A Bigger Table, a RadioACTive Thanksgiving Special

  • November 23, 2023
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Featuring the food traditions of family gatherings from different pockets of our community. Listen for chef secrets from Prime Corn, Boca Dulce, Facil Taqueria, Jamaica's Kitchen, Fillings and Emulsions, James' Gourmet Pies, and home cook Khalilah Tso. Plus, a playlist to match!

Tonight we wanted to do something different for Thanksgiving, to show that food connects families – the ones we’re born into, and the ones we choose — across all origin stories. So tonight, we’re setting A Bigger Table, with food traditions from a great group of local chefs:

  • Valene MC makes fry bread with Khalilah Tso, then learns the secrets of tamales with Wendy Juarez of Prime Corn. You can sample Wendy's pre-Hispanic Mexican cuisine at the Salt Lake City & County Building, 451 S. State St., where she has a pop-up cafe through Dec. 29. Look for her pop-up on the east side of the building, downstairs, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

  • Connor Estes meets up with a couple of food truck folks, including:

    • Chef Donovan of Jamaica's Kitchen, who says it was his grandmother who helped him learn to make his signature dish.

    • Dallas Olson, chef-owner of Fácil Taqueria, whose tacos have taken him and his wife from food truck to bricks-and-mortar in Holladay.

  • Lara Jones visits BocaDulce, the home-based kitchen of Roxana Boca Negra. A Spice Kitchen Incubator graduate, Roxanna bakes traditional Salvadoran desserts. To place your order for her Sweet Salvadoran Quesadilla, click here. 

  • Chef Adalberto Diaz of Fillings & Emulsions talks with Lara about the flavors that make a dish uniquely Cuban – including Cuban coffee. He now has two locations -- one on Main Street in SLC and another in West Valley City. Click here for details, and plan your visit.

  • James Edwards of James’ Gourmet Pies shares the key ingredient in his popular sweet potato pies. In addition to online orders, James has a kiosk at Layton Hills Mall this pie season.

A big thanks to Spice Kitchen Incubator, a project of the The International Rescue Committee in Salt Lake City. The nonprofit brings together refugees and other disadvantaged community members interested in starting a full or part-time food business. They connected us with several of our chefs for tonight’s show.

  • NEW: Spice on 9th, a market, café, and small business hub operated by Spice Kitchen entrepreneurs on a rotating basis, giving the public the opportunity to try different world cuisines. Located at 422 W. 900 S., SLC, Spice on 9th is open Tuesday-Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

A Bigger Table Playlist:

  1. Everybody Eats When They Come to My House, Cab Calloway
  2. El Menu, El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico
  3. Red Beans & Rice, Michael Franti & Spearhead
  4. Sugar Sugar, Wilson Pickett
  5. Orgullosa Soy Raíz, María Reyna
  6. Thanksgiving Prayer, Johnny Cash

Guests' views, thoughts, or opinions are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the board, staff, or members of Listeners' Community Radio of Utah, KRCL 90.9fm. Questions, comments, or suggestions for the show? Email radioactive@krcl.org. Tonight's RadioACTive team included:

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