Abena Anim-Somuah is a James Beard Award-winning entrepreneur, writer and podcast host. She is also the founder of The Eden Place, a company whose mission is to use food to harness community. Abena is also the host of The Future of Food is You, a Cherrybombe Podcast Network show where she interviews emerging talent in the food world. Additionally, Abena writes her newsletter, Your Friend in Food, where she shares her musings on all things culinary.

When she’s not cooking up ways to expand the Eden universe, you can find Abena reading a good book, traveling, playing tennis, spending time with her loved ones and taking long walks around her Brooklyn neighborhood (making frequent stops for pastries).