This MedLibrary.org supplementary page on American Eats is provided directly from the open source Wikipedia as a service to our readers. Please see the note below on authorship of this content, as well as the Wikipedia usage guidelines. To search for other content from our encyclopedia supplement, please use the form below:
Related Sponsors
| America Eats | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary, Food |
| Narrated by | Mason Adams, Jeremy Schwartz |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Maria Lane, Bruce David Klein |
| Producer(s) | Michael Dutton, Jennifer Sheppard, Clare O'Donohue, Danielle Gervais, April Marks |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | History Channel |
| Original run | June 29, 2006 – November 23, 2006 |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
American Eats is a television program on The History Channel that examines the history of American cooking and foods. Each episode details the particular foods' origins, key innovators, history, and evolution into modern cuisine. The series is subtitled "The Food That Built America" due to its reverence for food's place in American history and its impact on culture. The show is known for its nostalgia and general quirkiness, often including facts such as "Did you know Teddy Roosevelt took over 500 gallons of beer on an African safari?"
Contents |
Featured foods
Some American foods that have been featured are:
- Hamburgers
- Fried chicken
- Hot fudge sundae
- Hot dogs
- Pizza
- Hoagie (also grinder, hero)
- Reuben
- Ice cream, ice cream cone
- Chocolate chip cookie
- Big Mac
- "Chinese" food
- Candy
- Chocolate
- Beer
- Soft Drinks
- Cereal
- Bread stuffing
- Candied yams
- Cranberry sauce
- Fruitcake
- Gingerbread
- Candy canes
- Turducken
- Snack foods: pretzels, peanuts, popcorn, corn chips, potato chips
- Soy sauce
- Maple syrup
- Canned foods
- Barbecue
- Jell-O
- Spam
Production
American Eats began airing on June 29, 2006 and has aired for one season and has produced 15 episodes. Productions of season 2 is not yet known.
Episodes
Season 1
- Soda
- Salty Snacks
- Hotdogs
- Canned Foods
- History on a Bun
- Ice Cream
- Cookies
- Chocolate
- Condiments
- Barbecue
- Beer
- Cereal: History in a Bowl
- Pizza
- Holiday Foods
- More American Eats
See also
References
- TV.com, "American Eats", Episode Guide
- History Channel, "American Eats" Official Site
- American Eats at IMDB
- Amazon, Editorial Reviews (""American Eats") ASIN: 0767016629
Wikipedia content modification information:
- This page was last modified on 21 December 2008, at 05:33.
Wikipedia Authorship and Review
Wikipedia content provided here is not reviewed directly by MedLibrary.org. Wikipedia content is authored by an open community of volunteers and is not produced by or in any way affiliated with MedLibrary.org.
Wikipedia Usage Guidelines
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article on "American Eats".
The URL for this specific entry is:
All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyrights for details). Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.