Yewande Komolafe
New York Times cooking columnist, video host, and cookbook author known for My Everyday Lagos and recipe development; discusses returning to the kitchen after a severe illness and living with disability.
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Feb 3, 2026 • 55min
Yewande Komolafe on Disability, Cooking and the Restorative Power of a Good Meal
Yewande Komolafe, New York Times cooking columnist and cookbook author, shares how severe illness and amputation transformed her approach to cooking. She talks about relearning techniques with prosthetics and assistants. Conversations cover the kitchen as refuge, collaborative cooking, memory and comfort foods, and adapting recipes and tools to reclaim agency and joy.
