Fumiaki Matsuura had just started his job as the toji, or brew master of his family's sake brewery in Ishikawa, Japan, when he noticed a strange smell. A lot was riding on his reputation as the  new face of the brewery, but this odor was quickly jeopardizing the business. Will Matsuura get to the bottom of this sake mystery?

The Road to Good Sake

We take America's Test Kitchen's inquisitive and relentless approach to telling unexpected, funny, and thought-provoking narratives about food and drink. This is not a recipe show. And this is not a show about celebrity chefs or what they like to eat. Proof plunges into history, culture, science, and the psyche to uncover the hidden backstories that feed your food-obsessed brain. Hosted by Kevin Pang. A production of America's Test Kitchen. 
 


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In 1951, the Explorers Club in New York had a 250,000-year-old woolly mammoth on their menu at their annual banquet. Follow reporter Doug Mack as he excavates what exactly went on at this perplexing prehistoric dinner.

A (Wooly) Mammoth of A Meal

Journalist Camilo Garzón embarks on a quest along the Magdalena River to experience a Colombian tradition that's making a comeback called Paseo de Olla: The Cooking Pot Trip.

The River That Feeds Us

What happens when you have to boycott your favorite dish? Our reporter travels to her home in North east India to find out.

Boycotting Your Favorite Food

We kick off a new season of Proof with a look at the origin and evolution of Horiatiki, or the Greek Salad.

It’s All Greek Salad to Me

Before we return next week with new episodes of Proof, we're sharing an episode of Your Mama’s Kitchen, where host Michele Norris interviews TV’s funniest redhead, Conan O’Brien.

The Road to Good Sake

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