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Family Dinner

Family Dinner

—Andrew Zimmern visits families across the United States to enjoy their families' meals.
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Season 118 of 20 Episodes

  • Andrew joins the Ponce family for a Mexican dinner in Queens, N.Y.

  • Known from the movie "The Sound of Music," the von Trapp family shares with Andrew the ways they honor their Austrian heritage through their dinner traditions.

  • Shawn loves cooking up childhood staples and New Orleans classics that help the family make new memories around the dinner table.

  • The Biegels have been growing cranberries on their marsh in Wisconsin Rapids for five generations; caring for cranberries keeps them busy year-round, but they always make time for family meals on Sundays.

  • New Jersey sisters Sarah and Kaitlin Leung miss their childhood meals; together, they start a food blog featuring traditional Chinese recipes to keep the family connected.

  • Helen and Al Arends of Willmar, Minnesota, love feeding people, and with eight kids, they have a crowd before anyone else shows up; when work on their family farm ends, everyone makes a point to be home for favorites like Helen's Russian pelmeni.

  • The Cataldos have run their family pork store for generations in Massapequa, N.Y.; now that Emily and Sam's children are living nearby, the whole gang comes home on Monday nights to catch up and enjoy a traditional family meal.

  • The Steffans are a Midwestern family who realize the importance of food when it comes to keeping their family close in good times and bad; recipes are named after family members, and even the serving bowls hold cherished memories.

  • The Leons are Miami restaurateurs who work together at their Cuban eatery; they love to unwind with family dinners several times a week and always have enough delectable food for their friends in the neighborhood.

  • The Terrys are members of the Ho-Chunk Nation, a Native American tribe that, according to oral history, has lived in Wisconsin prior to two ice ages; they believe that food nourishes the body and reconnects them with their land and their ancestors.

  • Sharing African food and culture to show love.

  • The Zuber family has roots dating back to the founding of Amana Colonies in Iowa by German immigrants; everyone is family in Amana, and Andrew quickly learns that when he joins the Zuber family for a meal.

  • For the Beevas family of Minneapolis, food is healing in every way, and they're known for serving and sharing food with the people in their community; every meal Tomme Beevas makes shows his Caribbean influence and is a nod to his Jamaican roots.

  • When family isn't nearby, quality time with friends becomes extra important; Minneapolis couple Jon and Laurel have friends who work in the food industry, so their shared meals are top-notch and big enough for all who drop by.

  • The Palmer family shares their love for all things maple at their family sugar shack in Shelburne, Vermont. From hot dogs to dessert, every recipe includes a little maple syrup.

  • Jerome and Brianna Smallwood share a passion for cooking soul food.

  • The Petrillos love sharing southern Italian eats and entertaining friends.

  • The Pinheiros are a large Portuguese and Brazilian family who gather most weekends to cook traditional dishes like picanha and octopus; they enjoy a loud dinner in the basement, the only place they all can fit, and end the day with a dance party.
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Andrew Zimmern visits families across the United States to enjoy their families' meals.

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