Meet Joseph Gidman, our guest in this episode of The Rice Table. Joseph is chef and co-owner of Van Gogh's Eeterie, a Dutch-inspired restaurant - the only one of its kind in the state of Missouri.

Gidman, along with his mother, Claire, also owns Cafe Cusco, a Peruvian restaurant and Chabom Teas + Spices shop with a Portuguese touch.

Listen to our conversation about his personal experiences and the story behind his ethnic restaurants, which in a way, as Gidman says: "are love letters to my closest friends in Peru and The Netherlands."