# @foodandwine on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Dcyj2uqDltF
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69938352-foodandwine-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/f02d95da5f.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-09-02T15:29:04.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Food & Wine (@foodandwine) — https://gondola.cc/foodandwine

## Caption

ninacompton grew up in Saint Lucia marking time by fruit seasons, learning to cook alongside her mother and grandmother, and dreaming of becoming a chef. On this episode of #TinfoilSwans, the Top Chef fan favorite talks about the intense kitchens that shaped her, why she took a chance on putting goat curry on the menu in New Orleans, the advice that taught her to say no, and her dream of opening a culinary school back home. 

🎧 Listen now at the link in bio! 

📸: lottiebl

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