Loud Indigenous Food with Pyet DeSpain

About this episode

Matika and Temryss converse with chef Pyet DeSpain about her journey and the significance of cooking with passion and purpose.

In this nourishing conversation, Matika and Temryss sit down with Pyet DeSpain (Prairie Band Potawatomi and Mexican), chef, entrepreneur, storyteller, and the first-ever winner of Gordon Ramsay’s Next Level Chef. Fresh from finishing her debut cookbook, Rooted in Fire: A Celebration of Native American and Mexican Cooking, Pyet shares the streams that brought her to this monumental point in her career and together we explore the meaning of being rooted in fire: cooking with passion, with purpo...

People in this episode

Hosts: Matika Wilbur, Temryss Lane

Guest: Pyet DeSpain

Topics covered

• Indigenous food
• cooking
• cultural heritage
• storytelling
• entrepreneurship

Keywords

• Indigenous cuisine
• cooking with passion
• Native American cooking
• Mexican cooking
• chef
• entrepreneur

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gordon Ramsay’s Next Level Chef

Books & works: Rooted in Fire: A Celebration of Native American and Mexican Cooking

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