Every Dish Has a Story: Mapping My Food History | Von Diaz | TEDxPiscataquaRiver

What does the food you grew up with say about your family's history? StoryCorps producer and food writer Von Diaz shares the story of Mofongo, the Puerto Rican dish that taught her about embracing her Southern and Puerto Rican roots.
Von Diaz is a writer and multimedia producer who focuses on Latino food and culture, immigration, and LGBTQ issues.
Born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico and raised in Atlanta, GA, she is also a self-taught cook who takes a multimedia approach to exploring the intersections between food, culture, ethnicity, and identity. In 2012 she launched the Cocina Criolla Project, which delves into classic Puerto Rican cooking and highlights new ways of approaching an underexplored cuisine. Her project has been featured in Newsweek Magazine, WNYC’s Last Chance Foods, and NPR’s The Splendid Table.
In addition to cooking and writing about food, she is also an Initiatives Producer at StoryCorps-a national oral history project that produces weekly broadcasts for NPR. Previously, she was Editor for Feet in 2 Worlds-an immigrant public radio project, and the Communications and Marketing Manager for El Museo del Barrio-a Puerto Rican museum and cultural institution.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

[@ilovecats9059]

I love your story! I too am always looking at how our food connects us. I love how we as neighbors can come together through food. We are more connected then we know!

[@Echosinfireify]

The history of food is fascinating

[@lillyv2]

Nice! I showed it to my students before Thanksgiving break!

[@08CARIB]

very interesting, I will definitively buy her cookbook

[@MegEatsRainbows]

Loved this video. Will be using it for one of my middle school classes.

[@Milkz10]

This is so entertaining ilv being Puerto Rican🇵🇷