Soul Food Junkies

Hosted by Evan Kleiman Feb. 16, 2013 Food & Drink

Byron Hurt is an award winning documentary filmmaker. His latest documentary, Soul Food Junkies, explores the history of soul food and its relationship to health in the African American community.

You can watch the film on the Good Food blog.

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Credits

Host:

Evan Kleiman

Producers:

Gillian Ferguson, Laryl Garcia, Sarah Rogozen, Harriet Ells

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