Cooking with Zooming Grandmas. Comfort and Nostalgia. The Kimchi Crisis. The Plants We Ignore.
This week Joshna is joined by Laura Brehaut. Laura is a food reporter for the National Post. She earned a Culinary Arts Certificate and Professional Fromager Certificate from George Brown College. She graduated with a B.A. (Hons) from Ryerson University’s RTA School of Media, and a B.A. in Linguistics and Anthropology from the University of Victoria. She has an interest in the cultural significance of food and foodways, and believes in the importance of building culinary skills and access to healthful food for all.
Instagram: @laurabrehaut
Twitter: @newedist
First is the story of Grandma’s Hands, a program where black grandmothers teach young people how to cook traditional, cultural foods over Zoom calls. It’s a blend of so many things we love. Using technology, with the intention to preserve tradition, it addresses hunger and supports black farmers in a win-win-win-win deal!
General Mills has returned to “classic” 80’s cereal recipes. The Barefoot Contessa’s new cookbook is all about comfort foods. It’s clear eating nostalgically is all the rage right now. But do the tastes of our childhoods live up to our memories? Or is comfort food just another name for stress eating?
There’s a cabbage shortage in Korea that has rocked kimchi culture! Climate change affecting crops isn’t new, but when a national food holding particular cultural influence is deeply affected, what are the cultural implications?Finally, Laura’s article in the National Post stuns us: Most food comes from only 15 crops. That’s a problem. The good news is: we’re overlooking a huge variety of edible crops.
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