AMERICA THE BOUNTIFUL Season 2


#201 - Crawfish in Louisiana
Capri explores regional traditions surrounding crawfish in Lousiana. She visits the longest running crawfish festival in the state; travels deep into the bayou with a true Cajun, and boils up a feast; sees how crawfish are farmed; and learns how to make a Creole crawfish bisque.

#202 - Mushrooms in Pennsylvania
Capri discovers why the area surrounding Kennett Square, PA is considered the “Mushroom Capital of the World.” She visits a mushroom farm; samples mushroom ice cream; learns how to forage wild mushrooms; and cooks a mushroom feast al fresco.

#203 - Walleye in Ohio
Capri explores regional traditions surrounding walleye and perch in Ohio. She catches walleye in Lake Erie; cooks walleye fillets, cheeks, and “wings” on Kelleys Island; discovers how academics are innovating raising perch with aquaculture; and visits James Beard-awarded Larder in Cleveland to sample gefilte fish.

#204 - Wheat in Kansas
Capri explores regional traditions surrounding wheat in Kansas. She learns how wheat was harvested 150 years ago and how it's harvested today; learns how to mill flour and make sourdough bread; and learns about a new perennial wheatgrass named Kernza that’s being used like wheat in products like pasta and beer.

#205 - Honey in North Dakota
Capri explores regional traditions surrounding honey in North Dakota. She visits one of the largest apiaries in the state to see how bees make honey; visits a small honey producer who also makes beeswax products; learns how mead is made; and learns how to cook a historic Russian honey cake called Medovik.

#206 - Lobster in Maine
Capri explores regional traditions surrounding lobster in Maine. She visits the largest lobster festival in Maine; boards a working lobster boat; experiences a traditional lobster boil on a private island; and gets a taste of Togo through two lobster driven dishes at restaurant Me Lon Togo.

#207 - Cherries in Michigan
Capri Cafaro explores the regional traditions surrounding cherries in Michigan. She visits a cherry farm and harvests both sweet and tart cherries; stops in at the country’s largest cherry festival; learns how to make a cold cherry soup; and visits a roadside cherry mecca.

#208 - Grapes in New York
Capri Cafaro explores regional traditions surrounding grapes in New York. She visits the Naples Grape Festival and learns how to make Concord grape pie; visits an upstate winemaker; and learns how a Syrian-American restauranteur is using grape leaves to introduce New Yorkers to the flavor of his home country.

#209 - Salmon in Washington
Capri explores the regional traditions surrounding salmon in Washington. She experiences drift net fishing with members of the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe; smokes the fish over alder wood; learns how to process salmon roe; and samples salmon collar at Pike Place Market.

#210 - Pumpkins In Illinois
Capri explores regional traditions surrounding pumpkins in Illinois. She experiences the largest collection of Jack-O-Lanterns in the world; visits a fourth generation pumpkin grower; learns how to make a pumpkin and squash soup; and samples a pumpkin seed molé.

#211 - Olives in California
Capri Cafaro explores regional traditions surrounding olives in California. She learns how olives came to California at a 19th century Mission; harvests olives and learns how to make olive oil; and learns how to cook a traditional Greek olive hand pie called Eliopitikia.

#212 - Beef in Texas
Capri explores the regional traditions surrounding cattle ranching and beef in Texas. She visits a working wagyu beef cattle ranch; learns how to cook traditional chilé con carne; visits a barbecue competition; and learns how to make traditional barbacoa by cooking a whole cow head in an underground pit.

#213 - Taro in Hawaii
Capri explores regional traditions surrounding taro in Hawaii. She learns about the history of taro and how to harvest the root and leaves; learns how to make hand-pounded poi; learns how to cook lau lau for a family feast; and samples the taro-centric dessert called kulolo.