Roy Choi on The Comforts of Underwear Rice

Your Mama’s Kitchen

Higher Ground

Relationships, Society & Culture

4.8 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Chef and gourmet food truck creator Roy Choi takes us back to his childhood in Los Angeles, where different cultures and cuisines came together for public park barbecues. He opens up about being a hot-headed teenager and shares how he learned to rebuild the bridges in his life that he previously burned down. Plus we learn how to make his Bimbim Noodle Salad.

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0:00.0	Are you looking for ways to make your everyday life happier, healthier, more productive and more
0:04.5	creative? I'm Gretchen Rubin, the number one bestselling author of the Happiness Project,
0:08.7	bringing you fresh insights and practical solutions in the Happier with Gretchen Rubin podcast.
0:14.3	My co-host and Happiness Guinea Pig is my sister, Elizabeth Kraft.
0:18.5	That's me, Elizabeth Kraft, a TV writer and producer in Hollywood.
0:22.2	Join us as we explore ideas and hacks about cultivating happiness and good habits.
0:27.4	Check out Happier with Gretchen Rubin from Lemonada Media.
0:30.8	I'm Jesse Sparks, the host of the podcast The One Recipe, from the team behind the
0:34.8	Splendid Table.
0:35.9	Each week, we talk to chefs and cooks about that
0:38.2	magical recipe they can always rely on. This season, we feature some amazing recipes, including
0:44.8	lamb stuff pizzas, sticky shrimp bun me, and brown butter tahini noodles. We guide you through all the
0:50.8	ingredients and techniques you'll need to recreate each dish.
0:56.7	Plus, we've got step-by-step videos of every recipe.
1:02.0	You can find our videos on YouTube, at the Splendid Table, or search for the one recipe in your podcast app or on Instagram.
1:06.1	Your Mama's Kitchen is brought to you by Rivian.
1:14.2	As on my... Mama's Kitchen is brought to you by Rivian. As a minority in this country, there's racism.
1:19.0	Many times when you do receive it and you're outnumbered, you have to be quiet.
1:23.7	You have to accept it.
1:24.7	You have to absorb it.
1:26.3	So Monday through Friday or Monday through Saturday,
1:28.6	you absorb all of that pain and that anguish. But then Sunday or Saturday, you go to the park
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