On this episode we have Krystal Mack (https://www.instagram.com/krystalcmack/) . She is a culinary artist, creative consultant, entrepreneur, writer, self-taught baker, and activist who uses food as a vehicle for storytelling, cultural exchange, and community building. Based in Baltimore, she’s launched multiple brands and concepts over the years, including KarmaPop, an experimental frozen dessert concept; PieCycle, Baltimore’s first-ever food-vending tricycle; BLK//MARKET, an artisan collective for creatives of color, and BLK//SUGAR, a food and lifestyle concept known for sweet treats such as Toasted Coconut & Ube Croissants and Purple Sweet Potato Pie.
· Using food as a tool for social design
· Decolonizing our relationship with food
· Imposter syndrome
· Culinary traditions, “ethnic” food and “classical cooking”
· Collaborations
· Food influencers
· and so much more
Book recommendations: Emergent Strategy by Adrienne Maree Brown (https://amzn.to/2uaHzlx) and The Secret Lives of Color by Kassia St Clair (https://amzn.to/2S0SION)
Podcast recommendation: 99% Invisible (https://99percentinvisible.org/)
Check out Krystal’s Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/krystalcmack?utm_medium=&utm_source=&utm_campaign=support+my+practice+on+patreon%21) and IAO Studio (https://www.instagram.com/absence.of/)
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