Regional stuffing recipes illustrate the variety of Thanksgiving tables across the United States.

Explore the ancient Egyptian diet and try out a traditional spice blend at home.

Host Ian Knauer whips up a homemade pasta dish once served by Thomas Jefferson at the White House.

Day of the Dead celebrations often incorporate traditional foods, including skull-shaped candies.

How did people stop eating with their hands and pick up the now-ubiquitous knife and fork?

Host Ian Knauer takes us through the history of donuts, which were first introduced to America by Dutch settlers.

Legend has it that chop suey was born when forty-niners demanded food from a San Francisco Chinese restaurant.

Host Ian Knauer explains how apple pie became an iconic American dessert as he bakes one of his own.

Find out how food has been keeping the doctor away since the days of our Neolithic ancestors.

Host Ian Knauer explores the ancient history of chocolate and prepares a batch of mouthwatering brownies.

Meet the cooks who brought White House cuisine into a new age, including Kennedy’s famed chef René Verdon.

Meet the cooks who prepared meals for the early U.S. presidents, often working under conditions that were anything but glamorous.