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Families and food: The power of connection

By Sheilah Kast,
Melissa Gerr
Published November 14, 2022 at 10:04 AM EST
Pakistani qeema patties (puff pastry filled with ground beef), Beef Kobeidah Kebab (Persian), Grilled tomato and peppers, Chicken Fillet Kebab (Persian) and grilled veggies. Photo: Saima Sitwat
1 of 3  — Pakistani qeema patties (puff pastry filled with ground beef), Beef Kobeidah Kebab (Persian), Grilled tomato and peppers, Chicken Fillet Kebab (Persian) and grilled veggies.
Pakistani qeema patties (puff pastry filled with ground beef), Beef Kobeidah Kebab (Persian), Grilled tomato and peppers, Chicken Fillet Kebab (Persian) and grilled veggies. Photo: Saima Sitwat
Pan fried zucchini + zucchini pancakes. In Korean both are called “Hobak Jeon” [호박전] Photo: Soo Koo
2 of 3  — Pan fried zucchini and Pancakes (South Korean)
Pan fried zucchini + zucchini pancakes. In Korean both are called “Hobak Jeon” [호박전] Photo: Soo Koo
Rabia Chaudry will be talking about her memoir, "Fatty, Fatty, Boom, Boom: A Memoir of Food, Fat and Family," as part of the Writers LIVE! series at Enoch Pratt Central Branch on Thurs. Dec. 8, 2022 at 7pm.
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Rabia Chaudry will be talking about her memoir, "Fatty, Fatty, Boom, Boom: A Memoir of Food, Fat and Family," as part of the Writers LIVE! series at Enoch Pratt Central Branch on Thurs. Dec. 8, 2022 at 7pm.

Steaming hot chicken noodle soup … chewy oatmeal chocolate-chip cookies … apple pie with a perfect crust. Sure, food is a necessity -- but it can also nourish the soul. And what role does food play in our connections to heritage, or to home?

Our guests today, Saima Sitwat and Soo Koo, are featured in a series of videos and essays that explores those questions and more, particularly for immigrants to America. It’s called “Food at Home.”

Then Rabia Chaudry talks about her new book "Fatty, Fatty, Boom, Boom: A Memoir of Food, Fat and Family."
Links: Panel discussion on Wed. 11/16: Food at Home: An Evening of Storytelling, Food and Belonging,Food at Home video series, Writers LIVE! Rabia Chaudry at Enoch Pratt.

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Sheilah Kast
Sheilah Kast is the host of On The Record, Monday-Friday, 9:30-10:00 am.
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Melissa Gerr
Melissa Gerr is a Senior Producer for On the Record. She started in public media at Twin Cities Public Television in St. Paul, Minn., where she is from, and then worked as a field producer for Oregon Public Broadcasting in Portland. She made the jump to audio-lover in Baltimore as a digital media editor at Mid-Atlantic Media and Laureate Education, Inc. and as a field producer for "Out of the Blocks." Her beat is typically the off-beat with an emphasis on science, culture and things that make you say, 'Wait, what?'
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