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Atlanta chef Jernard Wells premieres Black travel show on TV One

‘Savor the City’ premieres April 3 at 8 p.m.
(r. to l.) Chef Jernard Wells chats with Fawn Weaver, founder of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey on an episode of 'Savor the City,' a Black travel show that premieres on Thursday, April 3 at 8 p.m. on TV One.

(r. to l.) Chef Jernard Wells chats with Fawn Weaver, founder of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey on an episode of 'Savor the City,' a Black travel show that premieres on Thursday, April 3 at 8 p.m. on TV One.
April 2, 2025

Metro Atlanta-based chef and restaurateur Jernard Wells uses food and bold flavors to connect and uplift Black communities.

For seven seasons, the charismatic, upbeat culinary master has hosted “New Soul Kitchen,” a half-hour cooking show on CLEO TV, a subsidiary of TV One. The show, which features Wells preparing some of his family’s signature recipes and international cuisine, also teaches viewers how to prepare meals in under 30 minutes on its shorter-format franchise, “New Soul Kitchen Remix.”

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Chef Jernard Wells in a scene from 'Savor the City.' (Courtesy of TV One)

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Chef Jernard Wells in a scene from 'Savor the City.' (Courtesy of TV One)

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241211 ATLANTA, GA — Michelle L. Rice, president of TV One and CLEO TV, speaks at a press conference as TV One celebrates their 20th anniversary and officially announces the 2024 Urban One Honors, Best In Black, at the Waldorf Astoria Atlanta Buckhead on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. 
(Bita Honarvar for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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241211 ATLANTA, GA — Michelle L. Rice, president of TV One and CLEO TV, speaks at a press conference as TV One celebrates their 20th anniversary and officially announces the 2024 Urban One Honors, Best In Black, at the Waldorf Astoria Atlanta Buckhead on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. (Bita Honarvar for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Chef Jernard Wells in Harlem, New York. (Courtesy of TV One)

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Chef Jernard Wells in Harlem, New York. (Courtesy of TV One)

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Keenan Wells (left to right), Chef Jernard Wells and Cory "Chef Romance" Hinton host a station at Recording Academy-Atlanta Chapter nomination party on January 25, 2023 at The Loft in Atlanta. (Courtesy Cory "Chef Romance" Hinton)

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Keenan Wells (left to right), Chef Jernard Wells and Cory "Chef Romance" Hinton host a station at Recording Academy-Atlanta Chapter nomination party on January 25, 2023 at The Loft in Atlanta. (Courtesy Cory "Chef Romance" Hinton)

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About the Author

Christopher A. Daniel is a Black Culture reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He is an Atlanta-based, award-winning journalist, cultural critic and ethnomusicologist. He previously taught courses at Morehouse College, Clark Atlanta University and Georgia State University.