![]() The centre was Ahmadi’s home for eight months, and it was during this period that theįirst successful events occurred that would lead to a flourishing chain of restaurants. Worsened, Ahmadi and his team were forced to seek asylum in Italy and move to a reception centre near Venice. The Venice refugee restaurant "The OrientĮxperience" tells migrants’ journeys via food. In an ambience of colorful interior and glinting metal ornaments, restaurant entrepreneur Hamed Ahmadi and his staff serve up dishes fromĪfghanistan, Bangladesh, Turkey and Greece and more. Ahmadi arrived in Italy from Afghanistan in 2006 to present a documentary at Venice Film Festival. Of cardamom, cinnamon, the consistency of cumin present in the dishes prepared by refugees who mix traditions and flavors. , San Barnaba and Campo Santa Margherita. First the gondola ride on the Grand Canal, then the two puppets sit at the table discovering the scent Mochi, the two fictional characters of the Netflix series "Waffles + Mochi" with Michelle Obama, produced by Higher Ground, the production house owned by Barack and Michelle herself. Toĭiscover the world of spices, the little yeti with waffle-shaped ears and his companion Mochi (the typical Japanese rice cake) landed in Venice at Hamed Ahmadi, the founder of the "OrientĮxperience" restaurant chain in Cannaregio. Hamed Ahmadi, the founder of the "Orient Experience" restaurant chain between Cannaregio, San Barnaba and Campo Santa Margherita. « Cinnamon smells like a dessert!", exclaim Waffles and The two characters from t he Waffles + Mochi series land in Venice at “We want kids to see something that may excite them, and to put it in their mouth and say, ‘Hey, I like it or I don’t like it, and I made up my mind ,'” she says.Venice, gets exposure on the on Netflix series Waffles + Mochi with Michelle Obama. As an adult who dislikes lobster, it’s a lesson Shamsid-Deen relates to. Higher Ground is collaborating with Partnership for a Healthier America on the show, and its mission is to encourage kids to learn about food, and to get even the pickiest eaters to try something new. Russ Walko co-stars as Mochi, with Jonathan Kidder, Diona Elisa Burnett, Taleia Gilliam, Andy Hayward, Piotr Michael and George Konner rounding out the cast. “She was giving us a lot of technical advice-like how does a puppet eat-and we realized when working with her that she was Waffles.” “She’s a mother, but she was also the only person on set who was a Latinx woman and a puppeteer,” says Shamsid-Deen. Headlining the show is Michelle Zamora, who had been helping Higher Ground source talent as a consultant before Shamsid-Deen realized she’d be perfect as Waffles. The team also looked for foodies who could be trained as puppeteers, says Shamsid-Deen. And YouTube and social media sites helped them seek out folks online who maybe weren’t steeped in puppeteering, but had tried something innovative on their own channels. Shamsid-Deen and her team auditioned an extensive group of puppeteers to fill out the cast, but they also reached out to everyone they could in the broader puppet community to get recommendations. Creators Erika Thormahlen and Jeremy Konner ( Drunk History ) were inspired by a grocery market frozen food aisle. Michelle appears in every episode, along with other guest chefs and celebrities. The hybrid series follows a pair of puppet characters as they explore a grocery store to discover and enjoy new foods from around the world. Produced by Michelle and Barack Obama’s production company, Waffles + Mochi launches on Netflix this Tuesday. A lot of times, that voice is in an underrepresented community might not be represented by agents or have an extensive resumé.” , ‘This person is really great because they’re technically advanced and have worked on Sesame Street.’ But what was really important to us was finding the right voice. “You’ll get lots of recommendations for people who are really well-known. “The puppet community is a very intimate one,” says creative producer Qadriyyah Shamsid-Deen. ![]() But when Higher Ground Productions started casting its new series Waffles + Mochi, the studio realized there was one group that was being left out of these inclusion efforts. Significant headway has been made over the past year to improve diversity behind the scenes of the kids entertainment industry. ![]()
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