Explores the rich intersection of food, culture, and identity, celebrating how flavors and traditions travel, transform, and connect communities. Through compelling conversations, we share the stories of history, heritage, and journeys told through food.
Live at Food Without Borders 2025 with Monica Dimas, Jose Garzon and Andrea Pons
Dishin’ Up Diaspora presents a powerful live episode from “Food Without Borders,” recorded at Ohsun in Seattle. Chef Emme opens the night, then welcomes keynote speaker Monica Dimas—chef, restaurateur, and Mexican immigrant—whose story traces finding home, healing, and creativity through food. She’s followed by a spirited panel with author/producer Andrea Pons and chef/creator Jose Garson, exploring immigrant identity, community care, and the kitchens that shaped them. Across this conve...
22 Oct 2025
Chef Tiffany Derry on Redefining Power, Purpose & the Future of Food
In this powerful episode of Dishin’ Up Diaspora, Chef Emme sits down with culinary trailblazer Chef Tiffany Derry — Top Chef fan favorite, two-time James Beard Award finalist, and now the first full-time Black judge on MasterChef — for an inspiring, unfiltered conversation about resilience, representation, and reclaiming your power in the kitchen and beyond. From humble beginnings at an IHOP in Beaumont, Texas to commanding national television screens, Chef Tiffany shares how determination, m...
16 Oct 2025
A Look Back: No English, No Plan, No Problem: Jaine Mackievicz’s Wild Journey from the Amazon to Food Network
In honor of Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month, we look back at this fun episode with Brazilian food writer and chef Jaine Mackievicz. We explore what it mean to manifest the life you want. For Chef Jaine Mackievicz, it meant dreaming beyond the Amazon rainforest, falling in love with French cuisine fro n honor of Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month m afar, and teaching herself English by reading cookbooks. Today, she’s a rising star in the culinary world, known for her infecti...
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