Our Guest Today: Sam Mogannam is the second-generation owner of Bi-Rite Market in San Francisco and founder of the Bi-Rite Family of Businesses that Forbes named one of the best small companies in the United States. He’s been featured in Bon Appetit, Civil Eats, Food & Wine, the San Francisco Chronicle and more. Sam is the author of Bi-Rite Market’s Eat Good Food: A Grocer’s Guide to Shopping, Cooking, and Creating Community Through Food.

Sam and his brother Raffi took over the family owned Bi-Rite Market with a small staff of six. They revamped market and it quickly became a destination for curated specialty foods.  Bi-Rite family of businesses includes Bi-Rite Creamery, 18 Reasons cooking school where they teach over 7,000 students the art of cooking each year FOR FREE…,they also have a farm

Their mission is Creating Community Through Food. 

The website for Bi-Rite Market says this in the about section: 

When Bi-Rite Market re-opened in 1998 under Sam and Raph Mogannam’s leadership, we introduced our Community Values: Love. Passion. Integrity. While we added verbs back in 2019 (Lead with Love. Pursue with Passion. Act with Integrity.) these values have never been more relevant, or meaningful, as they are today.

Yet, every day our news is filled with grief and anguish as our community continues to be attacked by others. So we feel it’s necessary to be even more explicit.

We vehemently STAND AGAINST racism and will fight against all forms of oppression and hate, whether it’s implicit or explicit.

Inside our doors you will be safe, protected, and welcome. You will be seen, heard, and appreciated. And you will be loved. Always.

We all deserve kindness and respect. Please only enter our doors if you can have an open heart and treat all people with dignity.

VISIT Bi-Rite online:
https://biritemarket.com/