Counter Space – Season 1
Episodes
Hong Kong Protest Food
Spain's Table Steaks
Exploring the future of meat from aging oxen to 3D printed steaks; Sophia elevates beef with compound butter; vegan butcher; Venezuelan making a Trump Burger.
Yemen's Coffee Conflict
A family brings coffee from a warzone to Michigan. Sophia bakes glazed coffee bundt cakes & meet the Monk of Mohka. Plus a social experiment in Black history with black coffee
France Dying on the Vine
Champagne makers grapple with the pandemic as Sophia cooks fennel crusted pork with champagne and grape sauce. We meet a bubbly empress while Taji hangs with a boozy treat dealer.
Mexico's Banned Foods
Mexico bans junk food to tackle disease as Sophia cooks a dinner with canned and frozen food. We probe trade impacts on tradition and meet snackers scouring the globe for treats.
Lebanon's Crisis Diet
Lebanon shifts away from meat amid an economic crisis as Sophia cooks a vegan Kibbeh. Meet a NY chef working in the pandemic & a prisoner who converted his bed to a grill.
Russia's Home Grown
Sanctions in Russia help spawn a new industry and Sophia makes sweet and savory Sirniki. A photographer explains why older Russians pack a month's worth of food in the pantry.
Mushrooms: 2020 Winner
We celebrate the unexpected winner of a bizarre year by digging into mushroom mania. Sophia makes wild mushroom soup and geeks out with Chile's first female mycologist.