Does place affect who we are? From the edible schoolyards of the west coast, to the soul food of the south, we’re taking you on a journey to find out what shapes identity. How do we relate to the food and space around us? What traditions will we carry into the future? Come with us to explore the HRN archives, and discover what makes us, well, us.

Further Reading:

Listen to Adrian Miller’s interview here

Learn more about American food on A Taste of the Past here

Listen to the full interview with Alice Waters on Inside Julia’s Kitchen here.

Explore Heart and Soul Food: A Celebration of Black Women here

Find Paulo Shin’s conversation about BBQ here

This episode of Meat and Three was reported by Taylor Graham, Bean Metcalf, Jessie Nicely, Hieu Huynh, and Kia Damon.

Our lead producers on this episode were Bean Metcalf and Jessie Nicely, with support from Kia Damon and Taylor Graham.

Meat and Three is produced by H Conley and Taylor Early.

Our audio engineer for this episode was Sam Gerardi.

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