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Food Detectives

Food Detectives

Description: Food expert Ted Allen ("Queer Eye for the Straight Guy," "Top Chef") and a slate of experts from Popular Science magazine examine the link between food and science in this lighthearted and often funny exploration of food facts, fantasies and fallacies, including whether there is any truth to the five-second rule about food dropped on the floor and whether an apple a day really keeps the doctor away.
Genre: Documentary
Year Released: 2021
Number of seasons: 2
Number of episodes: 25
First episode air date: October 13, 2021
Genre: News
Language: English
Networks: Food Network, Cooking Channel
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