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Join chef Marcus Samuelsson on an inspiring journey across the U.S. to explore and celebrate the wide-ranging diversity of immigrant traditions and cuisine woven into American food and culture.
- 2018-2020
- 2 seasons
- PBS
- Documentary
Join chef Marcus Samuelsson on an inspiring journey across the U.S. to explore and celebrate the wide-ranging diversity of immigrant traditions and cuisine woven into American food and culture.
Season 2 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2019 - 2020
Episode 1
Seattle
Fri, Dec 13, 2019 54 mins
Host Marcus Samuelsson goes to Seattle, where he spends time with immigrant and second-generation Filipinos who are taking charge of their city's food scene. As Filipino food gains more national, mainstream recognition, members of the community are working to tell the story on their own terms.
Episode 2
Los Angeles
Mon, Jan 20, 2020 54 mins
Marcus Samuelsson arrives in sunny Los Angeles to meet with Armenians influencing the city's food scene. Armenian food is diaspora food - the community is widespread, building homes in countries like Turkey and Syria following the Armenian Genocide. Watch as Marcus gets to know the people retaining and growing the city's Armenian food culture, from traditional favorites like manti, ponchiki, and lule kabob to next-generation takes including barbecue and even shawarma tacos.
Episode 3
Philadelphia
Mon, Jan 27, 2020 54 mins
Host Marcus Samuelsson heads to Philadelphia, where he meets new friends and old, and learns more about the city's Italian food scene. Italian-Americans have been driving food culture in the U.S. for over a century, and Philadelphia is one of the original hubs for both classic and modern Italian cuisine.
Episode 4
Boston
Mon, Feb 17, 2020 54 mins
Host Marcus Samuelsson goes to the greater Boston area to learn more about Portuguese, Brazilian, and Cape Verdean food traditions. Marcus eats Portuguese chowder with halibut on a fishing boat, visits a Portuguese marketplace where he tries plenty of bacalhau, and later, in a home kitchen, he makes a bacalhau gratin with cheese and potatoes.
Episode 5
Las Vegas
Mon, Feb 10, 2020 54 mins
Host Marcus Samuelsson visits Las Vegas to learn more about the city's long-standing Chinese community and their food traditions. He makes hand-pulled noodles and Peking duck, eats regional favorites from xiao long bar and beef noodle soup to cumin lamb and fish braised in clay pots.
Episode 6
Houston
Mon, Jan 27, 2020 54 mins
Host Marcus Samuelsson visits Houston to learn more about food and community in the Nigerian and greater West African diaspora. Centered around the large Nigerian population but also focused on Senegalese, Ghanaian, and other West African cultures, Marcus explores how West African immigrants preserve recipes and food traditions and re-contextualize them in the Houston dining scene.
