Rezension von EUyeshima

Even though this six-part 2025 series is from National Geographic, I have to admit I was hesitant to watch what I feared would be a superficial celebrity-focused food travel series, this one hosted by Queer Eye's popular cooking coach Antoni Porowski. However, after watching three episodes, I found myself gravitating to this well-crafted cross-pollination of Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s "Finding Your Roots" and Phil Rosenthal's "Somebody Feed Phil". Each show focuses on a Gen X-to-Y celebrity, spotlights the cuisine of his or her ancestral country, and shares revelations regarding ancestral lineage that are even unknown to the celebrity's immediate family. The result is part travel show, part food porn, part cooking demo, and part genealogy discovery. It might come across as a bit contrived, but at least in the episodes featuring Florence Pugh (England), Awkwafina (South Korea), and Henry Golding (Malaysia/Borneo), the results were custom-polished travelogues enhanced by their likability and their refreshing sense of curiosity. Porowski manages a consistent level of infectious energy, though I think partnering with a genealogy expert might bolster his credibility as a globetrotting host. It's on Hulu.