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Hosts Yu Hayami and Patrick Harlan, with the help of Japanese chefs Tatsuo Saito and Rika Yukimasa, introduce Americans to the techniques, ingredients and harmony of Japanese cuisine.

Pork guazzetto with beans; matalotta-style mixed fish stew.

Dry chili chicken; breaking down different miso; sour and hot Napa cabbage.

Back-street fish markets; pizza; climbing Mount Vesuvius; the ruins of Pompeii.

Joseph sets out from Iquitos, Peru, and makes his way through the Amazon rainforest for daybreak bird watching, night safaris in search of caimans, piranha fishing, canoeing the Amazon's tributaries, and swimming with pink dolphins.

Exploring the Moravian garden and 18th-century kitchen house Burnside Plantation in Bethlehem, Pa.; recipes include "to fry beets" and rack of venison.

Individual inside-out eggplant parm rollups; an ancient version of hard-boiled eggs; eggs baked in individual cups of ham with a tasty topping.

People, places and events from all over the state.

Roasted tomatoes rice with cumin and oregano; chicken livers with chipotle caramelized onions; avocado and panela cheese salad.

Moroccan chicken with preserved lemons; chef Eduardo Garcia make his homemade crepes with a twist.

A family grows American ginseng in Wausau, Wis.; a backyard oyster farm in Greenport, Long Island, supplies famous restaurants like Le Bernardin.

Dry chili chicken; breaking down different miso; sour and hot Napa cabbage.

Velvety Turkish scrambled eggs with yogurt; recipes for wok-fried eggs and soy sauce eggs; Cantonese-style shrimp omelet on rice.

Apples bon femme; stew of red summer fruit; braised pears in caramel sauce; flambeed bananas; apple fritters.

Chef Marcel Desaulniers prepares oven-roasted plum cakes with chocolate sauce and chocolate-mint nightcaps.

The tiny railroad town of Goffs in the eastern Mojave Desert; Amboy; the only piece of Route 66 that runs through a military installation; Elmer's Bottle Tree Ranch.

Pork guazzetto with beans; matalotta-style mixed fish stew.

Dalmation Coast; hiking through Plitvice Lakes National Park; Zagreb; Istrian Peninsula.

Exploring South Padre Island, the longest barrier island on the South Texas Coast, from fishing and bird-watching to horseback riding and kayaking.

Idaho dairy farmers protect rivers and streams; a Tennessee couple makes goat cheese; cottage cheese; a Minnesota milkman.

Argentina's nostalgic Route 40 passes along the base of the Cordillera of the Andes; wine capital of Mendoza; varieties of Malbec and Argentine food.

People, places and events from all over the state.

Sailing in Newport, R.I.; the largest whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere in the Bold Coast of Maine; a classic New England general store.

The mezcal-producing fields of Oaxaca; Isthmus of Tehuantepec, where women dominate the native culture; Chiapas, a river town home to ancient peoples and an unusual carnival celebration.

Exploring the Moravian garden and 18th-century kitchen house Burnside Plantation in Bethlehem, Pa.; recipes include "to fry beets" and rack of venison.

Cherry harvest in Washington; harvesting Georgia watermelons; baby carrots; a Michigan farmer saves energy growing under glass.

Dining with author Emily Giffin at her favorite seafood restaurant in Atlanta, where she talks about the anatomy of a best-selling book.

Pork guazzetto with beans; matalotta-style mixed fish stew.

Individual inside-out eggplant parm rollups; an ancient version of hard-boiled eggs; eggs baked in individual cups of ham with a tasty topping.

Dry chili chicken; breaking down different miso; sour and hot Napa cabbage.

Jogging in Hyde Park; British Museum; Victoria and Albert Museum; East End food tour; celebrating London's regeneration.

A country ham salad and peach and lemony ricotta salad; Allan Benton talks about his Smoky Mountain hams and bacon; two-ingredient biscuits and red-eye gravy; using all parts of a country ham.

On New Year's Eve, Eliza, Pete and Ryan deal with a risky hot-air balloon retrieval; Wayne goes to his clinic's fundraiser; Matty and Chaya clash.

A street golfer is set up to look as if he was killed in a hit-and-run, while explosives mysteriously go missing from a local quarry.

An astrophysicist is found struck by lightning but no storm had occured at the time of his death.

People, places and events from all over the state.

Exploring Bologna's Piazza Maggiore, hidden canals and walking the portico to the San Luca sanctuary; shopping the Quadrilatero; a historic cutlery shop; a twins-run leather boutique.

Bugoynes, a remote fishing village at the edge of Norway, where Finnish heritage and Arctic traditions thrive; reindeer herding; Arctic farming.

Chefs Mike Brown and Bob Gerken head to the kitchen with their moms to cook childhood favorites the old-fashioned way.

Dry chili chicken; breaking down different miso; sour and hot Napa cabbage.

Pork guazzetto with beans; matalotta-style mixed fish stew.

Yeasted doughnuts; vegan chocolate ice cream tasting; banana muffins with coconut and macadamia.

Aunt Jules' pie; Louisiana-style hot sauces; Gullah Lowcountry red rice.

Velvety Turkish scrambled eggs with yogurt; recipes for wok-fried eggs and soy sauce eggs; Cantonese-style shrimp omelet on rice.

Seeking inspiration for appetizers, entrees, wines and desserts in the Rioja region of Spain; San Sebastian, a culinary mecca with the world's most Michelin star restaurants per capita.

The Amalfi Coast: Positano resort; Sorrento; ancient Greek temples at Paestum; the Blue Grotto.

Ancient sites where some of the world's oldest artifacts were discovered; traditional artisans and religious and communal celebrations of Armenia.

Jeff is invited inside the rarely-seen operations of the 144th Fighter Wing base in Fresno.

Exploring Union County, New Jersey, from the First Presbyterian Church in Elizabeth and Patriot-era cemeteries to historic locations in Scotch Plains, Springfield and Plainfield; battles, espionage and local culture.

A look back at the Roman-tinged Hippodrome; ancient ritual of the Turkish bath; the Blue Mosque; the grand Hagia Sophia; Spice Market; exploring Topkapi Palace.

Animal parents balance risk and reward to raise their young in grasslands; wild dogs must control their teen pups for survival; an expecting langur learns parenting skills by babysitting.

Scientists conduct the largest animal communication study in history to see if innovative word buttons truly enable dogs to talk.

Pork guazzetto with beans; matalotta-style mixed fish stew.

Old-school techniques of stone-grinding and making the perfect sourdough; using Baker's Field Flour in a delicate tart.

Velvety Turkish scrambled eggs with yogurt; recipes for wok-fried eggs and soy sauce eggs; Cantonese-style shrimp omelet on rice.

Pasta pomodoro; polenta puttanesca.

Individual inside-out eggplant parm rollups; an ancient version of hard-boiled eggs; eggs baked in individual cups of ham with a tasty topping.

How to clean and cook greens for various dishes that are easy and accessible; fruit and vegetable garden; an elixir made from a pot of greens.

People, places and events from all over the state.

The team at Haberdish in Charlotte, N.C., hosts an event called "Fried Chicken Around the World.".

Two million Irish people emigrated in the immediate aftermath of the Famine; the contribution of the Irish, as well as other ethnic groups, in the building of the U.S.; the role of the Irish in the world.

Locations include Burgh Island and Greenway House; biographer Laura Thompson discusses Christie's mysterious disappearance in 1926.

Jeff is invited inside the rarely-seen operations of the 144th Fighter Wing base in Fresno.

A look back at the Roman-tinged Hippodrome; ancient ritual of the Turkish bath; the Blue Mosque; the grand Hagia Sophia; Spice Market; exploring Topkapi Palace.

Animal parents balance risk and reward to raise their young in grasslands; wild dogs must control their teen pups for survival; an expecting langur learns parenting skills by babysitting.

Scientists conduct the largest animal communication study in history to see if innovative word buttons truly enable dogs to talk.

Computer scientist Brent Seales attempts to read inside hundreds of carbonized ancient scrolls found at the archaeological site of Herculaneum in Italy.

British General Cornwallis struggles to pacify the southern states; supported by the French, a victory at Yorktown secures independence for the Americans.

How Black and Jewish communities collaborated in music, film and activism from the 1920s to the 1950s.

New York's Capital Region celebrates Mississippi Day each September, commemorating the roots of a community born from the migration of Blacks from the small town of Shubuta, Miss., to Albany, N.Y. and surrounding areas.

Chile lime baby back ribs; green piquin chili and oregano salsa; grilled queso fundido potatoes with bacon.

A country ham salad and peach and lemony ricotta salad; Allan Benton talks about his Smoky Mountain hams and bacon; two-ingredient biscuits and red-eye gravy; using all parts of a country ham.