Our New York Table
Creator • Host • Executive Producer
A documentary podcast exploring food, identity, and community through the people who gather around New York City's tables.
Rather than treating food as the destination, Our New York Table uses it as a way into conversations about culture, memory, belonging, and community. Through documentary storytelling and intimate interviews, each episode explores how New Yorkers' relationships with food reflect larger stories about who they are and how they connect with others.
My Role
As Creator, Host, and Executive Producer, I lead every stage of the production process, including:
Editorial strategy and long-term content planning
Story development and guest booking
Research, reporting, and interview production
Scriptwriting and narrative editing
Audio recording, editing, and sound design
Audience development and social strategy
Community partnerships and live event production
Impact
Grew audience by 180% between Seasons 1 and 2
Reached listeners in 45 countries
Produced two documentary podcast seasons from concept through distribution
Extended the project beyond the podcast through community events, cooking classes, and live storytelling experiences
Featured Episodes
Shandra Woworuntu: Healing Through Food
Indonesian chef and anti-human trafficking advocate Shandra Woworuntu introduces us to the vibrant flavors of Indonesian cuisine over a meal at Awang Kitchen. As she shares dishes from her childhood, she reflects on the overseas job that led to her trafficking and the resilience that would eventually help her rebuild her life.