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Chitra Agrawal is an author and entrepreneur behind the beloved Brooklyn Delhi, a packaged foods brand that is based partially around achaar, a beloved and staple South Asian condiment. We talk about the founding of the company and our collective love of Indian spices and flavors, as well as a copycat product from one of the country’s most prominent grocery chains. We also discuss her cookbook, Vibrant India, in which Chitra takes readers on a journey to her mother’s hometown of Bangalore and back to Brooklyn, where she adapts her family’s South Indian recipes for home cooks. Also on the show, we catch up with Aadit Patel, founder of an amazing new company called Confusion Snacks. The name of the game now is black truffle masala, chili chaat, and chaat mint popcorn, and it’s one of our favorite new brands to jump into the field. We talk with Aadit about the challenges of launching a food company today, and we also find out how he works closely with his mother to exact the recipe for his wonderful snacks. MORE FROM CHITRA AGRAWAL AND AADIT PATEL:Chitra Agrawal on the Changing Grocery Landscape for Startups [Modern Retail]Can Brooklyn Delhi Take on Trader Joe's? [The Quint]Are You Ready for Hot Snack Summer? [TikTok] FOLLOW, FOLLOW, FOLLOW:instagram.com/brooklyndelhiinstagram.com/confusionsnacksinstagram.com/mattrodbardinstagram.com/taste

In today’s conversation, Madison McFerrin joins Carmel Holt to discuss her full length debut, I Hope You Can Forgive Me, overcoming her own imposter syndrome, and taking the production reins, resulting in her most fully realized album to date, I Hope You Can Forgive Me.

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The proud son of Filipino immigrants, Dale Talde grew up immersed in his family’s cultural heritage, while also enjoying the life of a typical American kid. Dale is the chef and owner of Goosefeather, a signature restaurant located in Tarrytown, outside New York City. He’s also the host of Tastemade’s “All Up in My Grill,” and he appeared as a three-time cheftestant and judge on Bravo’s Emmy Award–winning culinary show Top Chef. On this episode we talk to Dale about his life in and out of the kitchen, his Chicago upbringing, and what makes a great food TV competitor. MORE FROM DALE TALDE:Dale Talde goes from “Top Chef” to Pot Chef [Sun Times]Talde Grilling Tips [Uproxx] Buy: Asian-American: Proudly Inauthentic Recipes from the Philippines to Brooklyn

As the founder of Blue Bottle Coffee, James Freeman has seen the rise of specialty coffee from a very unique vantage point. Freeman joins us in the studio to talk about his company’s influence, as well as where coffee is heading today. We find out about his dream café project in Japan and what excites him most about making coffee at home. We also talk about James’s excellent book, The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee. This is a seriously interesting talk with one of the great characters in the world of food and drink. MORE FROM JAMES FREEMAN:Blue Bottle Studio Opens in Kyoto [Sprudge]This Is TASTE 144: Jimmy Butler and Ashley Rodriguez [TASTE]This Is TASTE 186: James Hoffmann [TASTE] FOLLOW, FOLLOW, FOLLOW:instagram.com/wjamesfreemaninstagram.com/mattrodbardinstagram.com/taste