Counter Space
Season 1
2020 · 24 episodes
1. Hong Kong Protest Food
2020-11-26
2. Spain's Table Steaks
2020-11-26
Exploring the future of meat from aging oxen to 3D printed steaks; Sophia elevates beef with compound butter; vegan butcher; Venezuelan making a Trump Burger.
3. Yemen's Coffee Conflict
2020-11-26
A family brings coffee from a warzone to Michigan. Sophia bakes glazed coffee bundt cakes & meet the Monk of Mohka. Plus a social experiment in Black history with black coffee
4. France Dying on the Vine
2020-11-26
Champagne makers grapple with the pandemic as Sophia cooks fennel crusted pork with champagne and grape sauce. We meet a bubbly empress while Taji hangs with a boozy treat dealer.
5. Mexico's Banned Foods
2020-11-28
Mexico bans junk food to tackle disease as Sophia cooks a dinner with canned and frozen food. We probe trade impacts on tradition and meet snackers scouring the globe for treats.
6. Lebanon's Crisis Diet
2020-12-05
Lebanon shifts away from meat amid an economic crisis as Sophia cooks a vegan Kibbeh. Meet a NY chef working in the pandemic & a prisoner who converted his bed to a grill.
7. Russia's Home Grown
2020-12-12
Sanctions in Russia help spawn a new industry and Sophia makes sweet and savory Sirniki. A photographer explains why older Russians pack a month's worth of food in the pantry.
8. Mushrooms: 2020 Winner
2020-12-19
We celebrate the unexpected winner of a bizarre year by digging into mushroom mania. Sophia makes wild mushroom soup and geeks out with Chile's first female mycologist.
9. Preserving Culture
2021-01-09
10. Tank to Table
2021-01-16
11. Chain Reaction
2021-01-23
12. Food Fears
2021-01-30
13. Self-curing
2021-02-06
14. Alt Milk
2021-02-06
15. Future Farms
2021-02-13
16. Last Orders
2021-02-13
17. Demand & Supply
2021-02-20
18. Feeding Longevity
2021-02-20
19. Spice Of Life
2021-02-27
20. Edible Insects
2021-02-27
21. Taste Of A Nation
2021-03-06
22. Food Justice
2021-03-06
23. Elementary Needs
2021-03-13
24. Feeding On Isolation
2021-03-13
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