Food Grails
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201715 minEncerrada

Food Grails

Emissora:Complex

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S01E05 - "How Strip Clubs and Hip-Hop Fueled Atlanta's Lemon-Pepper Wing Obsession"

Foi ao ar em Jul 17, 2017, 4:00 PM

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Food Grails is a food and travel show showcasing "the new underground icons of American food" focused on hyper-regional specialties and how they shape a city's culinary identity. New episodes launch every two weeks.

Detalhes

Status
Encerrada
Idioma
English
Duração
15 min
Estreia
May 10, 2017
Encerrada
July 17, 2017

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Episódios (1 Temporada · 5 Episódios)

South L.A.'s African-American Taco Movement

Miss Info meets a group of young, charismatic African-American entrepreneurs from Watts, South L.A, and Compton who are shaking up the taco scene, finding new meaning in L.A.'s iconic street food. Find out how upstarts like All Flavor No Grease and Taco Mell are making a name for themselves, and why rapper Casey Veggies says, "The food game turned into the rap game."

May 10, 2017

13 min

Why the Jamaican Beef Patty is a NYC Icon

Miss Info investigates how the Jamaican beef patty became a NYC icon. As the flaky meat turnover has infiltrated all aspects of city life—found in mom-and-pop bakeries, bodegas, pizza shops, and even street carts—the patty itself has inspired fierce debate. Because if you think a patty is a patty is a patty...well, you're dead wrong. From heated conversations with DJ Clark Kent, to philosophical musings in the back of a Rolls Royce with Upscale Vandal, here are what New Yorkers really have to say about the beef patty.

May 24, 2017

12 min

Why Mumbo Sauce Is the Key to D.C.'s Subculture

Miss Info heads to Washington D.C. to find out about the city's regional specialty, mumbo sauce. Whether you like yours dark-red or orange, tangy or peppery, mumbo is at the core of D.C.'s subculture. But as the city undergoes gentrification, will mumbo sauce retain its vitality? We spoke to Wale, Shy Glizzy, Kokayi, and Tony Lewis Jr. to find out what the future holds for the city's special sauce.

Jun 7, 2017

12 min

How New Orleans Birthed A Vietnamese Po' Boy Movement

Forty years ago, Vietnamese migration to NOLA introduced bánh mì to po' boy country. Now, the lines between two iconic sandwiches are blurring. To find out what happens when you mash up the Mississippi Delta and the Mekong Delta, we spoke to New Orleans legend Curren$y, Times-Picayune writer Brett Anderson, and Banh Mi Boys chef Peter Nguyen.

Jun 21, 2017

12 min

How Strip Clubs and Hip-Hop Fueled Atlanta's Lemon-Pepper Wing Obsession

Miss Info heads to Atlanta, a city that takes pride in its strip clubs, hip-hop, and wing culture. But talk to locals and you'll quickly learn that one wing stands above the rest—lemon pepper. Natives have fiercely claimed lemon pepper as their own, turning it into an icon that's been referenced in rap lyrics, television, and pop-culture. To find out why so many people have fallen under its spell, we head to strip clubs like Magic City, taste-test wings in backyard parties with Rembert Browne, and talk to some of lemon pepper's biggest supporters, Waka Flocka, Rick Ross, and Donald Glover.

Jul 17, 2017

15 min

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