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Dishing up dialogue at Conflict Kitchen
What we eat isn't just a reflection of our personal preferences but also of our culture, history and identity. That was one of the takeaways for food writer Simran Sethi after paying a visit to Pittsburgh to learn how food is being used as a starting point for these discussions.
By Evan Kleiman • • 1 min readWhat we eat isn't just a reflection of our personal preferences but also of our culture, history and identity. That was one of the takeaways for food writer Simran Sethi after paying a visit to Pittsburgh to learn how food is being used as a starting point for these discussions. By serving a rotating menu of conversation and cuisine from nations at odds with the United States — including indigenous nations like the Haudenosaunee — Conflict Kitchen is "helping people expand their palates and transform stories about conflict." Learn more about the fraught history of fry bread and how Conflict Kitchen forges “awareness and connections one meal at a time” on the Good Food blog.
Music: "Fire and Brimstone" by Trombone Shorty
The full episode
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- 49:09Jonathan Gold dines at Sun Nong Dan
- 54:27Remembering Bill Coleman
The full episode
3 of 7'The Rye Baker,' Conflict Kitchen and food as protest- 0:00The market report: Sprouting broccoli
- 7:1710 Mexican dishes hipster chefs need to get over
- 20:21Dishing up dialogue at Conflict KitchenYou’re reading this
- 26:21Food as protest
- 36:55'The Rye Baker'
- 49:09Jonathan Gold dines at Sun Nong Dan
- 54:27Remembering Bill Coleman