Eat: The Story of Food

With its rapid fire info, flash bang graphics and thumping music, I could only stand to watch about 15 minutes of this documentary. Perhaps if I had ADD I might have found this manic style appealing, but I don't so I just found it irritating. I was also wary of the factuality of this documentary, since most of the "experts" were authors and TV personalities rather than historians and nutritionists. They talked a lot about how food makes them "feel", so these experts didn't lend much to the documentary anyway. I was surprised to see this got 8 stars. Perhaps if I watched more I'd find it worth while, but I just wasn't willing to subject myself to the Ludovico technique to find out.

I happened upon a marathon viewing of this series and was amazed at the facts they served up. We all know that people changed as different types of food became available, but do you understand why you love a Doritos corn chip? Do you get that corn was the real "gold" that Columbus brought back from the Americas? While another review mentioned the loud music and volume issues, I didn't notice anything of the sort and was busy listening to the amazing amount of knowledge presented. This show explains that to understand our culture, you must understand the history of our food.

The show is populated with a wide variety of experts and food enthusiasts. If you love marketing and love understanding people and why they do what they do, watch this show and keep a copy of it. Noteworthy, quotable, and important.