The Food That Built America

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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.

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Campbell Scott

Adam Richman

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Fist Air Date:

2019-08-11

Episode Runtime:

43m

Genres:

Documentary

Keywords:

food history inventor

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Vote Average: 7.9/10

Vote Count: 34 Votes

Show Popularity: 6.1394

Show Status: Returning Series

Show Type: Documentary

Spoken Languages: German, English

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Season 1

3 Episodes

Air Date: 2019-08-11

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Season 2

16 Episodes

Air Date: 2021-02-09

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Season 3

12 Episodes

Air Date: 2022-02-27

Season three satisfies viewers’ appetites by sharing the origin stories of a group of bold pioneers behind America’s most iconic food empires such as Orville Redenbacher, Ettore “Chef” Boiardi, Wally Amos, Debbi Fields, and Tom Carvel among others.

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Season 4

16 Episodes

Air Date: 2023-02-19

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Season 5

12 Episodes

Air Date: 2024-02-25

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Season 6

10 Episodes

Air Date: 2025-02-23

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Season 7

8 Episodes

Air Date: 2026-04-19

Cast

Campbell Scott

Adam Richman

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