Describe your culinary experience growing up as a military kid versus your own kids’ food experiences.
Hah! That’s a good one. We would spend every holiday as a family at the army mess hall. It wasn’t the finest cuisine but it
sure was a wonderful family memory. My children grew up in
Chicago, one of the restaurant capitals of the world, so their palate is much more refined than mine was at their age. I grew up in a Puerto Rican family. Both of my parents are from the island, one from Coamo the other from
Ponce. We ate a lot of rice and beans, pork and traditional Puerto Rican cuisine which I’m still obsessed with today
As an accomplished award-winning journalist describe any self-pressures or anxiety you may be feeling launching this new podcast.
I want to make sure people can relate to what we are doing and feel like they are actually getting to know me better as a person and individual. Not just the journalist they may have seen over the years, but as a person and someone they would want to hang out with. I just want to be my authentic self.
The popularity of podcasts is extremely high. Explain why Supper with Sylvia may be different from other podcasts in the culinary category.
Yes, podcasts are a dime a dozen. We like to call Supper with Sylvia Chicago’s Tastiest Podcast! Even though we are Chicago centric we will be featuring non Chicagoans as well. Everyone you meet seems to have connections to Chicago. We joke in the newsroom that no matter what happens with any story either nationally or internationally, there’s always a tie-in to Chicago. That said, we will be telling Chicago stories, but also including out of towners, immigrants and people who just love our city. Each episode you’ll be learning new things that will not only interest you but hopefully educate and excite you as well.