Equal Pay

Equal Pay for BIPOC Culinary Talent. The Truth About Jerk. And Curious Moves from KFC.

This week we’re thrilled to welcome back Pay Chen as guest host -- @paychen on Instagram and Twitter. Pay is an experienced TV host, writer and producer with a passion for food, fitness, dogs and travel. Pay is frequently seen on morning shows and national daytime programs as a guest expert, brand spokesperson or guest host including Breakfast Television Toronto, CTV Morning Live, Cityline, George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight, and Steven and Chris. 

First up, we talk with Trevor Liu (@LuiSays on Twitter), founder of Quell (https://quellnow.com/), a startup food and beverage focused talent agency, about the specific challenges faced by BIPOC culinary talent when negotiating their pay.

Then, we talk Jerk. When a food is strongly associated with specific communities and histories, like Jerk is, can you, without being a part of that community, make it? Sell it? Joshna and Pay weigh in on the current thinking.Finally, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) has some tricks up its sleeve lately - or more accurately Mario Lopez’s sleeve. What’s going on when a fried chicken brand gets into movies and gaming?