Food Friday: Chicago Chef on the high cost of Indigenous foods

Inflation is driving up prices of Indigenous foods and making it harder than ever for Native communities to access them.

Chef Jessica Pamonicutt
Courtesy Chef Jessica Pamonicutt
Chef Jessica Pamonicutt
Courtesy Chef Jessica Pamonicutt

Food Friday: Chicago Chef on the high cost of Indigenous foods

Inflation is driving up prices of Indigenous foods and making it harder than ever for Native communities to access them.

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Chef Jessica Pamonicutt champions Indigenous foods in her catering business. Though these ingredients have been hard for Native people living in urban areas to access for generations, factors like climate change and inflation are making them more inaccessible than ever.

Reset sits down with Chef Jessica to discuss her inspiration, connecting with her cultural identity through food, and the importance of food sovereignty.

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