8.2/1070 votes#1 - Submarine Warfare
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 2/27/2022
High School friends see an alternative to fast food with the "submarine" sandwich. But they are quickly met with the fierce competition of a new submarine joint, started by a physicist, that is trying to perfect the art of the franchise, and will go on to be the biggest restaurant chain in the world.
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7.8/1060 votes#2 - A Cold One
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 3/6/2022
In the late 1800s, German immigrants Joseph Schlitz and Captain Frederick Pabst find themselves in a battle for beer dominance. In their fight for one upmanship they will help create the most popular alcoholic beverage on the planet, introduce lager beer to the nation, and become two of the biggest companies on Earth for half a century.
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8.3/1059 votes#3 - Do or Donut
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 3/13/2022
When a commercial caterer realizes his two best selling items are donuts and coffee, he joins forces with his brother-in-law to create a revolutionary donut chain; soon a rivalry starts with a beloved Southern-based donut shop.
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8.2/1056 votes#4 - A Dish Best Served... Soft
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 3/20/2022
When his ice cream truck breaks down, Tom Carvel discovers that half-melted ice cream is a surefire hit with customers.
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8.2/1052 votes#5 - The Best Thing Since...
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 3/27/2022
In a quest to dominate the growing commercial bread industry, Lee Marshall bets on a new kind of white loaf, unwittingly inspiring a homemaker named Margaret Rudkin to come up with a healthier alternative.
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8.3/1053 votes#6 - Cookie Fortunes
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 4/3/2022
Hollywood agent Wally Amos transforms his professional life when he decides to make and sell his own gourmet chocolate chip cookies, and opens America's first cookie store; housewife Debbi Fields opens her homestyle cookie shop in a mall.
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8.3/1058 votes#7 - The Beef is On
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 4/10/2022
When Col. Sanders sells his company to investors in 1964, the new owners identify a rising star within the organization: Dave Thomas.
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8.0/1052 votes#8 - Pop Stars
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 4/17/2022
Small town farmer Orville Redenbacher has a lifelong dream of creating the perfect popcorn kernel, leading to the first significant development of popcorn in thousands of years which he sells nationwide, eventually pitting him against industry rivals for supremacy of America’s oldest snack.
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8.2/1057 votes#9 - Beyond the Burger
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 4/24/2022
Restaurateur Glen Bell works to create a burger alternative for the fast-food market and after several setbacks goes on to help introduce the taco to America; two brothers look to beat the burger by betting that a roast beef sandwich can compete.
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8.2/1053 votes#10 - Chain Reaction
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 5/1/2022
Former wrestler Rocky Aoki and a perfume salesman become the unlikely fathers of a casual dining revolution when they open different establishments in the heart of New York City: one of America's first Japanese restaurants and a swinging singles bar.
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8.2/1055 votes#11 - Let Them Eat Snack Cakes
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 5/8/2022
Martha Entenmann takes the reins of her late husband's baking company and grows it into a national powerhouse; a married couple bankrupt one bakery, but succeed their second time around with a revolutionary way to sell snack cakes.
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8.3/1051 votes#12 - Pasta Party
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 5/15/2022
Hector and Mario Boiardi open an Italian restaurant in Cleveland in 1924 and soon introduce Italian food to Americans; the brothers eventually find themselves in competition with James Kraft and his newest offering, macaroni and cheese.
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The Best Episodes of The Food That Built America Season 3
Every episode of The Food That Built America Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Food That Built America Season 3!
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Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Submarine Warfare" is the best rated episode of "The Food That Built America" season 3. It scored 8.2/10 based on 70 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/27/2022. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "A Cold One".