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Table Talk: Melissa Thompson

Table Talk: Melissa Thompson

Best of the Spectator · The Spectator

November 8, 202230m 34s

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Show Notes

<div>Melissa Thompson is an award-winning food writer and cook who started a supper club, serving Japanese food in her front room in 2014.<br><br>In September 2022, Melissa released her debut cookbook, Motherland. It explores the evolution of Jamaican food, from the island’s indigenous population to today. <br><br>On the podcast, she talks to Liv Potts about the evocative smells of Jamaican food that remind her of childhood, why she’s more of a savoury than sweet person and the first meal she ever cooked for her mum.</div> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>