Chef Nico Albert's guest appearances

Chef Nico Albert

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Nico Albert

Welcome to Tulsa Talks presented by Tulsa Regional Chamber. I’m your host Tim Landes. In this month’s issue of TulsaPeople, we go green and talk a lot about farming, crops, and plants. This includes a story about Chef Nico Albert, a Cherokee Nation citizen, who recently launched her own business: Burning Cedar Indigenous Foods. Nico is really into foraging. She also takes part in Cherokee Nation’s Heirloom Seed program. The Cherokee Nation Seed Bank was founded in 2006 to preserve the genetic integrity of heirloom plants. Today, the Cherokee Nation Seed Bank distributes a select number of heirloom seeds to citizens annually, and it grows a reserve of seeds for future generations. Last year, more than 6,800 seed packets were distributed.  This year’s varieties include Cherokee tan pumpkin, Cherokee White Eagle corn, Trail of Tears beans, gourds and possum grapes. Seeds mostly come from the Cherokee Nation Heirloom Garden, sprawling nearly 3 acres just east of the Cherokee Nation Complex in Tahlequah.  Back to Nico. She’s originally from California and then raised in Arizona before a family move to Oklahoma reconnected her with her family’s tribal history. It was also shortly after relocating to Green Country, that Nico fell in love with the world of food and the local restaurant industry. In this conversation recorded in late March, Nico had just returned from our tribe’s homelands in North Carolina, so we begin with her recent travels and then rewind to learn how she got to where she is today. She discusses her journey in the restaurant scene and also how she’s reconnecting with her Cherokee roots.  I really enjoyed getting to know her through this conversation that we had to end before I could get much into the musical side of her life but listen at the end to hear about her next live performance. Following my conversation with Nico, hear a new single from Tulsa’s own Groucho. More on that later.  OK, let’s get this going.  This is Tulsa Talks with Nico Albert. ------In the mid 90s, my favorite phrase was “The truth is out there.” Of course my favorite show was The X-Files. I obsessed over it if we’re being honest. I also was really into alternative music. My love for both continues. All that to say I got really excited when I started listening to Groucho’s “The Truth is Out There. (Bob Lazar)” Bob also believes the truth is out there. He claims to know it actually. Anyway, back to the song. Groucho describes their music as “A ride for the mind in a bind” and this single is a perfect example. They let loose and take the listener on a rock n roll trip. This song feels like it time traveled three decades, and I’m here for it. I’m excited to hear the rest of the album when it drops later this year.  In the meantime, you can Groucho live: Apr 23 - Whittier Bar w/ North by NorthApr 30th w/Congress of a Crow (reunion) @ ShrineMay 21st @ Mercury LoungeMay 28th @ Juicemaker (Horton Records Residency)Check out more of their music on Bandcamp, Spotify and YouTube, plus follow them on Facebook and Instagram. 

Welcome to Tulsa Talks presented by Tulsa Regional Chamber. I’m your host Tim Landes. In this month’s issue of TulsaPeople, we go green and talk a lot about farming, crops, and plants. <a href="https://www.tulsapeople.com/city-desk/growing-a-nation-how-heirloom-seeds-preserve-cherokee-culture/article_dd50e9f4-afa0-11ec-a535-bf154af7bb96.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">This includes a story about Chef Nico Albert, a Cherokee Nation citizen, who recently launched her own business: Burning Cedar Indigenous Foods. </a>Nico is really into foraging. She also takes part in Cherokee Nation’s Heirloom Seed program. The Cherokee Nation Seed Bank was founded in 2006 to preserve the genetic integrity of heirloom plants. Today, the Cherokee Nation Seed Bank distributes a select number of heirloom seeds to citizens annually, and it grows a reserve of seeds for future generations. Last year, more than 6,800 seed packets were distributed.  This year’s varieties include Cherokee tan pumpkin, Cherokee White Eagle corn, Trail of Tears beans, gourds and possum grapes. Seeds mostly come from the Cherokee Nation Heirloom Garden, sprawling nearly 3 acres just east of the Cherokee Nation Complex in Tahlequah.  Back to Nico. She’s originally from California and then raised in Arizona before a family move to Oklahoma reconnected her with her family’s tribal history. It was also shortly after relocating to Green Country, that Nico fell in love with the world of food and the local restaurant industry. In this conversation recorded in late March, Nico had just returned from our tribe’s homelands in North Carolina, so we begin with her recent travels and then rewind to learn how she got to where she is today. She discusses her journey in the restaurant scene and also how she’s reconnecting with her Cherokee roots.  I really enjoyed getting to know her through this conversation that we had to end before I could get much into the musical side of her life but listen at the end to hear about her next live performance. Following my conversation with Nico, hear a new single from Tulsa’s own Groucho. More on that later.  OK, let’s get this going.  This is Tulsa Talks with Nico Albert. ------In the mid 90s, my favorite phrase was “The truth is out there.” Of course my favorite show was The X-Files. I obsessed over it if we’re being honest. I also was really into alternative music. My love for both continues. All that to say I got really excited when I started listening to Groucho’s “The Truth is Out There. (Bob Lazar)” Bob also believes the truth is out there. He claims to know it actually. Anyway, back to the song. Groucho describes their music as “A ride for the mind in a bind” and this single is a perfect example. They let loose and take the listener on a rock n roll trip. This song feels like it time traveled three decades, and I’m here for it. I’m excited to hear the rest of the album when it drops later this year.  In the meantime, you can Groucho live: <ul><li>Apr 23 - Whittier Bar w/ North by North</li><li>Apr 30th w/Congress of a Crow (reunion) @ Shrine</li><li>May 21st @ Mercury Lounge</li><li>May 28th @ Juicemaker (Horton Records Residency)</li></ul>Check out more of their music on Bandcamp, Spotify and YouTube, plus follow them on Facebook and Instagram.