NaN/100 votes#1 - Hole in One
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/24/2016
Host Michael McKean shares the "hole" story of everyone's favorite middle-missing baked goods. See if donuts helped bring about the end of World War I, if the secret to New York bagels lies in the city's water and how bundt cakes went from headlining brunch to saving lives.
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#2 - The Kitchen of Good and Evil
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/31/2016
Host Michael McKean separates the good from the bad on some downright wicked food tales. He uncovers whether beer's spirits were put there by witches, if the pretzel is pious or if its story is full of twists and if the heavenly-tasting angel food cake is really just a little devil.
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#3 - Hungry Eyes
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 11/7/2016
Host Michael McKean chases rainbows to explain how our food's color can leave us tickled pink or feeling blue. Michael uncovers if cheddar cheese is really orange and if color can cause a taste bud blackout. Miss this golden opportunity to find out, and you may be left green with envy.
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#4 - Thanksgiving Winners
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 11/14/2016
Host Michael McKean gives thanks for our favorite Thanksgiving grub. He uncovers whether the turkey or the country came first, how burnt marshmallows ended up on sweet potatoes and if a lawyer gave up his career to put cranberries in a can.
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#5 - Breadly Combinations
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/21/2016
Host Michael McKean opens up a sandwich discussion and cuts the crust off some "deli-cut" issues. He finds out if the sandwich was actually named after a guy named sandwich, the correct name for an Italian sandwich and if the burrito is on the docket of sandwich court.
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#6 - Eat Your Words
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/28/2016
Host Michael McKean minces words to get to the bottom of some famous food phrases. He finds out if the extra muffin a baker's dozen could save a baker's life, what's really so cool about cucumbers and if you can literally butter someone up.
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#7 - Rags to Riches
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 12/5/2016
Host Michael McKean takes a look at how some favorite foods went from paupers to princes. He looks at lobster's prison past, whether creme brulee was always the cream of the crop, and if champagne's fizz almost burst its bubble.
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#8 - Power Couples
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 12/12/2016
Host Michael McKean takes a look at how some favorite food combinations got hitched. Michael traces the origins of peanut butter and jelly to the trenches of World War II, sees how spaghetti and meatballs went from Italy to America and finds out if chicken and waffles met after a late-night jazz set.
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#9 - Some Like it Hot
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/19/2016
Host Michael McKean cranks up the heat on food myths, discovering who invented chili, if hot wings bond people closer together and if "spicy" is just in our heads. Grab the oven mitts and plenty of ice-water to find out if there's truth in these five-alarm facts.
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#10 - State Fare
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/26/2016
Host Michael McKean takes a road trip around the US to uncover the stories behind our favorite state plates, including what baked Alaska has to do with Alaska, who put the Big Apple in New York cheesecake and if the California roll is from California, Japan ... or Canada!
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#11 - Eat to Win
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/2/2017
Host Michael McKean goes to bat finding out how our favorite stadium goods got tickets to the big leagues. Michael traces the football tailgate to a Civil War battlefield, shows how important the hot dog is to baseball's existence, and uncovers how the difficult-to-eat nachos became a stadium standard.
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#12 - Carnie Knowledge
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/9/2017
Step right up, as host Michael McKean juggles carnival classics with stories that will amaze and astound. His big top tales include whether cotton candy is at the root of a cavity conspiracy, if popcorn kernels saved the silver screen and if saltwater taffy pulled itself into the middle of a giant legal war.
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#13 - Up in the Air
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/16/2017
Fasten your seatbelt and put your tray table in the upright position, host Michael McKean is taking our favorite foods up and away. He discovers if there's a scientific reason you may not love airline food, why hungry astronauts tend to float over to spicy shrimp and how a corned beef sandwich could sabotage a space mission.
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The Best Episodes of Food: Fact or Fiction? Season 2
Every episode of Food: Fact or Fiction? Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Food: Fact or Fiction? Season 2!
Food: Fact or Fiction?, hosted by Michael McKean, explores age-old adages and uncovers fascinating food mysteries that are baked inside everything we eat. From pancakes...
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Network:Cooking Channel
Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Hole in One" is the best rated episode of "Food: Fact or Fiction?" season 2. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/24/2016. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "The Kitchen of Good and Evil".