Background and hope for solutions to our sustainability challenges — right where we live — our love of food!

Just found out about this podcast and absolutely loved it! I really liked learning about the inner workings of the USDA during your most recent episode. Looking forward to the next one!

Informative and relatable. I hope more people will listen and be concerned about our complex food system issues. Together we can improve it!

This is one of the best podcasts out there! So informative, love listening to Tom and his knowledge and passion for what he’s done in his industry. I have always respected him and even more so now!

Just finished episode 10 and was sad to hear that that was the last one. So interesting and informative. I’ve now seen/heard Michael Twitty on this show and Padma’s show. I plan to read his book soon.

Every time I listen I learn so much about our food system. I love all the lenses Chef Collichio looks at our food security through.

Really good, intriguing delve into the underbelly of the food industry. Tom has the chops and the integrity to pull it off. Excellent stuff.

Great conversations about the larger forces driving the food industry. Fascinating and accessible. If I could wait to binge listen, I would, but I don’t have that kind of restraint.

When quarantine began, I began diving into food, cooking and Top Chef. Soon, I took an interest in the restaurant economy and food socioeconomics. This is the perfect blend.

Great talk!!

As an avid gardener and a leftist it’s great to see professional chefs taking the problem of overarching white supremacy in our country starting food insecurity! Thanks Tom!

“During Covid our restaurant community has been struggling; especially black owned restaurants. That’s why Discover....” Please explain how the race of the restaurant owner determines how a pandemic affects it?

Thank you for spotlighting the truth and for enlightening us all with the facts. Let’s all fight against hunger and open our eyes to these things that are hurting our country . It’s time to stand up like you have. Much respect!

I’m only on the first episode and I feel so enlightened already. Thank you for using your platform to educate! Very powerful.

I had never considered the intricacies of our food chain. It is invaluable to have these explained and to understand how they might work better; at the very least, understand who is being effected and how.

Tom knows the food system from the inside out and gives us access on a journey revealing the breaking points that will have a long term effect on our health, the vital people who produce our food and ultimately the availability of a healthy food supply. If you care about what you eat and if you have a soul, you simply must listen. Georgette Farkas

It would be nice to hear how farmers feel about government subsidies. There was a comment regarding growing produce at a decent price for consumers in episode 1. As an apple grower in Washington state where minimum wage is approaching $20 soon, the cost of production is growing exponentially. The issue is more complex than government subsidies and from my experience the last thing any farmer wants is government intervention. I know every industry is different, but in my experience activists aren’t always working with the farmers best interest.

Wanted to hear more about trying to make a flambe at home or something.

I hope this podcast inspires people to think critically and imaginatively and stand up for action! Our foodways have been mired in a muck of waste, cruelty, inequality, corporate greed and political hijinks for generations! It’s tragic that so many believe our production and distribution systems were just fine prior to this Pandemic! Tom please keep exposing our failures! What we’ve learned since March is only the tip of the iceberg!

I agree with many things that were said but you can not say that the system did not work and Covid pointed it out. Never before have we been forced home unable to work, business shuttered. People lost their jobs and then health Insurance due to a government imposed quarantine. They are discussing how there have been on- going problems with government and policy forever but then the answer is to put on more regulations and give more power to the government? That is completely illogical. How about we put critical thinking back into public education as a start? Tom does a lot of good and action speak volumes but don’t use Covid as a yardstick. This better be a one-off or something doesn’t make sense.

Let’s help turn this brilliant podcast into a movement that will change how we as people respond to disasters. Keep it going Tom! 👍🏻👍🏻👏🏼👏🏼

A million more reasons to love Tom. He isn’t merely pontificating on how to feed all people, he’s actually in the trenches doing it. And he knows food isn’t, and should never be, a political issue but a human right. Yay for Tom because he’s making the world a better place through his actions.

Thoughtful, interesting and really unexpected in all the good ways. Makes me think about how food is connected to everything in new ways. I would expect nothing less from Tom.

This takes someone from being a Top Chef fan to a food activist. An absolute must listen for everyone.

The more I see and hear from Tom Colicchio, the more I learn and appreciate him, his ideas and his warmth and love for all of us. Time spent with him makes my week.

I’ve long appreciated Colicchio’s work in this space and appreciate the timeliness of this project. Looking forward to more discussion on how we can improve our food system for everyone.

I love Tom and how he vocalizes his beliefs. One day I hope to meet him. Maybe even eat from his kitchen. This will have to do for now. 🙂

I was ready for something different in my feed, and this is a much-needed addition to the discussion around covid-19 and the greater injustices the pandemic has revealed. Have always enjoyed Tom’s take on things. Looking forward to the ongoing conversations.

Excited to hear what he has to say

A great investigation into our food supply and system stresses. Can’t wait to see where Tom take the discussion and who he brings to the table. Thank you for creating a forum for this discussion!

Okay first of all this show *sounds* great, and it's also one that will change the way you see the world around you. Food brings people together, so I love that Tom's using his platform to talk about the food system and how to improve our society.

If you enjoy eating the foods you love you have got to listen to this podcast, the insight on how that food gets to your plate is unbelievable. Tom teaches you so much in each episode, it’s very eye opening and, at times, jaw dropping! A must listen!

I enjoyed the first episode! It feels like a collage of information in the best kinda way. Tom's obviously an expert, but by mixing all of the voices/clips, it elevates this to something new and really powerful. Also, it would have been easy to try and make a copy of a news-y podcast like the Daily, but this feels more raw and special. Can't wait for more!

Love Tom’s perspective on addressing these crucial issues of equity, opportunity and health!