Stories by Daniel Hautzinger

Wilmette resident Kevin Pang and his father Jeffrey used to interact mainly via small talk or arguments. Now they have grown closer via food, hosting a YouTube series and writing A Very Chinese Cookbook together under the aegis of America's Test Kitchen.

Stephanie Hart of Brown Sugar Bakery bought the Cupid Candies factory to produce chocolates and keep jobs in her community. "The better the places are to work, the better the community is going to be,” she says.  

Annika and the team head to Edinburgh to investigate the death of a woman just released from prison. Annika continues to struggle with telling Michael the truth about Morgan. 

Lois is searching for a way out of Manchester, despite her infant daughter, while Robina receives a new guest and tries to manage everyone else staying in her home. Harry starts combat in North Africa, and Henriette quietly works against the Nazis in Paris. 

The staff continue to look out for travel guide inspectors, wondering if difficult guests are posing them a test. Lucian renews his relationship with Constance, and Cecil tries to renew his with Bella.

Bezhig Little Bird is forcibly removed from her parents on a First Nations reserve in Saskatchewan after officials determine her mother is not a "fit" parent, and sent off to be adopted by a Jewish family in Montreal. 

The act of making kimchi, called kimjang, is recognized as an "intangible cultural heritage" by UNESCO because it brings communities togethers and ties them to the natural world's rhythms.

Annika wants to tell Michael the truth about Morgan, in case something happens to Annika, but the time keeps not being right as she and her team investigate a murder filmed on a phone.

Kasia reunites with her brothers in England, where Lois is driving an ambulance. Harry is due for North Africa, where there's a standoff against the Italians. 

Bella is adding on to the hotel, so Lucian is returning to help out—without his new wife. Others are drawn back to the hotel for the summer as well.

The latest Ken Burns documentary tells the story of the United States’ national mammal, The American Buffalo. We spoke to an environmental historian and ethnobotanist who is also an enrolled member of the Blackfeet Tribe of Montana and Métis and featured in the film.

As the team continues investigating the murder of a man during a demonic ritual, they're in the room when another killing takes place. Soon Van der Valk himself is in danger. 

The detectives finally uncover what happened to Precious Falade, but receive different versions of the night she was killed. Who is telling the truth? 

The professor worries about suspicious behavior on Dan's part and wonders if he has been corrupted as an undercover operation heads towards a big end. 

The new cookbook We Cook Filipino aims to show Filipinos and others that Filipino dishes can be healthy without losing integrity, as in a recipe for the sausage longanisa from Chicago's Kathy Vega Hardy of A Taste of the Philippines.