Antoni Porowski, Florence Pugh and Justin Theroux Cook Up a Feast for the Senses with National Geographic

Leo McCrea’s latest work for National Geographic, No Taste Like Home, is a feast for all the senses. 

Each episode sees Antoni Porowski curate bespoke journeys for celebrities as they travel the globe to explore their ancestral culinary heritage. We are taken on a visceral journey through culinary pasts and family dishes, passed down through the generations to reveal how much they can tell us about who we are.

The journeys are undertaken with the likes of Florence Pugh, Justin Theroux, Dan Matteuci and many more, it is not one to be missed!

Leo had this to say about it, “It was crucial for 'No Taste Like Home' to feel beautifully cinematic with a grand sense of scale, while also having close and intimate moments of emotion. Although the show dives deep into ancestry, we filmed it dynamically, with one foot firmly in the present.

To emphasise this sense of travel and movement in each episode, we shot our dialogue scenes on the shoulder, using a Steadicam-type gimbal rig, which allowed us to track the subjects as they walked. Capturing natural reactions is essential when revealing emotional moments of family history or tasting a new flavor or dish, so we ensured we captured these moments the first time around by shooting with three cameras.

As the lead director on this big-budget series, one of my primary roles was to create and capture grand cinematic moments. Whether it was traveling by boat, flying drones through viaducts while tracking trains, or sailing through Tower Bridge, we aimed for everything to feel epic. Thanks to the amazing teams we worked with, I believe we achieved this.”