Whether you sip it with friends, chug it before hitting the dance floor, or take it as a post-work pick-me-up, there’s clearly nothing like a cocktail for bracing the spirit. In addition to its peculiar history as a medicinal tonic, plenty of hard science lies behind the perfect cocktail, from the relationship between taste perception and temperature to the ... Show More
Nov 18
From Fountain of Youth to Fruit on the Bottom: How Yoghurt Finally Made it Big in America
Yoghurt is the most diverse section of the dairy case: from Icelandic skyr to creamy Australian, and fruity French Yoplait to full-fat Greek. With something to suit every palate, plus a dose of microbes to support healthy digestion, yoghurt is a staple food in the US, hero of a m ... Show More
50m 45s
Nov 4
Yes, You Really Can Make Food From Thin Air—And We Tried It
Every second of every day, plants on earth do something miraculous: they take the carbon dioxide from air and turn it into food. With very few exceptions, everything we eat starts out that way. But what if we wanted to cut out the middlemen, re-wild all those fields full of wheat ... Show More
48m 19s
Oct 21
Pizza Pizza!
At last, an episode on pizza! But that raises a tricky question: what exactly is pizza? As it turns out, the original pizzas from eighteenth-century Naples looked nothing like a standard slice—they were more like a focaccia, topped with oil, herbs, anchovies, or whatever else was ... Show More
46m 10s
Apr 2021
Retro Cocktails and Pimm's Cups
There has been a resurgence in the cocktail culture of the pre-Prohibition period and the MadMen era. And whether mixing at home, cocktails-to-go (outside) from a restaurant or bar, or the new kid on the block: ready to drink cocktails in a can, there has been a definite uptick i ... Show More
36m 41s
Mar 2024
Qui est Bloody Mary (1/2) ?
De la vodka, du jus de tomate, du Tabasco et de la sauce imprononçable mais je tente ma chance, la sauce Worcestershire. Qui a eu cette drôle d’idée de créer le Bloody Mary ? Hemingway l’a dit : « Paris est une fête », surtout quand on a la descente de l’écrivain. Gros buveur d’a ... Show More
2m 1s
Nov 2021
What Does Your Favorite Cocktail Say About You? ft. Greg Titian
Today, we're joined by Greg Titian, host of the YouTube show How To Drink, to talk about what your favorite cocktail says about you! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ... Show More
49m 19s