A special dinner with chefs Sasha Grumman and Evelyn Garcia.
Thaimee was an engaged interviewer, drawing personal stories from Grumman and Garcia about their successes, failures and future dreams. She jokingly said she learned her interviewing skills from"Oprah." She began with Garcia, who explained how her culinary career was ignited by working in her family's restaurant. Garcia's parents were both in attendance that evening andviewers will remember that her father, Joe Garcia, appeared on the episode filmed in Galveston.
During the discussion, Thaimee posed a question to the chefs,"What is American food?" Both Grumman and Garcia were quick to champion the diversity of Houston's cuisine and the nation's immigrant history. Garcia said"Growing up, I couldn't really see the difference of oh, this is Mexican food or this is Asian food. For me, it was very organic. Like, oh this is what we eat in Houston.
While Garcia is a Houston native, her heritage is Mexican and Salvadoran. She blends that background with her passion for Southeast Asian food, having worked under Chef Anthony Ricco at Jean George's Spice Market, a fact she shares in common with Thaimee, who also worked with Ricco at Spice Market. Garcia's travels to Thailand also influenced her cooking style.Grumman credits her time in Italy at culinary school, mixed with her Sicilian roots, for her gastronomical direction.
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