Counter Space

Season 1

These days, food is news. Amid the throes of a global pandemic and a changing climate, Sophia Roe uses food as a lens to explore our changing world. Counter Space is an experiential journey through culinary news, trends and innovations.

Where to Watch Counter Space • Season 1

24 Episodes

Hong Kong Protest Food
E1
Hong Kong Protest Food
Spain's Table Steaks
E2
Spain's Table SteaksExploring the future of meat from aging oxen to 3D printed steaks; Sophia elevates beef with compound butter; vegan butcher; Venezuelan making a Trump Burger.
Yemen's Coffee Conflict
E3
Yemen's Coffee ConflictA family brings coffee from a warzone to Michigan. Sophia bakes glazed coffee bundt cakes & meet the Monk of Mohka. Plus a social experiment in Black history with black coffee
France Dying on the Vine
E4
France Dying on the VineChampagne makers grapple with the pandemic as Sophia cooks fennel crusted pork with champagne and grape sauce. We meet a bubbly empress while Taji hangs with a boozy treat dealer.
Mexico's Banned Foods
E5
Mexico's Banned FoodsMexico bans junk food to tackle disease as Sophia cooks a dinner with canned and frozen food. We probe trade impacts on tradition and meet snackers scouring the globe for treats.
Lebanon's Crisis Diet
E6
Lebanon's Crisis DietLebanon shifts away from meat amid an economic crisis as Sophia cooks a vegan Kibbeh. Meet a NY chef working in the pandemic & a prisoner who converted his bed to a grill.
Russia's Home Grown
E7
Russia's Home GrownSanctions in Russia help spawn a new industry and Sophia makes sweet and savory Sirniki. A photographer explains why older Russians pack a month's worth of food in the pantry.
Mushrooms: 2020 Winner
E8
Mushrooms: 2020 WinnerWe celebrate the unexpected winner of a bizarre year by digging into mushroom mania. Sophia makes wild mushroom soup and geeks out with Chile's first female mycologist.
Preserving Culture
E9
Preserving Culture
Tank to Table
E10
Tank to Table
Chain Reaction
E11
Chain Reaction
Food Fears
E12
Food Fears
Self-curing
E13
Self-curing
Alt Milk
E14
Alt Milk
Future Farms
E15
Future Farms
Last Orders
E16
Last Orders
Demand & Supply
E17
Demand & Supply
Feeding Longevity
E18
Feeding Longevity
Spice Of Life
E19
Spice Of Life
Edible Insects
E20
Edible Insects
Taste Of A Nation
E21
Taste Of A Nation
Food Justice
E22
Food Justice
Elementary Needs
E23
Elementary Needs
Feeding On Isolation
E24
Feeding On Isolation