Chef Pyet DeSpain is making her mark on the culinary world. A member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and with Mexican-American roots, she’s bringing fresh flavors — and long-overlooked traditions — to the table.

This hour, she’ll share stories of her culinary journey, one that took her from experiencing homelessness to winning Gordon Ramsay’s reality TV cooking competition, "Next Level Chef."

And later, she’ll offer up advice on how you can cook more authentically.

GUESTS:
Pyet DeSpain: A member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and Mexican-American chef. She's the winner of Gordon Ramsay’s competition, "Next Level Chef," and author of “Rooted In Fire: A Celebration of Native American and Mexican Cooking”

Chef Pyet DeSpain is making her mark on the culinary world. A member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and with Mexican-American roots, she&rsquo;s bringing fresh flavors &mdash; and long-overlooked traditions &mdash; to the table.
This hour, she&rsquo;ll share stories of her culinary journey, one that took her from experiencing homelessness to winning Gordon Ramsay&rsquo;s reality TV cooking competition, "Next Level Chef."
And later, she&rsquo;ll offer up advice on how you can cook more authentically.
GUESTS:
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<li><a href="https://www.pyetsplate.com/about-me">Pyet DeSpain</a>: A member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and Mexican-American chef. She's the winner of Gordon Ramsay&rsquo;s competition, "<a href="https://www.fox.com/detail/series/SER001560CHOA/next-level-chef">Next Level Chef</a>,"&nbsp;and author of &ldquo;<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/rooted-in-fire-a-celebration-of-native-american-and-mexican-cooking-pyet-despain/d2c9b26ff7a4686f?ean=9780063304079&amp;next=t">Rooted In Fire: A Celebration of Native American and Mexican Cooking</a>&rdquo;</li>
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Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

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