'High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America'

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Jun 4, 2021

Food historian Dr. Jessica B. Harris and journalist Stephen Satterfield, the founder of Whetstone magazine, join us to discuss their new Netflix original docuseries called "High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America" which premiered on May 26. Based on one of Dr. Harris' books, the series explores African foodways in the U.S. and slavery's impact on American food as we know it today.

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