From Scratch First Tastes (Season 1, Episode 1)
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TV Episode | Drama, Romance

From Scratch

First Tastes (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-MA

TV Episode | Drama, Romance

Amy meets two Italian guys Giancarlo and Lino in Florence, Italy. She cam there to study on her painting skills, while her father, from Texas, wants her to study Law. She has to choose her path, both love and job.

Showrunner

Attica Locke

Director

Nzingha Stewart

Writers

Attica Locke (teleplay by) (series created by) | Tembi Locke (teleplay by) (series created by) (inspired by the book by) | Jason Coffey (story editor) | J.J. Braider (staff writer) | Amy Wang (staff writer)

Producers

Attica Locke | Guy J. Louthan | Bryan J. Raber | Judd Rea (produced by) & 2 more

Composers

Laura Karpman | Raphael Saadiq

Cinematographer

Brian Pearson

Editors

Shannon Baker Davis | Jim Flynn

Casting Directors

Libby Goldstein (casting by) | Junie Lowry-Johnson (casting by)

Production Designer

Laura Fox

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 21, 2022

Release date

Oct 21, 2022 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

3 wins & 10 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
21 cast members

Name	Known for
Zoe Saldana Amy Wheeler (as Zoe Saldaña) Amy Wheeler (as Zoe Saldaña) See fewer	Avatar (2009)
Eugenio Mastrandrea Lino Ortolano Lino Ortolano See fewer	The Equalizer 3 (2023)
Danielle Deadwyler Zora Wheeler Zora Wheeler See fewer	Station Eleven (2021)
Judith Scott Maxine Wheeler Maxine Wheeler See fewer	Guess Who (2005)
Kellita Smith Lynn Wheeler Lynn Wheeler See fewer	The Bernie Mac Show (2001)
Lucia Sardo Filomena Ortolano Filomena Ortolano See fewer	Malena (2000)
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Roberta Rigano Biagia Ortolano Biagia Ortolano See fewer	I Know This Much Is True (2020)
Keith David Hershel Wheeler Hershel Wheeler See fewer	The Princess and the Frog (2009)
Ruby Kammer Sloane Sloane See fewer	Here Now (2024)
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