Eat: The Story of Food: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

From the way Spam helped defeat Hitler, to how sausage spread the Roman Empire, to how spices created the global economy, Eat: The Story of Food leaves no morsel of information on the plate. Each of the six one-hour episodes is centered on a different theme: food revolutionaries, meat, sugar, seafood, junk food and grains. Throughout the episodes this incredible group of food ambassadors share their personal stories and reflections on food, not just looking back at history but looking forward to the future and at the cultural impact of our food consumption. Author Simon Majumdar summarizes this in his interview when he notes, "There are very few occasions in any family's life in any culture that aren't marked by a meal; from a new baby to an Irish wake and all points in between".

"What makes food really personal is that it makes you think", adds chef Marcus Samuelsson. "What tribe are you? Who are you? Who are we as a family? Who are we as a community? And what does this specific dish mean to us? It connects us".

Series details

• Title: Eat: The Story of Food
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Food
• Premiere date: 2014-11-21
• Final broadcast date listed: 2015-12-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: National Geographic
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 591

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2014-11-21; final listed air date 2014-11-23; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2015-12-20; final listed air date 2015-12-20; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from Eat: The Story of Food on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.