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Host and award-winning chef Vivian Howard digs deeper into the lesser-known roots of Southern food, Southern cooking, and Southern living. Each episode of “Somewhere South” explores the connectivity of a single dish, and the ways people of different backgrounds interpret that dish while expressing the complex values, identities, and histories that make up the American South.

Vivian's trips to Florida and Texas expand her idea of what barbecue is and how it’s done.
Visit Sid's BBQ, a Saturday-only barbecue spot that does whole hog in the region's style.
Brothers and restaurateurs Tatsu and Shion Aikawa are self-proclaimed 'samurai cowboys.'
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Vivian's trips to Florida and Texas expand her idea of what barbecue is and how it’s done.
Vivian travels to Georgia to learn the roots of Southern hospitality.
Vivian ponders how so many meals are brightened by pickles, including achaar and kimchi.
While dumplings are hard to define, they stretch ingredients and imagination.
At a dinner honoring pioneering chef Edna Lewis, Vivian gives porridge the royal treatment
As Vivian tries to mass produce hand pies, she learns the history of this food.
Extras
Cookbook author Von Diaz takes Vivian Howard on a tour to taste greens.
Vivian Howard learns how to make a collard sandwich from Glenn and Dorsey Hunt.
Chef Anges Marrero shows Vivian Howard how she makes escabeche with southern ingredients.
Chefs explain Indian pickle traditions to Vivian Howard while sampling a variety.
Vivian Howard takes viewers on a culinary tour of the South through cross-cultural dishes.
As Vivian tries to mass produce hand pies, she learns the history of this food.
Vivian's trips to Florida and Texas expand her idea of what barbecue is and how it’s done.
Chef Edward Lee and Vivian can't quite figure out how to define a dumpling.
Meet the first generation of Southern Chinese American families in the Mississippi Delta.
Vivian travels to Georgia to learn the roots of Southern hospitality. Premieres April 24.