(WFRV) – Emmy Award-winning actor and Green Bay native Tony Shalhoub is bringing his love of food, culture, and connection to CNN in a new docuseries, Tony Shalhoub Breaking Bread, premiering this fall.
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Known for his roles in Monk and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Shalhoub shows a different side of himself, a passionate foodie with deep family ties to home cooking and rich cultural heritage rooted in Wisconsin and Lebanese traditions.
I’ve long believed that the simple act of breaking bread has the power to bring people together.
Tony Shalhoub
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71-year-old Shalhob is part owner of Italian restaurant in New York City called Rezdora. In a 2022 interview with NBC, he spoke about his love of food and what it was like growing up with 9 other siblings in Green Bay.
According to a press release from CNN, in the series, he travels the globe using bread as a symbol of unity, connecting with people from Brazil to Tokyo and sharing meals that highlight how food can bring people together.
It would be a full-circle moment, and a lot of fun, if Tony brought Breaking Bread to his hometown of Green Bay.
