Tony Shalhoub’s ‘Breaking Bread’ Debuts on CNN, Using Bread to Explore Global Culture
CNN positions the series as a personal, exploratory travel show rooted in Shalhoub’s heritage.
Overview
- The series premieres Sunday night with a New York City episode before stops in Marseille, São Paulo, Tokyo, Iceland and Wisconsin.
- Shalhoub frames bread as a vehicle to illuminate local history, migration and community traditions.
- Family members appear throughout the season, including daughter Josie in Marseille retracing his father’s 1920 journey, with Brooke Adams and Sophie joining in Iceland.
- Episodes feature local breads alongside broader food and drink, including a Brazil segment where Shalhoub jokes the show “used to be about bread” after a caipirinha.
- CNN executive Amy Entelis, who worked on Anthony Bourdain’s series, greenlit the project as part of a crowded field of celebrity travel hosts.