The Food That Built America

The Food That Built America

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S2 E9: Godfathers of Fast Food

Upcoming • Original Air Date: Apr 4, 2021

A short order chef invents the hamburger bun and engineers a new way of making a burger faster than ever before; Nathan Handwerker invests his life savings into a hot dog stand at Coney Island.

Jun 13

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12:31AM

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51 Min

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2021

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S6 E10: You Don't Know Jack

Original Air Date: May 4, 2025

A 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.

1:24-2:15AM

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51 Min

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S6 E9: Asian Food Invasion

Original Air Date: Apr 27, 2025

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 a big Chinese restaurant chain in the nation.

12:33-1:24AM

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51 Min

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S6 E8: Beer Necessities

Original Air Date: Apr 20, 2025

A 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.

Jun 5

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11:42PM

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51 Min

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TV-PG

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S6 E7: A Box of Chocolates

Original Air Date: Apr 13, 2025

Stephen 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.

Jun 5

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10:51PM

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51 Min

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TV-PG

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S6 E6: Coffee: A Brewed Awakening

Original Air Date: Mar 30, 2025

Jim 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 the coffee machines that help make coffee a billion-dollar industry.

Jun 5

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10PM

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51 Min

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TV-PG

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