Gary Jaffe is a Brooklyn-based writer, filmmaker, and persimmon lover. He recently participated as a fellow in the 2020 Outfest Screenwriting Lab, a screenwriting contest and mentoring program to advance the visibility of LGBTQIA+ storytelling. He earned his BA in Theater Studies from Yale University.

Easy Cook Bear is a food and culture show about how we cook, connect, and create. Host Lee-Sean Huang and guests share stories, swap recipes, and explore the creative processes of people who make art, culture, food, music, and more. Listen/subscribe on your favorite podcast platform: https://anchor.fm/easycookbear/

Links to people/things referenced in the episode:

Japanese Dried Persimmon https://amzn.to/2KH1SiK

Shishito Pepper https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shishito

Sectumsempra curse from Harry Potter https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Sectumsempra#:~:text=Sectumsempra%20was%20a%20curse%20invented,became%20one%20of%20his%20specialities

Persimmon Video by Li Ziqi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKIXHn3kDL0

Richard Linklater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Linklater

Kairos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kairos

Ichi-go ichi-e https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichi-go_ichi-e

Eminem, Lose Yourself https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Yhyp-_hX2s

Yugen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_aesthetics#Y%C5%ABgen

Nesby Phips https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nesby_Phips

Torimono http://eos.kokugakuin.ac.jp/modules/xwords/entry.php?entryID=1024

Yasujiro Ozu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasujir%C5%8D_Ozu

Kakiage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakiage

Jiro Dreams of Sushi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiro_Dreams_of_Sushi

The Long Christmas Ride Home https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Long_Christmas_Ride_Home

Joe Hisaishi https://open.spotify.com/artist/7nzSoJISlVJsn7O0yTeMOB

Uchiko https://uchikoaustin.com/

Omakase https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omakase

Betsubara https://jpninfo.com/50578

Ursula K. Le Guin https://amzn.to/2KRghJ9

Gary on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/garysjaffe/

Gary's IMDB profile and list of films: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8464073/