A conversation with Bea Ojakangas

A conversation with Bea Ojakangas

From Welcome to Duluth! by Mayor Roger Reinert

April 24, 2026 · 42 min · Season 1 · Episode 9

About this episode

This episode features a conversation with Beatrice Ojakangas, a renowned cookbook author and public television personality, discussing her culinary journey and experiences.

This month we feature Beatrice Ojakangas. Bea is an icon of the northland. She has published more than 32 cookbooks, written for a variety of magazines and is familiar face from public television who has shared her love of cooking and Finnish heritage with audiences across the country. Our conversation covered everything from her journey in the kitchen to what it was like to get a call from Julia Childs.

People in this episode

Host: Roger Reinert

Guest: Beatrice Ojakangas

Topics covered

  • cooking
  • Finnish heritage
  • cookbooks
  • public television
  • culinary journey

Keywords

  • Beatrice Ojakangas
  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • Finnish heritage
  • Julia Childs

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