The House Specials

This is part 2 of a 2 part series. In part 1, we spoke with Nicole on the eve of her pilgrimage to Brazil - where she was going to spend a couple of months with her grandparents, to learn more about her family’s journey from Hong Kong to Brazil. In part 2, we catch up with Nicole Chan to see how her trip went and what she was able to discover about her family's history. Peddler Journal is a podcast brought to you by the team at Peddler Journal. Find us at peddlerjournal.com and on Instagram @peddlerjournal

Yewande Komolafe is a food writer, recipe developer, food stylist, and soon-to-be cookbook author. For many years, she lived in the US as an undocumented immigrant and had to mute parts of her Nigerian identity — which included the food. We speak with her about how through reconnecting with Nigerian food, she is able to explore her roots and reclaim that part of her identity. Peddler Journal is a podcast brought to you by the team at Peddler Journal. Find us at peddlerjournal.com and on Instagram @peddlerjournal

In this special panel discussion episode, we speak with three of the most passionate and hard-working women in the food biz: Chitra Agrawal of Brooklyn Delhi, Leetal Arazi of NY SHUK and Sana Javeri Kadri of Diaspora Co. Each of these trailblazers have created a culinary brand that represents the food of their culture. They chat with us about the importance of preserving flavors and traditions as ingredients move about the world. Peddler Journal is a podcast brought to you by the team at Peddler Journal. Find us at peddlerjournal.com and on Instagram @peddlerjournal

We speak with Daisy Orlana, owner of the New York based Indonesian food pop-up Sayang. She discusses with us about the loneliness of navigating the US as an adult immigrant, and how that led her back to the Indonesian food of her youth. Peddler Journal is a podcast brought to you by the team at Peddler Journal. Find us at peddlerjournal.com and on Instagram @peddlerjournal

For Nancy Pappas, a Korean adoptee who grew up with a classic Midwestern American upbringing, her Asian identity was not something she had always embraced. Over the past few years, Nancy has reckoned with her cultural identity, culminating in an important pilgrimage to Seoul, where she will study the Korean language and get to know her birth mother and sister. We speak with Nancy ahead of the move. Peddler Journal is a podcast brought to you by the team at Peddler Journal. Find us at peddlerjournal.com and on Instagram @peddlerjournal