February 8, 2024

For Nadia Liu Spellman and her mother Sally Ling, food is family. Sally Ling is behind one of the first fine dining Chinese restaurants in America. Her famed spot, named Sally Ling’s was a fixture in Boston, where celebrities like Julia Child and Yo-Yo Ma would feast. As an investment banker, Ling’s daughter Nadia Liu Spellman came to realize she couldn’t leave the family business, or that it wouldn’t leave her. Ten years ago she launched Dumpling Daughter, which now has several locations in and around Boston. They join us to talk about how cuisine and culture are intertwined and how all of us can authentically eat our way to a full Lunar New Year experience.. From there, the world can truly be your oyster by way of Island Creek in Duxbury. At their raw bar, you can now take a free tour of their hatchery and peak inside the inner workings of their caviar packing room. Michelle Wong, the Brand Marketing Manager of Island Creek Oysters, joins us to take us deep into oyster culture. And finally, cocktail guru Jonathan Pogash shakes things up with some Valentine’s Day inspired concoctions.