Jenny Dorsey (she/her) is a professional chef, author, and food politics scholar. In this deep dive, we talk about Jenny's career pivot away from management consulting into the culinary arts, her time competing on Food Network shows, and her research in Singapore's hawker centres now as a Fulbright-National Geographic Research Fellow. Jenny also speaks about the work her non-profit, Studio ATAO does for underserved hospitality workers.

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(0:00) Intro

(03:27) - Cultivating a Negative Relationship with Food

(06:38) - How to Make a Career Pivot Away from What's "Right" and "Safe"

(10:20) - Unrelentless Obsession with Benchmarks and Validation in Society

(13:34) - Carving Your Own Career Path

(16:27) - The Difficulty of Being Authentically Yourself in the Face of Envy and Backlash

(19:38) - Toxicity and Finding Your Tribe

(22:52) - Lack of Control over Your TV Persona

(26:10) - The Reality of Reality TV

(29:25) - Why Research Hawker Centers?

(32:56) - Singapore vs New York City's Food Scene

(35:36) - Retirement Challenges for Hawkers in Singapore

(38:08) - The Government's Influence on Food Pricing and Policies

(42:13) - Defining Equitable Standards in the Industry

(45:17) - Creating Coalitions and Networks in the Food Industry

(48:25) - Creating Spaces in the Food Industry

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