EPISODES 

Chef Lasse Sorensen takes a look back at the people and food of season 2 of Food is Love and takes stock of the lessons he has learned along the way.

Chef Lasse Sorensen goes in search of St Louis soul food and finds an unexpected connection to Chef Lavinia McCoy of Gourmet Soul. Please subscribe!

Did you know the 1st plant-based nutrition and culinary education center, Center for Plant Based Living, is located in Kirkwood, Mo? In this episode, Chef Lasse spends time with Caryn Dugan (STL Veg Girl/Owner of CPBL) where she makes vegan education fun. Become part of the Center for Plant-based living from anywhere in the world & get a full library of plant-based cooking classes. Learn more here: https://www.cpbl-stl.com/membership

Chef Lasse always wanted to be a cowboy & in this episode, he's gets a small taste of the lifestyle at Meyer Family Farm. See the connection between what happens in the kitchen & what happens on the farm. Watch new episodes of this Emmy-Nominated Show, Saturdays at 3:30 on Nine PBS, or on this channel anytime after episode premieres.

Chef Lasse Sorensen spends time with Chef Logan Ely of The Lucky Accomplice of Fox Park, where he learns a new form of discipline that crosses over into the kitchen.

Chef Lasse spends time getting to know James Beard Award Winner, Chef Kevin Nashan of Peacemaker, Sidney Street Cafe & LaTerturlia/Tulsa.

Chef Lasse Sorensen explores Japanese culture in St Louis and learns sushi making from Chef Heidi Skye

Chef Lasse visits the Florida Keys and finds an unlikely connection to St Louis.

We find the best picnic items, with the help of some STL Food Bloggers, for a picnic in Forest Park

Chef Lasse discovers elevated Malaysian cuisine with Chef Bernie Lee of Akar in Clayton, Mo

Chef Lasse sits down with the former chef for The Grateful Dead & Owner of Steve's Hot Dogs/The Urge Frontman, Steve Ewing, in this fun, musically inspired episode of Food is Love.

Chef Lasse Sorensen looks for meaning in the Chinese dumpling and meets several inspiring women along the way including Chinese American entrepreneur Angela Zeng, creator of the whole food smoothie line Karuna.

Chef Lasse visits Cafe Napoli in Clayton to meet Italian American immigrant Tony Pietoso aka "The King of Clayton"

Relive some of our favorite moments from the 1st Season of the 4X Emmy Nominated Show, Food is Love, which follows Chef Lasse Sorenson on a culinary tour of the St Louis food scene.

What do Uraguay, Ecuador, seafood and Soccer have in common?

In episode 11 of Food is Love Chef Lasse spends time getting to know restauranteur Ben Poremba, owner and Chef at Elaia and Olio, and learns how food can bring positive change to a once forgotten slice of the Lou.

In episode 10 of Food is Love, Chef Lasse nostalgically searches St. Louis for a connection to his upbringing in his fathers renown pastry shop. Highlights include stops at Vincent Van Doughnut in Tower Grove, Kaldi Coffee Roasters and making macrons at La Patisserie Choquette in Botanical Heights.

In Episode 109 “La Chata”, Chef Lasse gets the backstory on the authentic Mexican food at La Chata Restaurant. He explores a Mexican market on Cherokee Street and later In the kitchen, gets an education in different varieties of peppers. Some of them hot.

In Episode 108 “Turn” - Chef Lasse explores food in the St Louis Art District at TURN Restaurant. With Theaters closed and restaurant restrictions in place, the pandemic has taken a heavy toll on the industry. Lasse also visits a food roof and finds nostalgia while visiting the Moto Museum.

Chef Lasse explores Caribbean food in St Louis and how a hurricane carried the seeds for a business venture from the islands to the city of St Louis.

Chef Lasse goes into the kitchen at the landmark St. Louis Vietnamese restaurant, Mai Lee and Nudo House learns the story of how authentic ramen found its way to the loop.

Chef Lasse visits Seafood and Big Easy inspired restaurant, Gulf Shores. Highlights include a dump dinner preparation.

In this Emmy Nominated Episode, Chef Lasse visits Egg Restaurant in the Benton Park neighborhood of St Louis to learn how a Tunisian transplant to the city has been offering a fusion of breakfast creations centered around eggs. Lasse is reminded of the resilience the city has shown in past disasters.

In this Emmy Nominated Episode, Chef Lasse at the popular ‘Balkan Treat Box’ to learn about its origins and the technique of baking bread in a wood fire oven. Owners Lauren and Edo Nalic explain the Balkan influences in their menu and educate Lasse of Balkan heritage of the city of St Louis, which has the highest population of Bosnians anywhere outside of Bosnia. Viewers get a behind the scenes look at a Bosnian family meal and learn about more traditional foods.