ALICE WATERS

AMERICAN MASTERS FRIDAY, MAY 26 @ 8:00PM Alice Waters lies in bed at night worrying about what to feed you. She knows that she can make you happy. She also knows, in her hidden heart, that if she can find the perfect dish to feed each person who comes to her door, she can change the world. Every great cook secretly believes in the power of food. Alice Waters just believes this more than anybody...

JACQUES PEPIN

AMERICAN MASTERS FRIDAY, MAY 26 @ 7:00PM & 12:00AM Jacques Pépin’s story—which encompasses his contributions to the profession of cooking, food television and the very way we eat today—is a tale even his legions of devoted fans may not be familiar with. Today he is known as a kitchen supernova, a working whirlwind of creative energy even at 80 years old, who crisscrosses the country...

FOOD

DELICIOUS SCIENCE A MATTER OF TASTE SATURDAY, MARCH 14 @ 8:00PM In this episode, “A Matter of Taste,” Michael and James explore how the marriage between chemistry and biology is the root of all the sensations, tastes and flavors that we enjoy in our food. Michael begins by deconstructing a Thai meal. Its effect on the tongue can be reduced down to just five tastes: sweet, sour, salty,...

AMERICAN EPIC

BLOOD AND SOIL TUESDAY, MAY 23 @ 10:00PM Travel to the rural South as Elder Burch, Charley Patton and others record early Delta blues, gospel and protest songs. The Great Flood of 1927 devastates Mississippi River communities, leading to northern migration and Chicago Blues by Howlin’ Wolf. FIND OUT MORE...

VICTORIAN SLUM HOUSE

THE 1890’S THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM Enter the 1890s, when mass manufacturing and social reform offer a bit of hope for some of the residents, while others are plagued by a water shortage that dashes hopes for a promising laundry business. FIND OUT MORE...