About this episode

Chef Lonie Murdock discusses her journey in reimagining Caribbean cooking and her experiences serving the Obamas.

Chef Lonie Murdock learned to cook from her Jamaican grandmother. After years in other professions, she opened a Caribbean popup in Toronto, turned it into a highly successful restaurant with a menu of elevated Caribbean classics, then expanded to Washington D.C, where she’s doing Caribbean with a twist, and where the Obamas dined on date night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Chef Lonie Murdock

Topics covered

• Caribbean cooking
• restaurant success
• celebrity dining
• culinary innovation
• cultural heritage

Keywords

• Caribbean cooking
• Oxtail Wagyu
• Chef Lonie Murdock
• Toronto restaurant
• Washington D.C dining

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Oxtail Wagyu

Places: Toronto, Washington D.C, Caribbean

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