How does our relationship to food shape our Asian American identity? And how does our identity influence the food we make? In this episode, Sarah discusses food appropriation, who has “ownership” over certain foods, and what happens when a much beloved drink goes mainstream.

Sarah talks with a former "Top Chef" contestant about leaning into her Indian-American heritage AFTER the show and what it means to her to cook “authentic” Indian food. You’ll also meet the creator of a popular Chinese sauce company and the executive chef of Mission Chinese in San Francisco.

Guests: Janelle Bitker, Senior Editor, Food & Wine, San Francisco Chronicle

Preeti Mistri, Chef, Author and Speaker; former Top Chef contestant and restaurateur in Northern California

Jing Gao, Chef, Founder & CEO, Fly By Jing

Danny Bowien, Chef, Mission Chinese

Music: “Can’t Hold Us Back,” Polartropica

“Palms Down,” Blue Note Sessions

“Tarte Tatin,” Blue Note Sessions