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To Dine for with Kate Sullivan

If you ask someone to name their favorite restaurant, you're likely to get a revealing answer. TO DINE FOR WITH KATE SULLIVAN uses this very question as a foundation for a conversation with an array of bright and innovative minds. In this new series, four-time Emmy Award-winning journalist Kate Sullivan accompanies 10 different guests to their favorite restaurants. They experience the atmosphere, the location, the ambience, and eat what they love. Over dinner, Kate's guests - entrepreneurs, change agents, musicians, actors, newsmakers and others - discuss their early lives, their struggles, their successes, the American dream, and how they have tried to achieve it. This season, Kate travels to Seattle to meet with Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks. While there they dine at Mamnoon, a Middle Eastern restaurant known for flavors so good "they'll make you cry." Then, she flies to Chicago to visit with Nike designer Jason Mayden, who grew up on the South Side of the city. Jason takes her to Giordano's Deep Dish pizza to tell her why he loves Chicago, and how it fueled his imagination and dreams.

To Dine for with Kate Sullivan  
  • Ron Finley, Master Gardener Location: Alta Adams in Los Angeles
    Friday, May 3
    3:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Ron Finley is a master gardener and Founder of The Ron Finley Project in South Central Los Angeles which is a gardening training facility. Ron believes all the lessons of life can be learned from gardening and spending time in the garden. On a mission to change the narrative about gardening, Finley encourages everyone to grow their own food, have healthy eating habits and care deeply about the planet. Over the flavors of a hearty soul food meal in South Los Angeles at Alta, Ron shares the detour that became the defining trajectory of his life and how it helped him redefine his purpose and "why".
  • Elizabeth Smart. Founder of the Elizabeth Smart Foundation Location: Park City, Utah
    Monday, May 6
    10:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Elizabeth Smart gained International attention when at the age of 14 she was abducted from her home and held kept captive for nine months. Her horrific experience and the healing that took place after has lead her to create the Elizabeth Smart Foundation. She is a child safety advocate and passionate activist for children having supported the Adam Walsh Act, the Amber Alert system and sexual predator legislation. She works tirelessly to support legislation and school programs that educate and inform about sexual abuse. From a table at her favorite restaurant in Salt Lake City Utah, Elizabeth shares her incredible journey and the moment she learned her unique "why".
  • Elizabeth Smart. Founder of the Elizabeth Smart Foundation Location: Park City, Utah
    Friday, May 10
    3:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Elizabeth Smart gained International attention when at the age of 14 she was abducted from her home and held kept captive for nine months. Her horrific experience and the healing that took place after has lead her to create the Elizabeth Smart Foundation. She is a child safety advocate and passionate activist for children having supported the Adam Walsh Act, the Amber Alert system and sexual predator legislation. She works tirelessly to support legislation and school programs that educate and inform about sexual abuse. From a table at her favorite restaurant in Salt Lake City Utah, Elizabeth shares her incredible journey and the moment she learned her unique "why".
  • LeVar Burton. Actor and Executive Producer Location: Sherman Oaks, California
    Monday, May 13
    10:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    LeVar Burton is an Actor, Director, and Television Host. He is best known for his roles as George La Forge in Star Trek and Kunta Kinte in the ABC miniseries Roots as well as the Host of the PBS show, Reading Rainbow for 23 years. He has received 12 Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award. From a table at his favorite restaurant Mistral, LeVar shares the journey to act, direct, write his way to his unique purpose and "why." LeVar shares how his purpose has changed through the years and his distinct vision for his future career.
  • LeVar Burton. Actor and Executive Producer Location: Sherman Oaks, California
    Friday, May 17
    3:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    LeVar Burton is an Actor, Director, and Television Host. He is best known for his roles as George La Forge in Star Trek and Kunta Kinte in the ABC miniseries Roots as well as the Host of the PBS show, Reading Rainbow for 23 years. He has received 12 Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award. From a table at his favorite restaurant Mistral, LeVar shares the journey to act, direct, write his way to his unique purpose and "why." LeVar shares how his purpose has changed through the years and his distinct vision for his future career.
  • Allyson Felix, Olympic Gold Medalist and Co-Founder of Saysh
    Monday, May 20
    10:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist and World Champion Allyson Felix knows a thing or two about competition at the highest levels. Her incredible track and field career has led her to be the "winningest athlete of all time" and a champion for mothers everywhere. However, her athletic career is just the beginning of her tremendous story of "creating something out of nothing." Over the flavors of her favorite childhood restaurant, Harold and Belle's in LA, Allyson shares her tale of turning a setback into a setup for an entirely different kind of success. When Nike wouldn't support her pregnancy during her athletic career, Allyson decided to create her own footwear company that would put mothers' first. Allyson is now the CEO of Founder of Saysh, where she is marrying her competitive spirit and her fierce advocacy of maternal rights.
  • Allyson Felix, Olympic Gold Medalist and Co-Founder of Saysh
    Friday, May 24
    3:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist and World Champion Allyson Felix knows a thing or two about competition at the highest levels. Her incredible track and field career has led her to be the "winningest athlete of all time" and a champion for mothers everywhere. However, her athletic career is just the beginning of her tremendous story of "creating something out of nothing." Over the flavors of her favorite childhood restaurant, Harold and Belle's in LA, Allyson shares her tale of turning a setback into a setup for an entirely different kind of success. When Nike wouldn't support her pregnancy during her athletic career, Allyson decided to create her own footwear company that would put mothers' first. Allyson is now the CEO of Founder of Saysh, where she is marrying her competitive spirit and her fierce advocacy of maternal rights.
  • Richard Branson, Founder of Virgin
    Monday, May 27
    10:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Richard Branson is a life-long serial entrepreneur, Founder, CEO and philanthropist. His story of creating Virgin Records, and then Virgin Airways, is an incredible one. Over a plate of carefully seared salmon at Everdene in NYC, Richard shares his journey in entrepreneurship, the obstacles along the way and how he is now motivated by an overwhelming desire to serve and to help in whatever way he can for as long as he can.
  • Richard Branson, Founder of Virgin
    Friday, May 31
    3:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Richard Branson is a life-long serial entrepreneur, Founder, CEO and philanthropist. His story of creating Virgin Records, and then Virgin Airways, is an incredible one. Over a plate of carefully seared salmon at Everdene in NYC, Richard shares his journey in entrepreneurship, the obstacles along the way and how he is now motivated by an overwhelming desire to serve and to help in whatever way he can for as long as he can.
  • Bozoma Saint John, Businesswoman and Author
    Monday, June 3
    10:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Bozoma Saint John has been called one of the most powerful voices in American business. She was the Chief Marketing Officer at Netflix, the Chief Brand Officer at Uber, and the Chief Marketing Officer at Endeavor. Bozoma's journey from Ghana to Colorado to Connecticut is a wow story of cultural identity and staying true to who you really are. Over a hearty plate of lasagna at Hollywood's oldest Italian restaurant, Miceli's, Bozoma shares her extraordinary journey full of intense challenges and heartbreaking tragedy. She shares what it's like to hold true to her Ghanaian roots all the while rising to the challenge of the American business landscape. Bozoma's career path has been carefully constructed and created through an indomitable work ethic and a one-of-a-kind brand of authenticity and courage. She drops a few breadcrumbs of knowledge and wisdom during this lunch as well as a fierce rallying cry for other women looking to emulate her impressive career.
  • Bozoma Saint John, Businesswoman and Author
    Friday, June 7
    3:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Bozoma Saint John has been called one of the most powerful voices in American business. She was the Chief Marketing Officer at Netflix, the Chief Brand Officer at Uber, and the Chief Marketing Officer at Endeavor. Bozoma's journey from Ghana to Colorado to Connecticut is a wow story of cultural identity and staying true to who you really are. Over a hearty plate of lasagna at Hollywood's oldest Italian restaurant, Miceli's, Bozoma shares her extraordinary journey full of intense challenges and heartbreaking tragedy. She shares what it's like to hold true to her Ghanaian roots all the while rising to the challenge of the American business landscape. Bozoma's career path has been carefully constructed and created through an indomitable work ethic and a one-of-a-kind brand of authenticity and courage. She drops a few breadcrumbs of knowledge and wisdom during this lunch as well as a fierce rallying cry for other women looking to emulate her impressive career.
  • Ken Burns, Documentarian Location: Walpole, NH - The Restaurant at Burdick's
    Monday, June 10
    10:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Ken Burns is one of the most prolific documentarians of our time. With a catalogue of work spanning more than five decades, Ken has brought "the dead to life" in his award-winning documentaries that have covered expansive subjects like the Vietnam War, jazz music, baseball, and many others. Over a plate of "Ken's Salad" at the Restaurant at Burdick's in Walpole, NH, Ken shares the small town that means so much to him and how he credits this small town for fostering the environment that allowed him to be so successful in filmmaking. From his creative process to his inspiration for his subjects to the advice he would give any young filmmaker, Ken shares his wisdom generously from his beloved home base.
  • Ken Burns, Documentarian Location: Walpole, NH - The Restaurant at Burdick's
    Friday, June 14
    3:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Ken Burns is one of the most prolific documentarians of our time. With a catalogue of work spanning more than five decades, Ken has brought "the dead to life" in his award-winning documentaries that have covered expansive subjects like the Vietnam War, jazz music, baseball, and many others. Over a plate of "Ken's Salad" at the Restaurant at Burdick's in Walpole, NH, Ken shares the small town that means so much to him and how he credits this small town for fostering the environment that allowed him to be so successful in filmmaking. From his creative process to his inspiration for his subjects to the advice he would give any young filmmaker, Ken shares his wisdom generously from his beloved home base.
  • Jeni Britton, CEO and Founder, Jeni's Ice Cream
    Monday, June 17
    10:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Jeni Britton is an ice cream scientist and visionary artist...and Founder of Jeni's Splendid Ice cream. 20 years ago, from a stall at her local farmer's market, Jeni began making artisanal ice cream in an array of unique flavors like Salted Caramel and The Darkest Chocolate, with the creations gaining a passionate and devoted following. Today, Jeni's Ice Cream is found in stores nationwide as well as in 70-plus brick and mortar Jeni's locations. From a table at her favorite Japanese restaurant in Columbus, Ohio, Akai Hana, Jeni shares her hard-working journey to dream up and create a business from scratch. She details the secrets to her success, how she navigated her darkest hour and how her passion now has shifted to helping other female entrepreneurs survive and thrive.
  • Jeni Britton, CEO and Founder, Jeni's Ice Cream
    Friday, June 21
    3:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Jeni Britton is an ice cream scientist and visionary artist...and Founder of Jeni's Splendid Ice cream. 20 years ago, from a stall at her local farmer's market, Jeni began making artisanal ice cream in an array of unique flavors like Salted Caramel and The Darkest Chocolate, with the creations gaining a passionate and devoted following. Today, Jeni's Ice Cream is found in stores nationwide as well as in 70-plus brick and mortar Jeni's locations. From a table at her favorite Japanese restaurant in Columbus, Ohio, Akai Hana, Jeni shares her hard-working journey to dream up and create a business from scratch. She details the secrets to her success, how she navigated her darkest hour and how her passion now has shifted to helping other female entrepreneurs survive and thrive.
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  • Arlan Hamilton. Venture Capitalist. Author. Location: Los Angeles, CA.
    Thursday, May 2
    4:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Arlan Hamilton is the CEO and Founder of Backstage Capital which funds startup companies that are specifically owned and operated by Women, Black, LatinX, and LGBTQ founders, a group of people that typically receive only 3% of all funding available. Once homeless, Arlan shares what it was like to break into the almost exclusively white male world of venture capital. Her best-selling book "It's About Damn Time" is based on her personal journey to create the "seemingly impossible." With candor and curiosity, Arlan sits down at her favorite restaurant in Los Angeles, Hotel Cafe, to share her unique story and her vision for funding "underestimated founders" and catalyzing their mission and purpose.
  • Ron Finley, Master Gardener Location: Alta Adams in Los Angeles
    Monday, April 29
    10:31 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Ron Finley is a master gardener and Founder of The Ron Finley Project in South Central Los Angeles which is a gardening training facility. Ron believes all the lessons of life can be learned from gardening and spending time in the garden. On a mission to change the narrative about gardening, Finley encourages everyone to grow their own food, have healthy eating habits and care deeply about the planet. Over the flavors of a hearty soul food meal in South Los Angeles at Alta, Ron shares the detour that became the defining trajectory of his life and how it helped him redefine his purpose and "why".
  • Bethany Hamilton. Professional Surfer. Location: Hanalei, Kauai
    Friday, April 26
    3:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Bethany Hamilton is a Professional Surfer and Author who survived a 2003 Shark attack that left her with only one arm. Bethany learned to surf at the age of 3 and gained her first sponsorship at the age of 10. After the shark attack, she returned to surfing within one month. Bethany was the subject of the documentary Unstoppable and now teaches class on resilience, grit and goal-setting. Over the flavors of her favorite restaurant in Kauai, Bethany shares where this journey has taking her and how her unique "why" has changed recently.
  • Gary Vaynerchuk. Entrepreneur. Location: New York City
    Thursday, April 25
    4:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    With a laser focused work-ethic and no previous professional connections, Gary Vaynerchuk has risen from a former liquor store clerk to one of the most successful entrepreneurs of our time and one of the most sought after speakers in business right now. An immigrant from the former Soviet Union, Gary and his family moved to this country with no material possessions and have an incredible story to tell of resilience, grit and never giving up. Currently the CEO of VaynerX and founder of Resy and Empathy Wines, Gary started at his family's wine shop. He grew the business from 3-million dollars to 60-million dollars and began his love of business and entrepreneurship. Over the familiar bar food of Gary's favorite haunt, The White Horse Tavern in NYC, Gary shares his hard-earned lessons of success and why he is so passionate about showing others how he hustled hard to create his version of the American dream.
  • Bethany Hamilton. Professional Surfer. Location: Hanalei, Kauai
    Monday, April 22
    10:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Bethany Hamilton is a Professional Surfer and Author who survived a 2003 Shark attack that left her with only one arm. Bethany learned to surf at the age of 3 and gained her first sponsorship at the age of 10. After the shark attack, she returned to surfing within one month. Bethany was the subject of the documentary Unstoppable and now teaches class on resilience, grit and goal-setting. Over the flavors of her favorite restaurant in Kauai, Bethany shares where this journey has taking her and how her unique "why" has changed recently.
  • Chris Voss. FBI Hostage Negotiator. Locations: Arlington, Virginia
    Friday, April 19
    3:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Chris Voss is a former FBI Hostage negotiator and the CEO and Founder of The Black Swan Group. He is also the Author of the best-selling book Never Split the Difference. A Professor at Harvard, Georgetown, and USC, Voss teaches every day tactics to win at negotiations in business and life. Over breakfast at his favorite diner in Arlington, Virginia, The Silver Diner, Chris shares the fascinating journey to become an expert in such a niche subject matter and "why" he hopes to share with others the hard-earned lessons, tactics and techniques he has learned from a life of public service.
  • Jeanne Gang - Architect. Founder of Studio Gang. Location: Chicago, IL.
    Thursday, April 18
    4:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Jeanne Gang is one of the world's most celebrated architects. With buildings and installations all over the globe, Jeanne gained international attention for her Aqua tower in Chicago which became the tallest building in the world designed by a female architect. Called the "World's Most Influential Architect" by Time Magazine, Jeanne is currently a professor at Harvard exploring how design can help create beneficial connections between people and their environments. Over the flavors of her favorite restaurant in Chicago, Brindille, Jeanne shares her journey to create memorable and impactful buildings and her vision for the future of architecture
  • Chris Voss. FBI Hostage Negotiator. Locations: Arlington, Virginia
    Monday, April 15
    10:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Chris Voss is a former FBI Hostage negotiator and the CEO and Founder of The Black Swan Group. He is also the Author of the best-selling book Never Split the Difference. A Professor at Harvard, Georgetown, and USC, Voss teaches every day tactics to win at negotiations in business and life. Over breakfast at his favorite diner in Arlington, Virginia, The Silver Diner, Chris shares the fascinating journey to become an expert in such a niche subject matter and "why" he hopes to share with others the hard-earned lessons, tactics and techniques he has learned from a life of public service.
  • Robert Reffkin, CEO and Founder, Compass. Location: Shabu Tatsu in NYC
    Friday, April 12
    3:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    After graduating from Columbia and working stints at McKinsey and Company and Goldman Sachs, Robert decided to start an on-line real-estate company to tackle some of the problems he saw his single-mother face every day as a realtor. In 2021, Compass went public making Robert one of the country's youngest black billionaires. Robert is the Author of No One Succeeds Alone: Learn Everything You Can from Everyone You Can. Over the flavors of Shabu Tatsu, his favorite restaurant in New York City, Robert shares his purpose for disrupting the real-estate industry and why his work will always be about helping people find their definition of home.
  • Emmanuel Acho - Author. NFL Analyst. Location: Beverly Hills, California
    Thursday, April 11
    4:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Emmanuel Acho is a New York Times best-selling author, host of FOX sports, and creator of "Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man. " Growing up in Dallas, Texas, the son of Nigerian immigrants, he never dreamed his life would take him all over the country as an NFL player for the Cleveland Browns, the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants, but it did. Turned out those "glory years" of playing football was really just the beginning of his career and what he says is now "his calling." On the rooftop of the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Beverly Hills, California at The Rooftop by JG, Emmanuel shares the emotional breaking point that led him to step into a whole new direction of this life professionally and how he is now using his time and talent to bring people of different races together to talk about what divides them and what can help unite them.
  • Robert Reffkin, CEO and Founder, Compass. Location: Shabu Tatsu in NYC
    Monday, April 8
    10:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    After graduating from Columbia and working stints at McKinsey and Company and Goldman Sachs, Robert decided to start an on-line real-estate company to tackle some of the problems he saw his single-mother face every day as a realtor. In 2021, Compass went public making Robert one of the country's youngest black billionaires. Robert is the Author of No One Succeeds Alone: Learn Everything You Can from Everyone You Can. Over the flavors of Shabu Tatsu, his favorite restaurant in New York City, Robert shares his purpose for disrupting the real-estate industry and why his work will always be about helping people find their definition of home.
  • Reshma Saujani, Founder, Girls Who Code Location: The Well in NYC
    Friday, April 5
    3:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    In 2009, Reshma became the first Indian-American woman to run for Congress. Her winding career path in finance and law had left her adrift and she realized that her role purpose was to serve. Losing that race became the impetus for her next creation: Girls Who Code. In 2012, she created Girls Who Code after seeing firsthand how few opportunities there were for girls in computing. Forbes Magazine 40 under 40, Reshma shares her passion for helping girls learn STEM and have access to the same opportunities as boys. Over the delicious farm to table meal at the health conscious restaurant The Well, Reshma shares her many obstacles on the way to success and what she feels she is uniquely poised to do in the next chapter of her life.
  • Payal Kadakia
    Thursday, April 4
    4:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Founder of ClassPass. Location: Javier's, Century City, CA. Payal Kadakia was a world-class dancer whose passion for Bollywood dance inspired her to create her own dance troupe. Meanwhile, her job in management consulting left her less than inspired. That's when she got the idea to build a directory of dance fitness classes like OpenTable. While she lacked the funding and know-how to build something of scale, Payal's journey to build and create ClassPass, and then scale it into a billion-dollar company, is an epic one. Over the flavors of her favorite restaurant, Javier's in Century City, California, Payal shares the many setbacks along her way to success and her vision for the future of her company as she works to rebuild post-pandemic.
  • Reshma Saujani, Founder, Girls Who Code Location: The Well in NYC
    Monday, April 1
    10:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    In 2009, Reshma became the first Indian-American woman to run for Congress. Her winding career path in finance and law had left her adrift and she realized that her role purpose was to serve. Losing that race became the impetus for her next creation: Girls Who Code. In 2012, she created Girls Who Code after seeing firsthand how few opportunities there were for girls in computing. Forbes Magazine 40 under 40, Reshma shares her passion for helping girls learn STEM and have access to the same opportunities as boys. Over the delicious farm to table meal at the health conscious restaurant The Well, Reshma shares her many obstacles on the way to success and what she feels she is uniquely poised to do in the next chapter of her life.