Episode
Selena + Chef: Selena + DeVonn Francis
Overview
Artist, activist, and chef DeVonn Francis guides Selena through an elevated Jamaican meal of torched banana cake and banana leaf roasted snapper – but will her first kitchen injury and an attempt at opening a coconut derail the meal?
Details
- Series
- Selena + Chef
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 2022-08-18
- Runtime
- 31 min
Episode context
Selena + DeVonn Francis is Episode 3 in Season 4 of Selena + Chef. It aired on 2022-08-18. The runtime is 31 min.
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Episode 6: Selena + Adrienne Cheatham
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Episode 7: Selena + Matty Matheson
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Episode 8: Selena + Priya Krishna
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Episode 9: Selena + Paola Velez
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