On this week's show, Zarela & Aarón welcome Sagrario Cruz Carretero to explore the history and cultural legacy of Afro-Mexican cuisine. First, they set the stage with some context about the past and present demographics of African immigration to Mexico. Sagrario shares her personal story of how a trip to...

Spring is coming to the Northeastern US and this season HRN is premiering some exciting new podcasts. This episode of Meat + Three is packed with sneak peeks into our fresh-out-of-the-oven podcasts. Each show is dedicated to serving us quality food for thought that you can’t order anywhere else. Further...

Irwin Sánchez es un chef y educador de orígen indígena perteneciente a los nahuas en México. Lleva muchos años en Nueva York enseñando los rituales de su comida y de su idioma natal. La pandemia acabó con parte de su familia en México y con su trabajo en Nueva York...

As some parts of the U.S. are re opening in the Covid world, Mariana and Diego's homecountry, Colombia, is still under strict quarantine. One of the largest in the world! Their friend and musician Juan Andrés Ospina worte a song about this never ending sheltered life. A song that went...

Information has never been more crucial to our collective livelihood and wellbeing than it is today. ESL Works, a startup dedicated to closing the workplace language gap, uses texting and SMS to deliver lessons to workers based around the actual tasks they do in restaurants. In March 2020, they created...

Our guest is Jon Klip. He is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and after working at reputable Japanese restaurants in New York, he went to Japan and worked at one of the greatest kaiseki restaurants Arashiyama Kumahiko in Kyoto for 2 years until September 2019. Working in...

Today’s guest is Syreeta Gates , founder of The Gates Preserve, a multimedia experience company that preserves and archives hip-hop. She curates innovative experiences like Shaping The Culture a documentary film featuring the never before told story about the writers and journalists that created and shaped the language for hip-hop...

This is an episode from Manga Sensei, which is one of the most popular Japanese language learning podcasts. The host John Dinkel majored in Japanese language in college and lived in Japan as well. So he has deep experience in Japanese language and culture. If you are willing to learn...

Ivan Orkin is in studio with host Akiko Katayama this week for Japan Eats! Talking how this self described "Jewish kid from Long Island" fell in love with the cuisine and culture of Japan to becoming a renowned and respected chef, Ivan shares what specifically attracted him to refining his...

A sweet tooth is a powerful thing! This week on A Taste of the Past, host Linda Pelaccio is exploring the vast array of sweets across the globe with Darra Goldstein, the Editor in Chief of "The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets." As Linda and Darra point out, the...