Transformation: cooking, eating, and lending a hand one year into the pandemic Listen 57 min MORE Michael Flood, Executive Director of the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, says that the pandemic has led some people to seek food assistance for the first time. Photo courtesy of Los Angeles Regional Food Bank.
It’s now 52 weeks since the restaurants, bars, gyms and schools first shut down, not knowing what the future looked like. Good Food speaks with chefs, activists, and farmers about their experiences over this year of transformation. Musician and rapper Hugh Augustine turned to vegan cooking when his promotional tour was canceled. Lisa Gross moved her intimate classes at League of Kitchens to a digital platform. Yoonjin Hwang shares the ups and downs of her restaurant, Spoon by H, in this week’s installments of “In the Weeds.” Los Angeles Regional Food Bank Executive Director Michael Flood reflects
Listen 9 min MORE Hugh Augustine describes his mother’s pride in seeing him featured in the Los Angeles Times. He pivoted from a career in music to a vegan pop-up business. Photo by Nico Marks.
Before the pandemic, Hugh Augustine was ready to hit the road on a 20 city national tour to promote his new album. Unable to travel, Augustine tapped into his “secret talent” of cooking and improving vegan recipes he’d been making for the last three years. He describes the Leimert Park and Baldwin Hills communities, where he lives and was raised, as a food desert. He sees his cooking as a form of activism, bringing healthy and nutritious eating to the community. Every Friday he’s dishing out