This month's episode dispels three popular myths about Black food.

The guest is Dominique Charles, founder of Plots and Pans, and fab creator of edible gardens!

Dominique takes a break from visiting the Today Show and consulting aspiring gardeners to chat with us about:

• Soul food vs Black food vs Southern food
• Is Black food unhealthy?
• Is Black food just the descendant of the scraps enslavers left for Blacks?

Sources:

High on the Hog by Jessica B. Harris

Eating While Black by Psyche A. Williams-Forson

The Gift of Southern Cooking by Edna Lewis and Scott Peacock

Meals, Music and Muses: Recipes from My African-American Kitchen by Alexander Smalls and Veronica Chambers

Recommendations:

Cook Out: Recipes and Tips for the Great Outdoors by Rashad Frazier