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...
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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...
These Sisters Built a Bookstore for Black Food and Stories: The BEM Books & More Journey
Dishin' Up Diaspora
33 minutes
6 months ago
These Sisters Built a Bookstore for Black Food and Stories: The BEM Books & More Journey
In this episode I sit down with Danielle and Gabrielle Davenport — the sister duo behind BEM Books & More, a groundbreaking Black-owned bookstore that celebrates the intersection of Black food, literature, and diaspora stories. We dive deep into how their family’s food traditions and storytelling shaped the vision for BEM — a space dedicated to cookbooks by Black authors, memoirs, historical texts, and fiction that honor Black culinary history and the richness of diasporic voices. Daniell...
Dishin' Up Diaspora
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...
