Plot: Basic Black is a weekly television series airing on WGBH in Boston. Originally known as Say Brother, the show was created in 1968 and aims to reflect the concerns and culture of African Americans through short-form documentaries, performances, and one-on-one conversations. Wikipedia
Plot: In this series of specials, Lidia Bastianich takes viewers on a culinary journey in which she explores how immigrants have preserved their unique culinary traditions, weaving their cultures into the diverse land that is America. The popular chef experiences the nation's diversity through culture, tradition...
Plot: Producer Phil Rosenthal, creator of "Everybody Loves Raymond," explores culinary specialties and unusual cuisine around the world. Each hourlong episode takes Rosenthal -- and viewers -- on new adventures that include visits to artisans, markets, vineyards and farmers. The unscripted series allows...
Plot: This Emmy-winning home-improvement series takes the mystery and fright factors out of remodeling and carpentry chores. It follows one whole-house renovation over several episodes and features tradesmen Norm Abram, Tom Silva, Richard Trethewey, and Roger Cook, along with host Kevin O'Connor.
Plot: Acclaimed chef Ming Tsai is known for his melding of Eastern and Western flavors, a theme he furthers in "Simply Ming." Each episode deals with a specific staple, what he refers to as a Master Recipe. He demonstrates how to make that one staple, then he shares recipes that use that particular staple...
Plot: Hosted by Australian horticulturist Jamie Durie and a team of experts, the indoor/outdoor gardening show is full of useful tips. From creating a healthy garden bed to protecting your peonies from disease the show covers growing perennials, annuals and vegetables, garden travel, and landscape design...
Plot: Gourmet Editor-in-Chief Ruth Reichl visits exotic cooking schools around the world. From Mexico to England and Morroco to Tennessee, Reichl experiences local foods and traditions that range from couscous and tagines to making homemade bread and harvesting snails. Episodes include fishing for rainbow...
Plot: Food writer and chef Anjum Anand travels around Britain, introducing ordinary people to a selection of ingredients from the subcontinent and showing how they can be combined to prepare dishes.
Plot: If there is one thing in the world that brings people together -- its food. Food lovers unite around the world with their appetites in full force to dig into the tastiest meals in the world. The team at "Food Obsessed" heads to various locales to test out extraordinary edibles. They search for the...
Plot: Roger Mooking has a fascination with fire. The chef enjoys finding inventive ways to cook with fire, which is exactly what he does in this series that takes him on a journey across the U.S. He visits pit-masters, chefs and home cooks who use fire to create complex, flavorful dishes. The people Mooking...
Plot: Chef and food writer Judy Joo developed a love of Korean food at an early age as she watched her mother cook authentic dishes from the region. In this series she aims to make healthy Korean food quick and easy for home cooks to prepare themselves. Joo travels to South Korea to take a culinary journey...
Plot: Cooking icon Julia Child invites 26 nationally recognized chefs into her kitchen, where she prepares dishes with the pros and breaks down their techniques and recipes for the home cook. Top names in the culinary world, such as Rick Bayless, Jasper White and Charlie Trotter, share their tips for dishes...
Plot: Chef Walter Staib is a third-generation restaurateur with more than four decades of culinary experience. In this series, Staib explores America's culinary history, re-creating dishes dating back as far as the nation's birth in the 18th century. The show is taped at historic locations across America...
Plot: An award-winning chef travels to various places and explores the local cuisines. He also talks about its origin, recipe and the right way to eat it.