Media & Press

Award-winning author and digital innovator Shaunda Necole is a podcast host and the go-to recipe source for modern soul food cuisine. She founded The Soul Food Pot®, Google’s #1 Southern soul food site. Shaunda has shared over 250 recipes on her food blog, five cookbooks, and two seasoning guides, including the viral Black Folks Sweet Potato Pie™ and its accompanying cookbook. She also hosts The Soul Food Pod, Apple’s first show dedicated to the history and culture around soul food. She believes in making life easier and more soulful, one recipe at a time.

In addition to her culinary endeavors, Shaunda is the newest spokesperson for Las Vegas and the author of the best-selling book 100 Things to Do in Las Vegas Before You Die, an insider’s guide to the City of Lights. She’s the creator of the travel site Vegas Right Now and host of the Vegas Right Now! podcast. Shaunda believes that the lasting beauty of Las Vegas lies in its balance between novelty and flash, soulfulness and wholesomeness, which all make up the exciting city she calls home!

Shaunda’s been featured on television, top-rated podcasts, Forbes, Cosmopolitan, Fast Company, Taste Of Home, and Refinery29. When she’s not creating content, she enjoys exploring the natural beauty of Nevada with her husband, grandkids, and two furry companions: Prince George, the pup, and Courtly, the cat.