The Food That Built America Chain Reaction (Season 3, Episode 10)
TV Episode | Documentary, History

The Food That Built America

Chain Reaction (Season 3, Episode 10)

TV Episode | Documentary, History

In New York City, former Olympic wrestler Rocky Aoki and a perfume salesman become the unlikely fathers of a casual dining revolution when they open wildly different establishments in the heart of the city: one of America's first Japanese ...See moreIn New York City, former Olympic wrestler Rocky Aoki and a perfume salesman become the unlikely fathers of a casual dining revolution when they open wildly different establishments in the heart of the city: one of America's first Japanese restaurants, and a swinging singles bar that will go on to become one of the country's most iconic restaurant chains. See less

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24 cast members

Name	Known for
Joanna Saltz Self - Editorial Director Self - Editorial Director See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Adam Richman Self - Author-TV Host Self - Author-TV Host See fewer	Guiding Light (1952)
Wes Schlagenhauf Self - Writer: The Hustle Self - Writer: The Hustle See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Jason Liebig Self - Snack Food Historian Self - Snack Food Historian See fewer	The Mega-Brands That Built America (2023)
Libby O'Connell Self - Author: America In 100 Bites Self - Author: America In 100 Bites See fewer	A Question of Life or Meth (2006)
Shelby Slauer Self - Culture Journalist Self - Culture Journalist See fewer	Deuce Purgatory
Nilou Motamed Self - Global Culinary Expert-TV Personality Self - Global Culinary Expert-TV Personality See fewer	Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend (2022)
Vallery Lomas Self - Author: Life Is What You Bake It Self - Author: Life Is What You Bake It See fewer	The Great Holiday Baking Show (2015)
Carey Latimore Self - Professor of History: Trinity University of Texas (as Dr. Carey Latimore) Self - Professor of History: Trinity University of Texas (as Dr. Carey Latimore) See fewer	The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America (2022)
Romi Kher Self - Assistant Professor In Entrepreneurship: Baruch College Self - Assistant Professor In Entrepreneurship: Baruch College See fewer	Hazardous History with Henry Winkler (2025)
Ali Khan Self - TV Personality-Food Writer Self - TV Personality-Food Writer See fewer	Abhay (2019)
Campbell Scott Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Big Night (1996)
Shin Matsuba Rocky Aoki (as Shinichi Matsuba) Rocky Aoki (as Shinichi Matsuba) See fewer	The Big Door Prize (2023)
Nobuaki Shimamoto Yunosuke Aoki Yunosuke Aoki See fewer	Bullet Train (2022)
Kyle Groff Alan Stillman Alan Stillman See fewer	#Feminism (2016)
Harry Courniotes Bartender Fred Bartender Fred See fewer	Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints (2024)
Shawn Parr Dan Scoggin Dan Scoggin See fewer	Punisher '79-82 (2010)
Sean Conway Lawyer Lawyer See fewer	Sh*thead (2020)
Sebastian Armendariz TGIF Barback TGIF Barback See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Kenneth Andrew Thad (as Kenneth Thomas Andrew) Thad (as Kenneth Thomas Andrew) See fewer	The Squatchers (2025)
Kenneth Thomas Andrew Thad Thad See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Keizo Kaji Yoshi Yoshi See fewer	Interior Chinatown (2024)
Meredith Binder Clementine Paddleford Clementine Paddleford See fewer	The Death of Snow White (2025)
Mariana Avelino Actress (uncredited) Actress (uncredited) See fewer	Don Q (2023)