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Tony Shalhoub’s Love of Bread Balanced Out the Challenges of Being Himself in His New CNN Series ‘Breaking Bread’
Tony Shalhoub examines migration, labor, and family legacy through bread in his CNN series, highlighting diverse global cultures and his father's Lebanese immigration story.
- Tony Shalhoub debuts as host of the new CNN docuseries 'Breaking Bread,' premiering Sunday at 9 p.m. ET/PT, which explores the world through bread and culture.
- Shalhoub, inspired by his Lebanese heritage and personal family stories, created the show after years of wanting to highlight bread's connections to migration and memory.
- The series follows Shalhoub as he travels from New York and Marseille to Brazil and Tokyo, sharing meals and uncovering diverse culinary traditions shaped by immigration.
- Shalhoub shared that the series exceeded what they had hoped for and admitted that hosting without a script was especially challenging for him.
- The program aims to transcend food television by telling stories of cultures, families, and histories, suggesting a broader impact beyond culinary entertainment.
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Tony Shalhoub’s love of bread balanced out the challenges of being himself in his new CNN series ‘Breaking Bread’
Give Tony Shalhoub a role playing a character and he’s going to feast on it, but when it comes to showing up as himself, it’s a little bit trickier.
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Tony Shalhoub explores global cultures through bread in new CNN series 'Breaking Bread'
Tony Shalhoub has joined the world of celebrity travel hosts with his new show, “Breaking Bread.” The CNN series follows Shalhoub as he explores cultures and food through the lens of bread.
·United States
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Tony Shalhoub loves bread, and he thinks it can get you 'out of your own sphere'
'Breaking Bread,' the actor's new CNN travel show, is centered on the food staple, but it also uncovers stories about how bread relates to migration, labor and his own family history.
·Los Angeles, United States
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