Chefs Amirah Kassem and Benny Rivera Discuss Their Disney+ Competition Series "Foodtastic" (PODCAST)

This week we are joined by Benny Rivera (top left) and Amirah Kassem (top right), the two judges of the upcoming Disney+ culinary competition series Foodtastic. In the series, teams of competing chefs, bakers and culinary professionals take on challenges inspired by iconic Disney IP, from Marvel and Star Wars to Pixar and animated Disney classics. Kassem and Rivera talk about some of their favorite challenges and how proud they and series host Keke Palmer (top center) are to be the faces of the series as people of color.

 

You can listen to the full interview here, or wherever you download your podcasts: Apple, GooglePodcasts, iHeartRadio, Pandora, Stitcher and TuneIn.

Foodtastic premieres Wednesday, December 15 on Disney+.

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Juan Ayala

Juan Ayala is a Brooklyn-based writer, podcaster and columnist at MediaVillage. He covers programming aimed toward diverse, multicultural and LGBTQ+ audiences under his  Multicultural TV column. His love for TV and film ranges from workplace comedi… read more