For over 40 years, ROADFOOD has been America's anthropologist of regional culture through local dishes. In 2021, ROADFOOD will team up with TV star Misha Collins as he explores American culture, diversity, and regional communities through the iconic dishes that define our country.
Sat, Jul 2 | 6:00 P.M. |
Houston, TX - Viet-Cajun Crawfish & Beef Pho
![]() Discover a dish that is truly unique to the United States, the Viet-Cajun Crawfish. |
Sat, Jul 9 | 6:00 P.M. |
NYC/Little Dominican Republic: Tres Golpes
![]() Little Dominican Republic, located in Washington Heights, is a microcosm of the Dominican community in Manhattan, NY. |
Sat, Jul 16 | 6:00 P.M. |
Rhode Island: Calamari
![]() Ever heard of a state appetizer? Unless you live in Rhode Island, the answer is likely no, as this tiny state is the first -- and only -- to pursue this particular display of state pride. |
Sat, Jul 23 | 6:00 P.M. |
Chicago, IL: BBQ
![]() African American influence in Chicago cannot be overstated, stretching from music to food to much more. |
Sat, Jul 30 | 6:00 P.M. |
Brownsville, TX: Tacos
![]() Brownsville, Texas, on the border of Mexico, is where you'll find some of the best tacos in the U. |
Sat, Aug 6 | 6:00 P.M. |
Barberton, OH: Serbian Fried Chicken
![]() Booming economic growth and rapid industrialization in the early twentieth century drove immigration from Europe to Ohio, and that immigration brought the now hyper-regional dish of Barberton fried chicken to the area. |
Discover a dish that is truly unique to the United States, the Viet-Cajun Crawfish.
Little Dominican Republic, located in Washington Heights, is a microcosm of the Dominican community in Manhattan, NY.
Ever heard of a state appetizer? Unless you live in Rhode Island, the answer is likely no, as this tiny state is the first -- and only -- to pursue this particular display of state pride.
African American influence in Chicago cannot be overstated, stretching from music to food to much more.
Brownsville, Texas, on the border of Mexico, is where you'll find some of the best tacos in the U.
Booming economic growth and rapid industrialization in the early twentieth century drove immigration from Europe to Ohio, and that immigration brought the now hyper-regional dish of Barberton fried chicken to the area.
As African Americans migrated from the south up to Detroit, they brought their culture, traditions and cuisine with them.
New Bedford, MA has a significant Portuguese immigrant population, dating back to the first wave arriving in the 1800's and the second in the 1960-1970's.
Virginia's Eastern Shore is one of timeless tradition and continuous environmental change.
Gumbo, originally from Louisiana, came out of the great diversity of cultures that were present in the area at the time.
For many Indigenous people, frybread is a dish with a complicated and controversial past: it is a symbol of perseverance and pain, but also a part of their culinary story.
Invented during the Great Depression as a way to offset the cost of beef, the onion fried burger has become a beloved staple of El Reno, Oklahoma.
Los Angeles is a renowned cultural hub, drawing people of all backgrounds together and bringing new dishes like the acai bowl to the United States.
WENH-TV Ch. 11 Durham
WLED-TV Ch. 48 Littleton
WEKW-TV Ch. 18 Keene
W50DP-D Ch. 50 Hanover
W34DQ-D Ch. 34 Pittsburg