Dr. Claudia Serrato
Indigenous Culinary Anthropologist | Chef
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Welcome to Indigenous House, where creativity meets culture. Join a collective of Native creators as they share their passions and perspectives on everything from photography to history, fashion to cooking, and beyond. We’re bringing you authentic storytelling, vibrant visuals, and our take on the world. Indigenous House is more than just a channel—it's a gathering place for diverse voices and talents, united by a shared commitment to amplifying Indigenous culture and creativity.
UPCOMING EVENTS
"Indigenous Pantries, Racialization, and the Politics of Taste" 3/12/26
"Indigenous Pantries, Racialization, and the Politics of Taste" 3/12/26
VISUAL MEDIA
NHMC Indigenous Food Virtual Panel, 4/3/25
NHMC Indigenous Food Virtual Panel, 4/3/25
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
FNX | This is Indian Country - Los Angeles, 2025
FNX | This is Indian Country - Los Angeles, 2025
This episode features Taboo of the Black-Eyed Peas, who shares his journey of embracing his Chicano and Native American heritage and giving back to the Indigenous community through his creative projects. Viewers also meet Indigenous chef Claudia Serrano, who connects with her roots through pre-colonial recipes, and visit Indian Alley, now a memorial celebrating Native resilience. The episode concludes with comedian JR Redwater, who uses humor to address reservation life and generational trauma.
Tastemade-The Curious Chef: Farm Forward Cooking S2 E6, 10/2023
Tastemade-The Curious Chef: Farm Forward Cooking S2 E6, 10/2023
Elevate your taste with premium recipes, award-winning lifestyle shows, and unforgettable experiences.
Noticias Telemundo | Inspirando a América: Esta chef y antropóloga elabora platillos para sanar el cuerpo y el alma
Noticias Telemundo | Inspirando a América: Esta chef y antropóloga elabora platillos para sanar el cuerpo y el alma
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TJ Entre Estrellas | Cocinamos Tacos Mesoamericanos con Claudia Serrato
TJ Entre Estrellas | Cocinamos Tacos Mesoamericanos con Claudia Serrato
LATV | Decolonizing Our Diets w/Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
LATV | Decolonizing Our Diets w/Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
With the release of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Cultura Shock got to hang out with Claudia Serrato to learn about traditional Mesoamerican cuisine.
Entrevistas: Entre Mesa con Claudia Serrato
Entrevistas: Entre Mesa con Claudia Serrato
Indígena Chicana, Antropóloga y ChefHa trabajado he investigado sobre la cocina decolonial. Cocina tamales con ingredientes mexicanos. T.3. E.2.
ABC Primetime | Through Food, Language and Dance, Latinos Preserve Their Unique Cultural Identities
ABC Primetime | Through Food, Language and Dance, Latinos Preserve Their Unique Cultural Identities
For Hispanic Heritage Month, ABC News spoke to Latinos about rejecting the terms Hispanic and Latino and embracing their own unique heritage and identities.
NYT Cooking | Making Tamales: A Holiday Tradition
NYT Cooking | Making Tamales: A Holiday Tradition
Get the recipe: https://nyti.ms/38q1uNqBig tamaladas are canceled this year, but many of the city’s tamaleras press on because tamales, along with the cultur...
PRINT MEDIA
Indigenous Food Panel Reminds Listeners to Stay Connected to Ancestral Roots, April 3rd 2025
Indigenous Food Panel Reminds Listeners to Stay Connected to Ancestral Roots, April 3rd 2025
The National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) hosted an Indigenous food panel with L.A. chef Poncho Martinez from Poncho's Tlayudas, anthropologist chef and educator Dr. Claudia Serrato and Chef Diana Davila
Conversations with Claudia Serrato, 4/22/24
Conversations with Claudia Serrato, 4/22/24
LA Indigenous Chef Teaches About Decolonizing Food, One Intentional Meal at a Time | LA Daily
LA Indigenous Chef Teaches About Decolonizing Food, One Intentional Meal at a Time | LA Daily
The culinary anthropologist shares what it means to “decolonize” diet — which she defines as thinking about where food comes from, and what ingredients one’s ancestors used.
Eva Longoria, LeBron James and Reba McEntire Among Honorees for NBCU News' 2023 Inspiration List | The Wrap
Eva Longoria, LeBron James and Reba McEntire Among Honorees for NBCU News' 2023 Inspiration List | The Wrap
Eva Longoria, LeBron James and Reba McEntire are among the 10 honorees for NBCUniversal news groups' 2023 inspiration list
Feeding the Revolution: Claudia Serrato On Decolonizing Your Diet | Atmos
Feeding the Revolution: Claudia Serrato On Decolonizing Your Diet | Atmos
Serrato explains how to decolonize your diet by integrating precolonial ingredients and locally sourced produce.
Revitalizing Indigenous Foodways | USC Annenberg Media
Revitalizing Indigenous Foodways | USC Annenberg Media
An inside look on what traditional Indigenous foodways mean to a cultural anthropologist.
It’s Peak Season for Tamales in Los Angeles | New York Times
It’s Peak Season for Tamales in Los Angeles | New York Times
Big tamaladas are canceled this year, but many of the city’s tamaleras press on because tamales, along with the cultures and microeconomies they sustain, are essential.
PODCASTS & RADIO
S2, E10: Kitchen Curandera - Gold Hoops and God Podcast, 11/24
S2, E10: Kitchen Curandera - Gold Hoops and God Podcast, 11/24
Welcome to Dismantling Diet Culture: F*ck Being Calladita: 65: Ancestral Foods with Anthropologist Claudia Serrato, 5/1/24
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Podcast
Welcome to Dismantling Diet Culture: F*ck Being Calladita: 65: Ancestral Foods with Anthropologist Claudia Serrato, 5/1/24
Decolonizing our Diet - Hungry for History with Eva Longoria and Maite Gomez-Rejón | iHeart
Decolonizing our Diet - Hungry for History with Eva Longoria and Maite Gomez-Rejón | iHeart
Passing Down Her Food Heritage in a New Country | How to Talk to Mama & Papi About Anything
Passing Down Her Food Heritage in a New Country | How to Talk to Mama & Papi About Anything
Honoring the Tamalada — The Christmas tradition of making tamales on KCRW Good Food | NPR
Honoring the Tamalada — The Christmas tradition of making tamales on KCRW Good Food | NPR
'Maíz is life' — The history, science, and politics of masa" on KCRW Good Food | NPR
'Maíz is life' — The history, science, and politics of masa" on KCRW Good Food | NPR
Episode 7: Reclaiming Indigenous Foodways on Founding Mothers
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Podcast
Episode 7: Reclaiming Indigenous Foodways on Founding Mothers
Claudia Serrato on Earth-Centric Gastronomy on For The Wild
Claudia Serrato on Earth-Centric Gastronomy on For The Wild
Spring w/Claudia Serrato on Live with the Seasons
Spring w/Claudia Serrato on Live with the Seasons
Decolonize Your Diet w/Claudia Serrato on Getting Rooted
Decolonize Your Diet w/Claudia Serrato on Getting Rooted
Decolonizing Your Diet w/Claudia Serrato on Holistic Life Navigation
Decolonizing Your Diet w/Claudia Serrato on Holistic Life Navigation
Claudia Serrato on Womb Ecology & Our Ancestor's Tastebuds (FV ep 8) | KPFA, 6/6/18
Claudia Serrato on Womb Ecology & Our Ancestor's Tastebuds (FV ep 8) | KPFA, 6/6/18
Toasted Sister Podcast, E18: Claudia Serrato —“I have embraced my gift,” 2017
Toasted Sister Podcast, E18: Claudia Serrato —“I have embraced my gift,” 2017
PAST EVENTS
Kaiser: Cocina y Comunidad, 11/12/25
Kaiser: Cocina y Comunidad, 11/12/25
Native Grown & Gathered Food Expo 2025 | Celebrating Indigenous Food Sovereignty in Seattle — Sacred Nourishment: First Foods for our Young Eaters, Oct 1-3
Native Grown & Gathered Food Expo 2025 | Celebrating Indigenous Food Sovereignty in Seattle — Sacred Nourishment: First Foods for our Young Eaters, Oct 1-3
Food Access Summit | Cal State LA, 4/9/2025
Food Access Summit | Cal State LA, 4/9/2025
NYU - (Re)connecting with Indigenous Foodways, 11/19/2024
NYU - (Re)connecting with Indigenous Foodways, 11/19/2024
A Journey Through Indigenous Culinary Traditions, 11/9/24
A Journey Through Indigenous Culinary Traditions, 11/9/24
Chef's Table: A Day of the Dead Dinner, 10/24/24
Chef's Table: A Day of the Dead Dinner, 10/24/24
Hecho con Amor: Garden Activation and Cooking Class | $55 - LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes
Hecho con Amor: Garden Activation and Cooking Class | $55 - LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes
The Embodiment of Injustice: The Dairy Industry - Food Empowerment Project, July 29, 2024
The Embodiment of Injustice: The Dairy Industry - Food Empowerment Project, July 29, 2024
Feeding Our Ancestral Spirits Retreat, July 18 - 21st 2
Feeding Our Ancestral Spirits Retreat, July 18 - 21st 2
Puente Ethnic Studies Summit, 7/9 - 11/24
Puente Ethnic Studies Summit, 7/9 - 11/24
Indigenous Voices of the Americas, June 29-July 1
Indigenous Voices of the Americas, June 29-July 1
Food as Medicine: Generational Health Building, 5/15
Food as Medicine: Generational Health Building, 5/15
Hecho con Amor: Feeding Our Babies: Indigenous First Foods, 4/13/24
Hecho con Amor: Feeding Our Babies: Indigenous First Foods, 4/13/24
Colonialism, White Supremacy and Veganism: Rethinking Vegan Principles From a Xicana Indigena Perspective (Virtual), March 27th, 2024
Colonialism, White Supremacy and Veganism: Rethinking Vegan Principles From a Xicana Indigena Perspective (Virtual), March 27th, 2024
Chef Claudia's Indigenous Culinary Experience, A Taste of Ancestral Love: An Indigenous Chef's Table, 3/23/24
Chef Claudia's Indigenous Culinary Experience, A Taste of Ancestral Love: An Indigenous Chef's Table, 3/23/24
Indigenous Veganism: Mesoamerican Foodways @ LA Plaza Cocina (Jan. 27 and Feb. 3, 2024)
Indigenous Veganism: Mesoamerican Foodways @ LA Plaza Cocina (Jan. 27 and Feb. 3, 2024)
Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day | Getty
Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day | Getty
Three Sisters Reception and Gathering, Salt Lake City, UT, 8/20/23
Three Sisters Reception and Gathering, Salt Lake City, UT, 8/20/23
Hecho con Amor: Garden Activation and Cooking Class, 6/24/2023
Hecho con Amor: Garden Activation and Cooking Class, 6/24/2023
Warrior Goddess Chef’s Table | Four Directions Cuisine, 5/20/2023
Warrior Goddess Chef’s Table | Four Directions Cuisine, 5/20/2023
A Taste of Regeneration, Xipi Totec: Honoring the God of Spring, The Flayed Lord — 3/25/23 & 3/26/23
A Taste of Regeneration, Xipi Totec: Honoring the God of Spring, The Flayed Lord — 3/25/23 & 3/26/23
Hecho con Amor: Feeding Our Babies: Indigenous First Foods, 3/11/2023
Hecho con Amor: Feeding Our Babies: Indigenous First Foods, 3/11/2023
A Taste of Ancestral Love: Xochiquetzal Patroness of Amor—A Chef’s Table , 2/12 & 2/26/2023
A Taste of Ancestral Love: Xochiquetzal Patroness of Amor—A Chef’s Table , 2/12 & 2/26/2023
My Plant Relatives Chef's Table w/Chef Pyet DeSpain and Claudia Serrato, 2/17 & 2/18 2023
My Plant Relatives Chef's Table w/Chef Pyet DeSpain and Claudia Serrato, 2/17 & 2/18 2023
Indigenous Veganism: Mesoamerican Foodways, Jan. 28 & Feb. 4, 2023)
Indigenous Veganism: Mesoamerican Foodways, Jan. 28 & Feb. 4, 2023)
Culinary Connections: Remembering the Sacredness of Food, 12/7/22
Culinary Connections: Remembering the Sacredness of Food, 12/7/22
Hecho con Amor: Honoring the Life Stages of Maize through Cuisine, 10/8/22
Hecho con Amor: Honoring the Life Stages of Maize through Cuisine, 10/8/22
Platica y Prueba: The (De)Colonization of Mesoamerican Food and Foodways, 9/24/22
Platica y Prueba: The (De)Colonization of Mesoamerican Food and Foodways, 9/24/22
A talk and tasting with mak-'amham and Claudia Serrato, 9/18/22
A talk and tasting with mak-'amham and Claudia Serrato, 9/18/22
Indigenous PopUp Dinner, Autumn Equinox, 9/3/22
Indigenous PopUp Dinner, Autumn Equinox, 9/3/22
Discussion | First Fridays: Seed Sovereignty | June 3, 2022 #FirstFridays #NHMLA
Discussion | First Fridays: Seed Sovereignty | June 3, 2022 #FirstFridays #NHMLA
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