High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America

*High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America*
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
Genre	Documentary
Starring	Stephen Satterfield ; Gabrielle E.W. Carter ; Jessica B. Harris ;
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	8
Production
Running time	47?58 minutes
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	May 26, 2021

High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America is a television docuseries released on Netflix on May 26, 2021, starring Stephen Satterfield , Gabrielle E.W. Carter and Jessica B. Harris . ^[1]^[2] In August 2021, the series was renewed for a second season. ^[3]

Osayi Endolyn , in The New York Times , stated the television series was "sorely overdue." ^[4]

It is based on the book High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America . ^[5]

Cast [ edit ]

Episodes [ edit ]

Series overview
Season	Episodes		Originally released
1	4		May 26, 2021 ( 2021-05-26 )
2	4		November 23, 2023 ( 2023-11-23 )

Season 1 (2021) [ edit ]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
1	1	"Our Roots"	May 26, 2021 ( 2021-05-26 )
2	2	"The Rice Kingdom"	May 26, 2021 ( 2021-05-26 )
3	3	"Our Founding Chefs"	May 26, 2021 ( 2021-05-26 )
4	4	"Freedom"	May 26, 2021 ( 2021-05-26 )

Season 2 (2023) [ edit ]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
5	1	"Food for the Journey"	November 23, 2023 ( 2023-11-23 )
6	2	"The Black Mecca"	November 23, 2023 ( 2023-11-23 )
7	3	"The Defiance"	November 23, 2023 ( 2023-11-23 )
8	4	"Feeding the Culture"	November 23, 2023 ( 2023-11-23 )

Accolades [ edit ]

2021 Peabody Award Winner
2022 NAACP Image Award for Best Documentary Series

References [ edit ]

^ Keller, Joel (May 26, 2021). "Stream It Or Skip It: 'High On The Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America' On Netflix" . Decider . Retrieved June 26, 2021 .
^ Gyarkye, Lovia (May 25, 2021). "Netflix's 'High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America': TV Review" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved June 26, 2021 .
^ White, Peter (August 10, 2021). " 'High On The Hog' Renewed For Season 2 At Netflix" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved August 10, 2021 .
^ Endolyn, Osayi (2021-05-17). "The Profound Significance of 'High on the Hog' " . The New York Times . Retrieved 2022-09-06 .
^ Severson, Kim (2021-05-17). "The Making of 'High on the Hog,' Bringing Black Food History to TV" . The New York Times . Retrieved 2022-09-06 .

External links [ edit ]

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[1] Keller, Joel (May 26, 2021). "Stream It Or Skip It: 'High On The Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America' On Netflix" . Decider . Retrieved June 26, 2021 .

[2] Gyarkye, Lovia (May 25, 2021). "Netflix's 'High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America': TV Review" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved June 26, 2021 .

[3] White, Peter (August 10, 2021). " 'High On The Hog' Renewed For Season 2 At Netflix" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved August 10, 2021 .

[4] Endolyn, Osayi (2021-05-17). "The Profound Significance of 'High on the Hog' " . The New York Times . Retrieved 2022-09-06 .

[5] Severson, Kim (2021-05-17). "The Making of 'High on the Hog,' Bringing Black Food History to TV" . The New York Times . Retrieved 2022-09-06 .

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