Counter Space with Sophia Roe

Episode 2

Spain's Table Steaks

Exploring the future of meat from aging oxen to 3D printed steaks; Sophia elevates beef with compound butter; vegan butcher; Venezuelan making a Trump Burger.

Episode 3

Yemen's Coffee Conflict

A family brings coffee from a warzone to Michigan. Sophia bakes glazed coffee bundt cakes & meet the Monk of Mohka. Plus a social experiment in Black history with black coffee

Episode 4

France Dying on the Vine

Champagne makers grapple with the pandemic as Sophia cooks fennel crusted pork with champagne and grape sauce. We meet a bubbly empress while Taji hangs with a boozy treat dealer.

Episode 5

Mexico's Banned Foods

Mexico bans junk food to tackle disease as Sophia cooks a dinner with canned and frozen food. We probe trade impacts on tradition and meet snackers scouring the globe for treats.

Episode 6

Lebanon's Crisis Diet

Lebanon shifts away from meat amid an economic crisis as Sophia cooks a vegan Kibbeh. Meet a NY chef working in the pandemic & a prisoner who converted his bed to a grill.

Episode 7

Russia's Home Grown

Sanctions in Russia help spawn a new industry and Sophia makes sweet and savory Sirniki. A photographer explains why older Russians pack a month's worth of food in the pantry.

Episode 8

Mushrooms: 2020 Winner

We celebrate the unexpected winner of a bizarre year by digging into mushroom mania. Sophia makes wild mushroom soup and geeks out with Chile's first female mycologist.

Episode 9

Preserving Culture

Episode 10

Tank to Table

Episode 11

Chain Reaction

Episode 12

Food Fears

Episode 13

Self-curing

Episode 14

Alt Milk

Episode 15

Future Farms

Episode 16

Last Orders

Episode 17

Demand & Supply

Episode 18

Feeding Longevity

Episode 19

Spice Of Life

Episode 20

Edible Insects

Episode 21

Taste Of A Nation

Episode 22

Food Justice

Episode 23

Elementary Needs

Episode 24

Feeding On Isolation