http://www.racistsandwich.com/episodes/2018/11/28/e62-eat-bananas-with-rice PHOTO BY SOLEIL HO   This episode is all about Somali food: sambusas, bananas with rice and…pineapple upside-down cake? In part one, Soleil sits down with Hamdi Ahmed to talk about a cookbook she co-wrote in high school. Soo Fariista (Come Sit Down) is a collection of family recipes…

http://www.racistsandwich.com/episodes/2018/11/14/e61 From left to right: Kim Chou by Paper Monday, Amanny Ahmad, Ora Wise by Scout Rose, and George Abraham. Bottom: a photo from the Asymmetrical Table event by Heidi’s Bridge In this episode, we dive headlong into how the relationship between Israel and Palestine intersects with food politics. In…

http://www.racistsandwich.com/episodes/2018/10/8/r1ckqbd7ulm7i1ivvu16q566mizjof   Soleil sits down with podcast producer Ahmed Ali Akbar (of See Something, Say Something fame) to talk all about Pakistani food: what makes it unique, why it often shares menu space with popular Indian-ish dishes like chicken tikka masala, and where to find it. Produced by Juan Ramirez.…

http://www.racistsandwich.com/episodes/2018/9/12/e57-wine   In this episode, Zahir sits down with Chicago Tribune’s Deputy Food Editor Joseph Hernandez to talk about moving to Chicago from Southern California, what it means to be a queer food writer of color, and why people should not be intimidated by wine. Produced by Juan Ramirez. Music…

http://www.racistsandwich.com/episodes/2018/9/4/em4y70ovstl0fs3kd84s1bgo2zxzrb JESS X SNOW This is our third installment of poetry and prose that Soleil recorded when she stopped by the Kundiman writer’s retreat at Fordham University this summer. Each year, Kundiman brings upcoming Asian American writers together for a week of mentorship, workshops, and master classes. This episode includes…