We talk to two of the chefs featured on the hit Netflix show. They re reimagining traditional dishes a boon for local diners and local farmers as well.
“The story of food is also the story of who we are,” proclaims host Steven Satterfield in Netflix’s High On The Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America. The new docuseries, which came out just this week, sets out to reveal the origin stories of what we know as “American” cuisine. But this time the focus is on the people whose contributions have often been overshadowed or erased from the collective memory of American history African.
With all due respect to barbecue, Ben & Jerry s and TikTok s baked feta pasta, the way to humanity s heart is not just through our stomachs. The heart needs nutrients. The brain requires refreshment. The soul must be sustained.
Fortunately for the portion of humanity that is hooked on food TV shows, Netflix has delivered a new series that is not content to wow us with fabulous food and charismatic chefs.
Over four illuminating episodes, High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America nourishes viewers on multiple levels. As it explores the influence of Black American foods on the way America eats, the series serves heartening portions of history and perspective, along with an appreciation of culinary traditions, pioneering chefs and mouthwatering dishes that will stick to your ribs like a bottomless bowl of rice and beans.
In the first episode of the new Netflix series High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America, host Stephen Satterfield explores a West African open-air market with historian and author Jessica B. Harris. NETFLIX/TNS
With all due respect to barbecue, Ben & Jerry s and TikTok s baked feta pasta, the way to humanity s heart is not just through our stomachs. The heart needs nutrients. The brain requires refreshment. The soul must be sustained.
Fortunately for the portion of humanity that is hooked on food TV shows, Netflix has delivered a new series that is not content to wow us with fabulous food and charismatic chefs.