    A story of Konstantinos Pitsillides, the Cypriot chef stubbornly sticking to his roots and making some of the best food you'll ever eat. His BYOB restaurant, Kanella, is achieving greatness and is showing no signs of stopping. But what are the sacrifices a passionate chef has to make in order to be remembered?          

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An epic tale of the pastry woven into America's timeline - German soldiers blowing up donut trucks, frying donuts in whale oil, the first women allowed on the front lines in U.S. history, and maybe even an answer to the question: can the donut yet again unite our country?  

Donuts

In the spirit of July 4th, this is a story from the Korean War- where U.S. Marines surmounted unbelievable odds and the coldest winter in Korean history with only their wits, and thousands of unwanted tootsie rolls.

Tootsie Rolls

HomeCooked is a series where we ask people the same question: What food reminds you of home? Director, author, and activist Michael Moore is from Flint, MI. Having good memories of the food there is tough when you can't even drink the water. To get involved with Michael's efforts in Flint, visit http://michaelmoore.com/DontSendBottledWater/

HomeCooked: An Interview With Michael Moore

In the heart of coal country, West Virginia - a young Navy veteran and his family are responding to food shortages and economic hardships in exceptionally creative ways. Their town of McDowell has made national headlines for its poverty, unemployment, opioid crisis, and has recently been dubbed "Trump Country." These headlines miss the real story- one that could change the narrative in countless rural towns across the country.

Five Loaves and Two Fishes

Escape from the Nazis, cosmically good pastrami, and how an iconic Philadelphia Deli came to be.

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