Broken Bread | KCET
Co-produced by KCET and Tastemade
In Broken Bread, entrepreneur, social activist and chef Roy Choi takes a journey through his hometown of Los Angeles to explore complex social justice issues including food deserts, food waste and sustainability. Challenging assumptions and the status quo, Choi meets inspiring individuals and organizations who use food as a platform for activism and a catalyst for change.
Full Episodes
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Broken Bread
Broken Bread
E1: Transformation
Episode 1
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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Broken Bread
E2: Access
Episode 2
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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Broken Bread
Broken Bread
E3: Future
Episode 3
Roy explores future culinary landscapes looking forward to a world affected by climate change.
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Broken Bread
Broken Bread
E4: Cannabis
Episode 4
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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Broken Bread
E5: Waste
Episode 5
Roy journeys from L.A. to Orange County to discover how non-profit innovators are tackling the problem of food waste.
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Clips & Segments
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Some organizations, including Bracken's Kitchen, are taking food donations and repurposing them into healthy meals for those who need it most.
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Prior to its closure, LA Kitchen received daily truck loads of food rejected by grocery stores due to cosmetic defects or overstock.
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From criminalization to creative entrepreneurship, the culture around marijuana has changed drastically over the years.
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Cream of miso soup, herb-crusted tri-tip with mint chimichurri, gnocchi with mussels — these are some of the dishes you might encounter on one of PopCultivate's cannabis-infused menus.
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Articles
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Watts Coffee House has been open for more than 50 years, but since Desiree Edwards took over in 1997, the restaurant has become a community gathering place and driver for a more positive future for locals.
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Aqeela Sherrills is a Watts native who grew up around street gangs. As an adult, he decided to team up with other community members to build a more peaceful, prosperous Watts.
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A chaotic riot narrative may have plagued Watts for the last five decades, but these long-running organizations show the community’s deep and lasting legacy of political and cultural organizing.
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It’s hard to eat, drink, and be merry when you think about just how much our food system contributes to climate change around the world. But it also means there’s plenty you can do to help mitigate the effects of climate change right from your kitchen.
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One-third of the food produced each year never gets eaten — that’s enough food to feed undernourished people worldwide twice over. Here are a few things you should know about food waste.
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Bracken's Kitchen is a Garden Grove-based non-profit that provides meals to organizations that help feed people in need.
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