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A food podcast that explores how humans have defined what is, and isn’t, edible.
Restaurant Doors and Roasting Ducks with Chef Brandon Jew
Esculent
24 minutes 9 seconds
5 months ago
Restaurant Doors and Roasting Ducks with Chef Brandon Jew
We are back with a dive into the archive featuring Chef Brandon Jew of Mister Jiu’s restaurant in San Francisco - featuring historic menus and historic buildings, and how this influences canonical Chinese American recipes like Peking Duck. We kick off Season 4: Chefs Pt. 2 with our literary inquiries into the work of Chefs, and how words, archives, and texts make the esculent.
Tasting: A whiff of UC Davis Special Collections
Viewing: Yan Can Cook: Winter Melon, Steamed Sea Bass, and Black Bean Chicken, aired on PBS in the 1980s
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Host: Elizabeth McQueenProducer: Stace BaranTheme by Ronan DelisleAudio Support from Jenevieve Bohmann
This podcast is supported by the UC Davis Mellon Foundation Sawyer Seminar, Thinking Food at the Intersections.
Esculent
A food podcast that explores how humans have defined what is, and isn’t, edible.