In this episode we head to Queens for an Argentinian dinner party and cooking class with Mirta Rinaldi, a cooking instructor, yerba mate sommelier, and owner of Mendulicina bakery. We make Argentinian specialties like grilled skirt steak with chimichurri sauce and pears poached in Malbec, as Mirta tells us about growing up in a family of amazing cooks, how she went from working in a coat check room to hosting parties for celebrities, and how food allows her to express her creativity.

Try Mirta's Argentinian recipes and restaurant recommendations in NYC.

Buy her delicious alfajores cookies from Mendulcina.

Sign up for a cooking class with the League of Kitchens.

Brooklyn-based cooking instructor Mukti Banerjee invites us into her home for an Indian cooking class. As we learn to make dishes like a spicy lamb vindaloo and creamy chana masala, Mukti tells us about developing a nose for spices and following her happiness from the biology lab to the kitchen.

Try Mukti's Indian recipes and restaurant recommendations in NYC.

Sign up for a cooking class with Mukti's Kitchen.

We sit down with NYC Filipinos Founder Deirdre Levy at Kalye for “merienda” — the Filipino version of tea time. As we sample some classic Filipino snacks, Deirdre talks about her teaching career, her community activism, her run for New York City Council, and how Filipino food has been a thread through all of it.

Eat Filipino food at Kalye on the Lower East Side.

Try Deirdre's Filipino recipes and restaurant recommendations in NYC.

Buy a copy of Bodega Princess.

Follow NYC Filipinos for info about Filipino food and culture events.

Give back through Project Barkada.