On this episode of The Meals That Made Me, Adam talks to Nina Compton, a Saint Lucian chef who won the James Beard award for “Best Chef: South” for her restaurant Compère Lapin in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Nina talks to Adam about the flavors of her Caribbean roots and how living in New Orleans has influenced her cooking. From her early childhood meals growing up in St. Lucia and making fresh juice from her family’s farm, to receiving gumbo wisdom from the legendary “Queen of Creole Cuisine” Leah Chase as a contestant on Top Chef, to merging Southern ingredients with Caribbean flavors for her restaurant’s widely popular sweet potato gnocchi and goat curry dish, these are the meals that made Nina Compton.

This podcast is produced by First We Feast in collaboration with Complex Networks

Host: Adam Richman

Executive Producers: Chris Schonberger, Nicola Linge, and Justin Bolois

Head of Podcast Production: Jen Stewart

Supervising Producer: Shiva Bayat

Senior Producer: Jocelyn Arem

Associate Producers: Nina Pollock and Katherine Hernandez

Production Managers: Shamara Rochester and Natasha Bennett

Recording Engineer / Sound Designer: Andrew Guastella

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On this episode of The Meals That Made Me, Adam fanboys over his guest Kwame Onwuachi, a James Beard award-winning chef and author of the critically acclaimed cookbook “My America,” and memoir “Notes from a Young Black Chef.” Kwame also recently opened his new restaurant, Tatiana, at Lincoln Center in NYC featuring an Afro-Caribbean menu influenced by his NYC roots.

Kwame talks with Adam about the culinary anthropology behind his favorite dishes and travels throughout his life. From growing up in the Bronx eating his “creme de la creme” childhood meal of Fisherman’s pie, to a roasted squab dish he made for the opening of the African American museum, to the dream meal that he would make Lebron James if given the opportunity, these are the meals that made Kwame Onwuachi.

This podcast is produced by First We Feast in collaboration with Complex Networks

Host: Adam Richman

Executive Producers: Chris Schonberger, Nicola Linge, and Justin Bolois

Head of Podcast Production: Jen Stewart

Supervising Producer: Shiva Bayat

Senior Producer: Jocelyn Arem

Associate Producers: Nina Pollock and Katherine Hernandez

Production Managers: Shamara Rochester and Natasha Bennett

Recording Engineer / Sound Designer: Andrew Guastella

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On this episode of The Meals That Made Me, Adam talks with Bricia Lopez - a restaurateur, author, social activist, and co-owner of the James Beard award-winning L.A. Oaxacan restaurant, Guelaguetza.

Dubbed “LA’s Oaxacan Princess,” by the late L.A. Times food critic Jonathan Gold, Bricia shares her passion for Oaxacan culture and the rich culinary traditions and indigenous flavors that she holds close to her heart. From the complex ingredients for mole that go well beyond just chocolate, to her father’s early days in America selling tlayudas with a crunchy pork paste as a street vendor in L.A., and to why she believes that making a great salsa can impress anyone, these are the meals that made Bricia Lopez.

This podcast is produced by First We Feast in collaboration with Complex Networks

Host: Adam Richman

Executive Producers: Chris Schonberger, Nicola Linge, and Justin Bolois

Head of Podcast Production: Jen Stewart

Supervising Producer: Shiva Bayat

Senior Producer: Jocelyn Arem

Associate Producers: Nina Pollock and Katherine Hernandez

Production Managers: Shamara Rochester and Natasha Bennett

Recording Engineer / Sound Designer: Andrew Guastella

Thanks to the team at Buzzfeed

For more First We Feast content, head to First We Feast on IG, Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok

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