Celebrity chef Alisa Reynolds discovers what soul food looks like around the world. She explores the stories, people and traditions of each place she visits.
EPISODE 1
Mississippi
Chef Alisa Reynolds, French-trained with a soul food foundation, returns to the roots of the soul food story with a journey to Mississippi to uncover the origins and legacy of this American cuisine.
EPISODE 2
Oklahoma
Chef Alisa heads to Oklahoma to meet and eat with Native Americans who are reconnecting to their heritage by restoring and reclaiming their food.
EPISODE 3
Appalachia
Chef Alisa heads for the hills to uncover the heart and humanity beneath the stereotypes and behind the food of people in Appalachia.
EPISODE 4
South Africa
Chef Alisa cooks and eats her way through Cape Town, South Africa, a city with a complex culture of food formed by an even more complicated history.
EPISODE 5
Italy
Chef Alisa experiences the passion of Neapolitans for the dish perfected by its poorest people that became one of the most beloved comfort foods in the world.
EPISODE 6
Jamaica
In Jamaica's Portland parish, Chef Alisa leaves the beaches for higher ground to uncover the little-known story of resistance behind one of Jamaica's most iconic foods.
Alisa Reynolds
Melina Matsoukas
Jacob Cohen-Holmes
Ali Brown
Traci Curry
Khaliah Neal
Mike Rosen
