Brenda Buenviaje on Growing Up in Louisiana and the Complexities of Biracial Identities

Preeti talks with Brenda Buenviaje - chef and owner of Brenda’s French Soul Food and Brenda’s Meat & Three in the Bay Area - about growing up fishing, foraging, and cooking in Louisiana, starting her career in restaurants as a lesbian in the south, and navigating the spotlight as “The Brenda.”  For more from Brenda:Instagram: @chefbuenviajeYouTube Channel: Cook Like Brenda Brenda’s Restaurants:Brenda’s French Soul FoodInstagram |  WebsiteBrenda’s Meat & ThreeInstagram  |  Website You can find Preeti:Twitter   |   Instagram   |   Website Produced by Copper & Heat Subscribe to Preeti's Substack to get behind-the-scenes content, to cook the recipes, and to get extended versions of the interviews. Loading Dock Talks is produced by Preeti Mistry and Copper & Heat.