BUZZ
FEATURING CHEF RICHARD SANDOVAL
A GLOBAL LIFESTYLE & CULINARY FILM SERIES
PHOTOS COURTESY RICHARD SANDOVAL HOSPITALITY / WARNER HANSON TELEVISION
CREATED BY
COME WITH US ON A
CULINARY ADVENTURE
CRISSCROSSING THE GLOBE TO EXPLORE
THE ORIGINS OF GREAT INGREDIENTS
IN A PERSISTANT PURSUIT TO
SAVE THE BEES
AND CELEBRATE THE FARMERS
THAT BRING THE INGREDIENTS TO OUR TABLES
THE BUZZ
In the kitchens of the world’s greatest restaurants there is a buzz of excitement as chefs and mixologists hone their recipes in the lifelong pursuit of culinary perfection. Across the globe, restaurants go to great lengths in seeking out the best, most pristine ingredients.
There is one element that is central to nearly every ingredient - the Bees.
Everything we eat - from the world’s fanciest restaurant to our home cooked meals - relies on the hard work taking place in nature. At the centerpiece of every meal we consume is a forgotten food hero - buzzing to make sure our ingredients materialize.
That often forgotten hero is the bee - responsible for pollinating one in every three bites of food we eat. In a global journey, famed Chef Richard Sandoval follows the path of the honey bees. It’s a journey inspired by his global efforts and book VIVA ABEJAS, an initiative to amplify and educate the world about the importance of bees.
Chef Sandoval has been thinking about how food gets to our table for as long as he can remember. Growing up in Mexico City, the young Chef Sandoval and his family would gather at his grandmother’s table each Sunday for large, lively meals. He would often join his grandmother in the kitchen as she prepared authentic Mexican dishes from scratch, instilling early on his passion for traditional Mexican food. Meanwhile, his restaurateur father, owner of Madeiras and Villa Fiore in Mexico City, was imparting lessons from the restaurant kitchen.
Chef Sandoval’s story is one of an immigrant family’s love of preserving food and culture. It is an ethos Sandoval has dedicated his life to uphold.
From field to kitchen Chef Sandoval seeks to understand why honey bees are in decline worldwide, while also commemorating their immense contribution to the world of food. It is a celebration of ingredients and cooking - a delicious journey into the natural world we rely on.
ONE IN THREE BITES
REQUIRES POLLINATION
FROM BEES
Chef Sandoval takes us to meet his friends and colleagues, notable chefs and culinary luminaries who venture to the source of their favorite ingredients to experience first-hand the efforts that are required to bring food to the table.
It begins with a recipe, a cocktail, an ingredient. The inspiration takes us on an adventure to find out how these ingredients come to be, beginning with the source - whether it's on the farm or in the wild - we take a deep dive into the root of things.
Exploring farming techniques and seeing the bee’s work first-hand, viewers are offered an intriguing and beautiful foray into the practices that grow (and pollinate) our food. We meet the hard working farmers and bee keepers who have dedicated their lives to ensuring that the ingredients get to our plates.
IT IS AN EXPLORATION THAT GOES
BEYOND FARM TO TABLE
Each episode takes us to one of the world’s great culinary regions. From the agave fields in Mexico to vineyards of France and pepper fields in Peru to olive orchards of Morocco - we work alongside the farmers, busy bees and their keepers to see how they grow and harvest the ingredients.
We dig in the dirt and eat from the fields in a fascinating exploration that showcases the many methods and farming techniques that make up our global table.
With stunning visuals our cameras peer inside the hives to witness the delicate and powerful work of the bees. Our keepers explain the natural order, reflect on methods of pollination and discuss what we need to do to ensure the future of our food.
Experiencing beekeeping methods and approaches from various cultures is an intriguing and beautiful exploration of nature’s impressive interconnections.
OUR BEES
ARE IN DESPERATE DECLINE
WORLDWIDE
We delve into indigenous methods - learning from those who are keeping old foodways and traditions alive - in hopes of preserving the world’s bee populations.
We experience new methods of farming that are mitigating the effects of climate change and examine the innovative efforts of farmers taking bold steps for the future. Each farm and bee keeper offers a deep cultural insight into the land as we explore the diversity of our global food ways.
Each episode culminates where it began - in the world’s most lauded kitchens.
Chef Sandoval takes the helm as he and his friends transform the gathered ingredients into stunning culinary feasts. All the while they lay tribute to the pollinators, farmers and cultures that they have called on.
The ingredients come full circle as we celebrate the recipes that set us out on this special culinary adventure.
The series is an opportunity to connect with the natural world in a way that we can all relate to - through food. Viewers experience the delicate interplay between our changing world and the food they eat everyday.
This series celebrates food that is delicious and meaningful.
CHEF SANDOVAL
TRAVELS THE GLOBE IN A QUEST
TO EXPLORE THE ORIGINS OF HIS INGREDIENTS,
CELEBRATING OUR FARMERS & POLLINATORS
ALONG THE WAY
MEET
CHEF
RICHARD SANDOVAL
In 2022 Sandoval founded the global initiative VIVA ABEJAS, meaning “long live bees.” Since it’s formation, Viva Abejas has acted as a platform for education and sustainability. Chef Sandoval’s passion for culinary excellence works harmoniously with this goal, as food often acts as a unifying experience in life, community, and education. Our food and drink capsule collections act as only a delicious component in raising awareness and educating the next generations about the importance of bees to the food cycle and maintaining the health of our ecosystems and earth.
Amplifying the significance of bees to our food cycle continues to be center plate for our Viva Abejas program. We’re aiming to educate 60,000 students annually, and deploying our own teams to work hand-in-hand with Title 1 schools around the country. We have designed an in-classroom lesson plan with educators and curriculum experts at Slow Foods USA to best tailor this message to the earliest of learners.
IN EACH EPISODE
CHEF SANDOVAL AND FRIENDS
SEEK OUT THE ORIGINS OF THEIR INGREDIENTS,
CULMINATING IN THE KITCHEN
WHERE HE PREPARES A CULINARY FEAST
PRODUCTION APPROACH
Each episode is centered around a specific location with its own unique personality and cuisine. With each location we are based in a main restaurant, but venture out to engage other “friends of the Chef” who will help shape the storylines and contribute to the recipes. On farms and locations across the globe we experience the people and places that define a region.
First-person narratives and interactions showcasing the beauty, intrigue, and uniqueness of each location connects with viewers on a deeply personal level. Chef Sandoval guides us through the adventure while sharing his passion for the culinary arts and special ingredients the world has to offer. As we move through the region, we interact with a host of personalities - friends, chefs, purveyors, farmers, beekeepers to keep the adventure lively and intriguing. Each episode culminates in a boisterous feast that offers viewers a tantalizing look at the cuisine.
Filmed in stunning 4K, our cameras will capture the physical beauty of each location from multiple viewpoints - high above the city, deep in the hives, up close in the fields, and the kitchen through the eyes of the chef. Our approach combines cinematic techniques with a bird's eye view. Stunning cinematography and genuine storytelling combine to create a feast for the eyes and ears that engages viewers.
Our producers and camera crews are particularly experienced in filming with non-actors and specialize in creating an environment in which subjects can be honest, passionate, heartfelt and personal. Prioritizing artistic integrity, our productions are known for storytelling that is poignant, creative and stunningly beautiful. Warner Hanson Television has won four James Beard Awards and several Emmy Awards.
PRIMARY DISTRIBUTION IS SECURED THROUGH
PBS NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION
+ MAJOR STREAMING PLATFORMS
+ INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION
+ YOUTUBE CHANNEL
+ PODCAST
+ SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN
+ DEDICATED WEBSITE & NEWSLETTER
REACHING A GLOBAL AUDIENCE
DISTRIBUTION APPROACH
The series has been green-lit for NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION TO ALL MAJOR PBS STATIONS throughout the US and Canada, reaching hundreds of millions of viewers.
Additional distribution through MAJOR STREAMING SERVICES will follow initial broadcast. This will include potential networks such as Apple+, Prime, Paramount+, Hulu, DirecTV. International distribution will follow.
A PODCAST will accompany the series, reaching a new audience of viewers that are hungry for more in-depth content including recipes, cooking tips, insights and behind the scenes content.
A YOUTUBE CHANNEL will offer additional content and a means for sharing both long and short form content.
The series will have a strong digital presence through its robust WEBSITE that will highlight partner content as well as offering means for viewers to get involved. Recipes and travel information will lure visitors. A NEWSLETTER and ELIST will build a dedicated audience and allow for sponsor interactions.
A strong SOCIAL MEDIA campaign will promote the series, offer additional content, showcase sponsors and build an audience with honest, unusual, viral content.
Film screenings and festivals will also be pursued.
Warner Hanson will work with partners to expand distribution to a wide audience that will continue for years.
Chef Richard Sandoval is a global pioneer in contemporary Latin cuisine. His career as a chef, restaurateur and entrepreneur also includes serving as a television personality, cookbook author, brand ambassador and philanthropist.
He is internationally acclaimed for his innovative approach in combining Latin ingredients with modern culinary techniques to create award-winning flavors that span over 60 locations and 4 continents.
Chef Sandoval is commended for elevating Latin American dining on a global scale and is known as the father of Modern Mexican cuisine.
ABOUT
WARNER HANSON TELEVISION
Warner Hanson Television is an award-winning production company dedicated to creating high quality work in film, television and digital media. Our mission is to utilize storytelling and the visual arts to create understanding and change on vital issues of our day.
Established in 1999, Warner Hanson is a company of talented creatives that are passionate about their craft. Our goal is to offer innovative and thought provoking films that challenge traditional norms with lasting impact.
Warner Hanson creates and produces original television series, documentaries, and independent films for a variety of networks that include PBS, A&E, Bio, ESPN, Hulu, Prime and others. Unique storytelling and a cinematic approach to its subjects has earned them national Emmy Awards, James Beard Awards, TASTE Awards, CINEs, and accolades from film festivals worldwide.
Warner Hanson has filmed with many of the world's top culinary personalities, chefs, restauranteurs and food figures of our time. Their work has been ground-breaking in the genre and has earned them respect in the industry.
Warner Hanson's original PBS series Chefs A’ Field was ground breaking in its approach in taking the world’s best chefs out of the kitchen and onto the land/sea to meet the farmers/fishermen they rely on. The 60-part series aired nationally and reached hundreds of millions of viewers with top ratings. Additionally, the series has aired in multiple international markets and continues to be broadcast worldwide.
Chefs A’ Field featured such luminaries as Jacques Pepin, Tom Colicchio. Patrick O’Connell, Michel Nishan, Dan Barber, Traci Des Jardins, Robert Wiedmaier, Tom Douglas, Suzanne Goin, Charles Phan, Peter Hoffman, Sam Hayward, Michael Mina, Rick Moonen, Odessa Piper, Nora Pouillon, Richard Sandoval, Frank Stitt, Jeremiah Langhorne, Gavin Kaysen, and others.
Warner Hanson filmed the Bocuse D’Or Team USA for the special mini-series The American Chef that aired on A&E Networks. Our Cameras followed Team USA as they trained under the guidance of Thomas Keller, Daniel Boulud, Daniel Humm, David Bouley, Gavin Kaysen, Timothy Hollingsworth and Paul Bocuse.
Warner Hanson believes that strong visual storytelling can educate, inspire, and compel viewers to create meaningful change. We have a long-standing reputation for aligning with major partners in order to spread these messages and resources in a highly effective and far-reaching fashion.
BE A PART OF THE
BUZZ
AND HELP SPREAD THE DELICIOUS WORD
ABOUT SAVING OUR POLLINATORS
WHY DOES BUZZ SPONSORSHIP RESONATE?
CROSS PLATFORM REACH: The sponsorship spans traditional broadcast, digital media, podcasts, social campaigns, website content, events and more.
ALIGNMENT WITH SUSTAINABILITY: Being tied to a cause-driven initiative — saving our pollinators — appeals to broad audiences and showcases corporate social responsibility.
HIGH TOUCH SPONSOR EXPERIENCE: BUZZ offers custom content creation, direct integration, and exclusive access to the series personalities and assets.
TIERED ACCESS: Whether a high-profile Platinum-level role or a modes, meaningful presence, there is room for all budgets and objectives.
BECOME A SPONSOR:
PBS, comprised of free and independent noncommercial broadcasters, is committed to providing programming that is produced in accordance with the very highest ethical, journalistic and professional standards. To make this programming possible, public television is supported by corporate sponsorship, non-profit donations and individuals who receive on-air credit for their support.
Sponsor benefits include:
— Prominent On-Air Credit in the Programs
— Prominent Credit on the Series Website & Youtube Channel, including dedicated & branded content
— On-Air credit and integration with the Podcast
— Content Integration throughout all platforms
— Exclusive Content for your Marketing uses
— Social Media Content + Recognition in all aspects of Social and Digital platforms
— Special Events + Screenings
— Exclusive Access to the series Personalities
FOR SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION, CONTACT:
HEIDI HANSON - Executive Producer
