Dubbed the "Queen of Screen and Cuisine," the "Scheherazade of the Kitchen" and "the Julia Child of Indian Cookery," actor and chef Madhur Jaffrey graciously joins us on the show. You Might Know Her From Shakespeare Wallah, Chutney Popcorn, Cotton Mary, I Feel Bad, Prime, and Bombay Dreams. Madhur talked about being responsible for connecting filmmakers Merchant and Ivory, acting opposite a powerhouse like Meryl Streep, and finding a second career as a chef. Madhur is also the mother of previous YMKHF guest Sakina Jaffrey. Folks, we know it’s a strange time in the world right now and we hope this brings you a little light. Stay safe! 

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Discussed this week:

Rita Wilson’s “Girls Night In”

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have Covid-19

My mom hates Forrest Gump (1994)

Colin Hanks Hankskercheifs

Chet Hanks speaking Patois

Everly Brothers not The Mamas and the Papas 

Love is Blind

Damian interviewed Carlton from LiB

Madhur is “the Julia Child of Indian cookery” (see cooking clips here)

Madhur is a Commander of the  British Empire

Madhur co-starred in the lesbian indie, Chutney Popcorn (1999) with her daughter and YMKHF favorite, Sakina Jaffrey (episode #25)

Ismail Merchant and Cotton Mary 

Anglo-Indians in UK

Mulligatawny soup is Anglo-Indian

Trained at RADA

I Feel Bad NBC sitcom

Wallace Shawn has no food allergies

Wants to do drama like Big Little Lies/Marriage Story

Was on Broadway in Bombay Dreams

She loves Marmite 

Rubbishy foods: Werther’s Original

Danny Kaye can cook

Craig Claiborne had party where Kaye was cooking when Paul Prudhomme too 

Worked with DeNiro in Flawless (1999)

Played Meryl Streep’s therapist in Prime (2005)

The NYT on Madhur rapping Mr Cardamom’s “Nani”

Played a party guest in Wolf and Six Degrees of Separation

Madhur Jaffrey likes orange and yellow Jell-O