High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America

Season 22021

Black food is American food. Chef and writer Stephen Satterfield traces the delicious, moving throughlines from Africa to Texas in this docuseries.

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4 Episodes

E01 Our Roots

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.

May 26, 2021

E02 The Rice Kingdom

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.

May 26, 2021

E03 Our Founding Chefs

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.

May 26, 2021

E04 Freedom

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.

May 26, 2021

High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America

E01 Our Roots

E02 The Rice Kingdom

E03 Our Founding Chefs

E04 Freedom

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E01 Our Roots

E02 The Rice Kingdom

E03 Our Founding Chefs

E04 Freedom