Food Detectives
Food Detectives is a food science show hosted by Ted Allen that aired in North America on Food Network from July to September 2008. Ted Allen, backed by research conducted by Popular Science magazine, investigated food-related beliefs, such as the validity of the five-second rule or the effectiveness of ginger in relieving motion sickness. In addition to support from scientists such as molecular biologist Dr. Adam Ruben and Popular Science staff members, Allen was assisted on-screen by a group of "food techs," often-silent assistants who were the participants in simple experiments exploring food-related myths, beliefs, practices, and folkways.
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Starring | Ted Allen, Adam Ruben |
Country of origin | USA |
No. of episodes | 23 |
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Network | Food Network and Cooking Channel |
Release | July 29 – September 20, 2008 |
Food Detectives has 23 episodes. Allen said the series was "MythBusters meets Good Eats meets [Watch] Mr. Wizard." Filming for the show's inaugural episode took place in Little Italy, Baltimore.