Host Bryan Ford is joined by Chef Michael Carter AKA Chef Mike. Known locally as “The Flavor Regulator,” Mike is the Executive Chef at Down North Pizza in North Philadelphia. Mike started his chef journey as an inmate in prison, selling improvised meals to his fellow detainees. Now he runs his own restaurant as part of the Down North Foundation, which provides jobs and resources to the formerly incarcerated. Mike’s restaurant has established itself as a cornerstone of the community with its events and free meals, and the thoughtful eye towards history and local culture on display in its cuisine and decor. Join Chef Mike and Bryan for a very special episode of The Flaky Biscuit as they enjoy one of Mike’s favorite meals, chicken and dumplings. 

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Host Bryan Ford is joined by actor and comedian Jason Biggs. With an extensive acting career that began at the age of five, Jason is best known for playing Jim Levenstein in the American Pie comedy film series, Leonardo in the first two seasons of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Larry Bloom in the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black. He also starred in Boys and Girls, Loser, Saving Silverman, Anything Else, Jersey Girl, Eight Below, Over Her Dead Body, and My Best Friend's Girl. For this episode, Jason asked Bryan to make him a classic Italian-American dish that he eats every holiday season, stromboli. 

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Host Bryan Ford is joined by Chef Roshara Sanders, also known as Chef Ro. Deployed to both Iraq and Afghanistan as a member of the 4th Engineer Battalion, Chef Ro started cooking professionally after she returned stateside and joined the 395th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, where she cross trained as a food supply specialist. In 2016, NBC Black named Chef Roshara Sanders to their annual “28 Under 28” list, and in 2018 she was named to Forbes “30 Under 30.” In 2020, she became the first Black woman to be a chef instructor at the Culinary Institute of America in New York. She currently serves as a celebrity ambassador for Habitat for Humanity International. 

Today’s meal takes Chef Ro back to holidays with her Puerto Rican step family.

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Host Bryan Ford is joined by Dan Pashman, host of The Sporkful podcast, and inventor of the pasta shape cascatelli. Dan is the creator of The Sporkful, which is a James Beard and Webby Award-winning podcast. The series and his pasta shape, cascatelli, were featured by the NY Times, NPR, CBS This Morning, People Magazine, Access Hollywood, and more. He’s also the creator and host of Cooking Channel's You're Eating It Wrong and a contributor to NPR and Milk Street Radio. Dan and his work have been featured on The Today Show, Radiolab, Guy's Grocery Games, NPR's Morning Edition, WTF with Marc Maron, Planet Money, Beat Bobby Flay, Freakonomics Radio, and more. 

Today he joins Bryan for his favorite holiday meal: latkes with cream and apple sauce.

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Host Bryan Ford is joined by artist and musician Mashonda Tifrere. After the release of her first album produced by Kanye West, Swizz Beatz, and Raphael Saadiq, Mashonda has been featured on and co-written many hits, as she’s worked alongside artists such as Jay-Z, DMX, and more. More recently, Mashonda partnered with Beyoncé’s BeyGOOD and Gucci’s Chime for Change in 2016 to launch Art LeadHER on International Women’s Day. Her mission in launching the organization was to combat gender bias and empower female artists and curators from around the world. Mashonda is also a Penguin Random House author, releasing “Blend: The Secret to Co-Parenting and Creating a Balanced Family,” in 2018. 

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Host Bryan Ford is joined by comedian Hari Kondabolu. The NY Times called him “one of the most exciting political comics in stand-up today” in response to his 2018 Netflix special, Warn Your Relatives. His 2017 truTV documentary, The Problem with Apu, created a global conversation about race and representation, and is now used in high school, college and grad school curriculums around the country. Hari joins Bryan for a conversation about colonialism and civil rights over a thoroughly uncivil meal of krispies, cookes and mangos. 

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Host Bryan Ford is joined by cookbook author and LA Times food journalist— Ben Mims. Ben has written three cookbooks and has worked as a food editor and recipe developer for several food media publications, such as Lucky Peach, Food & Wine, Saveur, Food Network Magazine, and Buzzfeed/Tasty. Bryan and Ben get down on Deer Meat, a dish Ben’s father used to make using home grown beans hunted deer in his home state of Mississippi. 

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To get involved with The Transgender Law Center visit trangenderlawcenter.org. 

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Host Bryan Ford is joined by chef and TV personality, Ronnie Woo. Ronnie is the founder of The Delicious Cook, an LA-based private chef company that specializes in four-star dining experiences. His highly anticipated debut cookbook, Did You Eat Yet?,  showcases the Asian-American cuisine he’s known for alongside charming personal notes. He was previously the chef and host of the cooking and relationship show, Food to Get You Laid, and he makes regular appearances on The Today Show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, Rachael Ray, Food Network Kitchen, among others. Recently, he appeared as a celebrity judge on Netflix's hit series Is It Cake?. Prior to his life as an author and celebrity chef, Ronnie earned his Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy, as well as a Masters in Business Administration, and was a model and personal trainer. 

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