Home Plates

By DD Madigan

One of the best ways to learn about a culture is by learning about their food. Home Plates is a podcast that aims to connect people through food. Each episode will feature an international student who... more

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How many episodes does Home Plates have?

The podcast currently has 27 episodes available.

Home Plates episodes:

May 30, 2018 Slow Food
In the last episode of the school year, DD sits down with Jack Russillo to talk about what exactly slow food is and how we can incorporate it into our lives more. If you missed any Home Plates episode catch up and subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, Tunein, and Stitcher. A brand new season awaits you in September!
Rec:
– Bateau
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34min
May 16, 2018 Night Markets
Learn all about Taiwanese food in this episode as Jason Lee discusses what makes it unique from mainland China’s cuisine and why night markets are about more than just the food.
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34min
May 11, 2018 Moms + Love = Food
In honor of Mother’s Day, Home Plates is switching thing up. DD sits down to talk with six different daughters about their moms and their favorite food memories with them. They discuss what dish they miss when they’re away from home, the weird quirks she has and most importantly they try to get to the bottom of why is food made by mothers so special?
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32min
May 02, 2018 Indigenous Food Sovereignty with Dr. Charlotte Coté
Dr. Charlotte Coté, a professor in the American Indian Studies program talks about Indigenous food sovereignty and the symposium being held this Friday and Saturday at the Intellectual House. Dr. Coté is the chair of the Intellectual House and is the co-founder and chair of the food symposium “The Living Breath of wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ”. UW students may attend for free and can register here: http://www.livingbreathsymposium.org/
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54min
April 25, 2018 Peanut Butter is Life
Brian Bartels joins DD in the studio to talk about back country food…the food you eat when you’re hiking! Brian shares his wisdom of what to pack, what not to pack and how not to attract any furry friends all while making sure you enjoy a good meal out in the wilderness.
No restaurant recs: go outside and explore!
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40min
April 18, 2018 Good Mexican Food Comes From Mexican Hands
Yuliette Medina is in the studio to discuss Mexican food. She breaks down some misconceptions, discusses food from Monterrey and one of her favorite birthday traditions.
Recs:
– Guanaco’s Tacos Pupuseria
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40min
April 11, 2018 ‘Gursha’ – “How we show love…”
This week is all about Ethiopian and Eritrean food. I’m joined by two members of the Ethiopian and Eritrean Student Union to find out more about their food cultures. They discuss Ethiopian staples and they touch on Ethiopian spice and coffee (spoiler they love their food spicy and their coffee strong!).
Recommendations:
– Saba
– Momona
– Agelegle
– Wonder Ethiopian Restaurant
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42min
April 04, 2018 Culturally Inspired Beer-with Lucky Envelope Brewery
Co-founders Barry Chan and Ray Kwan discuss how they started their own brewery, share some of the fun flavors of beer they’ve tried and their own favorite places to grab a pint.
Join Lucky Envelope Brewery to celebrate their 3rd year of business on April 28th but before then check out their Sour Beer Day happening this Saturday: https://www.facebook.com/events/161197178031317/
http://www.luckyenvelopebrewing.com/
Recs:
– Ravenna Brewing Co
– Old Stove Brewing
– Chuckanut
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48min
March 28, 2018 Get Bagel’d – Passover & Jewish Food 101
To kick off season 3 Danielle Hamer and Nicole Pinkus tell you all about Passover and their favorite Jewish foods. Together we use the power of Google to find out why you hide the afikoman and where bagels came from.
Recs:
– Roxy’s Diner
Link to Hillel’s Seder happening this Friday: Facebook
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45min
March 07, 2018 Finding Identity Through Food
DD is joined by Kimberly King Schaub, a research chef and also a transracial adoptee to discuss their food cultures, identity, and cooking. This is the season 2 finale of Home Plates! Check back in April for new episodes of Home Plates and in the meantime catch up on any episodes you may have missed!
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49min

FAQs about Home Plates:

How many episodes does Home Plates have?

The podcast currently has 27 episodes available.