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Pastrami sandwich at Wexler's | Courtesy of Antonio Diaz MKs3

Pastrami sandwich at Wexler's | Courtesy of Antonio Diaz MKs3

The Jewish Deli

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Noriko Kamei | Still from "The Migrant Kitchen" Sequoia Sake MKs3

Noriko Kamei | Still from "The Migrant Kitchen" Sequoia Sake MKs3

Sequoia Sake

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Pozole broth being poured tableside at restaurant El Jardin. | Still from "The Migrant Kitchen"

Pozole broth being poured tableside at restaurant El Jardin. | Still from "The Migrant Kitchen"

El Jardín

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Chef Brandon Jew | Antonio Diaz MKs3

Chef Brandon Jew | Antonio Diaz MKs3

Mister Jiu's Chinatown

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Labneh from Dyafa | Jim Sullivan MKs3

Labneh from Dyafa | Jim Sullivan MKs3

Man'oushe

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Lou Dogg's Crispy Chicken Skin from EP & LP | Antonio Diaz MKs3

Lou Dogg's Crispy Chicken Skin from EP & LP | Antonio Diaz MKs3

Louis & Jazz

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S1 E5: Banchan - Korean Food Beyond BBQ

The Deli and the Jewish Experience

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Why Sake Brewers Got Into the Industry

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Why Pozole is the Most Controversial Soup in Mexican Culture

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The Wok's Special Qualities

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Bangkok Market - The Secret Stop of California's Best Chefs

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The Migrant Kitchen

Beyond Pho

Banh Mi. Spring rolls. Pho. The war and its subsequent refugees. These are things most commonly associated with the Vietnamese culture and its people. But a group of chefs in Los Angeles (including Cassia’s Bryant Ng and Diep Tran of Good Girl Dinette) are hoping to demonstrate that there’s so much more than that. Featured in the episode: Cassia in Santa Monica, Good Girl Dinette in Highland Park, Red Boat Fish Sauce, and Minh Phan of Porridge & Puffs.

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Lou Dogg's Crispy Chicken Skin from EP & LP | Antonio Diaz MKs3

Lou Dogg's Crispy Chicken Skin from EP & LP | Antonio Diaz MKs3

The Migrant Kitchen

Louis & Jazz

Jazz Singsanong of Jitlada Thai and Louis Tikaram of E.P. & L.P. transport the palate around the world with the complex flavors of Thai cuisine.

Labneh from Dyafa | Jim Sullivan MKs3

Labneh from Dyafa | Jim Sullivan MKs3

The Migrant Kitchen

Man'oushe

Two extraordinary women of Palestinian descent, Reem Assil and Lamees Dahbour, use food to bring their misunderstood homeland closer to Western tolerance and acceptance.

Chef Brandon Jew | Antonio Diaz MKs3

Chef Brandon Jew | Antonio Diaz MKs3

The Migrant Kitchen

Mister Jiu's Chinatown

With the rapid gentrification of the neighborhood, the face of the country’s oldest Chinatown is changing while a younger generation holds on to the traditions and flavors of the past.

Pozole broth being poured tableside at restaurant El Jardin. | Still from "The Migrant Kitchen"

Pozole broth being poured tableside at restaurant El Jardin. | Still from "The Migrant Kitchen"

The Migrant Kitchen

El Jardín

Inspired by the traditions of generations of Mexican women and combining regional heirloom ingredients from across Mexico, Claudette Zepeda-Wilkins takes a huge risk to elevate the cuisine in her hometown.

Noriko Kamei | Still from "The Migrant Kitchen" Sequoia Sake MKs3

Noriko Kamei | Still from "The Migrant Kitchen" Sequoia Sake MKs3

The Migrant Kitchen

Sequoia Sake

Rooted in the traditions of Japanese sake brewing, Sequoia Sake works to resurrect an heirloom rice in California and pioneer the young but growing craft sake movement in the U.S.

Pastrami sandwich at Wexler's | Courtesy of Antonio Diaz MKs3

Pastrami sandwich at Wexler's | Courtesy of Antonio Diaz MKs3

The Migrant Kitchen

The Jewish Deli

The Jewish Delis of Los Angeles serve an important role for connecting heritage to food. Discover the delis that make up the fabric of Los Angeles life.

A dish from Wolfgang Puck using fresh fish from Seiichi | Courtesy of Life & Thyme

A dish from Wolfgang Puck using fresh fish from Seiichi | Courtesy of Life & Thyme

The Migrant Kitchen

Omotenashi

Echo Park's Tsubaki, Sonoko Sakai, Wild Live Seafood's Seiichi Yokota and Spago Beverly Hills aims to introduce Angelenos to the unique spirit of Japanese hospitality and the culture's deep culinary customs.

Chicken Tikka Poutine | Courtesy of Life & Thyme

Chicken Tikka Poutine | Courtesy of Life & Thyme

The Migrant Kitchen

Badmaash

Like carefully selected spices to a classic Indian dish, The Mahendro family contributes something special and significant to their restaurant Badmaash and to the city of L.A.

Beet Pibil with Yellow Beet, Achiote, Pickled Onion and Bitter Greens. A dish from Ray Garcia's Broken Spanish | Courtesy of Life & Thyme

Beet Pibil with Yellow Beet, Achiote, Pickled Onion and Bitter Greens. A dish from Ray Garcia's Broken Spanish | Courtesy of Life & Thyme

The Migrant Kitchen

Alta California

A collective of culturally connected, distinguished chefs (including Ray Garcia of Broken Spanish, Wes Avila of Guerilla Tacos, Carlos Salgado of Taco Maria, as well as Jorge Gaviria of Masienda) push forward the “Alta California” Mexican food movement.

The Migrant Kitchen

The Migrant Kitchen

In American restaurants, immigrants are the backbone of the kitchen.