Why We Eat What We Eat
Channel Details
Why We Eat What We Eat
Most Americans now have more choices when it comes to food than any other group of people in the history of the world. We are so, so lucky to live in a time and place when we get to choose between feasting on fresh vegetables from the farmer’s market… and ordering a meat lover’s pizza delivered righ...
Recent Episodes
7 episodes
Breaking Bread
The stats say that mealtimes are becoming a smaller and smaller part of Americans’ lives. The average American eats one out of every five meals in the...
What the Heck Is Duck Sauce?
There are more Chinese restaurants in the United States than McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s, and Kentucky Fried Chicken. Combined. But the iconic me...
The Climate Change Diet
When you think about the climate change, you might think about how it’ll affect where you’ll live, or get around. But one of the most intimate effects...
Potluck Capital of the World
Sometimes we eat what we eat because there’s a shared tradition and history that brings us together, and sometimes we eat what eat because it’s what w...
I Eat Everything, Except…
Macaroni and cheese, chicken nuggets, grilled cheese. American kids are known around the world for their bland, boring palates. But what happens if yo...
The Search for Big Kale
In our first episode, we take on food trends — specifically, the biggest food trend of the last decade: kale.
Kale isn’t an especially flashy...
Introducing: Why We Eat What We Eat
In a new series brought to you by Blue Apron and Gimlet Creative, host Cathy Erway investigates the unseen forces that shape our eating habits. We’ll...