jan 202336min
Rainbow Grocery Cooperative, Part 1 (S5E8)
In this episode, we kick off the new year by resuming our series on San Francisco co-ops. This one is all about Rainbow Grocery Cooperative. To guide us, we'll meet Cody Frost, a marketing and creat...
3 Jan 202330min
Arizmendi Bakery, a Worker-Owned Cooperative, Part 2 (S5E7)
In Part 2 of our episode with Arizmendi Bakery, we hear from baker/owners Lizzy Harvey and Aeri Swendson. Lizzy shares her story of being born and raised in San Francisco, leaving for college and com...
13 Des 202222min
Arizmendi Bakery, a Worker-Owned Cooperative, Part 1 (S5E7)
Several of the worker/owners at Arizmendi Bakery on Ninth Avenue have been there since the place opened 22 years ago. Around half of them have worked there for two decades. Continuing our series on S...
6 Des 202231min
