🔊 Tanya Holland on Modern Hospitality
“The more intelligent I presented and the more knowledgeable I became, the more threatening I became to coworkers. And that was really disappointing and disconcerting, that my intelligence as a Black woman was not encouraged or was threatening.”
Chef and restaurateur Tanya Holland shares how her upbringing led her naturally to a career in hospitality, while her creative passion informed her love for cooking. From her famed Oakland restaurant, Brown Sugar Kitchen, Tanya speaks to the distinct experience of being a Black woman in the restaurant world; how inequities shaped her path and purpose alike; and the personal impact she experienced during the intersection of the COVID pandemic and rise of the Black Lives Matter movement.
EPISODE RESOURCES
OWN Show Tanya’s Kitchen Table
Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) - Tanya’s Table Podcast