Episode Details

More than nine million people have their eyes glued to Alexis Nikole Nelson’s BlackForager videos, to watch her frolic through forests, fields, urban neighborhoods & her own backyard, foraging and cooking plants, flowers and funghi with exuberance, joy, silliness and humor. Her brand-new, debut cookbook Happy Snacking Don’t Die! is out now!  

Alexis tells me: 

• Why there are so few Black foragers in America today & the importance of naming her social accounts BlackForager. 
• The most magical recipe in her cookbook (actual science magic – she can turn your lemonade hot pink using plants!)  
• What it was like testing, photographing and writing recipes for a cookbook when your star ingredients are highly seasonal and not available in grocery stores!  
• And much more! 

Then we’ll learn the history of the Pop Tart from junk food journalist, Carolyn Wyman. 

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