All past episodes. Enjoy browsing, and if you are looking for something in particular, try Search on the right.
Insects will not make pet food more sustainable either
Somewhat sad to see Marion Nestle, with whom I almost... Read more →
All past episodes. Enjoy browsing, and if you are looking for something in particular, try Search on the right.
As promised, another second helping from one of 2015’s episodes, before we get to the new stuff. This time, I’m remembering my trip to the little place in St Martin’s Lane in London that serves a couture version of koshari, the iconic street food of Egypt. And one trouble with these second helpings is that […]
Something for everybody: Curries and Indian food, MSG and vitamin D, art.
A searchable database about the objects in paintings and prints, which offers a new date for a Van Gogh painting of potatoes.
Some say the mayo wars are over. I wonder …
As ever, I’m taking a little break and bringing you some repeats from 2015. This one is prompted by an episode of NPR’s Planet Money that I’ve just listened to. They decided to cook a peacock for reasons that I think had something to do with the role of spices in global trade and the […]
More contentious mayonnaise — this time in vitello tonnato. Also fungi and solar greenhouses.
Irish music and its influence on the taste of Irish beer
Four items on breads, on one meals in a pill; nothing unusual.
Following the ancient aqueducts to trace the history of the waters of Rome
Some science, some history, some nutrition; in other words, a balanced meal.