Chefs Dish Authenticity

Exit Spring Mountain

In this episode, we’re talking with chefs - the ones who feed us - fulfilling our basic needs - and ALSO passing down our cultural legacies. From a Las Vegas Filipina start-up to the old school icons - How do these professional chefs and restaurateurs feel about food culture authenticity? Where’s the line between food appreciation and food appropriation? What are the unique challenges AAPI chefs and restaurants face? And why should we embrace our unique identities as we look to the tasty future of our communities?

Professor Mark Padoongpatt discusses Andrew Simmons' term gastronomic bigotry and the history of food policies and laws. Lorraine Blanco Moss, our very own host, discusses her journey navigating the culinary spaces as a Mixed AAPI chef. Chef Maneet Chauhan expresses the importance of cooking what you like to cook unapologetically. Chef Mary Dee Moralita of O.G. Lola's expresses why she is passionate about making sustainable vegan Filipino Food for everyone. Chef Martin Yan of Yan Can Cook tells us about his new restaurant M.Y. Asian coming to the Las Vegas Strip!

Exit Spring Mountain is a podcast from Nevada Public Radio. Our team includes senior producer Nessa Concepcion, academic research consultant Mark Padoongpatt and assistant producer, researcher and social media manager, Isabelle Chen Rice. Joe Schoenemann oversees podcasts as news director at Nevada Public Radio, and our sound editing, mixing, and mastering is by Christopher Alverez.