Tatler Takes Five

The CEO of Just, one of Silicon Valley’s most sustainable food tech startups (and the creator of vegan mayo and eggless eggs, among other things) shares five of his favourite things

“WE LEARNED THAT DOING WHAT YOU KNOW IS RIGHT SOMETIMES CREATES CHALLENGES BUT IN THE LONG-TERM, THOSE EFFORTS PAY OFF”

1 PEANUT BUTTER AND AKURI

A spoonful of peanut butter is my go-to comfort food. As for our Just products, I love our Chef Kaimana Chee’s Just Egg akuri, a traditional Indian dish with vegetables and spices.

2EMBEDDED

I’m currently listening to this podcast by National Public Radio. It offers a deep dive into any given topic. The series on US coal country presented an insideout view of what life as a miner is like today, and it was really interesting.

3 HORSEFEATHER

This is my favourite San Francisco restaurant. It has a great selection of whisky and outdoor seating so I can bring my dog Elie with me.

4 DEEP WORK:

RULES FOR FOCUSED SUCCESS IN A DISTRACTED WORLD I recently read this book by Cal Newport and would highly recommend it. It’s a great book about not getting distracted, and focusing in a more enduring and meaningful way.

5 MONROVIA FOOTBALL ACADEMY PHOTO

I have in my house a framed portrait of a child at Monrovia Football Academy in Liberia eating our Just Power Gari in my house, and it’s one of the things I’m fondest of.