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12. A Table Can Be Just as Creative as a Canvas with Kiki Canuto

12. A Table Can Be Just as Creative as a Canvas with Kiki Canuto3 aug36 min

<p>The fastest way to turn a room of strangers into a room full of friends isn&#39;t a good icebreaker question — it&#39;s giving them something to make, share, and taste. </p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of The Creative Collective, our art therapy podcast and creativity podcast, we sit down with Kiki Canuto, the chef and founder behind Getaway Plate — a traveling culinary studio that thoughtfully builds creative community. She moves from city to city, working with local artists, designers, and organizers, and builds each event around whatever&#39;s local and in season.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, they discuss:</p><ul><li>The tortilla-making party that reminded Kiki what she&#39;s actually building toward, and why it was never really about the tortillas</li><li>How a chance conversation about cider at a Christmas market turned into a full dinner collaboration on the Danish island of Bornholm</li><li>How a food-waste collaboration with a textile artist turned an avocado pit into naturally-dyed fabric</li><li>Kiki&#39;s still-forming dream of a multi-disciplinary day retreat that brings movement, art, and food into the same space</li><li>The cookbook that changed how Kiki thinks about following a recipe</li><li>What Kiki learned about herself during a period of saying yes to everything, and why she now commits fully or not at all</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Resources &amp; Links:</strong></p><ul><li>Kiki Canuto - <a href="https://getawayplate.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Getaway Plate</a></li><li>Kiki&#39;s Instagram -<a href="https://www.instagram.com/getaway_plate/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> @getaway_plate</a></li><li><a href="https://strideworks.co/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Emma Collins</a>, Textile Artist hosting workshops</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/4pwzmPv" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Two Dozen Eggs</a> by: Hugh Corcoron </li></ul><p><br></p><p>Make sure to subscribe so you don’t miss an episode, follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/creativecollectivepod/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">⁠Instagram⁠</a> or visit our <a href="http://creativecollectivepod.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">⁠website⁠</a> to learn more. If you&#39;d like to be a guest on the show, you can apply <a href="https://airtable.com/appZCTFrBpqzosMqg/pagSGHHKSpDpenxHo/form" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">⁠here.⁠</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>You can find Allie on<strong> </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/creativelyclinical/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">⁠Instagram⁠</a> or her <a href="https://creativelyclinical.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">⁠website⁠</a>, and you can find Emily on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/awaytherapy/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">⁠Instagram⁠</a> or her <a href="https://www.nyarttherapy.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">⁠website⁠</a> to learn more about all they do and stay connected</p><p><br></p><p>You can find Austin on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/airforeffect/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">⁠Instagram⁠</a> for all of your podcasting and musical needs</p><p><br></p><p>If you enjoyed this episode, follow along and share it with someone who could use a little more creativity in their life.</p><p><br></p><p>And this is your reminder that you don&#39;t have to be an artist to benefit from creativity. You&#39;re welcome, as you are, in this creative community.</p><p></p>