Chef Illyanna Maisonet’s ‘Diasporican’ Cookbook Takes on Flavors of Puerto Rico and California

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🗓️ 28 September 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Chef and author Illyanna Maisonet, a former food columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, made a name for herself by reimagining Puerto Rican cuisine. Her debut cookbook, “Diasporican: A Puerto Rican Cookbook.” chronicles Maisonet’s experience as a Puerto Rican living in Sacramento and how this region’s cultures have informed her cooking. Maisonet joins us to talk about her book as part of our next installment of All You Can Eat, our regular segment about the food cultures of the Bay Area with KQED food editor Luke Tsai. Guests: Luke Tsai, food editor, KQED Illyanna Maisonet, chef and author, her debut cookbook, "Diasporican: A Puerto Rican Cookbook” comes out in October 2022. Jose 'Cheo' Ortiz, chef and restaurant owner, La Perla Restaurant, Oakland - Authentic Puerto Rican cuisine Jacqueline Roman, chef and owner, El Coqui Puerto Rican Cuisine in Santa Rosa Lourdes “Lulu” Marquez Nau, chef and owner, Casa Borinqueña in Oakland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:58.5	From KQED in San Francisco, I'm Alexis Madrigal.
1:04.3	There's more to Puerto Rican food than Mofongo, just like there's more to Puerto Rico than old San Juan.
1:12.5	A new cookbook by Ileana Maisonet Diasparican shows just how wide-ranging and interesting the cuisine can be in the hands of someone less concerned with purity than the reality of her neighbors in Sacramento.
1:17.2	Maisonet is a fiery, funny, historical-minded writer.
1:20.3	Don't pick up this book expecting only recipes.
1:23.0	L.A. Times columnist Gustavo Arelliano called this book a decolonization of the cookbook world.
1:28.9	So for this installment of All You Can Eat, Luke Sy will join the show to chat with
1:32.7	Maisonet and check in with the proprietors of several Puerto Rican restaurants from around the
1:36.7	bay.
1:37.3	That's all coming up next after this news.
1:49.5	Welcome to Forum. I'm Alexis Madrigal.
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