Fine water storytelling can expose inequality. Dr. Elena Berg speaks with South African water sommelier Candice Jansen about using restaurant water menus and digital media to help people understand water source, minerals, and taste. The episode places Candice’s work within South Africa’s unequal water landscape, from Cape Town’s Day Zero crisis to the lasting effects of apartheid on infrastructure and rural water access. Together, Elena and Candice explore how water storytelling can give water greater value while opening conversations about environmental justice, public trust, and the people still denied reliable access. Fine water gastronomy is not presented as the solution to water inequality, but as one possible gateway to greater water literacy and awareness.

Episode Guest: Candice Jansen

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Sample water menus here

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Hosted by Elena Berg

Written and produced by Elena Berg and Clark Marchese

Audio Editing by Clark Marchese

Cover art by Sarah Glavan

Theme Music by Josef Salvat

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