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Jamie's American Road Trip

2009 1 season 6 eps TV-G

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Season 1

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Season 1

50 min

S1 · E1 · Sep 1, 2009

Los Angeles Episode 1

Los Angeles is synonymous with glitz and glamour. But Jamie experiences a very different version of the American Dream a few miles east of the Hollywood sign among America's largest concentration of Mexican immigrants. East LA is notorious for gangs, drugs and violence, but Jamie also discovers a community proud of its food, committed to family and striving to achieve a better life. Jamie samples Mexican delicacies with great-great-grandmother Maria at a fiesta-style birthday party. But on the following day he meets Rigo, an ex-gang member turned successful chef who is hosting a special meal to commemorate his uncle Emmanuel, the victim of a gangland shooting. Jamie is inspired to discover the fresh flavours of Mexican food at a charity helping ex-gang members, and agrees to cook his version of a Mexican feast for a baptism meal.

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50 min

S1 · E2 · Sep 8, 2009

Wyoming Episode 2

In the second episode of Jamie's American Roadtrip Jamie steps into the Wild West states of Wyoming and Montana to find out what life as a cowboy is really like. Jamie spends time at a rodeo in Cody, before heading upstate into the mountains to try and cut it on a working cattle ranch. He cooks for proper cowboys, rides out into the wilderness and even sleeps rough under the stars!

6.6 · You

50 min

S1 · E3 · Sep 15, 2009

New York Episode 3

For the first time, Jamie will be eating outside Manhattan, experiencing an illegal dinner and opening his own underground restaurant. "New York's food culture is built on wave after wave of immigration," says Jamie, "it's the world on a plate." In Astoria, Egyptian chef Ali takes Jamie to a halal butcher and sends him on a sensory trip down memory lane with a long forgotten taste of hibiscus. "When I was 4 years old someone gave me that on the Norfolk Broads and I've been searching for that flavour ever since and never found it!" he beams.

7.0 · You

50 min

S1 · E4 · Sep 22, 2009

Louisiana Episode 4

Jamie goes hunting for alligators and cooking gumbo in Louisiana, as well as helping a local eatery get back on its feet again just weeks after Hurricane Gustav has wreaked havoc.

7.0 · You

50 min

S1 · E5 · Sep 29, 2009

Georgia Episode 5

Jamie finds himself in the Deep South as he visits the state of Georgia in the fifth episode of Jamie’s American Roadtrip. One of the country’s poorest states and birthplace of the civil rights movement, Jamie embarks on a recession roadtrip across the state.

7.3 · You

50 min

S1 · E6 · Oct 6, 2009

Arizona Episode 6

The final stop on Jamie's tour is a Navajo Indian reservation in Arizona, where he encounters America's oldest cuisine and experiences Navajo traditions up close and spiritually.

6.6 · You

6 episodes in Season 1

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Jamie is heading off the beaten track to find the real underground food and meet up with the unsung heroes who make American food far more interesting and varied than its reputation allows. Rather than fancy restaurants and top chefs, he'll be meeting, and learning from, real cooks making honest food for working people at street stalls, off-road diners and down-to-earth local restaurants. Along the way, he’s picking up delicious new recipes, experiencing tastes old and new, and learning how other cultures adapt when they come to the USA. From cowboys to alligator hunters, and ex-gang members to high-society ladies, Jamie wants to discover the real heart of America, through its people, culture, music and – most importantly - its food.

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Cast

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Jamie Oliver

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The Naked Chef

Jamie's 30-Minute Meals

Total runtime 6h 0m · Episode length 60 min · Country United Kingdom

Show info

Premiered

September 1, 2009

Final episode

October 6, 2009

Status

Ended

Network

Channel 4

Country

United Kingdom

Type

Scripted

Episode length

60 min

Total runtime

6h 0m

Original language

English

Production

F

Fresh One Productions

Production

United Kingdom

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Languages

Spoken on screen

English

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