A selection of Georgia O鈥橩eeffe鈥檚 personal recipe collection is on display at Yale鈥檚 Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library. We talk with its curator about what the iconic American artist was cooking and eating when she wasn鈥檛 painting giant flowers, skulls, and landscapes. And, there鈥檚 a new restaurant in Bridgeport we鈥檙e excited about. We sit down with chef Damon 鈥淒aye鈥� Sawyer to talk about his approach to cooking and what inspires his work at 29 Markle Ct. Plus, producer Emily Charash takes us to Prince Abou鈥檚 Butchery in Astoria, NY. She introduces us to Abou Sow, a millennial nose-to-tail butcher who started his artisan halal butchery on Instagram.
GUESTS:
- Nancy Kuhl: Curator of poetry for the Yale collection of American Literature at the in New Haven, Conn.
- Abou Sow: Owner of in Astoria, NY.
- Damon 鈥淒aye鈥� Sawyer: Executive chef and co-owner of in Bridgeport, Conn.
Show Notes:
The special exhibition 鈥溾�� is on display at the Beinecke through July 9th. Can鈥檛 make it? Anyone can view the online anytime.
View the recipes for , , and .
The finger painted portrait of Louis Armstrong/Satchmo mentioned by Chef Daye is by the Bridgeport artist and the large, colorful work titled 鈥淕race鈥� is by of .
This show was produced by Robyn Doyon-Aitken, Catie Talarski, Emily Charash and Katrice Claudio.
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