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A farmhand named Jack Daniel and a distiller in Tennessee look to bring their quality bootleg whiskey out of the shadows into a larger market; a new recipe and Daniel's revolutionary branding tactics pave the way for an American whiskey.

The Food That Built America

You Don't Know Jack

A down-on-his-luck Japanese businessman and a Chinese immigrant and her son change the American palette when they introduce instant noodles in a cup, Peking Duck, and a big Chinese restaurant chain in the nation.

Asian Food Invasion

A German immigrant looks to revolutionize the American beer industry when he's handed a struggling brewery; his signature beer will go on to amass sales of over 11 billion dollars a year.

Beer Necessities

Stephen Whitman introduces Americans to chocolate candy in a sampler box; Russell Stover builds a competing company; both brands help turn chocolate from an unknown import to a boxed American staple, given as a gift of love to this day.

A Box of Chocolates

Jim Folger discovers a new way to bring coffee to the masses; then another famous coffee brand gets its big break at the Maxwell House Hotel in Nashville; the creation of then coffee machines that help make coffee a billion-dollar industry.

Coffee: A Brewed Awakening

Early American malls had no food court, until a cinnamon bun, a pretzel, and a panda all move in to create three of the world's most iconic food brands and transform the American Mall.

Legends of the Mall

The first convenience store is born; with innovations like late hours, to-go coffee and America's beloved slushy drink, it rises into a chain with more locations than any other store or restaurant in the world.

Empire of Convenience

A teacher turns restaurateur invents America's popular cookie which leads to a battle of food giants, and one of the packaged cookies.

Baking Chocolate Chip History

A struggling chocolate maker and a young theater assistant create the movie theater concession stand and launch the world's most iconic movie candies.

Movie Theater Munchies

Bold visionaries risk bringing Mexican food to Americans, creating the top-selling condiment, famous snack chip brands and pairing chips and salsa.

Tortilla Takeover

The stories of the families behind the food that built America, those who used brains, muscle, blood, sweat and tears to get to America's heart through its stomach, those who invented new technologies and helped win wars.

S6 E6 | Coffee: A Brewed Awakening

E10 | You Don't Know Jack

E9 | Asian Food Invasion

E8 | Beer Necessities

E7 | A Box of Chocolates

E6 | Coffee: A Brewed Awakening

E5 | Legends of the Mall

E4 | Empire of Convenience

E3 | Baking Chocolate Chip History

E2 | Movie Theater Munchies

E1 | Tortilla Takeover