Episode 511
with Gregory Gourdet and No-No Boy
Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello talk wacky cooking hacks; acclaimed chef and restaurateur Gregory Gourdet (Top Chef) discusses how his newest cookbook Everyone's Table begins with his journey to sobriety; and musician and scholar Julian Saporiti, a.k.a. No-No Boy, describes how he transformed his doctoral research on Asian-American history into a multimedia project, before performing "Tell Hanoi I Love Her" from his latest album 1975.
Gregory Gourdet
Portland Chef & Restauranteur
Gregory Gourdet is a James Beard Award nominated chef, two-time Bravo Top Chef finalist, and bestselling author of “Everyone’s Table: Global Recipes for Modern Health.” A trendsetter in the culinary boom of Portland, he ran the kitchen at Departure Restaurant + Lounge for 10 years. He is now opening his own restaurant, Kann, a wood-fired concept that promises to bring the cuisine of his Haitian heritage and the Caribbean diaspora to the American spotlight. Instagram · Kann Website
No No Boy
Singer-songwriter & Scholar
Julian Saporiti is a Vietnamese American songwriter and scholar born in Nashville, Tennessee. His multi-media project "No-No Boy" has transformed his doctoral research on Asian American history into concerts, albums, and films which have reached a diverse public audience. His latest album, 1975, released through Smithsonian Folkways, has been hailed by NPR as "one of the most insurgent pieces of music you'll ever hear,” and American Songwriter called it "insanely listenable and gorgeous." Saporiti has been commissioned by such esteemed cultural institutions as Lincoln Center, the LA Philharmonic, the National Parks, and Carnegie Hall. He currently lives in Portland, Oregon. Website • Twitter
