Name: Global Soul Kitchen
Genre: Food

Best-selling author and chef Deborah VanTrece introduces viewers to 'global soul food', a style of cooking that combines traditional Southern American soul food with different international influences.

Global Soul Kitchen

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Food • 2026 • 13

Chef Deborah VanTrece brings a Southern twist to a traditional recipe by adding bacon, lettuce, and tomato to the Dutch Baby "pancake", and serves it alongside a colourful asparagus and radish salad.

Global Soul Kitchen S1 Ep01

Chef Deborah combines the flavours of Morocco, Tunisia and Louisiana by making savoury cheddar cheese grits topped with "eggs in purgatory", a dish made with spicy tomato sauce, similar to shakshuka.

Global Soul Kitchen S1 Ep02

Chef Deborah VanTrece makes Southern-style fried chicken Monte Cristo, served with a cranberry sauce. It's inspired by and similar to a croque monsieur, a delicious warm French ham and cheese sandwich.

Global Soul Kitchen S1 Ep03

Chef Deborah VanTrece makes a smothered chicken gizzard poutine, which mixes traditional, Southern-fried chicken gizzards with French-Canadian fries, gravy and cheese curds for a decadent global meal.

Global Soul Kitchen S1 Ep04

Chef Deborah VanTrece makes a classic German dish of smothered chicken meatballs and spaetzle, inspired by the traditional Southern meal of chicken and dumplings.

Global Soul Kitchen S1 Ep05

Chef Deborah VanTrece makes a soulful Southern twist on steak Diane, a pan-fried beef steak, by adding Cajun spices to the marinade and serving it with foie gras and Creole dirty rice.