Why Roger Mooking Chooses To Laugh

<p>Roger Mooking has been a mainstay on Food Network and Cooking Channel for more than a decade -- and if you know Roger, you know his laugh. But that trademark laugh isn’t just deployed when he thinks something is funny. Rob Petrone caught up with the Trinidadian-born, Canadian-rasied celebrity chef to discuss that laugh, his experiences traversing the American South as a Black man, what a lot of people may not understand about barbecue and how he chooses to use social media.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Check out Roger’s two-part documentary series on the impact of racism and mental health, <em>Awakenings: Behind the Curtain</em>:</p><p><br></p><p>Part one: <a href="https://youtu.be/xO8DtYY_42o" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/xO8DtYY_42o</a></p><p>Part two: <a href="https://youtu.be/pxIMNNL5Tfw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/pxIMNNL5Tfw</a></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>