8TheWorld - Conversations with homecooks from around the world

For the 18th Episode, my guest is Chef Ploy from the Instagram page @ployskitchen.

Ploy is from Bangkok Thailand and has lived in the Boston Area for over 10 years. Ploy has travelled the world experiencing food culture from the finest kitchens to street food. And as an educator at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education, she is on a mission to share her passion for food with others. 

For the 17th episode, my guest is Hachi from the Instagram page @hachisramen. Hachi was born in Toronto, grew up in Tokyo then moved to Montreal where launched three Japanese restaurants, Iwashi Izakaya, Thazard, and his latest omakase restaurant Okeya. Hachi is adept at experimenting with ramen variations and we made a vegan ramen dish together using Beyond Meat.

For the 16th episode, my guest is Dulce, known as @forever_hambrienta on Instagram.

Dulce is from Mexico City. Her Instagram page is full of traditional Mexican dishes, tasteful takes on American comfort food, lots of brownies and posts detailing her travels in Mexico and the US. Together we made Caldo Tlalpeño, a chicken soup with chickpeas and garnishes of avocado and fresh cheese.

For the 15th Podcast my guest is Nicole K, also known as @provisionstonourish. 

Nicole is an all-star at meal planning, fridge diving and stretching prepared ingredients across multiple meals in different recipes.  We made a braised beef dish and will discuss all the meals that we were able to stretch out of a one pot meat preparation. We spoke about reducing food waste, preserving food, cookbooks and foraging. 

For the thirteenth episode, my guest is @Zsuzsannadeer. Zsuzsanna grew up in Hungary and now lives one town away in Fairfield CT. Her Instagram page incorporates Hungarian dishes and food that emphasizes gluten free cooking and eating for wellness. 

For the tenth episode, my guest is Hale also known as @turkish.tale. Hale has lived in Turkey, grew up in Kuwait and now resides in the Netherlands. She is an enthusiastic cook featuring dishes that emphasize her Turkish and Palestinian roots. 

Our conversation was about making kadınbuduköfte, a Turkish meatball, Turkish breakfasts, her family recipes and baby food.

For the eight episode, my guest is @chefgbelay. Originally from Senegal, Gbelay moved to Las Vegas at the age of 16. He now lives in Richmond Virginia. His Instagram page is dotted with spectacular cakes, west African dishes, and foods from cultures he has been exposed to along the way. 

Our conversation was about making Senegalese Fish Yassa, his approach to cakes, and things to eat in Las Vegas.

For the seventh episode, my guest is Angie of thekitchenettetales. Angie is from Singapore and is a Peranakan, a descendant of Chinese  settlers and local south east Asian people. 

Our conversation was about making laksa noodles, the Peranakan and Singapore food cultures and her approach to cooking. 

Originally from Sweden and a lawyer by training, Alice moved to Edinburgh and created one of the most visually striking Instagram pages. Each dish is a work or art and looks as if it was prepared by a 3 star Michelin Chef. 

Our conversation focuses on creativity, plating, ingredients, and Swedish Christmas traditions.

Alice has nearly 4,000 followers on Instagram (@aliceinedinburgh)

Our conversation follows James' path from Korea to the US, his awakening to the food scene in New York, and his entry into the industry as a Social Media Manager with Eater, where he interacted with many of his culinary idols such as Maangchi and Ina Garten.

Along the way, James created eatingmyfeelings and Jamesyworld to share his love for food with others and has built a following of over 10,000 people. 

Originally from Lahore, Pakistan, Aliya creates traditional and modern interpretations of desi food and more. 

Now based in Whitehorse, Yukon Territories, Aliya talks about the types of dishes she loves to make, creativity in use of available ingredients and her path to growing her instagram audience to almost 17,000 followers.