Your Mama's Kitchen Transcripts

Comedian and TikTok sensation Zarna Garg shares her incredible journey while turning Michele into a steamed broccoli convert.

Chef, restaurateur, and multihyphenate foodie Sohla El-Waylly teaches Michelle to make her mom's crispy, flaky parathas.

Award-winning screenwriter and funny person Lena Waithe takes us back to her fast food-filled childhood in the South Side of Chicago.

Renowned American ballet dancer Misty Copeland opens up about her childhood and shares one of her favorite healthy, go-to recipes.

Tamron Hall talks about how her upbringing in the small, rural town of Luling, Texas, paved the way for her to follow her dreams of being on TV.

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.

Eric Kim, staff writer for The New York Times, introduces us to his mother’s exceptional Korean cooking and the suburban Atlanta kitchen he grew up in.

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.