Full Exclusive interview with Chef Rika Yukimasa
“Dining with the Chef” on Create is a little virtual getaway to the Tokyo kitchen of chef Rika Yukimasa, as she teaches American co-host Patrick Harlan how to cook Japanese food for the home chef. KLCS talked to Rika on a weekend when all of Tokyo stayed at home during the pandemic, she shared advice […]
Full Exclusive interview with Joanne Weir
Joanne Weir, a James Beard-award winning author, who’s been on PBS for 20 years and on Create TV, talks to KLCS about her favorite dish from her time at the famed Chez Panisse, what she does when she isn’t on a set teaching us how to cook, and sharing life’s simple pleasures in food like […]
Educational Continuity Programming
Full Exclusive interview with Marcus Samuelsson
Foodies have followed Marcus Samuelsson’s career trajectory as far back as his job at Aquavit, where this Ethiopian-Swedish chef gained national attention. Now Marcus has his own show, “No Passport Required,” which airs on KLCS and Create. Here he talks to us about why he wanted to do this show given his busy restaurant career, […]
Full Exclusive interview with Kevin Belton
Some of us first noticed a gregarious host named Kevin Belton pop up on CreateTV seemingly out of nowhere a year or so ago, teaching us how to cook cuisine from New Orleans in his warm, inviting way that makes cooking gumbo seem easy to do. Kevin talked to KLCS about the reaction most viewers […]
Full Exclusive interview with Christine Cushing
Christine Cushing may seem like a new face to U.S. viewers, but this passionate chef has been on television for years in Canada, including on Food Network. “Confucius was a Foodie” is what brings her to PBS audiences for the first time. The show’s global stops included Los Angeles, where she talks to KLCS about […]
Homefires on KLCS|Passport
KLCS’ exclusive interview with Homefires creator Simon Block. Both seasons of Homefires are now steaming on KLCS | Passport. After Season Two, Home Fires was canceled by ITV, just as PBS viewers were starting to enjoy this female-driven ensemble set in World War II rural England, where the fear of Nazi invasion was a daily […]
Full Exclusive interview with Vivian Howard
For those of us who missed seeing Vivian Howard going about her day at her North Carolina restaurants, KLCS recently started re-airing Season One of “A Chef’s Life.” This was a good time to catch up with her to see what’s new. Howard ended the series even though it was still popular. Fans will soon […]
Full Exclusive interview with Pati Jinich
Last season, Pati Jinich took us outside of her kitchen around Mexico to places like the oldest bar in Ensenada, Baja California; the legendary breakfast at Dona Esthela’s house, and Loreto fir one of Baja’s best-kept secrets, it’s almejas chocolates. Pati talks to KLCS about the upcoming season, her show’s aim, the dish that changed […]
Full Exclusive interview with Rick Bayless
A long time staple of the KLCS’ cooking shows line-up, Rick Bayless is back with another season of Mexico: One Plate at a Time. We caught up with Rick and asked him about what we can expect on this year’s shows, how his love of Mexican cuisine evolved and, of course, his Julia Child story. […]
