Broken Bread
Broken Bread

Broken Bread

2019 2 Seasons 12 Episodes ⭐ 8.5 Documentary Reality

Broken Bread showcases inspiring people who are making a difference in their communities through food. Restaurant entrepreneur, social activist and acclaimed chef Roy Choi takes viewers on a journey through his hometown, the city of Los Angeles, exploring complex social justice issues while meeting inspiring individuals and organizations who use food as a platform for activism as well as a catalyst for change.

Broken Bread showcases inspiring people who are making a difference in their communities through food. Restaurant entrepreneur, social activist and acclaimed chef Roy Choi takes viewers on a journey through his hometown, the city of Los Angeles, exploring complex social justice issues while meeting inspiring individuals and organizations who use food as a platform for activism as well as a catalyst for change.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Transformation

Roy explores the power of cooking to rehabilitate those on the margins of society and the organizations taking a chance

EP 2

Access

Roy meets the individuals bringing healthy and affordable food options into South L.A. communities that lack access to f

EP 3

Future

Roy explores future culinary landscapes looking forward to a world affected by climate change. He spends an evening with

EP 4

Cannabis

Roy visits Chris Yang’s Pop Cultivate to explore the emergence of a new culinary landscape since the advent of legaliz

EP 5

Waste

Roy journeys from L.A. to Orange County to discover how two non-profit innovators are tackling the problem of food waste

EP 6

Watts

Roy takes a head-on look at efforts to heal the social and economic wounds of Watts, acknowledging one of the oldest com

EP 1

The Future of Restaurants

Roy breaks bread with chef Wolfgang Puck, journalist Patricia Escárcega and restaurateurs who are working to address th

EP 2

From Seed to Table

Roy explores seed sovereignty with Kristyn Leach, a farmer in Davis, California, harvests vegetables with kids in Compto

EP 3

Food as Resistance

After learning more about the buried history of the Chavez Ravine neighborhoods where Dodger Stadium now stands, Roy is

EP 4

Returning to Chinatown

Roy’s Chinatown restaurant Chego opened in 2013, which soon became the poster child for gentrification in the area. Ro

EP 5

Owning the Block

Roy breaks bread in Leimert Park with legendary artist and activist Chuck D, explores local businesses like Simply Whole

EP 6

Tijuana

Roy explores Tijuana’s incredible variety of nightlife, street food, restaurants and cultural diversity along one of t

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