Jamie's American Road Trip

Series 1 Episode 1
First Broadcast: 9PM Tue 1 September 2009

Los Angeles is synonymous with glitz and glamour. But Jamie experiences a very different version of the American Dream a few miles east of the Hollywood sign among America's largest concentration of Mexican immigrants.

East LA is notorious for gangs, drugs and violence, but Jamie also discovers a community proud of its food, committed to family and striving to achieve a better life.

Jamie samples Mexican delicacies with great-great-grandmother Maria at a fiesta-style birthday party. But on the following day he meets Rigo, an ex-gang member turned successful chef who is hosting a special meal to commemorate his uncle Emmanuel, the victim of a gangland shooting.

Jamie is inspired to discover the fresh flavours of Mexican food at a charity helping ex-gang members, and agrees to cook his version of a Mexican feast for a baptism meal.

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    1. Jamie's American Road Trip Series 1 Episode 1 Los Angeles

      Los Angeles is synonymous with glitz and glamour. But Jamie experiences a very different version of the American Dream…

      • This episode has subtitles available.
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    2. Jamie Oliver Series 1 Episode 2 Wyoming

      Jamie tries the rodeo, camp-fire cooking, Rocky Mountain Oysters, and a night sleeping under the stars in Wyoming, to…

      • Scenes of calf branding and castration which some viewers may find distressing
      • This episode has subtitles available.
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    3. Jamie Oliver Series 1 Episode 3 New York

      Jamie explores the underground restaurant scene in New York, shares a Hookah in Queens, makes noodles on the hoof in…

      • Some strong language
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    4. Jamie's American Road Trip Series 1 Episode 4 Louisiana

      Jamie goes hunting for alligators and cooking gumbo in Louisiana, as well as helping a local eatery get back on its…

      • Strong language and skinning and killing of an alligator
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    5. Jamie's American Road Trip Series 1 Episode 5 Georgia to Florida

      Jamie drives across America's Deep South in search of the best cheap food in the US. Along the way, he cooks soul food…

      • Contains language some viewers may find racially offensive
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    6. Jamie's American Road Trip Series 1 Episode 6 Arizona

      The final stop on Jamie's tour is a Navajo Indian reservation in Arizona, where he encounters America's oldest cuisine…

      • Contains scenes of animal slaughter which some viewers may find distressing
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