By Jeff Murphy,
June 21, 2022

Ten cooks from different parts of the United States will showcase their culinary skills
in the PBS program 鈥淭he Great American Recipe,鈥� an eight-part series that begins airing
on Fridays on KMOS-TV, with the first showing on June 24. (PBS Photo)
WARRENSBURG, MO 鈥� 鈥淭he Great American Recipe鈥� is a competition that welcomes home
chefs from across the nation as they showcase America鈥檚 diversity through regional
cuisines. The program airs 8-9 p.m. (CST) Fridays, beginning July 24 on KMOS PBS,
the 欧美视频鈥檚 public television station, and is hosted by Alejandra
Ramos.
Each episode of the series gives the cooks the opportunity to showcase two of their
beloved signature dishes as they compete to win this national search best recipe in
America. Judges Leah Cohen, Tiffany Derry and Graham Elliot bring their professional
insights and deep culinary knowledge to encourage and support the contestants along
the way.
Regardless of their region, each contestant brings their family traditions, inspirations
and passions to the competition. Imra Cadiz, New York, grew up eating Dominican and
Puerto Rican food and loves to prepare her mother鈥檚 recipes as a tribute to her family鈥檚
Caribbean heritage. Bambi Daniels, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, describes her cooking
as Southern 鈥淗eart & Soul鈥� food 鈥� everything has a hint of her South Carolina roots
and lots of love. Robin Daumit, Annapolis, Maryland, developed a cooking style that
combines Mediterranean and Middle Eastern influences from her mother鈥檚 Syrian heritage
and the regional cuisine of her home state of Maryland.
Brian Leigh, Bowling Green, Kentucky prides himself on his rustic home cooking infused
with his Hungarian and German heritage. Christina McAlvey, Portland, Oregon, calls
her food 鈥淔ili-fusion,鈥� a mash-up of Filipino flavors blended with her favorite cuisines.
Silvia Martinez, San Luis Obispo, California, grew up in Guanajuato in central Mexico,
cooking authentic dishes she learned from her grandmother, aunts and mother.
Foo Nguyen, Orange County, California, would combine Asian flavors with Midwestern
comfort food classics when he began to cook. Dan Rinaldi, Providence, Rhode Island,
was raised in a multi-generational Italian family and takes pride in sharing his family
recipes. Minneapolis, Minnesota native Tony Scherber鈥檚 adoptive mother cooked dishes
from an old Korean cookbook to help him stay connected to his birth culture. Boise,
Idaho resident Nikki Tomaino Allemand鈥檚 cooking combines her family鈥檚 Italian roots
with her Pacific Northwest upbringing.
Learn more by contacting KMOS PBS members, Scott Alvested at alvested@ucmo.edu or Gracie Ratterree at ratterree@ucmo.edu.
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