Jun 2022

Gastromica's New Feed On HRN

If you’ve been keeping up with Meant To Be Eaten, you know that our last few seasons were produced in collaboration with Gastronomica, the Journal for Food Studies.Gastronomica now has its very own feed on the Heritage Radio Network where they are continuing this work! So, if you ... Show More

16m 23s

Nov 2021

What to Read Now: Melissa Fuster's Caribeños at the Table

This episode is part of a collaboration with Gastronomica: The Journal for Food Studies, hosted by editorial collective member Jaclyn Rohel. Jaclyn shares some new and soon-to-be published titles in food studies and is joined by her Gastronomica colleague Melissa Fuster in conver ... Show More

39m 14s

Nov 2021

Stephen Velasquez on Art and Activism

This episode is part of a collaboration with Gastronomica: The Journal for Food Studies hosted by Gastronomica editorial collective member Paula Johnson. In this episode, curator Stephen Velasquez discusses how activism and food history come together in a graphic calendar. The Ca ... Show More

33m 17s

Nov 2023

Endangered Foods

Drawing on Slow Food's Ark of Taste, a list of endangered foods throughout the world, culinary historian Sarah Lohman decided to look closer at the American local culinary traditions and rare, cherished foods that are in peril of becoming lost. She shares the stories of her trave ... Show More

36m 51s

Oct 2023

Ways of Eating

Based on years of observation, ethnographic fieldwork, and countless shared meals, mother and son Merry White and Ben Wurgaft explore how our foods reach our plates and how every bite is part of a complex web of social meaning and value. From the Venetian spice trade to the Colum ... Show More

41m 42s

Apr 2024

Gastronomic Journey of Peru

Peruvian gastronomy is one of the most diverse cuisines in the world, consisting of an extensive variety of distinctive dishes characteristic of each city in the country, stemming from the bio diversity of their agriculture. Robert Bradley, author of Eating Peru, talks about the ... Show More

50m 59s

Mar 2022

Celebrating Culinary Diversity in the Midwest: Spotlighting Japanese and Latino Flavors

Coming up on this episode, we are celebrating the ethnic and cultural diversity that makes the food of the American Midwest unique. In Champlain, Illinois, we meet Alex Sentowski and Jennifer Gunji-Ballsrud, the founders of Suzu, a Japanese bakery brings a traditional Japanese m ... Show More

52m 10s

Feb 2021

Rebel Eaters Club: Fatphobia (& Foodphobia) is Anti-Blackness with Da’Shaun Harrison

This week we're bringing you a guest episode from our friends at Rebel Eater's Club (Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify). Host Virgie Tovar spoke with writer and activist Da'Shaun Harrison, tracing the roots of diet culture all the way back to slavery, talking about navigating t ... Show More

36m 26s

Sep 2020

The Mix: Somali & Peruvian Cuisine Under One Midwestern Roof

Restauranteurs Alberto Denegri and Farxaan Jeyte joined forces to bring Peruvian and Somali food to the residents of Columbus, Ohio. Listen to them tell the story of how traditional dishes of Peruvian roasted chicken and Somali camel became popular in this Midwestern college town ... Show More

27m 19s

Dec 2023

How Eating Got Complicated

For our ancient ancestors food was just another thing they needed to survive - like sleep, shelter or warmth. But in the modern world, food has become a source of anxiety. Do we eat too much, or too little? And are we feeding ourself the "wrong" things? Dr Laurie Santos has plent ... Show More

43m 10s

Apr 2024

Food double-acts: TV chefs

What’s the secret behind the on-screen chemistry shared by some TV chef duos? The recent death of Dave Myers, one half of ‘The Hairy Bikers’ with Si King, has prompted this programme celebrating successful food friendships. Dave and Si made food shows and cookbooks that took thei ... Show More

29m 23s

Nov 2023

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Fahim Al Qasimi - Seafood Souq!

Send a textIn this episode of the Chef JKP Podcast, host James Knight-Paccheco takes listeners on a culinary journey filled with food memories, laughter, and lessons for life. On this weeks show . The episode features an enlightening conversation with Fahim Al Qasimi, Co-founder ... Show More

1 h

When the Rainbows Bring the Crawfish