Colbert in the Kitchen

Colbert in the Kitchen: Stephen Learns How to Cook Indian Food

Stephen Colbert, who is in the first season as host of The Late Show, paid a visit to Yamini Joshi. Colbert went to Ms. Joshi’s kitchen as part of League of Kitchens. The League of Kitchens aims to connect people who are learning how to cook with skilled immigrant cooks of all cuisines. The organization has an educational purpose to share culinary and cultural knowledge because if they are not passed down, they might be lost. Director Lisa Gross explains an adulthood sorrow of not being able to cook Korean food like her grandmother. That feeling of longing launched the idea for League of Kitchens. Someone like Lisa may be bridging the gap to her heritage, or like Stephen, trying his hand at something new out of interest.

Yamini taught Stephen some basics of Indian food. Stephen made the segment delightful and funny with his usual antics, witty remarks, and cultural observations. As Stephen puts, “There are no cultural differences that cannot be bridged by a giant stick of butter” (referring to ghee).

There are two parts.

Part 1

Part 2