January 18, 2024

When it comes to reality TV is there really such a thing as too many cooks in the kitchen? We’ll ask Chef Jason Santos, who enters another season of Hell’s Kitchen as Gordon Ramsey’s sous chef. But that’s not all he’s up to, as chef and owner of a string of celebrated famed restaurants including Buttermilk & Bourbon, he joins us to talk about how he’ll continue to boost Boston’s flavor profile by way of a new restaurant slated to open this Summer. From there it’s artist Robert Freeman. In 1981 he painted “Black Tie, ” The painting shows a gathering of Black Americans at a formal event. Set in a segregated America where black people forged their own place in society, it is fitting that “Black Tie” now hangs in Governor Healey’s office. In her commitment to create a sense of belonging and inclusion, she selected Freeman’s work to showcase the diversity of the Commonwealth. He joins me to talk about the work. Finally, Tony “Hamstank“ Hamoui is a professional music producer and educator. Tomorrow, from 2:00-5:00 at the Lab at Teen Central - he’s teaching “Music Production with Hamstank: Beats, Recording, Mixing & Mastering.” This will be at the Boston Public Library’s Copley Square branch. To learn more, go to the events page at BPL.org.