Zahir starts off with some thoughts on the recent <a href= "https://www.vox.com/identities/2017/5/30/15711640/portland-stabbing-hate-crime" data-cke-saved-href= "https://www.vox.com/identities/2017/5/30/15711640/portland-stabbing-hate-crime"> deadly white supremacist violence in Portland</a>, and talks a bit about his thoughts on Portland in general.  The core of this episode is our funny and thoughtful interview with Anh Luu, the chef/owner of Portland’s Tapalaya restaurant. Anh talks with us about growing up Viet in New Orleans, working her way up through its kitchens, and the windy road that brought her to Tapalaya. Produced by Juan Ramirez. Music by AF the Naysayer and Blue Dot Sessions. Additional music by Tikopia Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ <ul id="yui_3_17_2_1_1496213869589_47310"> <li><a href="http://www.tapalaya.com/" data-cke-saved-href= "http://www.tapalaya.com/">Tapalaya</a></li> <li>Zahir's Article, <a href= "http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/29/opinions/portland-not-so-liberal-opinion-janmohamed/index.html"> Portland isn't as liberal as you think</a></li> <li id="yui_3_17_2_1_1496213869589_47309"><a href= "https://theslowmelt.com/music-attribution/" data-cke-saved-href= "https://theslowmelt.com/music-attribution/">The Slow Melt</a></li> </ul>

Bonus Episode: The Pushback against White Supremacy in Portland

The Racist Sandwich podcast serves up a perspective you don't often hear: food – how we consume, create and interpret it – can be political. Journalists and radio producers Stephanie Kuo and Juan Ramirez interview chefs and purveyors of color, tackling food's relationship to race, gender and class in their bi-weekly podcast that pushes the boundaries of food media.