About this episode

Morgan Raum discusses her journey from being laid off as a food journalist to founding Shabbat Club, a community for Jewish young professionals.

Elevator 249: Morgan Raum is a New York-based food media creator, community builder, and the founder of Shabbat Club — a Jewish dining series bringing young adults together over food at Jewish-owned restaurants and bars across NYC and beyond. She's also the creator behind ToooMuchFoood, where she's been sharing her love of food for over 12 years across Instagram and TikTok. In this episode: Morgan shares how getting laid off from her dream job as a food journalist at People Magazine became the catalyst for building something entirely her own. We talk about the power of food as a community connector, what it really takes to build an audience from scratch, and how Shabbat Club became a home for Jewish young professionals who never quite felt like they fit into traditional Jewish spaces.

People in this episode

Hosts: Sam Panitch, Parker Yablon

Guest: Morgan Raum

Topics covered

• food media
• community building
• Jewish culture
• dining experiences
• personal growth

Keywords

• food creator
• Shabbat Club
• community connector
• food journalism
• Jewish dining

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Shabbat Club, People Magazine

Places: New York, NYC

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