Apache Chef Nephi Craig says cooking saved his life
About this episode
Nephi Craig discusses his journey from a reservation to becoming a chef and his efforts in nutrition education and addiction treatment.
White Mountain Apache chef Nephi Craig had an unconventional culinary path: from a reservation to a fine dining restaurant to cooking for 7,800 inmates while in county jail. Now he's the executive chef at Café Gozhóó. He spoke with Terry Gross about Native cuisine, getting sober, and bringing nutrition education and addiction treatment to his community on the reservation. His memoir is ‘Our Knives Will Save Us.’ Also, John Powers reviews the big tech heist novel ‘Cloudthief’ by Nathaniel Rich. Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter Follow us on Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel Check out the Fresh Air Archives See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
People in this episode
Host: Terry Gross
Guest: Nephi Craig
Topics covered
- Native cuisine
- addiction treatment
- nutrition education
- fine dining
- memoir
- cooking
Keywords
- cooking
- Native American cuisine
- addiction
- memoir
- fine dining
- nutrition
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Café Gozhóó
Books & works: Our Knives Will Save Us, Cloudthief
Places: White Mountain Apache
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