Radio Documentary Release & Panel Discussion about Ethnic grocery shop

Ethnic grocery shops: goods, identity and cultural placemaking


'Heritage Bazaar', a brand new radio documentary exploring the role of ethnic grocery shops in sustaining cultural identity will release on 4th Oct at an open to all event in Dance Cork Firkin Crane with the presence of the Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr Fergal Dennehy.

Heritage Bazaar is the latest radio documentary by Good Day Cork with support from CESCA and Cork City Partnership - SICAP and is a collaborative project with Asian Foods (North Main st, Cork) and Daniel Heaphy, a writer, film maker and podcaster. G

There will also be a panel discussion held at the event on the theme: ‘Ethnic Grocery Shop : Health, Identity & Placemaking’.
The panelists are
* Cecila Gamez, educator, activist & co founder Cork Mexican Community
* Christopher Braganza, Head-chef @ Spice Genie
* Dr. Jens Walter, co-author NiMe Diet & Professor of Ecology and Food @ UCC & APC Microbiome

Joanna Dukkipati, founder of Good Day Cork explains, "This radio documentary takes off from our previous one titled 'Kitchen Stories' that delved into the homes of a few Cork citizens to understand what dinner time looks like for them. In 'Heritage Bazaar' we invite the multi talented and Cork native, Daniel Heaphy to accept the challenge of making chai. Through the challenge, Daniel interviews various guests to explore the importance of having access to ingredients and groceries and how this helps a person hold on to their cultural identity while living in a new country."

The documentary features interviews with Asad, owner of Asian Foods, Sravan Telu who moved to Ireland one year ago to study at MTU and Banu Rekha Balaji who has lived in Ireland for two decades, is an Occupational Therapist and founder of Therapix. The interviews were held on site at Asian Foods Cork and on North Main St.

Joanna adds, "I have received the Lord Mayor of Cork's Civic Award 2025 in recognition of cultural expression of migrant communities. I am so grateful for this honour. The Heritage Bazaar documentary falls within this remit and also bridges majority communities in Ireland with the minorities through food memories. The panel discussion gives everyone an example of having constructive dialogue around food, heritage, identity and belonging. The team hopes for a healthy attendance on 4th Oct."

Heritage Bazaar has been created with a cross border team with one of the team members, Mugdha Chemburkar Datay creatively contributing from Brazil with her expert experience in media production. Daniel Clancy is the Sound Recorder and Editor of the documentary and music from Justin Grounds - both based in Ireland.

The release event with a panel discussion will be held on Sat 4th Oct, Dance Cork Firkin Crane. Doors: 1:45pm. ISL will be available. Parents/caregivers with their young children are welcome to this event.