In Episode #13, co-hosts Bita and Beata have a coffee date chat reflecting on the calendar year in review and touch on what to expect from the podcast looking into the future.
How and when Bita and Beata met
- Instagram initial connect, then phone and email correspondence, and finally an in-person meet up in the Golden Gate Park in SF all at the start of the pandemic
- First connections made May 2020
The duo has many things in common
- Both raised in Persian families in America, both content creators with a passion for modern Persian food, cooking and eating
- Like-minded
- Equally driven hard-working
Differences
- Bita has older kids and Beata’s children are younger
- Bita’s background and training is in teaching, art, and nutrition
- Beata’s background and work experience is in business and marketing
Both Bita and Beata love influencing others to try new things including their modern takes on traditional recipes
Whys?
To make Persian food accessible to everybody, to take cooking risks, to leave our children (and beyond) access to our heritage and our mother’s and grandmother’s recipes. To have Persian food one day become a part of the regular rotation of an average American’s weekly menu plan.
Recording logistics
Beata and Bita record separately out of their home studios. Beata is in San Francisco while Bita is in the SF Bay area.
Milestones
The duo is proud to have met many first-year milestones including a launch, release of first 10 episodes, and positive response from listeners.
Format of the podcast
Podcast episodes are becoming shorter and more digestible. We will be taking deep dives into more of our favorite dishes including classics and modern versions with short cuts, tips and tricks to make lavish Persian meals in under an hour.
We hope to start bringing in some special guest speakers from the Persian food blogging community, cookbook authors, and Persian culinary community leaders.
We are always open to your feedback, suggestions, and communications through our dedicated email, hello@modernpersianfood.com
Another way we welcome your participation in our podcast is by submitting a Persian food-related question. We will add your question to the cue and feature it on a future episode in our segment we call: Ask the Beats!
Podcast production by Alvarez Audio