The Secret Behind Tanya Holland’s Famous Cornmeal Waffles

Your Mama’s Kitchen

Higher Ground

Relationships, Society & Culture

4.8 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Michele chats with with chef, cookbook author, and TV personality Tanya Holland—best known for her beloved Oakland restaurant, Brown Sugar Kitchen. Tanya reflects on the gourmet supper club her parents hosted, her unexpected role as a U.S. Culinary Diplomat (yes, that’s a real job!), and why hospitality—not just food—is her true passion. Plus, she takes us behind the scenes of her world-famous cornmeal waffles!

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0:00.0	This podcast is brought to you by Alloy Health.
0:04.4	Enjoy cracking deals at ASDA this Easter.
0:07.1	With oyster base,
0:08.1	over in your blount, roll back from £10.44 to just £7.96.
0:12.5	One litre of Smyrne off on Asda price at £18.97.
0:16.2	And a 24 pack of refreshing diet coat was £11.
0:19.4	Now just £7.12.
0:23.5	With these and loads more great offers,
0:29.6	make ASDA your one-hop Easter shop. That's after price. Select a source subject to availability,
0:33.6	Coke offer ends 23rd of April, may exclude Asda Express. Prices may vary. When I discovered architecture, I was like, can I be an architect?
0:45.7	He's like, no, you won't make any money.
0:48.1	And I asked him at one point, I was like, can I be president?
0:51.3	He was like, you could, but I wouldn't recommend it.
0:54.0	And I was like, can I be a dancer?
0:55.7	He's like, no, I'll never put a dancer through school.
0:58.5	So I joke now, I'm like, as a restaurateur, I was a president of my business.
1:04.6	I was the architect of my environment.
1:06.6	I played the music I wanted to listen to and I danced all day long.
1:15.8	Yeah. I played the music I wanted to listen to and I danced all day long. Hello, hello, welcome to your mama's kitchen.
1:18.4	This is the place where we explore how we are shaped as adults by the kitchens.
1:22.4	We grow up in as kids and all the things that happen there.
1:26.4	The food, the laughter, the way we eavesdrap on
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