Family Recipes
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the family trees of celebrity chefs José Andrés & Sean Sherman—two men who have combined culinary skills with profound humanitarian goals. Traveling from small-town Spain to Native American lands in the Dakotas, Gates explores where these qualities came from, revealing that the ancestors of José & Sean have hidden connections to key moments in history—and to food.
Episodes
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Family Recipes
S11 E5 - 52m 10s
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the family trees of celebrity chefs José Andrés & Sean Sherman—two men who have combined culinary skills with profound humanitarian goals. Traveling from small-town Spain to Native American lands in the Dakotas, Gates explores where these qualities came from, revealing that the ancestors of José & Sean have hidden connections to key moments in history—and to food.
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Dreamers One And All
S11 E4 - 52m 10s
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. meets actor Sharon Stone & model Chrissy Teigen—two stars who found fame when they were young & lived much of their lives in the limelight, knowing little about their roots. Gates reveals they aren’t the first people in their families who dared to dream big, tracing lineages from Eastern Europe to Medieval France to rural Thailand.
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Stranger Than Fiction
S11 E3 - 52m 10s
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the roots of two award-winning writers: novelist Amy Tan and poet Rita Dove, tracing lineages that run from a plantation in Maryland to a speakeasy in Washington, DC to a village in central China. Along the way, Amy and Rita reimagine themselves as they learn the true stories of the people who laid the groundwork for their success—and inspired their art.
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La Famiglia
S11 E2 - 52m 10s
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the family trees of talk show host Joy Behar and actor Michael Imperioli—two Americans whose roots stretch back to small towns in Calabria, Italy. Joy and Michael’s families lived in these towns for centuries, but their stories were lost on the journey to America. Gates reveals the challenges that their ancestors faced—and overcame—on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Larger Than Life
S11 E1 - 52m 10s
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. introduces actors Lea Salonga and Amanda Seyfried to ancestors who are every bit as dramatic as the characters they’ve played on stage and screen. Moving from a naval base in the Philippines to a small town bakery in Pennsylvania to steamships on the Atlantic Ocean, Lea and Amanda hear stories of relatives who survived wars, murders, and heart-wrenching ordeals.
Schedule
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Finding Your Roots
Family Recipes
Saturday
Feb 8
1 Hour
Exploring the ancestry of chefs José Andrés and Sean Sherman. -
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Finding Your Roots
Family Recipes
Saturday
Feb 8
1 Hour
Exploring the ancestry of chefs José Andrés and Sean Sherman. -
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Finding Your Roots
Family Recipes
Saturday
Feb 8
1 Hour
Exploring the ancestry of chefs José Andrés and Sean Sherman. -
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Finding Your Roots
Family Recipes
Sunday
Feb 9
1 Hour
Exploring the ancestry of chefs José Andrés and Sean Sherman. -
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Finding Your Roots
Family Recipes
Sunday
Feb 9
1 Hour
Exploring the ancestry of chefs José Andrés and Sean Sherman. -
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Finding Your Roots
Family Recipes
Sunday
Feb 9
1 Hour
Exploring the ancestry of chefs José Andrés and Sean Sherman. -
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Finding Your Roots
Family Recipes
Monday
Feb 10
1 Hour
Exploring the ancestry of chefs José Andrés and Sean Sherman. -
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Finding Your Roots
Family Recipes
Monday
Feb 10
1 Hour
Exploring the ancestry of chefs José Andrés and Sean Sherman. -
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Finding Your Roots
Latin Roots
Tuesday
Feb 11
1 Hour
Tracing the family trees of musician Rubén Blades and journalist Natalie Morales. -
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Finding Your Roots
Latin Roots
Tuesday
Feb 11
1 Hour
Tracing the family trees of musician Rubén Blades and journalist Natalie Morales. -
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Finding Your Roots
Latin Roots
Wednesday
Feb 12
1 Hour
Tracing the family trees of musician Rubén Blades and journalist Natalie Morales. -
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Finding Your Roots
Latin Roots
Wednesday
Feb 12
1 Hour
Tracing the family trees of musician Rubén Blades and journalist Natalie Morales. -
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Finding Your Roots
Latin Roots
Wednesday
Feb 12
1 Hour
Tracing the family trees of musician Rubén Blades and journalist Natalie Morales. -
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Finding Your Roots
Latin Roots
Wednesday
Feb 12
1 Hour
Tracing the family trees of musician Rubén Blades and journalist Natalie Morales. -
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Finding Your Roots
Latin Roots
Saturday
Feb 15
1 Hour
Tracing the family trees of musician Rubén Blades and journalist Natalie Morales. -
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Finding Your Roots
Latin Roots
Saturday
Feb 15
1 Hour
Tracing the family trees of musician Rubén Blades and journalist Natalie Morales. -
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Finding Your Roots
Latin Roots
Saturday
Feb 15
1 Hour
Tracing the family trees of musician Rubén Blades and journalist Natalie Morales. -
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Finding Your Roots
Latin Roots
Sunday
Feb 16
1 Hour
Tracing the family trees of musician Rubén Blades and journalist Natalie Morales. -
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Finding Your Roots
Latin Roots
Sunday
Feb 16
1 Hour
Tracing the family trees of musician Rubén Blades and journalist Natalie Morales. -
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Finding Your Roots
Latin Roots
Sunday
Feb 16
1 Hour
Tracing the family trees of musician Rubén Blades and journalist Natalie Morales.
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