The Netflix food show everyone's watching

"High on the Hog" is must-see food TV. It explores the ways in which African American cuisine transformed America.
Bill Addison • Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2021
Are you watching Netflix’s “High on the Hog” this weekend? The limited series (which deserves to be unlimited) debuted on Wednesday and has stirred a lot of warranted media attention; it broke into Netflix’s Top 10 viewing list in its first two...
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