Season 1 (2016)

Fire
8.0

February 19, 2016 • 59m

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.

Water
0.0

February 19, 2016 • 50m

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.

Air
0.0

February 19, 2016 • 53m

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

Earth
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February 19, 2016 • 52m

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