NatGeo EPIC miniseries ‘Eat: The Story of Food’ serves up food history

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Next weekend – warm-up the DVR:  The three-night miniseries “Eat: The Story of Food” runs Friday-Sunday on National Geographic (9-11 p.m.), and starts with a clip that pointedly addresses that very issue.

The six hours are broken into “Food Revolutionaries,” “Carnivores,” “Sugar Rushes,” “Hooked on Seafood,” “Guilty Pleasures” and “Baked & Buzzed.”

“We were trying to get a balance,” says executive producer Pamela Wells, which meant providing legitimate and fresh insights into the food world and food history without turning it into an academic lecture.

“Food means something different to everyone,” says Wells. “And it’s also something people care deeply about. We hope that after this series, you will never look at food the same way again.”

The seasonings here include a healthy sprinkling of fun facts about food’s role in history.