November 28, 2024 - Raj Tawney, Joanne Chang, and Marsha Lindsey

Today on the Culture Show we have a show about food, tradition and culture. First up, writer Raj Tawney.  Growing up in a multicultural household,  his coming of age story happened in the kitchen, helping his mother and grandmother cook recipes from their homelands.  Themes of food, memory and identity  come together  in his  memoir, “A Colorful Palate: A Flavorful Journey through a Mixed American Experience”From there, it's award-winning pastry chef Joanne Chang of Flour Bakery + Cafe and Myers+Chang Restaurant. She joins us with her theory on why there is a comfort food revival, putting her spin on the classics and how, for her, a recipe is always a work in progress.Finally we top things off, by topping one off with mixologist Marsha Lindsey, As the principal bartender at SRV where she also runs the bar program, she raises a glass to Black history by introducing us to some of her favorite  black owned spirits–and her craft cocktails.