Sophia Roe enjoys being busy—to an extent. It reminds her that she’s doing the work that really matters to her. For the chef, culinary TV personality, and writer, that means highlighting underrepresented voices in the world of food regardless of whether industry accolades and recognition come with it. Earlier this month, Roe pulled double duty, first appearing at the 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in L.A.
The culinary category means so much to me, but there’s so much to it than: ‘Hey, guys, we’re making a cake.’ My show is about imagination. It is about solutions. It’s about how we can fix the problems that we have created as humans and how we can help save the planet—and when I look back at what I did, I am so proud of it.”Going straight from the Emmys to the James Beard Awards allowed Roe to reflect on the community that surrounds her.