More Than Rice and Beans®
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More Than Rice and Beans® is a mother-son podcast featuring inspiring stories from Latinx artists, entrepreneurs, writers, and entertainers.
You’ll learn how people from diverse backgrounds charted a path to success and hear how their work is impacting Latinx communities, paving a path for future generations and beyond. Additionally, Chef Tania (mom) grills guests on their favorite dishes and how their relationship with food connects to their culture, while Engineer Miguel (son) sketches a blueprint for how they turned a passion into a career.
Explore conversations about culture, identity, food, entrepreneurship and the paths people create for themselves.
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our most popular episodes
Season 1 | Episode 5Hey gringo!
“Hey, Gringo!” is a phrase guest Will Edwards has heard many times.
In this episode of More Than Rice and Beans®, Miguel and Tania chat with the Director of Fedcap’s Food Arts Center about his experiences with Latinx culture. Working in New York’s culinary field, Will has lots of experience being the white guy in a room full of minorities. His unique perspective on navigating Latinx culture as an outsider opens up a conversation about traditions, superstitions, and the time Tania confused a party with a funeral. You don’t want to miss this funny collaborative episode!
Season 3 | Episode 5Embracing his Father’s Mambo Legacy - talk with Tito Puente jr.
Even people who don’t know Latin music know Tito Puente. In the 1950s, he brought Latin jazz to the mainstream, earning him the moniker “King of Mambo.” Now, his son Tito Puente Jr. continues his father’s legacy.
In this episode of More Than Rice and Beans®, Miguel and Tania chat with Tito Puente Jr. about his childhood, career, and traditions. Fans of music of any kind will enjoy hearing this perspective of music history and cheer for Jr’s incredible ability to marry the past and the present in his own unique style. This is one you won’t want to miss!
Season 3 | Episode 6Building the bronx of the future, One Business at a Time
Some siblings fight. Others only see each other on holidays. And some start multiple successful businesses together, right in their own neighborhood.
In this episode of More Than Rice and Beans®, Tania and Miguel are joined by brothers Paul and Anthony Ramirez. The Ramirez brothers own several successful Bronx-based businesses, including the Bronx Beer Hall, Taste of the Bronx, and From the Bronx. Listen in as this group chats about life and food in the Bronx, why the New York beer scene is the best, and more.