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No Passport Required

No Passport Required is a new documentary series following chef Marcus Samuelsson as he immerses himself in diverse immigrant communities and cuisines in cities across the U.S. In each hour, Marcus will travel to a different city and dive into a new food culture. He’ll discover the important immigrant histories - and delicious culinary traditions - that shape the way America eats today.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Detroit
    July 9, 2018
    53min
    TV-PG
    Join chef Marcus Samuelsson to explore the culture and flavor of Detroit’s Middle Eastern community. Marcus shares a meal with a Syrian refugee family, eats falafel, learns how to make Iraqi bread, and attends an amazing 700-person Lebanese wedding.
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  2. S1 E2 - New Orleans
    July 16, 2018
    52min
    TV-PG
    Chef Marcus Samuelsson discovers how Vietnamese cuisine and culture have influenced the city in delicious ways. From pho to banh mi, he learns how young chefs are taking culinary traditions and translating them for a new, multicultural generation.
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  3. S1 E3 - Chicago
    July 23, 2018
    53min
    TV-PG
    Chef Marcus Samuelsson visits the city’s longstanding Mexican community — the second largest in the U.S. — to learn about its heritage and cuisine. He tastes tacos de cecina and grilled nopales, and learns the secrets of mole sauce from a master.
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  4. S1 E4 - Queens, NYC
    July 30, 2018
    50min
    TV-PG
    Chef Marcus Samuelsson goes inside the Indo-Guyanese community to explore its roots and cuisine. Marcus eats Trinidadian roti, visits a cross-cultural bush cook, plays cricket and learns how to make a traditional Guyanese chicken curry.
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  5. S1 E5 - Miami
    August 6, 2018
    53min
    TV-PG
    Chef Marcus Samuelsson explores the cuisine, culture and history of the Haitian community. From tropical, tangy soursop ice cream to mamba spread to soupe joumou and deep-fried pate korde, Marcus eats his way through Haiti’s culinary classics.
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  6. S1 E6 - D.C.
    August 13, 2018
    53min
    TV-PG
    Chef Marcus Samuelsson dines, dances and dishes with the Ethiopian community in the nation’s capital. He enjoys staples like kifto and injera, and celebrates the culture through cooking, dance and a traditional coffee ceremony.
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