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The Dish

Michigan Public

The Dish, hosted by Mercedes Mejia, brings you behind the scenes with Michigan’s most inspiring chefs and culinary talents. Learn how food connects these chefs to their cultures, and strengthens our communities, one dish at a time.Support our work: michiganpublic.org/podfund

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Episodes

26 episodes

  1. Anna Ansari and the melon that never made it home 20:19
  2. Exploring the local food and wine culture of Traverse City 18:05
  3. Inside Ayasofya, Kalamazoo's only Turkish restaurant 17:58
  4. Peterson's Fish Market: A U.P. fish fry worth the trip 21:29
  5. Hawaiian flavors in Michigan: How Unco Chad built a viral food truck 16:03
  6. Michigan’s cricket protein boom: Inside a family farm reinventing nutrition 18:50
  7. The Guatemalan diner that became Ypsilanti’s community anchor 14:53
  8. Grand Rapids couple creates community through bagels 16:58
  9. Sober bartender reinvents zero‑proof cocktails 20:40
  10. Cooking through the holidays with Feel Good Foodie's Yumna Jawad 18:17
  11. How Chef Kieron Hales turns wedding meals into memories at Cornman Farms 22:14
  12. The baker bringing Brittany-style crepes to Boyne City 21:13
  13. From Chicago fine dining to Michigan’s wild peninsula 20:43
  14. Traverse City chefs lean into Sichuan spice 18:47
  15. Fry bread and family traditions in Peshawbestown 22:00
  16. Flipping the script on Detroit pizza, one vegan slice at a time 23:06
  17. Hemlock's Maple Grille cooks farm fresh with fire 17:57
  18. How EK's Cheesecakes became a second chance 18:32
  19. Paczki Day: A Polish tradition with a modern twist 14:06
  20. Mexican-born birria tradition takes root in Michigan 16:59
  21. A Nigerian chef's journey from farmer to food truck entrepreneur 15:13
  22. Madre Masa takes heirloom corn from kernel to masa 19:10
  23. European form meets East Asian flavor at Q Bakehouse 17:58
  24. Chef Ken Miller fights food waste in fine dining 18:09
  25. Come for the food, stay for the karaoke at Adobo Boy 13:00
  26. The Dish tells the stories of Michigan's culinary talent 1:28