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Episode 1 - Ice Cream
Release Date: 15 Jun. 2010A series on the history of food begins with ice cream. Included: a ride on an organic ice-cream truck; ice cream that stretches like taffy.
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Episode 2 - Outdoor
Release Date: 6 Jun. 2010A history of outdoor cooking includes a place in Rhode Island that makes artisanal sausages; whole baby lambs cooked on a spit in Williamsburg, Virginia; and barbecuing in Los Angeles.
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Episode 3 - Chocolate
Release Date: 18 Jul. 2010Chocolate is the subject. Included: a trip to "Ultramarinos" in Hoboken, N.J., for authentic hot chocolate; a visit to "Mast Brothers Chocolate" in New York City.
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Episode 4 - Noodles
Release Date: 24 Jul. 2010A history of noodles, including their origins in China, Greece and Italy; a visit to Brooklyn's "D. Maldari and Sons" pasta company.
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Episode 5 - Cookbooks
Release Date: 27 Jun. 2010Popular cookbooks and their recipes, including the ancient Roman cookbook, "Apicus", and Julia Child's 1961 masterpiece, "Mastering the Art of French Cooking".
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Episode 6 - Cocktails
Release Date: 29 Aug. 2010Cocktails are discussed. Also: a trip to "Bemelman's Bar" in the Carlyle Hotel in New York City.
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Episode 7 - Pastry
Release Date: 3 Oct. 2010Discussion of dessert pastry, including Los Angeles pastry chef Jordan Kahn; puff pastry at the "French Culinary Institute" in New York; and San Francisco's "Tartine" bakery.
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Episode 8 - Cheese
Release Date: 22 Aug. 2010Cheese artisans are visited, including James Beard making ricotta gnudi. Also: Jon Shook of "Animal", a Los Angeles restaurant.
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Episode 9 - Street Food
Release Date: 15 Aug. 2010Mobile food, from street vendors to food trucks.
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Episode 10 - Pies
Release Date: 7 Nov. 2010Pies: ham-and-escargot potpie in Minneapolis; inside-out blueberry pie at "Gift" restaurant in New York; and Stilton pie at the "Breslin" in New York. Also: "Pies 'n' Thighs" restaurant in Brooklyn.
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Episode 11 - Hot and Spicy
Release Date: 8 Aug. 2010Hot-and-spicy food is examined. Included: trips to Bolivia, India and Indonesia, known for their spicy dishes; a recipe for Indian vindaloo in New York; a trip to Brooklyn's "Good Fork" restaurant.
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Episode 12 - Sandwiches
Release Date: 10 Oct. 2010Sandwiches: Mexican torta; chicken-parmesan sandwich; English tea sandwiches; and tuna melt.
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Episode 13 - Candy
Release Date: 24 Oct. 2010Candy is the subject, including "Economy Candy" in New York; sugar artist Elizabeth Hodes, who makes candy sculptures; a candy-filled pork sandwich.
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Episode 14 - Thanksgiving
Release Date: 16 Nov. 2010Add a Plot
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Episode 15 - Winter Holidays
Release Date: 5 Dec. 2010Holiday food, including the "Feast of the Seven Fishes".
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Episode 16 - Pork
Release Date: 12 Dec. 2010Pork is the subject, including pig's feet in Kentucky; and pork braciola marinara. Also: butchers discuss the best cuts.