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Gourmet’s Adventures with Ruth invites viewers to travel the globe alongside host and Gourmet editor-in-chief Ruth Reichl, as well as celebrity guests and Gourmet editors, as they visit exotic cooking schools and experience the local foods and traditions that surround them. Ruth and her team will eat, sleep and live in and around these schools and immerse themselves fully into the culture of each location.

In its first season on public television, Gourmet’s Adventures with Ruth visits cooking schools abroad in Mexico, Italy, England, Morocco, Brazil, Laos and China; and in the United States in Washington and New York, with the series premiere episode set in Tennessee. There, Ruth and actress Frances McDormand visit Blackberry Farm, a culinary resort that exults in farm-to-fork eating by producing its own organic vegetables, honey, eggs, preserves and artisan cheeses. Gourmet editors Doc Willoughby and Ian Knauer, along with numerous celebrities who share Ruth’s passion for food and travel are featured over the course of ten, half-hour episodes. In addition to McDormand, celebrities making appearances this season include Dianne Wiest, Lorraine Bracco, Tom Skerritt and Jeffrey Wright.

“One of the best ways to learn about a culture is to cook it,” said editor-in-chief for Gourmet and host Ruth Reichl. “Throughout the first season of our exciting new series, my traveling companions and I engage fully with the flavors, aromas, and textures of each location giving viewers a unique tour of some of the most delicious destinations in the world.”