Cheesecake seems pretty fancy, but where did it actually come from? Hannah Hart dives into the 2,000-year-old history of cheesecake as she chats with Cathy Kaufman, the President of the Culinary Historians of New York.
Croissants are the perfect pastry. Period. But were croissants born perfect? Hannah tackles a 140-year-old croissant recipe as she chats with Jim Chevalier, author of August Zang and the French Croissant.
Ice cream has been around longer than you may think. Hannah Hart attempts to make a 500-year-old stretchy ice cream called booza as she talks to Maher Nakhal, owner of Le Mirage Pastry in Anaheim, California.
The hamburger: America's pride and joy. But is it even American? Hannah Hart learns the answers to these questions as she chats with David Michaels, author of The World Is Your Burger before trying her hand at a 1,600-year-old recipe.
There's nothing better than wonton soup, but where did it come from? Hannah unfolds the history of wonton soup as she speaks with Tommy Wong, the executive chef at Trey Yuen Cuisine of China, before diving into a 700-year-old recipe.
There's nothing better than a pretzel!. But where do pretzels come from? Hannah untwists the history of the pretzel with author and pretzel expert William Woys Weaver before taking on a 100-year-old recipe.