Food, Family & Growing Up Latina: In the Kitchen with Yvette Bodden

AW Confidential · Oct 7, 2026 · 17m

In this special AW Confidential kitchen episode, Yvette Bodden steps away from the studio and into her kitchen to cook, reflect, and talk about food, family, culture, and growing up Latina.

Inspired by chef and author Mika Leon’s new cookbook, Cuban Soul: 100 Vibrant Recipes from Mi Cocina, Yvette prepares one of Mika’s recipes while sharing personal memories of her mother, the role cooking played in her childhood, and the way food becomes part of how Latino families preserve culture, identity, and tradition.

This episode is a personal reflection on Latinidad, family recipes, generational…