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Films exploring the people, culture, and traditions of food.

Forget toast and cereal—this is how India does breakfast.
Can you tell naan from chapati from puri… without seeing them?
Which store-bought butter chicken is actually the best?
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Forget toast and cereal—this is how India does breakfast.
Can you tell naan from chapati from puri… without seeing them?
Which store-bought butter chicken is actually the best?
Try scrumptious Indian-Mexican dishes as South Asian flavors become more popular in America.
One of the best pizzas in America, according to The New York Times.
How 1960s Montreal helped shape the global movement for Black liberation.
Kerala cuisine might be India’s best-kept secret—and most Americans have never tried it.
What does it take for an Indian restaurant to earn a Michelin star—for the first time in Chicago?
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A filmmaker honors his father’s legacy of art, activism, and resilience across generations.
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