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The Netflix four-part, docu-series "High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America" follows food writer Stephen Satterfield on a culinary journey. He meets with chefs, historians and activists who celebrate the courage, artistry and resourcefulness of the African American people.
Netflix's 'High on the Hog' reveals how Black cooking is the bedrock of American food by High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America. Episode 1, “Our Roots”. (L-R) Pictured: Dr. Jessica B. Harris and Stephen Satterfield. () High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America. Episode 1, “Our Roots”. () The macaroni pie is ready, so steamy and golden you want to reach through the television screen to scoop up a big helping. Historian Leni Sorensen hovers over a kitchen hearth at Monticello, the Virginia plantation built by Thomas Jefferson. Sh...
A riveting new series examines how African American chefs shaped the nation's tastes.
The macaroni pie is ready, so steamy and golden you want to reach through the television screen to scoop up a big helping. Historian Leni Sorensen hovers over a kitchen
Directed by Roger Ross Williams, High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America follows the warm and reverent food writer Stephen Satterfield as he traces the origins of African-American cuisine from its roots in the slave trade in West Africa to the United States. The series’ title, an early 20th century phrase meaning to live lavishly, also draws from slavery, where slave owners would take the best parts of a pig and leave the scraps to the slaves, who created an entire cuisine out of it. The show follows a common arc: Black people face disenfranchisement, are consumed...