Stephanie challenges herself to learn more about Caribbean food. She meets home cook Kat Williams, who teaches her about making jerk chicken and rice and peas, followed by restaurant owner chef Tony, who shows her the secret to cooking oxtail.
Stephanie highlights the diversity of Middle Eastern cuisine through street food. She cooks Pakistani kebabs with home chef Izza Khan and learns the complexity of Israeli street food at Dr Sandwich.
Stephanie joins home chef Fernando Carrillo for a backyard barbecue and a trip to LA institution Carnitas el Momo.
Stephanie makes Thai and Peruvian dishes with home chef Brittaney Bunjong, the pair swapping stories about their mums' cooking.
Stephanie meets Nigerian chefs Eros and JP to learn the basics of cooking West African cuisine. From palm oil to locust beans to asaro, Stephanie tests her knowledge and her skills using these unfamiliar ingredients.
From a lawyer to an actor to an insurance analyst, Stephanie discovers a world of folks who've turned their passion for cooking into side hustle food businesses. From dumplings, sushi and pretzels she explores how how they balance their day jobs.
Stephanie Izard
Host
