Exploring Indian Food from South India and Punjab in Queens and Chicago with Punjabi Deli, Temple Canteen, Tasting India and Meghna Rao

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Eating America with India

India Witkin

8 episodes

6 days ago

Explore the multitude of unique diasporas across the United States through the lens of food. On this series you'll hear from chefs, restaurant owners, historians and journalists as we discuss immigration, race, gentrification and the history of their cuisine. Over 100,000 restaurants have closed since the start of the pandemic, only adding more urgency in supporting these small businesses who add to the richness of American multiculturalism. Created and hosted by India Witkin. Check out the show if you're a fan of Splendid Table, Food52's Genius Recipe Tales, Christopher Kimball's Milk Street, Sporkful, or Table Manners with Jesse Ware.

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Exploring Indian Food from South India and Punjab in Queens and Chicago with Punjabi Deli, Temple Canteen, Tasting India and Meghna Rao

Eating America with India

43 minutes 31 seconds

5 years ago

Exploring Indian Food from South India and Punjab in Queens and Chicago with Punjabi Deli, Temple Canteen, Tasting India and Meghna Rao

India, who is half-Indian, interviews Indian restaurant and food owners Kulwinder Singh of Punjabi Deli (East Village, NYC), Dr. Uma of Temple Canteen (Queens), Jasmine Sheeth of Tasting India (Chicago) and food writer, Meghna Rao. The episode talks about the Indian-immigrant experience, building a restaurant from the ground up, and the beautiful dishes and ingredients we know and love today.

India meets up with Dr. Uma who runs the Hindu Temple of North America in Flushing, Queens, which serves deliciously authentic South Indian food. She talks to writer and Juggernaut former managing editor, Meghna Rao who recounts her grandfathers experiences starting the first vegetarian and dosa restaurant in Manhattan in the 1970's and how it became a sensation. Kulwinder Singh, owner of East Village staple, Punjabi Deli, talks about creating his deli for his most loyal customers, taxi drivers. Lastly we hear from Jasmine Sheth, founder of Tasting India in Chicago, who serves a thali meal-delivery service in which she profiles a different regional Indian cuisine each week.

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Created and produced by India Witkin
This episode was co-produced with MixedMag @mixedmag
Cover art by Suzanne Borderies @art_bysuz
Original song by Kilcool @kilcoolbeats

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