Seasons & episodes

S1 · E1Fire 2016-02-19 · 59 min＋

With help from Aboriginal hunters and a barbecue pit master, Pollan shows how fire shaped human gastronomy, and weighs our duty to the animals we eat.

S1 · E2Water 2016-02-19 · 50 min＋

Pollan looks to the kitchens of India for a lesson in the value of pot cooking and examines the consequences of eating highly processed food.

S1 · E3Air 2016-02-19 · 53 min＋

Visit food labs and Moroccan fields as Pollan delves into the science of bread-making and the nature of gluten.

S1 · E4Earth 2016-02-19 · 52 min＋

Discover how microbes help turn raw ingredients into delicacies like chocolate and cheese as Pollan tackles the mysterious process of fermentation.