Culture Kitchen

Season 2

Combining her Afro-Latina roots and experiences from her world travels, Chef Bren Herrera is bringing authentic recipes, flare, and flavor to CLEO TV's newest series, #CultureKitchen. Get to know CLEO TV's newest chef and enjoy recipes that represent the culture.

Where to Watch Culture Kitchen • Season 2

20 Episodes

  • Cuban Favorites
    E1
    Cuban FavoritesToday is all about Cuban favorites that are near and dear to Bren's heart. First, it's juicy and tender pork chops with mojo sauce that's packed with flavor, served with Plantain Fu-Fu that makes the meal filling and complete.
  • Family Dinners
    E2
    Family DinnersBren celebrates family dinners the Herrera way. She cooks up oxtails in a spicy tomato sauce served over cilantro lime rice. Then she lays out a roasted butternut, beet, and egg salad.
  • Girls Just Want to Have Fun
    E3
    Girls Just Want to Have FunIt's super simple appetizers and drinks perfect for any party. She starts with Taro Root Fritters and a Cotton Candy Martini. Then it's her twist on guacamole with grilled pineapples, served with a smokey whiskey sour.
  • Fresh Catch
    E4
    Fresh CatchBren is keeping it fresh and delicious today. She cooks up fresh Black Bass smothered it in a spicy tomato sauce. Then she lays out char grilled oysters with a garlic butter sauce and Parmesan cheese.
  • Cuban & Jamaican Street Food
    E5
    Cuban & Jamaican Street FoodBren shares some of her favorite street foods from Cuba and Jamaica. First, she cooks up her version of jerk chicken patties, and then it's Papa Rellena, a stuffed potato done Cuban style.
  • Celebrating My Mother & Grandmother
    E6
    Celebrating My Mother & GrandmotherBren makes some of her favorite foods that pay homage to her mother and grandmother. She lays out a Chickpea and Tripe Stew and then sweetens things up with a salted caramel and espresso flan.
  • Kicked Up Southern Flavor
    E7
    Kicked Up Southern FlavorBren shouts out her friends and family who live in Atlanta with two of her favorite dishes. On the menu is her spin on creamy shrimp and grits. Then she sweetens things up with single serve apple crisps.
  • Tacos & Tequila
    E8
    Tacos & TequilaBren lays a taco bar with all the fixings. She starts with a grouper fish taco that has big and bold with flavors. Then she cooks up a tender ribeye taco that is hearty and delicious. She brings it on home with a spicy Mezcal Margarita.
  • Family Reunion
    E9
    Family ReunionBren shares how her Cuban family reunion is all about good food and good times. She makes her signature kicked up seafood boil, then she cooks up brisket flavored with Malta beer. Served with jalapeno corn bread and bourbon whipped butter.
  • Cooking Under Pressure
    E10
    Cooking Under PressureToday it's a lesson on how to get a meal on the table in half the time by using a pressure cooker. First, it's a three bean tarragon truffle chili, and then she's onto an aromatic orange ginger chicken.
  • Good Morning-Ting
    E11
    Good Morning-TingBren shows us some traditional Jamaica and Cuban breakfast foods. We start off with Ackee and saltfish with a sweet potato hash, served with up a Cuban style goat cheese pastry. She wraps up with a creamy rum and Malta drink.
  • All Hail to Rice
    E12
    All Hail to RiceIt's all about the rice, rice baby. Bren kicks things off with a Cheese layered rice called "Arroz Imperial'. Then it's Cuban style fried rice with shrimp and chicken.
  • Cooking with Love
    E13
    Cooking with LoveBren shares how her mom's love of cooking has been passed down to her and her siblings. She cooks up a split pea and sirloin one pot wonder, and then lays an authentic Spanish pudding called "nitilla"
  • Late Night Snacks & Night Caps
    E14
    Late Night Snacks & Night CapsBren cooks up some easy to make lemon pepper chicken wings with a mango habanero sauce, she also makes a smoked trout dip, all served up with her smoked black Manhattan.
  • The Flavor of Jamaica
    E15
    The Flavor of JamaicaBren lays out some traditional flavors of Jamaica. First it's a whole fried snapper served with steamed cabbage seasoned with Jamaican spices. Then it's fried plantains with a garlicky chimichurri sauce.
  • Cooking for One
    E16
    Cooking for OneIt's all about single servings. Bren lays out super simple meals if you are cooking for one. On the menu is a shrimp and lobster scampi, and a raw kale, berry and grilled chicken salad topped with truffle honey dressing.
  • Brunch at Mami's
    E17
    Brunch at Mami'sBren takes us to her Mom's house for brunch. First it's spicy chilled Spanish Gazpacho. Then it's a traditional Cuban sandwich loaded with roasted pork, turkey, ham, cheese and pickles. They finish things off with peach infused sangria.
  • Comfy & Delicious
    E18
    Comfy & DeliciousThere is no better food than comfort food, and today Bren and her Mom cook up something comfy and delicious. On the menu a ground beef and turkey Cuban style meatloaf, that is packed with flavor, served with creamy beet mashed potatoes.
  • Seafood Fanatics
    E19
    Seafood FanaticsBren and her Mom cook up their favorite seafood dishes. On the menu is a curry coconut shrimp with spicy fig dipping sauce. Then they make jumbo crab cakes served with shoestring French fries.
  • No Pressure Cooking
    E20
    No Pressure CookingBren and her Mom show us how a pressure cooker is the answer to get meals on the table fast. On the menu is oxtail a la'orange, and a creamy chicken risotto.

 

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