Stephen Satterfield
Self - Host
Series SeasonSeason 1 episodes2021
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
Season 1
Black food is American food. Chef and writer Stephen Satterfield traces the delicious, moving throughlines from Africa to Texas in this docuseries.
Episodes
Each episode has its own detail page.
Episode 158 min2021-05-26
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.
Episode 247 min2021-05-26
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.
Episode 352 min2021-05-26
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.
Episode 451 min2021-05-26
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.