The Food That Built America Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
Episode 2 - A Cold OneIn the late 1800s, German immigrants Joseph Schlitz and Capt. Frederick Pabst find themselves in a battle for beer dominance; in their fight for one-upmanship, they create the most popular alcoholic beverage on the planet.
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Episode 3 - Do or DonutWhen a commercial caterer realizes his two bestselling items are donuts and coffee, he joins forces with his brother-in-law to create a revolutionary donut chain; a rivalry starts with a beloved Southern-based donut shop.
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Episode 4 - A Dish Best Served... SoftWhen his ice cream truck breaks down, Tom Carvel discovers that half-melted ice cream is a surefire hit with customers.
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Episode 5 - The Best Thing Since...In a quest to dominate the growing commercial bread industry, Lee Marshall bets on a new kind of white loaf, unwittingly inspiring a homemaker named Margaret Rudkin to come up with a healthier alternative.
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Episode 6 - Cookie FortunesHollywood agent Wally Amos transforms his professional life when he decides to make and sell his own gourmet chocolate chip cookies, and opens America's first cookie store; housewife Debbi Fields opens her homestyle cookie shop in a mall.
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Episode 7 - The Beef Is OnWhen Col. Sanders sells his company to investors in 1964, the new owners identify a rising star within the organization: Dave Thomas.
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Episode 8 - Pop StarsSmall-town farmer Orville Redenbacher has a lifelong dream of creating the perfect popcorn kernel, leading to the first significant development of popcorn in thousands of years, which he sells nationwide.
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Episode 9 - Beyond the BurgerRestaurateur Glen Bell works to create a burger alternative for the fast-food market and after several setbacks goes on to help introduce the taco to America; two brothers look to beat the burger by betting that a roast beef sandwich can compete.
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Episode 10 - Chain ReactionFormer wrestler Rocky Aoki and a perfume salesman become the unlikely fathers of a casual dining revolution when they open different establishments in the heart of New York City: one of America's first Japanese restaurants and a swinging singles bar.
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Episode 11 - Let Them Eat Snack CakesMartha Entenmann takes the reins of her late husband's baking company and grows it into a national powerhouse; a married couple bankrupt one bakery but succeed during their second time around with a revolutionary way to sell snack cakes.
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Episode 12 - Pasta PartyHector and Mario Boiardi open an Italian restaurant in Cleveland in 1924 and soon introduce Italian food to Americans; the brothers eventually find themselves in competition with James Kraft and his newest offering, macaroni and cheese.
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