A Taste of History® is a TV cooking series that explores America’s culinary beginnings from the birthplace of American cuisine. This innovative series brings America’s history to life and makes it vibrant as we step back in time and get to know the founders of our country through the food they ate and the recipes they prepared.
A Taste of History® is a TV cooking series that explores America’s culinary beginnings from the birthplace of American cuisine. This innovative series brings America’s history to life and makes it vibrant as we step back in time and get to know the founders of our country through the food they ate and the recipes they prepared.
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Seasons (14)
Season 1
24 Oct 2009 – 16 Jan 2010 · 13 episodes
1Martha Washington Won the War24 Oct 2009
2Early German Settlers31 Oct 2009
3Von Steuben's Secret Weapon7 Nov 2009
4Washington's Crossing Pepperpot Soup14 Nov 2009
5Jefferson's Monticello - Jefferson's Estate21 Nov 2009
6Jefferson's Monticello - The Dependencies28 Nov 2009
7Jefferson's Monticello - Jefferson's Garden5 Dec 2009
8Jefferson's Monticello - Get to Know James Hemmings12 Dec 2009
9Root Cellars19 Dec 2009
10Hercules: Slave Chef to the Washingtons26 Dec 2009
11West Indies Influence2 Jan 2010
12Ben Franklin's Genius9 Jan 2010
13Madeira Wine by the Galleons16 Jan 2010
Season 2
28 Jun 2010 – 20 Sep 2010 · 13 episodes
1Charles Thomson -- Witness to History28 Jun 2010
2The Powels -- Friends of the Washingtons5 Jul 2010
3Surgery and Soda Pop12 Jul 2010
4Escape to Deshler Morris House19 Jul 2010
5Benedict Arnold's Treacherous Wife26 Jul 2010
6Benjamin Franklin -- Science Superstar2 Aug 2010
7David Rittenhouses Orrery9 Aug 2010
8Yellow Fever16 Aug 2010
9Betsy Ross Sews a Legend23 Aug 2010
10Breeding 18th Century Animals30 Aug 2010
11Coffee at Colonial Williamsburg6 Sep 2010
12Remembering Lafayette's Sacrifices13 Sep 2010
13The Beautiful People of Colonial Williamsburg20 Sep 2010
Season 3
18 Jul 2011 – 3 Oct 2011 · 12 episodes
1The Washingtons at Mount Vernon (Part 1)18 Jul 2011
2The Washingtons at Mount Vernon (Part 2)25 Jul 2011
3Bartram's Gardens: A Revolution in Gardening1 Aug 2011
4Rye Coffee8 Aug 2011
5Entertaining at the Madison's Montpelier (Part 1)15 Aug 2011
6Entertaining at the Madison's Montpelier (Part 2)22 Aug 2011
7Philadelphia Falls29 Aug 2011
8Continenal Congress & Constitutional Convention5 Sep 2011
9Weekend Warriors12 Sep 2011
10Jamaica -- The Market Basket19 Sep 2011
11Birds of America -- John James Audubon26 Sep 2011
12Nothing Grows on Exuma3 Oct 2011
Season 4
23 Apr 2012 – 16 Jul 2012 · 13 episodes
1Boston's Freedom Trail23 Apr 2012
2The Midnight Ride30 Apr 2012
3Remembering John Adams7 May 2012
4Antiqua: Harboring British Interests14 May 2012
5St. Lucia: Tropical Delights, Naval Fights21 May 2012
6Liquid Gold28 May 2012
7In Search of Catchup4 Jun 2012
8William Penn's Grand Experiment11 Jun 2012
9Three 18th Century Cookbooks18 Jun 2012
10James Monroe25 Jun 2012
11Pirates Get Their Due2 Jul 2012
12Blue Mountain Coffee9 Jul 2012
13The First Five Presidents16 Jul 2012
Season 5
13 Jul 2013 – 9 Oct 2013 · 13 episodes
1Engineering a Revolution13 Jul 2013
2Star Spangled Banner24 Jul 2013
3Let Freedom Ring31 Jul 2013
4El Camino Real7 Aug 2013
5Chili Peppers: Fruit of New Mexico14 Aug 2013
6King of Prussia21 Aug 2013
7Battle of Nassau28 Aug 2013
8Trekking South Africa4 Sep 2013
9Original Americans11 Sep 2013
10Under the Vine and Figtree18 Sep 2013
11A Capital Design25 Sep 2013
12Original Sushi2 Oct 2013
13Revolutionary Caribbean9 Oct 2013
Season 6
12 episodes
1Philadelphia's City Tavern
2Winning the War With Bread
3Artillery by the Book
4Fort Mifflin's River War
5General Hand, Redcoat Patriot
6Take to the Waters
7Grenada, The Spice Island
8Discovering China's Past
9Benjamin Franklin - at Home in London
10The Return of L'Hermoine
11Back to the Black Forest
12Roots of Creole Cooking in St. Lucia
Season 7
13 episodes
1Charles Thomson's Great Seal of the United States
2George Washington in Barbados
3Dr. Benjamin Rush: Father of American Psychiatry
4The Water of Life: Cognac
5Boston's Famous Parker House
6The Moravians of Bethlehem
7James K. Polk: The Dark Horse President
8George Washington's Tent
9When America Spoke French
10Orchids, Herbs and Rum in Jamaica
11Eliza Powel's Sinful Feast
12Pittsburgh: From Frontier to Fortune
13From Bordeaux to Jefferson's Cellars
Season 8
26 Jun 2017 – 18 Sep 2017 · 13 episodes
1George Washington's Whiskey26 Jun 2017
2Peace and Autonomy3 Jul 2017
3German Born, American Made10 Jul 2017
4Creole Cuisine and the War of 181217 Jul 2017
5300 Years of Service24 Jul 2017
6Bonaparte in St. Lucia31 Jul 2017
7Alexander Hamilton the Financier7 Aug 2017
8Cajon Cuisine of the Acadians14 Aug 2017
9Yorktown - The Last Battle21 Aug 2017
10The Mummers: Pistols, Parasols & Parades28 Aug 2017