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High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America

2021 · 2 seasons

A warm, thoughtful journey through food and history that feels like a moving conversation with the past.

Created by: Roger Ross Williams, Jonathan Clasberry
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Stephen Satterfield, Gabrielle E.W. Carter, Jessica B. Harris

Overview: Black food is American food. Chef and writer Stephen Satterfield traces the delicious, moving throughlines from Africa to Texas in this docuseries.

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Created by: Roger Ross Williams, Jonathan Clasberry
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Stephen Satterfield, Gabrielle E.W. Carter, Jessica B. Harris

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: race
identity
family
memory
survival
Places: road trip
countryside
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Humour	2
Realism	9
Romance	1
Tension	2
Darkness	4
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: documentary
Created by: Roger Ross Williams, Jonathan Clasberry, Yoruba Richen
Starring: Stephen Satterfield, Gabrielle E.W. Carter, Jessica B. Harris, Romuald Hazoumè
Length: 2 seasons, 8 episodes
Network: Netflix
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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