Dan and his wife Janie are both white and Jewish, both raised in the NY area. In many ways it's an easy fit. But not so much with food. In part four of Your Mom's Food, they talk about navigating the tension.
parenting
The TV host's Afro-Cuban mom and Irish-Australian dad got married when interracial marriage was still illegal in much of the US. She tells us how different cultures came together on the dinner table.
When a meat-and-potatoes white girl falls in love with an Indian vegetarian, what food will be their food? And how will their families feel about their choices?
Food is one way children adopted from other countries can connect with their heritage. But what happens when those kids grow up and decide they want more?
Author Roald Dahl's creative and twisted approach to food wasn't limited to his stories. His daughter recalls his witches potions and midnight feasts, and says he based Willy Wonka on himself.
A wife who objects to her husband's embarrassing food hacks calls in for advice, and food science guru Kenji Lopez-Alt explains the science of tomato storage.