Drama | History | Food
Station:
History (US)
Status:
To Be Determined
Start:
2019-08-11
Rating:
10/10 from 1 users
For generations of Americans, food titans like Henry Heinz, Milton Hershey, John and Will Kellogg, C.W. Post and the McDonald brothers have literally been household names, but you don't know their stories. Before they were brand names, they were brilliant, sometimes ruthless, visionaries who revolutionized food and changed the landscape of America forever. This miniseries event will tell the fascinating stories of the people behind the food that built America – those who used brains, muscle, blood, sweat and tears to get to America's heart through its stomach, and along the way built cities, invented new technologies and helped win wars.
There is no Next Episode of The Food That Built America planned.
S6E8 - Beer Necessities
A German immigrant looks to revolutionize the American beer industry when he's handed a struggling brewery. Destined to overcome technological drawbacks, product tampering, and the rise of temperance and prohibition in America, his signature beer will go on to amass sales of over 11 billion dollars a year.
Air Date: 20 Apr 2025 20:00 (CDT)
S6E9 - Asian Food Invasion
A 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 the biggest Chinese restaurant chain in the nation.
Air Date: 27 Apr 2025 20:00 (CDT)
S6E10 - You Don't Know Jack
A farmhand named Jack Daniel and a distiller in Tennessee look to bring their quality bootleg whiskey out of the shadows and into a larger market. But against the rise of temperance and prohibition in America, a novel new recipe and Daniel's revolutionary branding tactics pave the way for the best-selling American whiskey in the world.
Air Date: 04 May 2025 20:00 (CDT)