Food Detectives

About Food Detectives

Food Detectives was a food science show hosted by Ted Allen that aired in North America on Food Network. Ted Allen, backed by research conducted by Popular Science magazine, investigates food-related beliefs, such as the validity of the five-second rule or the effectiveness of ginger to relieve motion sickness.

Food Detectives is a documentary and news series that ran on Food Network. Its 2 seasons and 24 episodes aired between July 2008 and April 2009.

Ted Allen leads the cast.