Messy History of American Food: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Dive mouth-first into the often-messy history of some of America's most iconic foods with a wild ride that's hilarious, surprising, and informational in the new series, Messy History of American Food. The six-episode series will premiere two new episodes a week as it shines a light on some of the messiest origin stories of American food and food culture out there. Each episode will spotlight one classic American food with a time-traveling look back at its history and evolution, with experts including food scientists, marketing experts and more, weighing in and sharing fascinating and, at times, shocking background and details. From the story behind burgers to the truth behind chicken wings and the evolution of bread and more, get ready to dig into the delicious new series, Messy History of American Food.

Series details

• Title: Messy History of American Food
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Food
• Premiere date: 2022-05-11
• Status in TVmaze: To Be Determined
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: discovery+
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 62149
• IMDb ID: tt16352864
• TVDB ID: 419883

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2022-05-11; final listed air date 2022-05-25; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Messy History of American 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.