In this first episode of Seekers, Imran Ali Malik sits down with Palestinian chef and writer Nadia Irshaid Gilbert to talk about the kitchen as a site of memory, resistance, and return. From her mother's roots in Palestine to her creative life in exile, Nadia reflects on what it means to cook while Palestinian—and how food becomes a vessel for love, survival, and storytelling.We talk about her earliest food memories, the politics of za’atar, the pressure to explain yourself as a Palestinian, and the quiet power of hospitality. This is a conversation about identity, inheritance, and staying human in the midst of displacement.
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