Preeti talks with Brenda Buenviaje - chef and owner of Brenda’s French Soul Food and Brenda’s Meat & Three in the Bay Area - about growing up fishing, foraging, and cooking in Louisiana, starting her career in restaurants as a lesbian in the south, and navigating the spotlight as “The Brenda.”

For more from Brenda:

Instagram: @chefbuenviaje

YouTube Channel: Cook Like Brenda

Brenda’s Restaurants:

Brenda’s French Soul Food

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Brenda’s Meat & Three

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Brenda Buenviaje on Growing Up in Louisiana and the Complexities of Biracial Identities