The Kitchen Sisters, Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva, are producers of the NPR series, The Hidden World of Girls, which explores the lives of girls and the women they become, and producers of the duPont-Columbia Award-winning NPR series Hidden Kitchens, and two Peabody Award-winning NPR collaborations, Lost & Found Sound and The Sonic Memorial Project. Hidden Kitchens explores the world of secret, unexpected, below the radar cooking across America—how communities come together through food. The series inspired their first book, Hidden Kitchens: Stories, Recipes, and More, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year and nominated for a James Beard Award for Best Writing on Food. The Kitchen Sisters are known for their nationwide collaborations that bring thousands of listeners into the storytelling process. They are the creators of more than 300 stories for public broadcast about the lives, histories, art and rituals of people who have shaped our diverse cultural heritage. They are dedicated to creating intimate, sound-rich documentaries that bring seldom-heard voices to the air, mentoring young producers, and building community through storytelling.