Show Notes
Over the past six months, our team, as well as, the rest of the country, have experienced a lot of grief and heartache. As we grapple with how to navigate these losses - whether it’s a loved one or the threat to our freedoms - something that has always helped us cope is food, and its connections to community and each other. This shared experience brought us into conversations about how food can act as an intimate and integral part of mourning. The stories in our Season 17 finale include a visit to a temple to explore how food, ritual and memory come together, a talk with a death doula, the recipes that remind us to connect with the ones that are still here– as well as a few familiar ones from seasons’ past. Stick around to the end of the episode for a special little conversation between Hosts and Executive Producers H Conley and Taylor Early, a love note if you will, to Meat and Three and the community of storytellers that have contributed to the airwaves over the past seasons.
Further Reading: To learn more about David Sutton’s work on Food Anthropology, check out his book Remembrance of Repasts: An Anthropology of Food and Memory. To discover more about Azul and their offerings, check out their instagram @mariposxhealing or their website Mariposx healing Curious about how food and grief intersect ? Check out Grief at the Table, Holiday Edition, Support from Voices of Color, A digital zine exploring how personal and familial losses are experienced during the holiday season and how to process our grief in community. For more information about Burmese Food, visit Burmalicious by Suu and Mimi Aye’s blog for recipes, links to cookbooks, and more.
This episode of Meat and Three was lovingly reported by Hieu Huynh, Jessie Nicely, Zariel Grullón, Maya Okindo, and Taylor Early. Our lead producer on this episode was Hieu Huynh, with support from Taylor Graham, Kiki Canuto, Bean Metcalf, and Ash Tyler. Meat and Three is produced by H Conley and Taylor Early. Our audio engineer for this episode was Sam Gerardi.
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