Eat: The Story of Food

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| image = Eat The Story of Food logo.jpg

| genre = Documentary

| starring =

| country = United States

| language = English

| num_seasons = 1

| num_episodes = 6

| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|

  • Brooke Runnette
  • Erik Nelson
  • Pam Caragol Wells
  • Kathleen Cromley

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| camera =

| runtime = 60 minutes (including ads)

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| channel = National Geographic Channel

| first_aired = {{Start date|2014|11|21}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2014|11|23}}

}}

Eat: The Story of Food is a six-part American documentary television series which aired on the National Geographic Channel from November 21 to 23, 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/tv/index.ssf/2014/11/eat_the_story_of_food_a_new_si.html|title='EAT: The Story of Food,' a new six-hour documentary miniseries, to debut on National Geographic|last=Walker|first=Dave|date=17 November 2014|access-date=28 January 2015}}

The show talked to nearly 70 people discussing the origins, history, science and culture of food. Celebrity chefs such as Nigella Lawson, Rachael Ray and Padma Lakshmi were among those taking part in the series.{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/eat-story-food-tv-review-749617|title='Eat: The Story of Food': TV Review|last=Keene|first=Alison|website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=18 November 2014|access-date=28 January 2015}}

Episodes

The series consisted of six episodes, with two premiering each night across three consecutive nights.{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/10/16/miniseries-event-eat-the-story-of-food-to-premiere-november-21-on-national-geographic-channel/315963/|title=Miniseries Event 'EAT: The Story of Food' to Premiere November 21 on National Geographic Channel|last=Bibel|first=Sara|date=16 October 2014|access-date=28 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118065708/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/10/16/miniseries-event-eat-the-story-of-food-to-premiere-november-21-on-national-geographic-channel/315963/|archive-date=18 January 2015|url-status=dead}} Two special episodes premiered on 12/20/15.

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| Title = Food Revolutionaries

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| EpisodeNumber = 3

| Title = Sugar Rushes

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|11|22}}

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| Title = Hooked on Seafood

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| Title = Guilty Pleasures

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|11|23}}

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| Title = Baked and Buzzed

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| Title = Indulgences

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| Title = Surf and Turf

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References

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