We pull up a chair with Antoni Porowski to dive into the deliciously interesting series, "No Taste Like Home" on Nat Geo!
A family recipe passed down through generations can tell you something about who you are, your culture, and your family heritage. On the Nat Geo series, No Taste Like Home, charming cookbook author and Queer Eye alum Antoni Porowski curates bespoke journeys for celebrities as they travel the globe to explore their ancestral culinary heritage. Through sweltering jungles, ancient villages, and bustling cities, they discover mouthwatering dishes, epic scenery, and hidden family stories.
Scenes In Color pulled up a chair to talk about this tantalizing and entertaining travel series with host Antoni Porowski. We go into the kitchen and across several seas to chop up it up with the food consultant and TV personality. As we look deeper into his experience with some of the delicious dishes on No Taste Like Home, Antoni also serves up a fresh take on his epic adventures with some of the biggest stars as they explored and discussed their past. Check out our interview below!
No Taste Like Home is a relatable, emotional, and culturally diverse series that will have audiences reaching for a box of tissue, dusting off the old family photo albums, and pulling out their favorite pot…mindful that there’s simply just “no taste like home”.
The episode descriptions are listed below:
“AWKWAFINA’S KOREAN HOMECOMING”
Awkwafina lost her mother at a young age. Eager to help her reconnect with her South Korean culinary and ancestral heritage, Antoni curates a voyage of discovery filled with new experiences, family revelations, and evocative flavors, which combine to give Awkwafina a new perspective on her own identity.“JUSTIN THEROUX’S ITALIAN QUEST”
Seeking the origins of a family pasta dish, Antoni takes Justin on an Italian road trip full of delicious discoveries and surprising revelations. From chasing chickens to harvesting clams, they sample the region’s finest food and uncover how Justin’s Italian ancestry relates to a family dish that made its way across the Atlantic.“JAMES MARSDEN’S GERMAN DISH UP”
On the hunt for the origins of the Marsden family’s beloved chicken fried steak, Antoni takes James from the Texas plains to Germany. Together, they discover just how much the experiences of his German forebears have shaped James’ family history. While dining with royalty and scaling the Bavarian Alps, they unearth dramatic secrets behind James’ ancestors’ decision to emigrate.“ISSA RAE’S SENEGALESE ROYAL ROOTS”
Antoni takes Issa to her father’s homeland of Senegal, where they uncover ancestral stories of powerful women and royal connections. Through this culinary journey, Issa learns more about her family’s epic history and how it all relates to her own identity.“HENRY GOLDING’S MALAYSIAN ADVENTURE”
Antoni takes Henry to Borneo, where they unearth family stories and taste their way to a deeper connection with Henry’s mother’s Iban heritage. As they cook with long-lost family and newfound friends, Henry learns that genealogy in this oral tradition is about far more than storytelling.
Porowski excels at connecting people to food, while simultaneously granting them a safe space to be open as they examine and grapple with newly found knowledge about who they are and where they come from. As a host he brings a unique spirit and flair to an extremely interesting series. His passion and curiosity along with his warmth and inviting demeanor has been a recipe for success. Viewers are hopeful that No Taste Like Home will continue to bring more stars back to their roots and homelands through food, culture, and ancestry with the ever charismatic Porowski guiding them along the way.
DON‘T FORGET TO DIVE INTO NO TASTE LIKE HOME, SUNDAYS ON NAT GEO.
ALL 6 EPISODES OF SEASON 1 ARE ALSO STREAMING NOW ON DISNEY+ AND HULU.