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Preview: 2/18/2025 | 29sVideo has Closed Captions
Join Deb Freeman to discover the life and legacy of chef Edna Lewis, one dish at a time.
From Freetown, Virginia, to New York City, Edna Lewis carved a remarkable path. She introduced many Americans to seasonal cooking, Southern cooking — the cooking of the Black community in rural Virginia that raised her. Yet despite a life that included fame and acclaim, she is not a household name. In FINDING EDNA LEWIS, Deb Freeman travels to the places where Miss Lewis made her mark.
Trailer
Preview: 2/18/2025 | 29sVideo has Closed Captions
From Freetown, Virginia, to New York City, Edna Lewis carved a remarkable path. She introduced many Americans to seasonal cooking, Southern cooking — the cooking of the Black community in rural Virginia that raised her. Yet despite a life that included fame and acclaim, she is not a household name. In FINDING EDNA LEWIS, Deb Freeman travels to the places where Miss Lewis made her mark.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship- I'm Deb Freeman.
I write, I'm a podcast host.
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And I love to eat.
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[Laughs] I'm uncovering the life and legacy of one of my culinary heroes.
Edna Lewis, a Black woman from Virginia who changed the way we eat.
I'm talking to people who knew her best, and chefs inspired by her example.
Join me in Finding Edna Lewis.
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