melting pot

Jimmy Carter once said, “We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.”

Cook with the flavors and techniques of Mexico, Africa, Latin America and Vietnam, homages to the melting pot that Southern California has long been.

Also, he wasn’t afraid to try new things, like adding psychedelic stuff to the blues and just making a big melting pot of blues, rock and funk and even R&B in his music.

"There's a UK influence too. My background is like a little melting pot, a Frankenstein of drag."

That is really true, but an American chef showcases the melting pot that we live in.