Ovation to Premiere Local-Foods Series

SANTA MONICA: Ovation is set to premiere In Search of Food, a new three-part series about the popularity of using locally sourced ingredients in the culinary world, on May 10 at 8 p.m.

The  series will be hosted by chef, author and sustainability advocate Barton Seaver, and will focus on the so-called “locavore” movement, which began in the 1970s with Alice Waters and her restaurant Chez Panisse. In Search of Food will follow Seaver as he ventures to Minneapolis, New York and San Francisco to meet local farmers, chefs and food craftsmen, charting the origins and growth of artisanal foods.

The network’s website, Ovationtv.com, will offer special features for the online community to tie-in with the premiere, including behind-the-scenes footage and recipes that are highlighted in each episode.