The Food That Built America
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Cooking
History
Documentary
The fascinating stories of the families behind the food that built America, those who used brains, muscle, blood, sweat and tears to get to America’s heart through its stomach, those who invented new technologies and helped win wars.
Cast & Crew
Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Sunday, May 4
Supermarket Sweep
Season 4 • Episode 13
Bernard Kroger and another upstart grocer help invent the modern supermarket.
Sunday, May 4
Lunchbox Legends
Season 5 • Episode 9
Lunchtime is one of the most enjoyable meals, but before the 1960s it was just another meal.
Sunday, May 4
Let Them Eat Snack Cakes
Season 3 • Episode 11
Martha Entenmann grows her late husband's baking company into a national powerhouse.
Sunday, May 4
A Dish Best Served... Soft
Season 3 • Episode 4
Tom Carvel discovers that half-melted ice cream is a surefire hit with customers.
Sunday, May 4
Do or Donut
Season 3 • Episode 3
When a caterer realizes his two bestselling items are donuts and coffee, he creates a donut chain.
Sunday, May 4
Gum Slingers
Season 2 • Episode 15
William Wrigley stumbles upon a new product that kickstarts a revolution across industries.
Sunday, May 4
Breakfast Barons
Season 2 • Episode 16
Dr. John Kellogg and his brother start a revolution in breakfast.
Sunday, May 4
Champions of Breakfast
Season 5 • Episode 7
A decades long war for dominance ensues as Kellogg's and General Mills battle it out.
Sunday, May 4
Where There's Smoke
Season 4 • Episode 11
Henry Ford, Kingsford, and a butcher created recognizable summer grilling essentials.
Sunday, May 4
Soup of the Century
Season 2 • Episode 8
A chemist invents a condensed soup that brings this rare luxury to the nation for the first time.
Sunday, May 4
Beer Run
Season 4 • Episode 16
At a time when U.S. beer is dominated by the same lager style, a company experiments.
Sunday, May 4
Beyond the Burger
Season 3 • Episode 9
Glen Bell works to create a burger alternative and helps introduce the taco to America.
Sunday, May 4
Let Them Bake Cake
Season 5 • Episode 5
Two unlikely characters find themselves in competition by creating a tasty but easy boxed cake-mix.
Sunday, May 4
Asian Food Invasion
Season 6 • Episode 9
A Japanese businessman and a Chinese immigrant and her son introduce Peking Duck.
Sunday, May 4
You Don't Know Jack New
Season 6 • Episode 10
A farmhand and a distiller look to bring their whiskey out of the shadows into a larger market.
Sunday, May 4
Submarine Warfare
Season 3 • Episode 1
High school friends are quickly met with fierce competition in a battle of submarine sandwich shops.
Sunday, May 4
American Cheese
Season 2 • Episode 4
At the turn of the 20th century, Kraft challenges thousands of years of cheese-making tradition.
Monday, May 5
You Don't Know Jack
Season 6 • Episode 10
A farmhand and a distiller look to bring their whiskey out of the shadows into a larger market.
Monday, May 5
Submarine Warfare
Season 3 • Episode 1
High school friends are quickly met with fierce competition in a battle of submarine sandwich shops.
Monday, May 5
Asian Food Invasion
Season 6 • Episode 9
A Japanese businessman and a Chinese immigrant and her son introduce Peking Duck.
Monday, May 5
American Cheese
Season 2 • Episode 4
At the turn of the 20th century, Kraft challenges thousands of years of cheese-making tradition.
Sunday, May 11
Lines in the Sand
Season 1 • Episode 1
A revolution takes place on the backs of visionary entrepreneurs of industry.
Sunday, May 11
Best Served Cold
Season 1 • Episode 2
A new breed of innovator rises up to expand American industry and push the limits of new technology.
Sunday, May 11
The Spoils of War
Season 2 • Episode 17
The stories behind major food titans in America like Henry Heinz and Milton Hershey.
News aboutThe Food That Built America
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