The Great America Recipe

This food show ranges from tacos to the unknown

It was almost 60 years ago that public-TV learned that food can provide good television.
At first, that was just Julia Child booming about French food. Now there’s “The Great American Recipe,” which covers … well, almost everything.
The show – 9 p.m. Fridays on most PBS stations, starting June 24 — has 10 home cooks. Their roots reflect Syria, Vietnam, Hungary, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Italy and more, including Southern soul food.
Some types of food showed up often during auditions. “I have never seen so many types of tacos,” said producer Jilly Pearce. Added Alejandra Ramos (shown here), the host: “We had taco Tuesday every day.” Read more…