Premieres Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025 at 2:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+
Test cook Morgan Bolling makes Indoor Barbecued Ribs for host Julia Collin Davison. Equipment expert Hannah Crowley reviews panini presses.
Toni Tipton-Martin shares the origins of jalapeño poppers, and test cook Lawman Johnson shows host Bridget Lancaster how to make them in the air fryer.
In COOK’S COUNTRY Season 18, hosts Bridget Lancaster, Julia Collin Davison, and Toni Tipton-Martin, along with test cooks Morgan Bolling, Lawman Johnson, Christie Morrison, Ashley Moore, Bryan Roof, and Kelly Song, cook regional specialties from across the U.S., including coastal Georgia paella, Gullah Lowcountry red rice, mesquite-grilled tacos rasurados, and so much more. COOK'S COUNTRY also includes fascinating short documentary segments on the origins, history and regional context of American food, presented by COOK'S COUNTRY Editor-in-Chief Toni Tipton-Martin.
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