I Bid You Peace - The Rise and Fall of the Frugal Gourmet on Stuff You Missed in History Class

Jeff Smith, if you grew up with PBS in the 80s or 90s, you know who he was. He was the Frugal Gourmet, this really, really gentle, charismatic former Methodist minister who really reinvented what it meant to talk about food and cooking in the U.S. His show was incredibly popular. It reached more than 6 million households a week. And then everything collapsed in 1997 when multiple men came forward with some pretty disturbing accusations that merit closer examination, even though it all got settled out of court. And now there is a documentary about it. And that's what this documentary does. It covers Smith's whole life, his impact on how Americans saw food and cooking, and the secrets that the public never knew. The Chicago Tribune called it a detailed, fascinating, and yes, disturbing portrait of a complicated and reportedly damaged and dangerous man. Independent filmmaker Chris Johnson offers it as a documentary feature film for a single sitting or a full five-episode series if you want every detail. Available exclusively direct from the filmmaker, no subscription service, no Netflix or Amazon, iBidYouPeace.com slash history. That's I-B-I-D-Y-O-U-P-E-A-C-E dot com slash history, code history for 20% off.