{"id":5280,"date":"2021-06-29T15:26:55","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T15:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodfoodjobs.com\/blog\/?p=5280"},"modified":"2021-06-30T12:48:17","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T12:48:17","slug":"connect-mentor-hire-a-formula-for-equity-in-food-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dev.goodfoodjobs.com\/blog\/connect-mentor-hire-a-formula-for-equity-in-food-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Connect, Mentor, Hire: A Formula for Equity in Food Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodfoodjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/feature-photo-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5293\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodfoodjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/feature-photo-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dev.goodfoodjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/feature-photo-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.dev.goodfoodjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/feature-photo-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dev.goodfoodjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/feature-photo-1024x427.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dev.goodfoodjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/feature-photo-768x320.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dev.goodfoodjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/feature-photo-1536x640.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.dev.goodfoodjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/feature-photo-2048x853.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The global upheaval of 2020 put the fire under the seats of many leaders to make workplaces more equitable and inclusive across all industries. In the arena of food media, culinary producer and food stylist, Elle Simone Scott, appreciates the sense of urgency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m about immediate implementation,\u201d Scott says.<\/p>\n<p>Recognized for being the first Black test cook to appear on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.americastestkitchen.com\/\"> America\u2019s Test Kitchen<\/a>, Scott has excelled in her career while simultaneously planting seeds and facilitating the formation of new relationships since day one. \u201cWe\u2019re not about to wait,\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5282\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodfoodjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sub-photo-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5282\" class=\"wp-image-5282 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodfoodjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sub-photo-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dev.goodfoodjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sub-photo-4.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.dev.goodfoodjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sub-photo-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dev.goodfoodjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sub-photo-4-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5282\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SheChef partners Elle Scott (left) and Chimere Ward (center) discuss cooking plans with Luciana Lamboy, a longtime friend and mentee of Scott\u2019s.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>From her early days at The Food Network when she referred a Latinx culinary student to succeed her, Scott has stayed true to her formula: connect, mentor, hire. In an industry where finding work largely depends on who you know, opening doors to others is standard practice in food TV, print and digital media.<\/p>\n<p>Though her current work behind the cameras involves a fair share of strategizing on how to make inclusivity a standard in corporate food media culture, Scott prefers to focus on making connections rather than having lengthy conversations about race and gender. \u201cIt\u2019s important, but really, we\u2019re not even going to talk about race right now. We\u2019re going to talk about filling this need from my network. If you have a need, I have a source.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5284\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodfoodjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sub-photo-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5284\" class=\"wp-image-5284 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodfoodjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sub-photo-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dev.goodfoodjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sub-photo-5.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.dev.goodfoodjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sub-photo-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dev.goodfoodjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sub-photo-5-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5284\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scott on set at America&#8217;s Test Kitchen with a signature dish. Photo courtesy of America&#8217;s Test Kitchen.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>With the foresight to ensure that women of color in food media, hospitality, and food and beverage have a structure in place to seek each other out for mentorship and career opportunities, Scott launched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hershechef.com\/\">SheChef Inc<\/a> in 2013. Pre-pandemic, SheChef\u2019s work centered on \u201ccity tours\u201d, where panel discussions and meet-and-greets brought women with the same passion for cultivating community together. \u201cFor those who really adopted the philosophy of paying it forward,\u201d Scotts says, \u201cthey really just jumped right in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Founding member, Chimere Ward of <a href=\"https:\/\/cleanplateco.com\/\">Clean Plate Co<\/a>, was one of the first people to join Scott in bringing the SheChef mission to life. Shifting from their city-centric approach, in 2020 SheChef teamed up with the women-led logistics consultancy,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lunch-group.com\/\"> Lunch Group<\/a>, to broaden their network through online events.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe huge digital shift brought on by the pandemic has made things that were impossible in the \u2018old world\u2019, possible now,\u201d Scott reflects. With SheChef\u2019s online event attendees tuning in from locales throughout the US and abroad, geography is no longer an impediment to making connections. \u201cI can be in New Zealand, New York, and Chicago in one day,\u201d Scott says.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5285\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodfoodjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sub-photo-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5285\" class=\"wp-image-5285 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodfoodjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sub-photo-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dev.goodfoodjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sub-photo-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.dev.goodfoodjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sub-photo-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dev.goodfoodjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sub-photo-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5285\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ward prepping rice and peas for the SheChef pop-up dinner with Ad\u00e1 Supper Club, which celebrates Black and female expression through food.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ward sees their move to online events as vital in helping women whose worlds have been turned upside down by the pandemic to stay motivated and open to new possibilities. \u201cThere are so many people out there who just don\u2019t know what to do now,\u201d says Ward.<\/p>\n<p>Going online in 2021 has given members of the SheChef community the opportunity to talk e-commerce over fufu and chicken stew with UK Chef Zoe Adjonyoh, walk through publishing fundamentals with Klancy Miller of For the Culture magazine, and brush up on butchering and sustainable meat-raising practices with Michelle Sanchez of Niman Ranch and Chef Anita Cartagena.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>It would help if we could educate people more on the options that are out there.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Outside of SheChef\u2019s online networking and educational events, as the host of America\u2019s Test Kitchen\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americastestkitchen.com\/podcasts\/the-walk-in\">The Walk-In<\/a> podcast, Scott has created an audible career expo. Over fun, intimate conversations, food industry leaders walk listeners through their journeys developing careers that are often unknown, even to people with a formal culinary education.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of us go through culinary training programs and are never exposed to the different genres of culinary arts,\u201d says Scott. \u201cPeople don\u2019t know that cooking shows are produced by people who also have culinary degrees. It would help if we could educate people more on the options that are out there,\u201d says Scott.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5286\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodfoodjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sub-photo-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5286\" class=\"wp-image-5286 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodfoodjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sub-photo-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dev.goodfoodjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sub-photo-6.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.dev.goodfoodjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sub-photo-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dev.goodfoodjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sub-photo-6-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5286\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pastry Chef Iesha Williams of The Salty Heifer prepares a cobbler for the dessert course.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ward has expanded her work from mainly event catering to include culinary education, ensuring that anyone interested in working in food, especially young people in her community, learn about career options from people they can relate to. \u201cFood and what it can do for human beings is not just about consumption. It\u2019s more than that,\u201d Ward points out. \u201cRelativity is so important.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>[The pandemic] reminded us of everything we are and can be.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As the food media world marks one year since the outpouring of revelations of discriminatory practices at well-known outlets like Bon App\u00e9tit, resources continue to flow into diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in the hopes of addressing unequal pay practices, erasure, and systemic disenfranchisement of people of color. Scott encourages anyone with true intention and resources to make social change in food media to start by hiring people who are not white and commit to paying them as if they are. \u201cAnd, of course,\u201d Scott says, \u201cdon\u2019t erase their voices.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5287\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodfoodjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sub-photo-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5287\" class=\"wp-image-5287 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodfoodjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sub-photo-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dev.goodfoodjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sub-photo-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.dev.goodfoodjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sub-photo-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dev.goodfoodjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sub-photo-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5287\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scott greets SheChef intern Keisha Barella in the kitchen.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Rather than waiting for an invitation to the table, more and more Scott sees her BIPOC colleagues heeding the counsel she often heard from her elders to \u201ctake care of home first\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[The pandemic] reminded us of everything we are and can be,\u201d says Scott. As someone with great grandparents from Mound Bayou, Mississippi, a town founded by formerly enslaved Black people in 1887, Scott is fully aware of the capacity of BIPOC communities to shape a more equitable future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEquity is something that we can create for ourselves and distribute amongst ourselves,\u201d Scott says. \u201cIn 2021, we don\u2019t need someone to give it to us.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5288\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodfoodjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sub-photo-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5288\" class=\"wp-image-5288 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodfoodjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sub-photo-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dev.goodfoodjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sub-photo-3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.dev.goodfoodjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sub-photo-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dev.goodfoodjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sub-photo-3-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5288\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The kitchen team, from left to right: Corey El, Iesha Williams, Chimere Ward, Elle Scott, and Keisha Barella.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>To see intra-community endeavors fully flourish, Scott acknowledges that work still needs to be done to dismantle old value systems that place academics over \u201cstreet-earned\u201d real-life education in communities of color. \u201cThese are different learning systems that can co-exist,\u201d Scott says. \u201cAnd when they do, it usually turns out to be a beautiful thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For now, Scott and Ward plan to keep nurturing growth and elevating the work of women and people of color in food through their current platforms. Scott is also intent on creating more spaces for people of varying backgrounds to learn and produce top quality work together. With new paths being charted and reflection pools forming for more people to see their own faces, the food media landscape will look and feel different than it did before, and these two women are welcoming the changes.<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raquel Moreno cooks, writes, and tutors English as a Second Language in Philadelphia.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.claywilliamsphoto.com\/index\">Clay Williams<\/a>\u00a0began photographing food and drink for blogs, newspapers and magazines in 2006. In the years since, he&#8217;s hung off the back of food trucks in Paris, sweat it out in tight kitchens with Michelin-starred chefs and wandered through cattle farms with a team of butchers. He photographs assignments for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The James Beard Foundation and Imbibe Magazine among others. Clay is also the co-founder of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/blackfoodfolks\/?hl=en\">Black Food Folks<\/a>, a platform for Black professionals working in food, food service and food media. The group has provided a space for members to meet, network, collaborate and tell their stories.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The global upheaval of 2020 put the fire under the seats of many leaders to make workplaces more equitable and inclusive across all industries. In the arena of food media, culinary producer and food stylist, Elle Simone Scott, appreciates the sense of urgency. \u201cI\u2019m about immediate implementation,\u201d Scott says. 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