The Food That Built America The Best Thing Since... (Season 3, Episode 5)
TV Episode | Documentary, History

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The Food That Built America

The Best Thing Since... (Season 3, Episode 5)

TV Episode | Documentary, History

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.

Head writer

Harry Courniotes

Director

Brad Grimm (directed by)

Writers

Jerry Carita | Harry Courniotes

Cinematographer

Ryan Kroboth

Editor

John Kilgour

Production Designer

Deana Sidney

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Updated Mar 27, 2022

Release date

Mar 27, 2022 (United States)

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21 cast members

Name	Known for
Carey Latimore Self - Professor of History: Trinity University of Texas (as Dr. Carey Latimore) Self - Professor of History: Trinity University of Texas (as Dr. Carey Latimore) See fewer	The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America (2022)
Sarah Wassberg Johnson Self - Food Historian Self - Food Historian See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Adam Richman Self - Author & TV Host Self - Author & TV Host See fewer	Stalking the Bogeyman
Libby O'Connell Self - Author, 'America in 100 Bites' Self - Author, 'America in 100 Bites' See fewer	A Question of Life or Meth (2006)
Kate Kelly Self - Historian & Writer Self - Historian & Writer See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Edie Sparks Self - Author, 'Boss Lady' Self - Author, 'Boss Lady' See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Vallery Lomas Self - Author, 'Life Is What You Bake It' Self - Author, 'Life Is What You Bake It' See fewer	The Great Holiday Baking Show (2015)
Mireya Loza Self - Associate History Professor: Georgetown University Self - Associate History Professor: Georgetown University See fewer	The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America (2022)
Romi Kher Self - Assistant Professor in Entrepreneurship; Baruch College Self - Assistant Professor in Entrepreneurship; Baruch College See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Ashley Holt Self - Baking Expert Self - Baking Expert See fewer	Bakery Boss (2013)
Bill Oakley Self - Fast Food Expert Self - Fast Food Expert See fewer	The Simpsons (1989)
Nilou Motamed Self - Global Culinary Expert & TV Personality Self - Global Culinary Expert & TV Personality See fewer	Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend (2022)
Campbell Scott Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Big Night (1996)
Jacob Sherburne Alexander Taggart Alexander Taggart See fewer	Waste of Space (2011)
Jake McCready Baker 1 Baker 1 See fewer	The Short Goodbye (II) (2018)
Woodrow Proctor Ernest Brock Ernest Brock See fewer	The Feud (2020)
Lash Dooley James Dewar James Dewar See fewer	Saga Tier I (2006)
Judson Jones Lee Marshall Lee Marshall See fewer	Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1990)
David Beck Henry Rudkin Henry Rudkin See fewer	Backup Plan (2019)
Liz Tancredi Margaret Rudkin (as Liz Tuncredi) Margaret Rudkin (as Liz Tuncredi) See fewer	City of Mercy (2014)
Dan Brennan Dr. Blake Donaldson Dr. Blake Donaldson See fewer	Taxicab Ride with Jesus (2020)