The legacy of Edna Lewis, birria, microplastics

A Black chef and cookbook author finally gets her due!

• Deb Freeman traces the life of Edna Lewis, author of "The Taste of Country Cooking," in a new documentary.
• While some people spent the pandemic starting sourdough, Jesse Valenciana got busy perfecting his birria.
• Memo Torres visits an Inglewood backyard, where three generations of the Sandoval family make birria using an abuela's recipe.
• Carolyn Kormann shares alarming facts about how microplastics have made their way into our bodies.
• Chef Caroline Leff of Stir Crazy turns up at the farmers market for a favorite root vegetable.

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