Roadfood

2021 - Present NR 20m 8.8

A journey across America into communities defined by their ethnicity, as Misha Collins interviews largely those in food establishments on their common food traditions with food.

Roadfood: Discovering America One Dish at a Time is a new PBS TV show that aims to re-discover America's regional culture through its iconic dishes. Our host, Misha Collins, will hit the highways and byways of America, exploring a uniquely American dish in each episode. Meeting local cooks, pit-masters, bakers, cafe owners, and proprietors of local eating establishments, Misha will explore the roots of a dish through these modern culinary folk artisans.

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Episodes:

Episode 1 Houston, TX

Aired: Dec 2, 2021

Follow host Misha Collins as he meets the Vietnamese population in Houston, T...

Episode 2 Little Dominican Republic, NY

2. Little Dominican Republic, NY

Aired: Dec 9, 2021

Little Dominican Republic, located in Washington Heights, is a microcosm of t...

Episode 3 Rhode Island

3. Rhode Island

Aired: Dec 16, 2021

Ever heard of a state appetizer? Unless you live in Rhode Island, the answer ...

Episode 4 Chicago, IL

Aired: Dec 23, 2021

African American influence in Chicago cannot be overstated, stretching from m...

Episode 5 Brownsville, TX

5. Brownsville, TX

Aired: Dec 30, 2021

Brownsville, Texas, on the border of Mexico, is where you'll find some of the...

Episode 6 Barberton, OH

6. Barberton, OH

Aired: Jan 6, 2022

Booming economic growth and rapid industrialization in the early twentieth ce...

Episode 7 Detroit, MI

Aired: Jan 13, 2022

As African Americans migrated from the south up to Detroit, they brought thei...

Episode 8 New Bedford, MA

8. New Bedford, MA

Aired: Jan 20, 2022

Booming economic growth and rapid industrialization in the early twentieth ce...

Episode 9 Eastern Shore, VA

9. Eastern Shore, VA

Aired: Jan 27, 2022

Virginia's Eastern Shore is one of timeless tradition and continuous environm...

Episode 10 Southern Louisiana

10. Southern Louisiana

Aired: Feb 3, 2022

Gumbo, originally from Louisiana, came out of the great diversity of cultures...

Episode 11 Phoenix, AZ

11. Phoenix, AZ

Aired: Feb 10, 2022

For many Indigenous people, frybread has a complicated and controversial past...

Episode 12 Oklahoma/Route 66

12. Oklahoma/Route 66

Aired: Feb 17, 2022

Invented during the Great Depression as a way to offset the cost of beef, the...

Episode 13 Los Angeles

13. Los Angeles

Aired: Feb 24, 2022

Los Angeles is a renowned cultural hub, drawing people of all backgrounds tog...

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Creators

Cliff Sharples

Cliff Sharples Creator

Lisa Sharples

Lisa Sharples Creator

Michael Stern

Michael Stern Creator

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Roadfood: Discovering America one dish at a time.

Info about Roadfood

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: PBS

Production Country: United States

Genres: Adventure, Documentary

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