To Dine For

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Oct 2026

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Journalist Kate Sullivan transports you to restaurants around the country to hear the diverse stories of entrepreneurs, creatives, innovators and change-agents at their favorite restaurant. The show is a celebration of people who have taken an idea from ”inspiration to execution” through their own imagination and hard work and are now using their success to help others and ultimately change the world. It’s also a celebration of food and the place it holds in our life stories. Despite different races, religions, and beliefs, sitting down to a delicious meal over fascinating conversation can often get to the heart of what life is all about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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October 12, 202630 min

Denise Woodard

Denise Woodard is the Founder & CEO of Partake Foods, a natural food company inspired by her daughter’s experience with food allergies. Denise is the first Black woman to raise more than $1 million publicly for a CPG food startup. To date the company has raised more than $30 million from investors including Rihanna and Jay-Z’s Marcy Venture Partners. Prior to launching Partake, Denise spent a decade in consumer packaged goods at various Fortune 100 companies. She is also the founder of Black Futures Fellowship, an annual program that matches HBCU students with paid internships in the CPG food and beverage industry. Follow To Dine For: Official Website: ToDineForTV.com Facebook: Facebook.com/ToDineForTV Instagram: @ToDineForTV Email: ToDineForTV@gmail.com Thank You to our Sponsors! American National Insurance Notre Dame Family Wines Nouvie Follow Our Guest: Official Site: PartakeFoods.com Facebook: Partake Foods Instagram: @DeniseGWoodard LinkedIn: Denise Woodard Follow The Restaurant: Official Website: Erin McKenna's Bakery - Los Angeles, CA Instagram: @ErinMcKennasBakery Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

October 5, 202640 min

Allison Sweet Grant

Allison Sweet Grant is a psychiatric nurse practitioner turned author. She’s been published in the New York Times and The Atlantic, and has written two picture books, Leif and the Fall and The Gift Inside the Box , with her husband, Adam Grant. Allison lives with her family outside of Philadelphia and her new book, Lump : A Memoir in Ineloquent Reflections , is part book of poetry, part memoir, about her journey with breast cancer. Follow To Dine For: Official Website: ToDineForTV.com Facebook: Facebook.com/ToDineForTV Instagram: @ToDineForTV Email: ToDineForTV@gmail.com Thank You to our Sponsors! American National Insurance Notre Dame Family Wines Nouvie Follow Our Guest: Official Site: AllisonSweetGrant.com Facebook: Allison Sweet Grant Instagram: @AllisonSweetGrant Follow The Restaurant: Official Website: Commander's Palace - New Orleans, LA Facebook: Commander's Palace Instagram: @CommandersPalace Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

September 28, 202655 min

Sean Hoess

Sean Hoess is the Founder and CEO of the Eudēmonia Summit, and was also the co-founder and CEO of the Wanderlust Yoga & Music Festival before founding Eudēmonia, which is the Greek word for “a life well-lived”. The Eudēmonia Summit is a global gathering focused on the future of health, wellness, and longevity. The event brings together doctors, researchers, founders, investors, coaches, and the most innovative brands in human performance and health technology. Follow To Dine For: Official Website: ToDineForTV.com Facebook: Facebook.com/ToDineForTV Instagram: @ToDineForTV Email: ToDineForTV@gmail.com Thank You to our Sponsors! American National Insurance Notre Dame Family Wines Nouvie Follow Our Guest: Official Site: Eudemonia.net Instagram: @EudemoniaSummit LinkedIn: Sean Hoess Follow The Restaurant: Official Website: Lil' Frankie's - New York City Facebook: Lil' Frankie's Instagram: @LilFrankies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

September 21, 202647 min

Lindsay Kaplan

Lindsay Kaplan is an entrepreneur, investor, and the co-founder of Chief, a network for senior executive women. In 2022 Kaplan and her co-founder Carolyn Childers raised $100 million, increasing Chief’s total funding to $140 million and reaching a $1 billion valuation, making it one of the fastest women-funded companies to achieve unicorn status. Kaplan has been recognized with several honors including being named an AdAge Leading Woman, being included in Crain’s 40 Under 40, and recognized as one of Inc. Magazine’s Most Dynamic Female Founders. Follow To Dine For: Official Website: ToDineForTV.com Facebook: Facebook.com/ToDineForTV Instagram: @ToDineForTV Email: ToDineForTV@gmail.com Thank You to our Sponsors! American National Insurance Notre Dame Family Wines Nouvie Follow Our Guest: Instagram: @LindsayKap LinkedIn: Lindsay Kaplan Follow The Restaurant: Official Website: Grand Central Oyster Bar - New York City Facebook: Grand Central Oyster Bar & Restaurant Instagram: @NYOysterBar Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

September 14, 202643 min

Malcolm Wood

Malcolm Wood is a leading influence in the food and beverage industry. For more than 20 years, he's been driving change and innovation across the sector with his passion for sustainability and refined dining. He has personally opened more than 50 different food and beverage concepts in his 20 year career. His flagship brand, Mott 32, is one of the most awarded Chinese restaurant brands in the world. Malcolm is also a passionate environmental filmmaker and social entrepreneur, and involved in multiple production initiatives through environmental film and media. This includes the world renowned production A Plastic Ocean , which was one of the most awarded environmental documentaries in 2017. He's been recognized extensively for his work in sustainability and business, and has won the Hong Kong Living Influencer Award. Follow To Dine For: Official Website: ToDineForTV.com Facebook: Facebook.com/ToDineForTV Instagram: @ToDineForTV Email: ToDineForTV@gmail.com Thank You to our Sponsors! American National Insurance Notre Dame Family Wines Nouvie Follow Our Guest: Official Site: MalcolmGWood.com Instagram: @MalcolmGWood LinkedIn: Malcolm Wood Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

September 7, 202628 min

6 Year Anniversary: Jahmal Cole - Revisited

On the six year anniversary of To Dine For: The Podcast, Kate revisits the show’s first episode with Jahmal Cole. Jahmal Cole is the Founder of My Block My Hood My City. He is a community activist and organizer who not only dreams of a better Chicago but is actively working towards that dream. In the summer of 2020, he found himself in the center of the #BLM movement when he received 26-thousand emails in two days. His unique perspective on justice, racism and “how to do better and be better” is a must-listen. Over the flavors of Josephine’s Southern Cooking on Chicago’s South Side, Jahmal serves up his own wisdom and raw truth about what the future holds and the possibilities that lie ahead. Follow To Dine For: Official Website: ToDineForTV.com Facebook: Facebook.com/ToDineForTV Instagram: @ToDineForTV Email: ToDineForTV@gmail.com Thank You to our Sponsors! American National Insurance Notre Dame Family Wines Nouvie Follow Our Guest: Official Site: ForMyBlock.org Facebook: My Block My Hood My City Instagram: @MyBlockMyHoodMyCity Follow The Restaurant: Official Website: JosephinesCooking.net Facebook: Josephine's Southern Cooking Instagram: @JosephinesSouthernCooking Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

August 31, 202629 min

Jewel - Revisited

Jewel is a multi-time Grammy nominated singer-songwriter, poet, painter, actress, and philanthropist who has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. Over a meal at the famous New York City restaurant Tavern on the Green, Jewel shares why that restaurant is an important part of her journey, her struggles with homelessness and mental health, and her pathway to success. Follow To Dine For: Official Website: ToDineForTV.com Facebook: Facebook.com/ToDineForTV Instagram: @ToDineForTV Twitter: @KateSullivanTV Email: ToDineForTV@gmail.com Thank You to our Sponsors! American National Insurance Notre Dame Family Wines Nouvie Follow Our Guest: Official Site: Jeweljk.com Facebook: Jewel Instagram: @Jewel Follow The Restaurants: Official Website: Tavern on the Green - New York City Instagram: @TavernOnTheGreen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

August 24, 202641 min

Catherine De Orio

Catherine De Orio grew up in a large Italian family in a suburb of Chicago, where she learned to cook at the foot of a master: her Nana Kay. It was then that she developed a true appreciation of the power and pleasure of great meals. Catherine calls herself a recovering attorney, who left the courtroom to follow her true passion in the kitchen. She attended the prestigious culinary school of Kendall College in Chicago, and spent years in France and Italy, as well as the award-winning restaurants Spiaggia and Japonais. Catherine has spent time as a media spokesperson for national culinary campaigns, a food writer, and as the host of Check, Please! , a Chicago-based television show on PBS. Follow To Dine For: Official Website: ToDineForTV.com Facebook: Facebook.com/ToDineForTV Instagram: @ToDineForTV Email: ToDineForTV@gmail.com Thank You to our Sponsors! American National Insurance Notre Dame Family Wines Nouvie Follow Our Guest: Official Site: CasaDeOrio.com Instagram: @CatDeOrio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

August 17, 202652 min

Suleika Jaouad - Revisited

Suleika Jaouad is an American writer, advocate, and motivational speaker. She is the author of the “Life, Interrupted” column in the New York Times, as well as the author of two books. Her memoir, Between Two Kingdoms , covering her struggle with leukemia was a New York Times Best Seller. Her second book, The Book of Alchemy: A Creative Practice For an Inspired Life , teaches the everyday person how to journal and literally write themselves out of some of the mental health issues they face, as well as how to live a more joyful, impactful life. Follow To Dine For: Official Website: ToDineForTV.com Facebook: Facebook.com/ToDineForTV Instagram: @ToDineForTV Twitter: @KateSullivanTV Email: ToDineForTV@gmail.com Thank You to our Sponsors! American National Insurance Notre Dame Family Wines Nouvie Follow Our Guest: Official Site: SuleikaJaouad.com Facebook: Suleika Jaouad Instagram: @SuleikaJaouad Follow The Restaurant: Official Website: Canal House Station - Milford, NJ Facebook: Canal House Station Instagram: @CanalHouse Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

August 10, 202641 min

Costas Spiliadis

Costas Spiliadis is the pioneering force behind Estiatorio Milos, one of the world’s most respected fine-dining restaurant groups and an international ambassador of Greek cuisine. After moving to New York to study at NYU and later to Montreal to attend Concordia University, Spiliadis found himself longing for the spirit of Greece he carried with him: the food, the warmth, the generosity. In 1979, he opened the first Estiatorio Milos in Montreal with a radical vision, to introduce the world to Greek cuisine expressed at its highest level of quality and integrity. Now, he has a restaurant empire, spanning North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. At 79, Spiliadis continues to push boundaries with the same intellectual curiosity and cultural devotion that have shaped his life’s work. Follow To Dine For: Official Website: ToDineForTV.com Facebook: Facebook.com/ToDineForTV Instagram: @ToDineForTV Email: ToDineForTV@gmail.com Thank You to our Sponsors! American National Insurance Notre Dame Family Wines Nouvie Follow Our Guest: Official Site: EstiatorioMilos.com Instagram: @EstiatorioMilos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.