Eating HistoryEating History is an American docuseries that airs on the History Channel and premiered in 2020.[1][2] In the series, collectors Josh Macuga and Gary "Old Smokey" Mitchell try vintage foods and related products, such as 1970s Fritos, 1913 hardtack, Pepsodent tooth powder, and New Coke.[1][2] Cast and crewHosts Gary Mitchell and Josh Macuga met through YouTube.[3][4] Gary Mitchell became interested in vintage foods via tobacco: he collected and smoked old cigarettes and other tobacco-related products, giving him the nickname "Old Smokey".[2] This, together with his interest in his grandfather's time in the military, led to eating preserved vintage military rations.[2][5] He started trying a variety of military rations from different countries and time periods and made YouTube videos about it.[2] Through this interest, he met Ken Conley, who suggested that he might be interested in hosting Eating History when the series was being developed.[2] Josh Macuga began collecting old food because of his family: when he was a child, his father and his uncle collected old bottles and other containers.[1] Like Mitchell, he has a YouTube channel.[3] The production team includes a medic and a toxicologist, who do not allow the stars to eat foods that they deem unsafe, for example because of the risk of botulism.[1] The series is produced by Sharp Entertainment.[6] EpisodesThe series has one season consisting of ten episodes.[7]
ReceptionSome viewers have described Eating History's premise as a gimmick, but Mitchell says that the series also educates viewers: "There’s so much history behind everything we encounter."[3][8] References
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