12. A Table Can Be Just as Creative as a Canvas with Kiki Canuto

The fastest way to turn a room of strangers into a room full of friends isn't a good icebreaker question — it's giving them something to make, share, and taste. In this episode of The Creative Collective, our art therapy podcast and creativity podcast, we sit down with Kiki Canuto, the chef and founder behind Getaway Plate — a traveling culinary studio that thoughtfully builds creative community. She moves from city to city, working with local artists, designers, and organizers, and builds each event around whatever's local and in season.In this episode, they discuss:The tortilla-making party that reminded Kiki what she's actually building toward, and why it was never really about the tortillasHow a chance conversation about cider at a Christmas market turned into a full dinner collaboration on the Danish island of BornholmHow a food-waste collaboration with a textile artist turned an avocado pit into naturally-dyed fabricKiki's still-forming dream of a multi-disciplinary day retreat that brings movement, art, and food into the same spaceThe cookbook that changed how Kiki thinks about following a recipeWhat Kiki learned about herself during a period of saying yes to everything, and why she now commits fully or not at allResources & Links:Kiki Canuto - Getaway PlateKiki's Instagram - @getaway_plateEmma Collins, Textile Artist hosting workshopsTwo Dozen Eggs by: Hugh Corcoron Make sure to subscribe so you don’t miss an episode, follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠ or visit our ⁠website⁠ to learn more. If you'd like to be a guest on the show, you can apply ⁠here.⁠ You can find Allie on ⁠Instagram⁠ or her ⁠website⁠, and you can find Emily on ⁠Instagram⁠ or her ⁠website⁠ to learn more about all they do and stay connectedYou can find Austin on ⁠Instagram⁠ for all of your podcasting and musical needsIf you enjoyed this episode, follow along and share it with someone who could use a little more creativity in their life.And this is your reminder that you don't have to be an artist to benefit from creativity. You're welcome, as you are, in this creative community.