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Today's guest is Keshia Sakarah.

Keshia Sakarah is a food writer, recipe creator and former chef patron of Caribe' Caribbean Eating in Brixton. Raised in Leicester with Montserratian and Barbudan heritage, she developed a love of cooking from a young age.

Named one of CODE's 100 influential women in food in 2021 and 2022, Keshia has contributed to publications like Waitrose Weekend, Guardian Feast and Good Food. Keshia has appeared on BBC Radio Four's Woman's Hour, Good Food, Tastemade, Twisted and Masterchef: The Professionals. Caribe is her first book.

One of the things I love about this podcast is that every time I record a season, I find that themes emerge, and one that has come through loud and clear in this season is truth. And there is nothing truer than food. So I love the truths that Keshia and I discuss in this episode including - 

• Her inspiration to create the cookbook laced with history - to record the wisdom from her elders and begin to showcase her experience and the experiences of others through food
• How she built an unconventional cooking career 
• How ingredients can bring us more than just nourishment
• The connection between food and the stories of the people who cook and eat it
• The dishes she loves to cook
• How she defines home
• How ideas around creating that sense of home led to her creating the book,
• How she researched the recipes and the history from other islands
• Her process of creating and organising the book

I hope that you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

Keshia’s website: https://www.keshiasakarah.com/

Link to purchase the book: https://geni.us/caribe

Social media links: 

• @sakarah_ 
• @caribe_uk 
• @quadrillebooks

And you can follow us over on @writingblackjoy.

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