Chain Reaction

Chain Reaction

The Food That Built America | Season 3, Episode 10

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S3 E10: Chain Reaction

On Demand • Original Air Date: May 1, 2022

Former wrestler Rocky Aoki and a perfume salesman become the unlikely fathers of a casual dining revolution when they open different establishments in the heart of New York City: one of America's first Japanese restaurants and a swinging singles bar.

43 Min

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2022

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TV-PG

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Cooking

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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.

1:24-2:15PM

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51 Min

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TV-PG

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Available with Freestream

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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.

12:33-1:24PM

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51 Min

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TV-PG

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Available with Freestream

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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.

5:42-6:33PM

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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.

4:51-5:42PM

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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.

4-4:51PM

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51 Min

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TV-PG

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Available with Freestream