Virtual Author Talk: Fire, Passion, and Heritage: Native American and Mexican Cooking with Chef Pyet DeSpain

Prepare your palate for a vibrant culinary journey with star chef Pyet DeSpain, the inaugural winner of Gordon Ramsay’s hit television competition Next Level Chef, as she presents her debut cookbook, Rooted in Fire: A Celebration of Native American and Mexican Cooking.

Register for this event today and learn how to work with nature in your own kitchen.

Can’t join us live? After the talk, you can watch a recording of the talk at your convenience.

About the Author:

Pyet—short for her inherited Native American name, Pyetwetmokwe—is a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and an award-winning global private chef. She made history as the first winner of Gordon Ramsay’s Next Level Chef and was named one of Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top 25 Private Chefs in Los Angeles. Her work is centered on uplifting Indigenous foodways within the culinary industry while advocating for a more sustainable and sovereign food system for Indigenous peoples.

About the Virtual Author Talk Program

This talk is part of our Virtual Author Talk program that showcases award-winning, and highly acclaimed authors from around the world.  The featured writers cover a wide range of fiction, health and wellness, variety and lifestyle, cooking, and nonfiction genres.   The talks are brought to you in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium. This free, virtual series takes place five times a month and includes the opportunity to ask questions to the author. If you can’t watch a talk live, you can always watch a recording of the talk.

For a list of upcoming talks and to access recordings of previous talks, visit the library’s Virtual Author Talks website.