In this first episode of the miniseries on food, food author Michael Pollan goes in search of primordial cooking and finds it in eastern North Carolina and Ed Mitchell. This barbecue and live-fire cooking edition of the Chef’s Table series profiles 4 pitmasters or live-fire cooking chefs, with the Tootsie Tomanetz of Snow’s Barbecue and Rodney Scott episodes being the highlight for American barbecue fans. Check out our AV Club recap here and here) New: Chef’s Table: BBQ (4 episodes) Hollywood mega writer/director/producer/actor Jon Favreau and LA Food Truck godfather Roy Choi spend two episodes with Aaron Franklin at Franklin Barbecue, first learning about his approach to brisket (S1E7) before participating in Franklin’s inaugural Hot Luck Festival in 2017 (S1E8). The Chef Show Season 1 – Volume 1 Episode 7 – “Franklin” S1V1E8 – “Hot Luck” Filmed outside of Atlanta in pre-pandemic times, it provided a welcome distraction for barbecue fans this past fall. The American BBQ Showdown is more “Great British Bakeoff” than “Chopped” or “Top Chef,” with 8 amateur or competition barbecue pitmaster competing against each other in different meat competitions. Netflix New: The American Barbecue Showdown (8 episodes) The American Barbecue Showdown (Netflix).This will be our last post of the year, so we will see you in 2021! Suggested Order of Viewing Monk: This holiday while we’re all stuck at home bunkering down until the COVID-19 vaccine is widely distributed, why not watch some barbecue-focused TV shows to take your mind off things?

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