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Finding Your Roots

Family Recipes

Season 11 Episode 5

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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Thursday Feb 6, 11:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal
Friday Feb 7, 3:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal
Saturday Feb 8, 9:00 AM PST on PBS SoCal Encore
Saturday Feb 8, 6:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal
Saturday Feb 8, 11:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal Encore
Sunday Feb 9, 12:30 AM PST on PBS SoCal
Sunday Feb 9, 8:00 AM PST on PBS SoCal
Sunday Feb 9, 6:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal WORLD
Sunday Feb 9, 10:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal WORLD
Monday Feb 10, 6:00 AM PST on PBS SoCal WORLD
Monday Feb 10, 12:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal Plus
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