THE TABLE IS SET — COME JOIN ME It’s been a minute since I’ve opened up my table to the public, and I’ve really missed it. I’ve spent the last few years traveling, filming, writing my cookbook, cooking in some incredible places, and meeting people from communities all over the country. And through all of it, I keep coming back to the same thing: some of the best connections I’ve ever made started around a table. So I’m getting back in the kitchen and creating something that feels really...

In Episode 5 of Spirit Plate, Chef Pyet DeSpain visits the Yurok Tribe along California’s North Coast to harvest Pacific eel, learn traditional techniques, and celebrate river restoration through a joyful community feast.

In Episode 4 of Spirit Plate, Chef Pyet DeSpain travels to the Finger Lakes to cook alongside Onondaga elders, learn from seed keeper Angela Ferguson, and prepare a ten course feast honoring ancient Indigenous foodways and resilience.