<p>Alicia talks with John Currence, a chef based in Oxford, Mississippi who co-hosted a series called the “<a href= "https://www.eater.com/2014/5/6/6229421/chefs-to-throw-big-gay-mississippi-welcome-table-in-nyc-to-protest-ms">Big Gay Mississippi Welcome Table Dinners</a>” to protest at the state’s <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_Religious_Freedom_Restoration_Act"> Religious Freedom Restoration Act</a>, which sanctioned religiously-motivated discrimination, particularly against queer and trans people. They discuss the political uses of food—both as a tool of protest and in bringing people together — and what makes for a “stunning” vegan breakfast.</p> <p><em>Written and presented by <a href= "http://alicia-kennedy.com/">Alicia Kennedy</a></em> <em>Produced by <a href="https://sareen.nyc/">Sareen Patel</a></em></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>