In essence, what we’re trying to get to the bottom of is this… Who made the potato salad at the cookout? You see, in a Black family, you have to earn the right to bring this iconic Black folks ...

Potato salad can be prepared dozens of ways, most often by tossing chopped, boiled potatoes with a mayonnaise or vinegar dressing. To mix up this classic picnic side dish, we love using mustard ...

The potato salad at Ototo in Los Angeles, with soft eggs, pickled mustard greens and ikura.Credit...Wyatt Naoki Conlon For Haitian Americans like the chef Gregory Gourdet, 49, potato salad bears ...