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Community members celebrate "Hood Day" eating turkey tacos at Locol. | Still from "Broken Bread"

Watts

Season 1 Episode 6
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The Future of Restaurants

The Future of Restaurants

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From Seed to Table

From Seed to Table

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Food as Resistance

Food as Resistance

Season 2 Episode 3
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Returning to Chinatown

Returning to Chinatown

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Owning the Block

Owning the Block

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Tijuana

Tijuana

Season 2 Episode 6
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Waste

Season 1 Episode 5

Roy journeys from L.A. to Orange County to discover how two non-profit innovators are tackling the problem of food waste. Roy visits Robert Egger, whose project LA Kitchen is simultaneously aggregating wasted food, using it to cook fresh meals for those in need, and providing workforce training. Roy also follows Bill Bracken of Bracken’s Kitchen, who partners with Chefs to End Hunger to reuse leftover food and distribute it with his food truck in Orange County. Roy also visits with Richard Garcia at Alma Backyard Farms in Compton where kids are learning how food is grown by digging in to Alma’s hands-on program.

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Tijuana
26:46
Roy travels to Tijuana, experiencing a side of the city rarely portrayed in the media.
Owning the Block
26:46
Roy meets Leimert Park residents using food to counteract gentrification.
Returning to Chinatown
26:46
Roy returns to Chinatown and examines his role as a catalyst in its gentrification.
Food as Resistance
26:46
Roy meets Latino restaurateurs who are using food as a form of cultural preservation.
From Seed to Table
26:46
Roy meets with chefs and farmers leading the fight against the corporatization of food.
The Future of Restaurants
26:46
Roy and guests unpack deep-rooted exploitation and injustice in the restaurant industry.
Community members celebrate "Hood Day" eating turkey tacos at Locol. | Still from "Broken Bread"
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Roy takes a head-on look at efforts to heal the social and economic wounds of Watts, acknowledging one of the oldest communities in Los Angeles as a mirror into ourselves and our future.
Roy holds a cannabis bud. | Still from "Broken Bread"
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Roy explores the issues of equality and the emergence of a new culinary landscape since the advent of legalized recreational marijuana.
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Roy explores future culinary landscapes looking forward to a world affected by climate change.
Vegan grocer Olympia Auset assembles a box of fresh produce for a client. | Still from "Broken Bread"
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Roy meets the individuals bringing healthy and affordable food options into South L.A. communities that lack access to fresh food.
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Roy explores the power of cooking to rehabilitate those on the margins of society and the organizations taking a chance on those who need it most.
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