The Kitchen Sisters
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This year marks the 100th anniversary of the legendary U.S. Route 66. We revisit a 1984 documentary made as the last stretch of the highway was being bypassed by the Federal Interstate System.
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The Kitchen Sisters -- producers Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva -- came across a 1983 conversation they had with Edna Lewis, a legendary American chef and a pioneer of Southern cooking.
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Folklore archivist William Ferris is among the nominees for the 2019 Grammy Awards for his album: Voices of Mississippi — a collection of rural church gospel hymns, Delta blues and work songs. -
One of the most important figures in the history of filmmaking never made a film. Langlois created the Cinémathèque Française, where he preserved and exhibited movies from many countries and eras. -
"In order to be well versed in the culture, you have to be an encyclopedia," 9th Wonder says. "What The HipHop Archive is doing is creating a family tree." -
The traditional dish is so essential to the nation's culture and identity that the government promotes it globally in an effort to foster understanding and peace among countries. -
When food shortages struck San Francisco, wily entrepreneurs raided the dangerous Farallon Islands for protein-rich eggs from seabirds. In the process, they destroyed both wildlife and each other. -
In Japan, a country rich with visual storytelling, food has skyrocketed as a genre of manga — and the stories often depict a struggle for self-improvement. -
Ornate refreshment kiosks were once the heart of Lisbon's parks and plazas. They faded away under a dictatorship that discouraged public gatherings. Now they're back to help revitalize the city. -
"Nobody can soldier without coffee," a Union cavalryman wrote in 1865. Hidden Kitchens looks at three American wars through the lens of coffee: the Civil War, Vietnam and Afghanistan.
