High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America

Matt Roush says...

Oscar-winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams (Music by Prudence) directs a mouth-watering and culturally resonant four-part docuseries tracing the roots of Black America’s culinary history from Africa to the deep south to the country’s finest kitchens. Adapting food historian Jessica B. Harris’ book, the series follows food writer Stephen Satterfield as he savors the traditions behind West African stews, barbecue and soul food.

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