Season 4, Episode 5: "Chef" is Gender Neutral
We take a BIG bite out of BRUNCH with Catie Randazzo, a nonbinary chef from Columbus, Ohio who showed off their “filthy biscuits” as a cheftestant on HBOMax’s The Big Brunch—a wholesome cooking competition where the winner gets support with their big food dream. We chat about Catie’s vision for connecting trans youth to food & service industry skills, their queer & culinary come-ups in fast food kitchens, and some of their favorite moments on The Big Brunch.
View the transcript for this episode.
Additional resources and references
Learn more about Catie’s food-dream-in-progress, Geneva House
Safe Place for Youth – provides support and care to youth experiencing homelessness
Listen to our episode Queers Who Make Beers from Season One to hear from Minneapolis-based microbrewers on the ways they want to create higher standards for workplace conditions & their unique pathways into the field.
About the podcast
Take the Last Bite is a podcast by the Midwest Institute for Sexuality and Gender Diversity. It's a direct counter to the Midwest Nice mentality— highlighting advocacy and activism by queer/trans communities in the Midwest region. Through each episode, we're aiming to unearth the often disregarded and unacknowledged contributions of queer and trans folks to social change through interviews, casual conversations and reflections on Midwest queer time, space, and place.