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Sweet Potato Pie/Remixed Dish: Sweet Potato Whoopie Pies

Season 1 E 4 • 05/21/2026

Chef Mondo and Slink Johnson trace the sweet potato pie's culinary roots back to West African yams, and then they give the dessert a playful remix, turning it into sweet potato whoopie pies.

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