Fast Food Tech (Engl)

MODERN MARVELS® takes a bite out of the $150 billion dollar fast food industry. That's a lot of all-beef patties!

Go behind the scenes to discover the cutting-edge technology and marketing efforts that satisfy our ever-accelerating national craving for fast, inexpensive food.

Learn how they grow it, process it, freeze it, ship it, track it, fry it, flip it and pack it. Watch as hundreds of burgers, fries and shakes fly across counters and drive-thru windows at Carl's Jr., Jack in the Box, Wendy's and McDonald's. Visit a potato-processing plant for the scoop on how fries are made and learn how Taco Bell's founder developed the fast-food hard shell taco.

Can fast food get any faster? Discover the current state of the art and the future of fast food technology with this "fast, consistent and inexpensive" episode of MODERN MARVELS®!

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Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution (Engl) (Link)

Jamie Oliver is in the United States to start a revolution. The impassioned chef, TV personality and best-selling author is determined to take on the high statistics of obesity, heart disease and diabetes in the US, where the nation's children are the first generation not expected to live as long as their parents. Oliver is inviting viewers to take a stand and change the way America eats, in home kitchens, schools and workplaces, with the thought-provoking new series, "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution".

In the series, Jamie heads to Huntington, West Virginia - which has been called the unhealthiest city in America -- to start his new cooking initiative. He hopes to help get Huntington off that list and start a chain reaction of positive change across the country. Jamie says, "The time is right for people to rediscover the sense of pride, satisfaction and fun you can get from cooking for the people you love. There's an incredible community in Huntington, and I want this experience to be a celebration of what we can achieve when people come together. I want to prove that turning around the epidemic of obesity and bad health doesn't have to be boring or dull in the slightest. Wonderful stories will unfold in Huntington, and hopefully this will inspire the rest of the States."

Needled by local naysayers, challenged by ingrained unhealthy habits and government bureaucracy, and welcomed by some of the most surprising youngsters, families and local leaders, Jamie shows how, in just a few short months, he tried to transform Huntington as a template for the entire country. The stakes? Simply the health of our country's citizens and the legacy for its children.

The series is loosely based on Jamie's U.K. series, "Jamie's Ministry of Food" and "Jamie's School Dinners," which saw his successful grass-roots efforts improve the school lunches in communities there. For the latter show, it resulted in a total overhaul of the school dinner program in the U.K. In America, he's turning his attention to helping people of all ages eat more balanced meals and cook with fresh ingredients, not only at schools, but also homes, workplaces and even restaurants.

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The History Of Cold Cuts (Engl)

Learn more about wide world of cold sliced meats (and meat substitutes) with this episode of The History Channel's Modern Marvels on the history and production of cold cuts, featuring bologna, salami, pastrami, head cheese, liverwurst, olive loaf, and Tofurky. Watch the videos after the jump.

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Soft Drinks (Engl)

They account for nearly 30% of all beverages consumed in the U.S., and have been quenching our thirst for over a century. Visit the world's third largest soft drink supplier, Dr. Pepper, and then watch the scientists at Gatorade collect an athlete's sweat for analysis. Your brain will freeze with the Slurpee, get a jolt with the energy drink of the 21st Century and explore the roots of Ginger Ale and Root Beer. Finally discover how Jones Soda dares to make a soft drink taste like a Christmas ham.

Macarons (Engl) (FR)

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Christophe Morel est l'un des meilleur chocolatier au monde et lauréat de plusieurs prix internationnaux. Il nous livre maintenant le secret de ses macarons.

Beth's Foolproof French Macaron Recipe (Engl)




 

Modern Marvels - Bread (Engl)

Flour and water, a little salt, maybe something to make it rise if you like, and you've got the main source of nourishment for half the world. Beyond the basics, though, there is an almost infinite variety to the ways we make and enjoy bread. From shapes to toppings, from frying to baking, from sacred ceremonies to snack time, bread can be adapted in as many ways as we can imagine.

MODERN MARVELS® examines every aspect of bread-making, which is equal parts science and art. Discover the multitudinous forms bread takes — bagels, baguettes and pitas, to name a few — and see the special relationship every culture has to its daily BREAD.


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Spring Pea Medley (Engl)

English peas, snow peas, sugar snap peas and pea tendrils, oh, my! A medley of these tasty little vegetables along with vibrant carrots are a quick and healthy side dish created by Kevin Carey of Verrill Farm. Fragrant herbs of mint and chives, are added at the end of cooking for an aromatic and colorful presentation.

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