A Haitian-American Play; A WNYC-Themed Diner In Greenpoint; Bakeable Snackable Recipes From 'Breaking Bao'; Jeff VanderMeer's New Sci-Fi Novel
All Of It with Alison Stewart | Oct 24, 2024
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- In playwright Dominique Morisseau's "Bad Kreyòl," a first-generation Haitian-American travels to Haiti to reconnect with a relative, exploring the relationships between the characters and the countries they reside in. Morisseau joins us to discuss the show, which is running now through December 1 in a world premiere at the Signature Theatre.
- Last year, just off Transmitter Park in Greenpoint, a new diner opened inspired by the history of radio and WNYC, which used the land for transmission towers for over fifty years. Radio Star is inspired by the radio era of the 1940s, including vintage fixtures and furniture from the time period. Owner Sara Conklin tells us more about what's on the menu, her original vision for her restaurant and its connection to WNYC.
- In 2020, pastry chef Clarice Lam opened the acclaimed Japanese-Italian restaurant Kimika, which was a James Beard Foundation Award semi-finalist for Best New Restaurant. Now, she just released her debut cookbook, Breaking Bao: 88 Bakes and Snacks from Asia and Beyond. Lam joins us to discuss.
- Jeff VanderMeer published his Southern Reach series ten years ago. The provocative trilogy told the story of the mysterious Area X, a coastal region in the U.S. that has been cut off from the rest of the world -- and from which no expedition member has ever returned. It's a strange new world that is both bizarre and terrifying. He returns to the series with his surprise fourth (and he says final) installment, Absolution. He joins us to discuss ahead of his event tonight in conversation with Emily St. John Mandel at 7:30pm at St. Joseph's University, New York
