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Food Series / 2 Seasons

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.

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Candida Rosa at Izzy's Diner

2m 5s

On a cold day in New Bedford, Massachusetts, singer Candida Rosa talks with Marcus about her roots. She is from Cape Verde: a group of islands 400 miles off the western coast of Africa, a crossroads of early exploration of the Atlantic, and supposedly home to the first slave trading post.

Preview: Los Angeles

30s

Host 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.

The Yegiazaryans at Su-Boereg and Monta Factory

2m 31s

Mother and son Evelina and Sarges Yegiazaryan explain their process for churning out 10,000 sini-monta (Armenian beef dumplings) per day, by hand. Having begun as a wholesale operation, they eventually opened their doors to the public, and since then, they've provided a hearty taste of home to members of the Armenian diaspora, while also broadening the palates of non-Armenian Angelenos.

Chef Jonathan "Jonny" Rhodes at Restaurant Indigo

3m 46s

Chef Jonathan "Jonny" Rhodes discusses aking the reigns from African-American soul food pioneers and their industrious use of available ingredients. Chef Jonny demonstrates his creativity for Marcus, cooking a dry-aged heritage pheasant filled with jollof rice, and finishing with a dessert of emulsified candied yams, pecan butter, granola, and torched marshmallows.

Preview: Seattle

30s

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. Premieres December 13.

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