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The Best Episodes of Searching for Soul Food Season 1

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The Best Episodes of Searching for Soul Food Season 1

Follow rock star celebrity chef Alisa Reynolds as she discovers what soul food looks like around the world. As she seeks out the food, she...

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  1. 9.1/10(7 votes)

    #1 - Jamaica

    S1:E6

    In Jamaica’s Portland parish, Chef leaves the beaches for higher ground to uncover the little-known story of resistance behind one of Jamaica’s most iconic foods.

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  2. 9.0/10(8 votes)

    #2 - Appalachia

    S1:E3

    Chef Alisa heads for the hills to uncover the heart and humanity beneath the stereotypes and behind the food of people in Appalachia.

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  3. 8.9/10(8 votes)

    #3 - Oklahoma

    S1:E2

    Chef Alisa heads to Oklahoma to meet and eat with Native Americans who are reconnecting to their heritage by restoring and reclaiming their food.

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  4. 8.6/10(7 votes)

    #4 - Los Angeles

    S1:E8

    She’s been around the world and back again, and now Chef Alisa is seeing her own city with new eyes as she returns to the roots of LA food culture to find the source of its soul.

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  5. 8.3/10(16 votes)

    #5 - Mississippi

    S1:E1

    Chef Alisa Reynolds, French-trained with a soul food foundation, returns to the roots of the soul food story with a journey to Mississippi to uncover the origins and legacy of this American cuisine.

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  6. 8.3/10(6 votes)

    #6 - South Africa

    S1:E4

    In her first ever trip to The Motherland, Chef Alisa cooks and eats her way through Cape Town, South Africa, a city with a complex culture of food formed by an even more complicated history.

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  8. 8.3/10(6 votes)

    #7 - Italy

    S1:E5

    Chef Alisa experiences the passion of Neapolitans for the dish perfected by its poorest people, that became of the most beloved comfort foods in the world.

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  9. 8.3/10(6 votes)

    #8 - Peru

    S1:E7

    Chef Alisa dives into the diverse cultures that combined their culinary traditions with the natural bounty of Peru to elevate Lima into one of the culinary capitals of the world.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Jamaica" is the best rated episode of "Searching for Soul Food" season 1. It scored 9.1/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 6/2/2023. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Appalachia".