Food for the Soul - Blanche Shaheen

 Blanche Shaheen is a TV host/journalist turned cooking show host, cookbook author, and food columnist. She was the host of the PBS independent film/documentary show, Video I for ten years, an on-air correspondent on ABC, a tech reporter for G4 Television, and news anchor for Link Media's program: Mosaic, World News of the Middle East. Blanche now focuses on her passion on preserving Middle Eastern recipes and culture through her YouTube show called "Feast in the Middle East." Her goal has been to break down stereotypes of Arabs, humanize Palestinians, and inspire dialogue between the Arab world and the west. Her instructional cooking videos share heirloom recipes that her Palestinian family has passed down to her through the generations, as well as modern shortcuts for today's busy cook. She is the author of the cookbook called "Feast In The Middle East," a food columnist for the San Jose Mercury News and digital magazine Arab America, as well as a cooking instructor. Her YouTube channel, BlancheTV, has about 70,000 subscribers, and her cooking show has been featured on Virgin America Airlines in flight entertainment, NBC News, Fox News and BBC International.

Originally Recorded December 14, 2021