Season 1

E1. Fire

Feb 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.

E2. Water

Feb 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.

E3. Air

Feb 19, 2016 · 53m

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

E4. Earth

Feb 19, 2016 · 52m

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