S1 Ep2: Where's Home Really... for Asma Khan?

"I was fat and dark and not very pretty and not graceful. And that was so very different to how girls were supposed to be in my family.”   Star of Netflix's Chef's Table, author, and acclaimed restaurateur Asma Khan is known for London’s popular Darjeeling Express - where her all-women kitchen breaks taboos in Indian culture. She joins Jimi to discuss how her refusal to accept the traditional place for women in her birth country has driven her UK success. Plus, we discover the part The Beatles, and discovering ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’ on VHS play in developing a love and understanding of her home-from-home. Keep up with the show or get in touch at whereshomereally.com.

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Journalist, restaurant critic, and Masterchef judge Jimi Famurewa talks to some of the world’s most loved public figures from different backgrounds, who each have their own unique experiences and emotional responses to the question of Where’s Home Really? Jimi asks each guest to reveal a person, a phrase, a place and a plate that best represent what home means to them – with fun, fascinating, and moving results to help us better understand ourselves, our neighbours, and the modern world. Don't want to miss an episode? Follow the show now! CREDITS: From Podimo and Listen Presented by Jimi Famurewa Produced by Tayo Popoola and Aidan Judd Executive Producers for Podimo: Jake Chudnow and Matt White Executive Producer for Listen: Kellie Redmond