Kindred Kitchen with Anand Deshpande is a captivating show designed for streaming services and television, bringing to life the belief that preparing and sharing food is one of the most profoundly human acts. It's where strangers become friends, and where important conversations are kindled. In each episode, Anand unites people from across the globe, delving into themes as profound as healing trauma, gentrification, feminism, and more. These themes serve as a backdrop to cooking sessions that are as real and raw as the conversations they inspire, but are always as fun as they are to watch.
Anand’s values drive every interaction: he is open, respectful, empathetic, authentic and embraces difference. He aims to connect deeply, intentionally, and honestly, knowing that intimate and difficult conversations can be a lot of fun.
The mission is simple yet profound: to create more understanding and compassionate conversation in our divided world through open dialogue and cooking. Anand and his guests use food as a vehicle for facilitating and sharing intimate, impactful conversations with the world. At the end of the day, Anand’s goals include providing a kind space for honest conversations, sharing stories to nurture global compassion, and showcasing the beauty of food and its power to tell stories. This is a show that is ready to captivate audiences on streaming services and television, uniting people through the magic of food and conversation.
Uniting Through Food
and Conversations
The Visionary Host Behind Kindred Kitchen
Kindred Kitchen is the heartwarming creation of founder and host, Anand Deshpande. Born from the intersection of diverse identities – American yet Indian, not Christian but in Christian school, a Florida man but also a Californian, queer yet religious, traditional but rebellious – Anand has mastered the art of understanding and cherishing people different from himself.
Anand has been telling stories through food for 7 years. He taught history classes where cooking was a case study in understanding intersectional history. He produced the podcast A Letter from the Chef, investigating what knowledge has been put into a recipe. He created the sold out storytelling pop up restaurant, Florindian, where he was chef and chief storyteller. Kindred Kitchen is his next project helping people understand one another through the food that tells their stories…
KINDRED KITCHEN: WHERE THE ART OF COOKING MEETS THE ART OF CONVERSATION...
MAKING TOUGH SUBJECTS AS EASY TO DIGEST AS A WELL-COOKED MEAL.
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Let's cook up more understanding and compassion together!
How Can Cultures Grow & Flourish When Systems Are Built Against Them?
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS TELU, INNA, ALINA, LINA, & HECTOR
Cultural
Resilience
EPISODE 1
How Does Trauma Affect How People Interact In Society?
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS PAIGE, CARRIE, &TERESA
Healing
Trauma
EPISODE 2
What Does It Mean To Be An Adult?
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS JHONATAN, CAT, & JUAN
Coming of Age Through Caregiving
EPISODE 3
How Can Gentrification Happen Responsibly?
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS ANA, ALLEN, & NINHO
Gentrification
EPISODE 4
How Does Feminism Interplay With Unpaid Work?
WITH SPECIAL GUEST CYN, MATT, ISA & JIME
Feminism &
Unpaid Work
EPISODE 5
How Do Queer People Preserve Tradition When They're The Counterculture?
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS GUSTAVO, VLADIMIR, PATRICK & RUSSELL
Queerness &
Tradition
EPISODE 6
What Does It Really Take To Have Kids Flourish In Our Modern World?
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS MAX, NINA, ZION, LORA, TAYLOR, & TONY
Caring For
Our Kids
EPISODE 7
Step into the captivating world of Kindred Kitchen, where every episode is a unique culinary voyage. From cultural resilience to raising our next generation and exploring how queerness and tradition interplay, our episodes are as diverse as the conversations they spark.
As we journey forward, our hope is that Kindred Kitchen will find its place on your favorite streaming platform or television, ready to nourish your heart and mind.
Where Conversations Come Alive
