Home Plates

Home Plate’s very first European guest Bety Mehide explains what exactly Estonian food is. DD Madigan and Bety discuss black bread, drinking culture, and an Estonian Christmas tradition that involves sleigh rides.​

Home Plates dives into the international city of Hong Kong. Host DD Madigan talks about dim sum again and guest Mingxin Ren recalls trying to eat a burrito with chopsticks. Restaurants recommended this episode: Jade Garden Harbor City

In this episode of Home Plates, DD Madigan talks Chilean food with her guest Maricarmen Andrea Josefina Guerra Paris. They discuss seafood, baked goods, the Chilean twist on hot dogs, and why you should never be early to a Chilean dinner.

In our second episode featuring India, Amey Kanse joins us in the studio to talk about the similarities between his home town Mumbai and NYC. Stay tuned to find out his tips on finding authentic Indian food, and how you can begin to cook your own Indian food! Restaurants recommended in this episode: Bengal Tiger […]

Ashley Djohan joins us in the studio and discusses Indonesia’s colonial past, how you can see that in Indonesian cuisine, their love for sweet soy sauce, and where YOU can try Indonesian food.

In the second episode of Home Plates, Jenny Wu talks about food from Zhengzhou, China. DD and Jenny discuss Jenny’s fondness for American hash browns, how much she enjoys spicy foods, and her dad’s soup.

In the first episode of Home Plates, host DD Madigan sits down to talk with Richa Ahuja, an international student from New Delhi. Ahuja discusses the difference between northern and southern Indian cuisine, and reminisces about the diversity of mangoes in her home country.