# The Food That Built America (2019)

> A history docuseries that traces the families, inventors and industries behind American food and the technologies that fed the nation.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/78210

## Facts

- Seasons: 7
- Episodes: 83
- Episode runtime: 43 min
- Status: Returning Series
- Genres: documentary, history
- Network: History
- Cast: Adam Richman, Campbell Scott, Jason Liebig, Yohuru Williams, Libby O'Connell, Carlos Morrow, Brandon Fox, Justin Andrew Davis
- TMDB rating: 8.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10098248/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Tone: warm, curious, admiring, nostalgic, accessible

## Synopsis

The Food That Built America (2019-present) is an American history docuseries broadcast on History and created for that network. Host Adam Richman guides viewers through the stories of the families behind the foods that shaped the country, with historians Jason Liebig, Yohuru Williams and food historian Libby O'Connell offering context on screen. Narrator Campbell Scott's voice carries each episode through its archival research, interviews and location visits. Rather than a single plot, the series is built from self-contained episodes, each following one family, inventor or business as its members used brains, muscle and perseverance to build something that reached the American table. Episodes move through the country's kitchens, factories and historical sites, showing how new technologies and hard work turned local recipes into national staples and how some of these ventures contributed to wartime effort. The tone is warm, curious and admiring, with a steady, accessible pace that suits a relaxed history session. The series runs across seven seasons and more than eighty episodes, so it works as a sustained, comfortable companion for viewers who enjoy food history, in the vein of Unwrapped and Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.

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