Home Cooking With Kat & Friends, a new, one-hour special from Arkansas PBS, hosted by Arkansas food historian and travel writer Kat Robinson, will premiere Thursday.
The culinary narrative will feature renowned chefs and home cooks from across the state.
"This is an opportunity to return to our roots in a comforting way," Robinson said. "Our lives have been busy; now, with more time in our own homes, many of us are turning to our own kitchens and rediscovering our love of cooking."
The show will feature old family cookbooks and working with foods that are readily available in the home kitchen "to create meals for those under our roofs again, like our parents and grandparents once did," Robinson said.
"Our kitchens have become bright spots in uncertain times," she said.
Segments will include guests such as Zara Abassi of @zaramadeit food blog; Kelli Marks of Sweet Love Bakes; Ken Dempsey, executive chef of Aramark Russellville School District; Scott McGehee and John Beachboard of Yellow Rocket Concepts; Ruth and Grace Pepler of Dogwood Hills Guest Farm; and Colby Smith of The Hope Bistro.
"Creating this no-contact cooking program has been challenging," Robinson said. "Much of what you'll see was recorded on a cellphone, by cooks who may have not had video experience before. These stories matter, even if the technology isn't state-of-the-art. The recipes, the individuals, and what they bring to the table are all part of the story."
NW News on 05/31/2020