Noshing With Debbie Wilson-Berment (Chef Sagajo) – March 21, 2024

Ira's Everything Bagel

Author, The Sagajo Experience: Recipes for Lifestyle & Entertaining

This week, Ira spoke with Debbie Wilson-Berment (Chef Sagajo), author of The Sagajo Experience: Recipes for Lifestyle & Entertaining. In this tasty episode of “Ira’s Everything Bagel,” Chef Sagajo talks about growing up in Trinidad and Tobago; learning about food as a kid while working with her mother; how she came to be known as a professional chef at age 16 before she came to America; her experience going to culinary school in the United States and being exposed to fruits that she was not aware of in the islands; why Chef Glenn was her inspiration; why she decided that her challenge would be pastry; writing the book about both recipes and experiences; her family’s favorite recipe from the book; her favorite piece of kitchen equipment; why a recipe has to be tested; her simplest recipe in the book; and the hardest; why it’s important to enjoy the moment in the kitchen; setting the ambience; and the world of private chefs.

Chef Sagajo is a chef and culinary expert who fuses the distinctive flavors and cooking traditions of her Caribbean roots with the skills and techniques she learned while training at top culinary programs in the United States. She creates unique culinary experiences by selecting the finest ingredients that are then prepared and blended perfectly into her recipes, to create dishes that awaken the palate to the deep, complex flavors. Chef Sagajo has been a fixture in the kitchen since she was a child, helping her mother, Alma, who is also a successful chef. Her approach to entertaining focuses on bringing food and family together, and, as such, her husband, children, and grandchildren are the prime inspirations for her work.

Chef Sagajo Website

Chef Sagajo Instragram

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