I started a nonprofit organization called the International Society of Africans and Wine. I wanted to kind of look for my own reflection in this industry that it was hard for me to find. We basically were helping black vintners get their wines exported into the US. And then we would create marketing campaigns on their behalf.
Stephen Satterfield, the host of Netflix docu-series “High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America,” thinks the bananas in the U.S. are gross. Sure, they’re convenient to produce and ship commercially, but they’re fibrous, bland and maybe worst of all inescapable! They’re also just one example of how what we eat is shaped by culture, politics, and history. In this episode, Stephen explains why he uses gastronomy as a way to understand the world and shares how we can use food to empower people who grow and consume what we eat. For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/BHTranscripts