Watch: Marcus Samuelsson Tours Philadelphia’s Historical Italian Scene

February 03, 2020 Admin 0 Comments

This week, Marcus dives head-first into the red-sauce Italian-American delights of South Philly

On the fourth episode of No Passport Required Season 2, host Marcus Samuelsson heads to Philadelphia, where he meets friends new and old and learns more about the city’s Italian food scene. From the Di Bruno Brothers shop in the century-old Italian Market to the chefs who are now bringing more regional cooking to the U.S. and to showcase their hometown flavors, this episode has everything from pizza to cannolis, with plenty of red sauce, burrata, and handmade pasta in between.

Additional episodes: Each hour-long episode focuses on a different immigrant community in a new city: In addition to Philadelphia, the series travels to Seattle, where Marcus cooks with a Filipino community eager to preserve its food traditions while using key ingredients like ube and vinegar to create new ones; Los Angeles, home to the largest Armenian community outside of Armenia; and Houston, home to one of the highest numbers of West African expatriates of any U.S. city. Other episodes focus on the Chinese-American community in Las Vegas (February 10), which has grown tremendously over the last 20 years, and Boston (February 17), where Marcus explores Portuguese-speaking cultures and cuisines from three different locales: Brazil, Cape Verde, and Portugal. The episodes air weekly on PBS, and all are now available for streaming.

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