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"Food, Feminism, and Fury" with Geraldine DeRuiter

2024/4/1
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Geraldine DeRuiter discusses the viral impact of her essay on Mario Batali and the harassment she faced, including hacking and hate mail, and her decision to engage with the haters on social media.

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Author Geraldine DeRuiter a.k.a. The Everywhereist) joins Kara to talk about her new book If You Can’t Take the Heat: Tales of Food, Feminism, and Fury. They talk about some of the author’s viral moments and the backlash she experienced after calling out two famed Italian chefs, the inherent sexism in the food industry (from dining rooms to professional kitchens), and how societal stigmas around beauty and our bodies have distorted our relationship to food.

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