Your Mama's Kitchen Transcripts

Five-time James Beard Award-winning baker Dorie Greenspan reminisces about her journey from Brooklyn to culinary success and a Parisian kitchen.

Tony Award-winning actor and TV star Jesse Tyler Ferguson talks about finding his “tribe” as a theater kid in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Journalist and television news personality Natalie Morales takes us back to her globetrotting childhood as a daughter in a military family.

Beloved cookbook author Mark Bittman reveals how curiosity and a love of food fueled his unlikely career — and shares secrets to perfect potato nik.

Dr. Sharon Malone, an obstetrician and author of the upcoming “Grown Women Talk,” talks pound cake, her mama's kitchen, and her family's role in civil rights history.

Diplomat, producer, and author Nicole Avant talks grief, food, and growing up in her late mother's art- and celebrity-filled kitchen.

Bestselling author Kristin Hannah traces her writing journey to her mother's influence and her father's unconventional wanderlust.

Comedian and "Sure, I'll Join Your Cult" author Maria Bamford opens up about mental health, cooking with confidence, and the art of the apology.

Bestselling author and beloved kidlit icon Judy Blume reveals her mother's recipe box and her own anxiety dreams about cooking.

Entrepreneur and investor extraordinaire Mark Cuban shares how his Jewish family's mix of confidence, scrappiness, and noodle raisin kugel made him who he is today.

Author Tayari Jones remembers, "I felt like someone pulled back a curtain and said, 'Young lady, this whole world could be yours.' And when I looked through that curtain, I didn't see any pots or pans.”

The chef, artist, food activist, and multihyphenate Bryant Terry breaks down stereotypes around Black food and remembers his grandmother's kitchen.