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In the Weeds PodcastDoron Petersan: Vegan Chef, Owner of Sticky Fingers Sweets & Eats, Author and Two-Time Winner of Food Network's Cupcake WarsOn episode 8, Chef Doron Petersan gets In The Weeds with Chef Spike Mendelsohn. The two chefs dive into how Doron got into veganism, her time in the restaurant industry and how those led her to opening up her vegan bakery, Sticky Fingers Sweets & Eats. We also learn how these two both dislike sprinkles but like the word 'moist'. What's up with that chefs? How do you think they feel about Yelp? Tune in to find out the answer and hear more stories about navigating the ups and downs on the restaurant industry. Doron Petersan is a celebrated v...2025-02-032h 32
Keys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Shop Leaders501: Teamwork, Mentorship, and Translating Coffee w/ 2024 Brewers Cup Champion of Turkey, Nida FetullahoğluTranslating coffee from one form to the next, and serving it in a way that further translates the value of that coffee into a rewarding experience for the drinker, is what the craft of coffee is all about. Today's guest has gone from translating languages to working full time in roasting and serving coffee and has some critically important insights to share from her journey. We are talking with 2024 Brewers Cup Champion from Turkey, Nida Fetullahoğlu ! Nida has been in the coffee industry since 2017. From Ankara, Turkey, Nida had a different career before coffee where sh...2024-10-0753 minKeys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Shop LeadersSPECIAL! | Coffee Fest NOLA 2024 w/ Turgay Yildizli of Specialty Turkish Coffee, Doron Petersan of Sticky Fingers Sweets and Eats, and Jonathan Riethmaier of Mammoth CoffeeWelcome to our special episode from Coffee Fest live on the show floor interviews from New Orleans, 2024! To start us off we will be talking with Turgay Yildizli of Specialty Turkish Coffee, followed by Doron Petersan of Sticky Fingers Sweets and eats, then a great conversation with Jonathan Riethmaier of Mammoth Coffee in New Orleans. Turgay Yildizli Istanbul native Turgay Yildizli, who now lives in New Orleans, is the founder of Specialty Turkish Coffee, a company established in 2014 that offers everything one needs to make specialty Turkish coffee, from equipment to tutorials. He...2024-08-111h 09
Foodie and the BeastFoodie and the Beast - March 12, 2023Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: · Sticky Fingers vegan bakery founder, cookbook author and two-time “Cupcake Wars” winner Doron Petersan has news about the upcoming second annual Women’s History Month Festival March 13-19. In particular, a group close to her heart, RE:Her, invites you to savor and celebrate the strength and diversity of D.C.’s woman-owned restaurants by enjoying their menu collaborations and specials; · Topher Bertone-Ledford, general manager, Seamore’s seafood restaurant, now in Arlington. Among many claims to fame, Seamore's is a James Beard Foundation Smart Catch Leader and all its seafood is caught and farmed in a sustainable manner that minimizes habitat and ecosystem damage; ...2023-03-1150 minFoodie and the BeastFoodie and the Beast - March 12, 2023Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: · Sticky Fingers vegan bakery founder, cookbook author and two-time “Cupcake Wars” winner Doron Petersan has news about the upcoming second annual Women’s History Month Festival March 13-19. In particular, a group close to her heart, RE:Her, invites you to savor and celebrate the strength and diversity of D.C.’s woman-owned restaurants by enjoying their menu collaborations and specials; · Topher Bertone-Ledford, general manager, Seamore’s seafood restaurant, now in Arlington. Among many claims to fame, Seamore's is a James Beard Foundation Smart Catch Leader and all its seafood is caught and farmed in a sustainable manner that minimizes habitat and ecosystem damage; ...2023-03-1150 minFoodie and the BeastFoodie and the Beast - Feb. 13, 2022Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.
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The “Savor Bethesda” Restaurant Week takes place Thursday, Feb. 17 through Sunday, February 27, 2022. Joining us are Stephanie Coppula of the Bethesda Urban Partnership and by Roberto Pietrobono and Donnie White of Alatri Bros.;
Our favorite vegan baker, Doron Petersan, is the founder of Sticky Fingers, D.C.’s premier vegan bakery in Columbia Heights. Last fall she rebranded the company, announcing a digital retail expansion offering her vegan products to ship nationwide. We check in to see how many new worlds she has conquered since;
Philip Brandes founded Bravus, North America's first no...2022-02-1250 minFoodie and the BeastFoodie and the Beast - Feb. 13, 2022Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.
On today’s show:
The “Savor Bethesda” Restaurant Week takes place Thursday, Feb. 17 through Sunday, February 27, 2022. Joining us are Stephanie Coppula of the Bethesda Urban Partnership and by Roberto Pietrobono and Donnie White of Alatri Bros.;
Our favorite vegan baker, Doron Petersan, is the founder of Sticky Fingers, D.C.’s premier vegan bakery in Columbia Heights. Last fall she rebranded the company, announcing a digital retail expansion offering her vegan products to ship nationwide. We check in to see how many new worlds she has conquered since;
Philip Brandes founded Bravus, North America's first no...2022-02-1250 min
Building While FlyingGrowing Your Brand and Mission Through E-Commerce - Doron PetersanDoron Petersan is President of Sticky Fingers Sweets & Eats, a beloved vegan bakery in Washington, DC—and soon-to-be national e-commerce powerhouse. Doron has played a huge role in paving the way for vegan options in the mainstream that actually taste good. She’s also a two-time champion of the Food Network competition “Cupcake Wars.” In her conversation with Katie, Doron shares the challenges she’s faced throughout her career: from breaking into the vegan food industry, to creating vegan food that tastes good, to changing people’s behaviors, and learning the business side of running a vegan bakery. She...2022-02-1037 min
Vegan Business TalkVBT 152: Doron Petersan of Sticky Fingers & Fare Well on pivoting her vegan eateries in 2020In this episode I interview Doron Petersan, owner of Sticky Fingers and Fare Well vegan eateries in Washington, D.C.
Doron opened Sticky Fingers Sweets & Eats in 1999, drawing on her degree in dietetics from the University of Maryland and years of experience working in restaurants.
In 2010 she grew Sticky Fingers to include wholesale distribution at grocers in Washington D.C., Virginia, and Maryland.
She also opened an online Sticky Fingers store that ships sweets and merchandise nationwide across the US.
In 2016, Doron opened Fare Well, a plant-based diner, bakery and bar.
She is a two-time Food Network Cupcake Wars winner and a...2020-12-2338 min
Our Hen House: Vegan & Animal Rights Movement | Stories from the Frontlines of Animal LiberationEpisode 564: Plant Based News ft Robbie LockieIt’s Jasmin’s birthday and also the beginning of Our Hen House’s end of year fundraising! Between now and December 31 our Barnyard Benefactors will donate $20,000, IF (and it’s a big if) that amount is matched by our listeners. Also, this year we’re thrilled announce that there’s a separate anonymous donor who’s willing to match ANOTHER $20,000. This means that, if we meet our $20,000 goal from out listeners, every dollar that comes in will be TRIPLED! So if you want to show your support for responsible, pro-animal, women-run, vegan media, now is a great time to donate....2020-10-311h 22
The LeapDoron Petersan of Sticky FingersThis week on The Leap, Sarah Gordon is joined by Doron Petersan of Sticky Fingers.
Sticky Fingers is the food-child of Doron Petersan, junk-foodie genius. Life as an Italian-Jew from New York-turned-vegan was ever so challenging. Craving traditional guilt laden foods, she was determined to unlock the secrets of creating their animal-free counterparts for everyone to enjoy. With a degree in nutrition and food science, Doron brought memories of favorite treats to vegan reality. Everything Doron does is so she can eat, create, cook and feed.
Sponsored by: Glen's Garden Market. Good food from close...2018-02-1400 minVegan Business TalkVBT 053: Interview with Doron Petersan of Sticky Fingers and Fare WellIn this episode I interview Doron Petersan, founder of Sticky Fingers bakery and café, and the newly launched Fare Well diner in Washington DC.
Doron started Sticky Fingers in 1999 in her home kitchen before moving to a small basement storefront where she teamed up with Kirsten Rosenberg to create a vegan baking empire that included a chain of stores in South Korea.
After Kirsten moved on to pursue her other passion of music, Doron went on to win the Food Network’s Cupcake Wars twice and expanded Sticky Fingers into a café popular with both vegans and health-conscious consumers.
With a de...2017-01-1453 min