Season 5 Episode 8
The Food That Built America
TV-PGDocumentary • Cooking • HistorySeason 610 Episodes
You Don't Know JackS6 E10A farmhand named Jack Daniel and a distiller in Tennessee look to bring their quality bootleg whiskey out of the shadows into a larger market; a new recipe and Daniel's revolutionary branding tactics pave the way for an American whiskey.- Asian Food InvasionS6 E9A down-on-his-luck Japanese businessman and a Chinese immigrant and her son change the American palette when they introduce instant noodles in a cup, Peking Duck, and a big Chinese restaurant chain in the nation.
Beer NecessitiesS6 E8A German immigrant looks to revolutionize the American beer industry when he's handed a struggling brewery; his signature beer will go on to amass sales of over 11 billion dollars a year.
A Box of ChocolatesS6 E7Stephen Whitman introduces Americans to chocolate candy in a sampler box; Russell Stover builds a competing company; both brands help turn chocolate from an unknown import to a boxed American staple, given as a gift of love to this day.- Coffee: A Brewed AwakeningS6 E6Jim Folger discovers a new way to bring coffee to the masses; then another famous coffee brand gets its big break at the Maxwell House Hotel in Nashville; the creation of then coffee machines that help make coffee a billion-dollar industry.
- Legends of the MallS6 E5Early American malls had no food court, until a cinnamon bun, a pretzel, and a panda all move in to create three of the world's most iconic food brands and transform the American Mall.
- Empire of ConvenienceS6 E4The first convenience store is born; with innovations like late hours, to-go coffee and America's beloved slushy drink, it rises into a chain with more locations than any other store or restaurant in the world.
- Baking Chocolate Chip HistoryS6 E3A teacher turns restaurateur invents America's popular cookie which leads to a battle of food giants, and one of the packaged cookies.
- Movie Theater MunchiesS6 E2A struggling chocolate maker and a young theater assistant create the movie theater concession stand and launch the world's most iconic movie candies.
Tortilla TakeoverS6 E1Bold visionaries risk bringing Mexican food to Americans, creating the top-selling condiment, famous snack chip brands and pairing chips and salsa.
Planet MarsSeason 5 Episode 8
Cast
Campbell Scott, Adam Richman, Libby O'Connell, Yohuru WilliamsRating
TV-PG
Genres
Documentary, Cooking, HistoryMore Like This
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