High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America - Season 1
Episode List
E1 - Our Roots
Aired: May 26, 2021
The hunt for African American food's roots goes to Benin, where okra and yam rule the market and pre-enslavement fish and corn plates reign at a table.
E2 - The Rice Kingdom
Aired: May 26, 2021
In the Carolinas, Stephen looks at the human cost of rice and goes whole hog with Gullah chef BJ Dennis and those preserving Black culinary traditions.
E3 - Our Founding Chefs
Aired: May 26, 2021
From mac and cheese to Virginia ham: Jefferson's and Washington's renowned enslaved chefs James Hemings and Hercules left the nation hungry for more.
E4 - Freedom
Aired: May 26, 2021
Barbecued brisket meets Senegalese lamb and a Juneteenth feast as Stephen heads to Texas to ride with Black cowboys and take in Jerrelle Guy's cakes.