Hari Pulapaka

For many Americans, Thanksgiving is synonymous with turkey. Hari Pulapaka, executive chef at Cress Restaurant in DeLand, calls Thanksgiving 'America's food week'. But he says the Thanksgiving feast doesn't have to revolve around the turkey.

Do food and politics go together? Deland Chef Hari Pulapaka says after the president’s executive order on immigration he wanted to highlight the cuisine of the seven countries on the travel ban.

Although the Trump administration’s travel ban has been blocked by the federal court, it put a spotlight on America’s relationship with immigrants,…