8.3/1016 votes#1 - Mississippi
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/2/2023
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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8.9/108 votes#2 - Oklahoma
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/2/2023
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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9.0/108 votes#3 - Appalachia
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/2/2023
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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8.3/106 votes#4 - South Africa
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/2/2023
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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8.3/106 votes#5 - Italy
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 6/2/2023
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.
Director: N/A
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9.1/107 votes#6 - Jamaica
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 6/2/2023
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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8.3/106 votes#7 - Peru
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 6/2/2023
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.
Director: N/A
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8.6/107 votes#8 - Los Angeles
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 6/2/2023
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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The Best Episodes of Searching for Soul Food Season 1
Every episode of Searching for Soul Food Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover 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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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Mississippi" is the best rated episode of "Searching for Soul Food" season 1. It scored 8.3/10 based on 16 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 6/2/2023. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Oklahoma".