Les Dames d'Escoffier New York launches food and beverage podcast

Les Dames d’Escoffier New York (LDNY), and Penny Stankiewicz - a renowned sugar artist and 2020 Les Dames inductee, are proud to announce a new podcast series entitled LDNY Presents: Living the Dream. The eight-episode inaugural season features host Stankiewicz and noted women in the food and beverage industries from chefs to television personalities to industry executives, all sharing their unique insights into the trials and tribulations of working in this industry.

Each week, listeners can enjoy conversations with fascinating women that have built impressive careers in the expansive food and beverage world. A 17-year veteran sugar artist and entrepreneur, Stankiewicz has a special insight into this world and creates a space where guests can share practical experience and advice that can help inform anyone looking to break into this competitive and storied industry. Featured segments will include “Tasting Notes,” an opportunity to share food or drink with the featured guest; “What I Wish I Knew,” a piece of sage, hard earned wisdom from the guest that would have made a difference to them when they were starting out; an interview with the guest and finally an insight into the LDNY organization and their outreach.

“We are thrilled to partner with Penny on LDNY’s first ever podcast series,” said LDNY Co-Presidents Jenifer Lang and Jen O’Flanagan in a joint statement. “Our goal as an organization is to uplift and advance women in our industry. Creating a platform where our members can share stories, give advice, and reflect on the ever-changing landscape of food and beverage is an exciting milestone for us.”

Featured guests for Season 1 will include:

• DJ Cherish the Luv, Living the Dream’s Music Supervisor and soundtrack creator

• Jen O’Flanagan and Jenifer Lang, the current co-presidents of LDNY

• Ellie Krieger, host of the Food Network series Healthy Appetite with Ellie Krieger

• Adrienne Cheatham, 2018 Top Chef finalist

• Rosemary Trout, Food Scientist and featured star of the Epicurious series Four Levels

• Alexandra Leaf, Food Historian and owner of Chocolate Tours of NYC

• Joy Cho, Chef and renowned Gem Cakes creator

• Jackie Stone, CMO of LiveOne

Living the Dream is distributed on LaunchpadOne, LiveOne’s cutting-edge technology hosting platform with customizable design elements, a podcast player and distribution tools to publish on all major listening apps including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Overcast and Pocket Casts and others. A preview episode is available now, and episodes will continue to be released on Mondays, available wherever podcasts are heard.