A Pot of Coffee with Robert

What a year it has been! Thank you to each and every one of you who have made this podcast possible for me - from guesting, to listening, to answering technology questions for me. I am eager to continue serving up hot episodes each week in 2021, so thank you for sticking with me. Working on this project to document my friends/family, and to learn more about the way food and community shape culture, has been so much fun! I look forward to digging in with you more in the coming year. 

The person I owe the most gratitude this year is my husband, Robert. Robert may pretend he doesn’t like to cook or that it doesn’t come naturally to him, but as the son of Leanne and Kelly (who we heard from in previously episodes) he is genetically predisposed for greatness in the kitchen. He dazzled me on one of our first dates with seared salmon steak and veggies and sweet potato chili. We have shared meals at many fine restaurants, but my very favorite memories with my husband are those hours we have spent, pouring cup after cup of hot coffee (with a splash of heavy cream) while we pontificate on all of our favorite topics. 

My husband shared in this episode about how he is always wary of “getting above your raising” and the code switch that takes place for him in some circles, as a progressively minded man from the south. “There is this deep southern shame. The south has been scapegoated. It’s easy to say the problems of injustice are things of the south. It’s so clearly there in history, it’s more visible, but it’s all across the US. All of that shame ties into shame about southern accents, which turns into reverse pride and then turns into something that can be misused and really harmful.” 

As a reminder, please continue to listen, share, and rate this podcast if you're still enjoying it! And if you have ideas about how we can improve, or want to share your own story of comfort food and community, feel free to email me at warmlasagnapodcast@gmail.com.