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RSVP to a night of Indian cooking and Bollywood films
In his book “ Bollywood Kitchen ,” Sri Rao tells the story of his family immigrating to suburban Pennsylvania, their assimilation, and the role that Bollywood films played in his life, tying him back to home.
By Evan Kleiman • • 1 min readIn his book “Bollywood Kitchen,” Sri Rao tells the story of his family immigrating to suburban Pennsylvania, their assimilation, and the role that Bollywood films played in his life, tying him back to home. A new stage version of the book is part of the Geffen Playhouse series, which includes a cookalong with Sri as he weaves his story around chicken curry and basmati rice.
Sri Rao guides readers through Indian cuisine and film in his book, “Bollywood Kitchen.” Photo courtesy of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
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The full episode
1 of 6Bollywood cuisine, tea, birria, cauliflower- 0:00RSVP to a night of Indian cooking and Bollywood filmsYou’re reading this
- 7:29Tackling race and reconciliation in a historic Southern town
- 18:39Reading beyond the tea leaves of colonial trade and exploitation
- 30:14Tracing the history of the birria obsession
- 40:34Topping market cauliflower with a 21 ingredient date mole
- 47:45In the Weeds: feeding the neighborhood with leftover biscuits