EAT: The Story of Food
EAT: The Story of Food

EAT: The Story of Food

2014 1 Seasons 7 Episodes ⭐ 7.0 Documentary

Food has driven nearly everything we've done as a species, yet it's an overlooked aspect of human history. Whether for meat or sugar, snacks or beer, humanity's appetite has altered the planet, shaped our history, changed our future and made us "us".

Food has driven nearly everything we've done as a species, yet it's an overlooked aspect of human history. Whether for meat or sugar, snacks or beer, humanity's appetite has altered the planet, shaped our history, changed our future and made us "us".

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Food Revolutionaries

Influential figures throughout the history of food; spotlights on chef Julia Child and many others.

EP 2

Carnivores

Humankind's insatiable appetite for meat throughout history and keeping up with the demand.

EP 3

Sugar Rushes

The story of sugar consumption: from the first farming of sugarcane to the age of the candy bar.

EP 4

Hooked on Seafood

A look at how high-protein, omega-rich seafood has impacted our history and protecting its future.

EP 5

Guilty Pleasures

How processed foods have changed eating habits; concerns of health and safety.

EP 6

Baked & Buzzed

The history of grain, its refinement and today's renewed embrace of grains in their purest form.

EP 7

Indulgences

Bread, candy, beer, pizza, ice cream, chips; people are hardwired to crave certain indulgent foods.

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