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Counter Space
Counter Space

Counter Space

—Amid the throes of a global pandemic and a changing climate, Sophia Roe uses food as a lens to explore the changing world.
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Season 124 of 24 Episodes

  • Political dissent finds expression in food; Sophia cooks fishballs and curry sauce; meeting a chef who wrote a protest cookbook; a Black woman making a statement by foraging.

  • 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.

  • Coffee from a war zone comes to Michigan; Sophia bakes glazed coffee bundt cakes; meeting the Monk of Mokha; a social experiment in Black history with black coffee.

  • Champagne makers dealing with the pandemic; Sophia cooks fennel crusted pork with champagne and grape sauce; meeting a bubbly empress; Taji hangs with a boozy treat dealer.

  • Mexico bans junk food to take on disease; Sophia cooks a dinner with canned and frozen food; exploring trade impacts on tradition; snackers scouring the globe for treats.

  • Lebanon shifts away from meat amid an economic crisis as Sophia cooks a vegan kibbeh; a New York chef works in the pandemic; a prisoner converts his bed to a grill.

  • Sanctions in Russia help spawn a new industry; Sophia makes sweet and savory sirniki; a photographer explains why older Russians pack a month's worth of food in the pantry.

  • Celebrating 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.

  • Uighur restaurateurs use food to preserve their heritage as Sophia cooks Kewap lamb kebabs; meeting a Uighur school founder and a TikToker who blends activism and makeup tutorials.

  • Fishing moves to indoor tanks to feed demand; Sophia makes salmon poke bowls; an environmental advocate shells out for cleaner waters; Japan's ama divers.

  • Mexican cartels muscle in on America's avocado trend; Sophia cooks with cactus to make nopales fish tacos; meeting a supply chain expert; the origins of the Hass avocado.

  • Japan's Fukushima farmers work to overcome radiation stigma; Sophia makes black rice pudding and peach compote; meeting a sommelier who says Fukushima's sake is nothing to fear.

  • Desperate Venezuelans turn to tea to fend off the coronavirus and Sophia makes preserved lemons and discusses when food can be considered medicine.

  • Australians milk an invasive spieces for a dairy alternative as Sophia cooks up some glazed goat milk waffles. We meet a dairy farmer breaking down the impact of milk alternatives.

  • Amid questions about conventional farming methods, many look to do more with less; meeting people building farms of the future; Sophia shows how to make braised cabbage.

  • COVID-19 takes its toll on restaurants; Sophia bakes a tribute for those who have been impacted and meets an expert who suggests that there are hopeful business models on the rise.

  • China supercharges its take-out industry at a cost; Sophia uses restaurant leftovers in a dish; furloughed chefs shift to delivery; a salute to the "thank you" bag.

  • The people of Ikaria cook up a healthy way of life; Sophia prepares a Mediterranean classic; asking if the blue zone diet can be replicated around the world.

  • Visiting the annual saffron harvest to see why Kashmir's legally protected spice is so coveted; Sophia explores the roots of the spice trade and makes chai saffron creme brulee.

  • French businesses bet big on insects as food; Sophia shows how to cook with bugs at home; exploring the off-limit foods that might soon be on people's plates.

  • Decades of political instability take a toll on Iraq's national dish, grilled carp; Sophia shows how to make masgouf sauce and meets a chef upholding his heritage through food.

  • Systemic racism in America's food systems; Sophia pays homage to the legendary chef Edna Lewis through cooking and talks with culinary star Kia Damon.

  • Sophia explores kids' access to food in Kenya and cooks a traditional Kenyan stew; New York teachers bridge the hunger gap in the U.S. and pay homage to the humble lunch box.

  • Counter Space explores the role that isolation has had on eating disorders this year; Sophia and friend Jessie Kahnweiler cook remotely and forge a connection during lockdown.
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Amid the throes of a global pandemic and a changing climate, Sophia Roe uses food as a lens to explore the changing world.

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