About Jesse (in his own words):
I’m from Oakland, graduated with a degree in linguistics from the University of Chicago, and lived in San Francisco and Brooklyn for most of my eleven years at Google.
I now live in Portland, Oregon. Outside of work, when we’re not tending to our hilarious and strong-willed daughter, my wife Laura and I run United Noshes. It’s a series of 194 dinner parties, one per UN member. It’s a stimulating culinary challenge, a deep dive into the ingredients and cultures of the world, a fantastic community builder, and a successful fundraiser. I’m also a passionate home gardener, mildly enthusiastic cyclist, and studious travel planner. My two dogs and two cats are adorable, but useless as interns.
For the business side of things, please reference LinkedIn.
Resources:
https://www.jessefriedman.com/
https://www.unitednoshes.com/
Video & articles about United Noshes
Global Table Adventure
Everyone Speaks Food (Google Translate’s multicultural pop-up restaurant in NYC)
Jesse’s book recommendations:
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat (Samin Nosrat)
Salt (Mark Kurlansky)
Winners Take All (Anand Giridharadas)