High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America Season 1
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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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High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America Season 1 Full Episode Guide
Episode 4 - Freedom
First 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.
Episode 3 - Our Founding Chefs
First 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.
Episode 2 - The Rice Kingdom
First 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.
Episode 1 - Our Roots
First 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.
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