FILM OVERVIEW

Our 2026 Detroit PBS film, Detroit: The City of Chefs III, will explore the world of vegetarianism and the rich agricultural bounty that Michigan has to offer the chef community.

In the spirit of better understanding how in-depth our rich growing seasons are, we will feature chefs working closely with the farming community to better understand the significance of the term “farm to table” and why they refer to food as “medicine”. We will learn why Detroit is leading the way nationally with urban farming and how this has great benefits to the local communities. We will also learn how the Native Americans impacted Michigan’s agricultural community.

The 1970s will come alive again as we shed light on how many in the chef community were part of the free-spirited, hippie movement that spurred the plant-based movement.

The first installment of Detroit: The City of Chefs was awarded a Michigan Emmy Award and the second addition to our chef story debuted in the Fall of 2025. Detroit: The City of Chefs III will round out the story of Michigan’s culinary heritage.

Also, the story will include a deeper understanding of veganism and how the chef community has adapted to this style of cooking.