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Marcus Samuelsson visits Houston to learn more about food and community in the Nigerian and greater West African diaspora. 52:33 Expired
Marcus Samuelsson visits Las Vegas to learn more about the city's long-standing Chinese community and their food traditions 52:33 Expired
Marcus Samuelsson goes to the greater Boston area to learn more about Portuguese, Brazilian, and Cape Verdean food traditions. 54:47 Expired
Marcus Samuelsson heads to Philadelphia, where he meets new friends and old, and learns more about the city's Italian food scene. 52:45 Expired
Marcus Samuelsson arrives in sunny Los Angeles to meet with Armenians influencing the city's food scene. 52:33 Expired
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. 50:30 Expired
Outside of Ethiopia, D.C. has the largest population of Ethiopians, so the city feels like a homecoming to Marcus even though he?s never lived there. He visits a market in Little Ethiopia, talks about the spiritual rituals that are closely connected with the cuisine, enjoys Ethiopian staples, and celebrates the culture?s t... 50:59 Expired
The history of Haitian immigration to Miami is deep and layered. Food serves as a way for the community to celebrate together and helps educate the region about its culture. From the tropical soursop ice cream and the spicy, nutty mamba spread to soupe joumou and deep-fried pate korde, Marcus eats his way through Haiti?s c... 48:00 Expired
With his background, Marcus really identifies with New York?s Indo-Guyanese community. This community from Guyana and the Caribbean has roots in India, influences from Africa, China, Portugal, and has now settled in Queens. He eats Trinidadian roti, visits a cross-cultural bush cook, plays cricket and learns how to make a ... 50:59 Expired
Marcus visits the longstanding Mexican community in Chicago to learn about its heritage and traditions. With muralist Juan Angel Chavez, Marcus eats tacos de cecina and grilled nopales, and discusses the important role meat plays in Mexican cooking. Later, Marcus discovers the secrets of making mole sauce with master chef ... 50:02 Expired
New Orleans is known for being one of the most vibrant food cities in America, thanks in part to the Vietnamese community's culinary contributions. He discovers how young chefs are taking culinary traditions and translating them for a new, multicultural generation. Marcus takes in everything from pho and banh mi, to Vietna... 51:04 Expired
Marcus heads to Detroit and learns more about its culture, history, and food. He shares a home-cooked meal with a family of Syrian refugees and talks about overcoming misconceptions. Marcus cooks with Lebanese-American pastry chef Lena Sareini, eats falafel, and learns how to make samoon, an Iraqi bread, all before ending ...