Food Is Life explores the people, places, and stories behind great food.
From unforgettable food destinations and regional specialties to outdoor cooking, barbecue culture, comfort food, and culinary adventures, we celebrate the flavors, traditions, and experiences that make food one of life's great pleasures.
Join us as we travel in search of hidden gems, learn from chefs, pitmasters, and food personalities, and discover the recipes, techniques, and stories that bring great food to life.
Whether we're exploring a city's food scene, cooking over open fire, visiting backyard barbecue setups, or sharing memorable meals with remarkable people, every episode is about the joy of food and the people who make it worth remembering.
New episodes every week.
Food Is Life is produced by Principal Media and features authorized releases of licensed programming.
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A crisp fall day in Minnesota, an old friend, a couple of very determined hunting dogs — and dinner waiting at the end of it all.
Andrew Zimmern is back in the field for the kind of day that brings back memories: pheasant hunting, plenty of laughs and a fall feast cooked over fire.
Watch the new Field to Fire now.
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Oklahoma has a wild hog problem. Yia Vang sees dinner.
This time on FERAL, Yia heads out after feral hogs — then joins chef Jonathan Stranger to forage from the land and turn wild Oklahoma pork into two very different meals over the fire.
For Yia, the experience also brings back memories of the food and traditions he grew up with.
Watch the newest FERAL now.
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A crisp fall day in the Minnesota woods, an old hunting tradition and a cast-iron skillet waiting back home.
Andrew Zimmern is back with another Field to Fire adventure — and this one ends with an old-school comfort food feast of crispy fried wild game, mashed potatoes and homemade cream gravy.
Watch the new episode now.
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Yia Vang is back.
After the response to his first FERAL adventure, Yia heads to Oklahoma in search of a very different kind of wild food: paddlefish, a prehistoric fish locals call spoonbill.
Catching one proves harder than expected. Cooking one? That's another story.
If you love Andrew Zimmern’s wild-food adventures, FERAL is quickly becoming one to watch.
Watch the new episode now.
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Andrew Zimmern is back with another Field to Fire adventure.
This time he's deep in South Carolina, where a day in the woods ends with wild boar cooked over fire — including crispy roasted pork and a spicy wild boar vindaloo.
From the wild to the fire. Watch the new episode now.
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Andrew Zimmern fans — meet Chef Yia Vang.
If you love heading outdoors to find something wild — and then figuring out how to make it delicious — FERAL should feel right at home.
First up: northern pike, a fish plenty of anglers catch...and plenty would rather throw back.
Watch the first episode now.
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Andrew Zimmern is back in the field — and this time he's after wild duck in South Texas.
After a morning on the water, Andrew brings the day's catch back to the fire and cooks it two completely different ways: braised in red wine and roasted whole over an open flame.
A new Field to Fire adventure is up now.
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Some people catch dinner.
The rest of us head to Pike Place Market. 🐟
Fresh halibut, seafood poutine, ceviche, and one of America's greatest food destinations are all waiting in today's episode.
🍽️ Watch here!
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We dropped another Andrew Zimmern fishing video today!
This time he's in Texas chasing one of North America's strangest fish—the prehistoric alligator gar. Then he heads back to the fire to find out if it's actually worth eating.
Have you ever seen (or eaten) an alligator gar?
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If you could spend one week eating your way across California...
Where would your first stop be?
Here's our new compilation!
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