"Mountain yam, caramelized white chocolate, popcorn, coconut." That's an actual restaurant dessert documented by Dr. Alison Pearlman in her book, "May We Suggest: Restaurant Menus and the Art of Persuasion." Check her out on the podcast, and check out her book: https://www.agatepublishing.com/9781572842601/may-we-suggest/
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Oct 2019
Episode 338: American Cuisine and How It Got This Way
What is American cuisine? Is there an American cuisine? It’s probably one of the most debated questions in food circles, certainly by food writers. Historian Paul Freedman, author of the recent best-selling book, Ten Restaurants that Changed America, explores the question in his ... Show More
45m 49s
May 2024
Depuis quand parle-t-on de gastronomie française ?
Ça nous parait évident de parler de gastronomie, de notre soft power so french dont on est si fier comme si, ce mot avait toujours existé, mais non. Il y a bien quelqu’un qui l’a introduit dans notre langue pour définir ce qu’est l’art de la cuisine à la française. Mais qui ?Il y ... Show More
1m 57s
May 2022
Episode 13 - Beef Empanadas from Isabel Allende's Daughter of Fortune
This week, Nick makes empanadas de pino horneados, or baked beef empanadas, from Isabel Allende's wonderful novel Daughter of Fortune. This episode has a bit of everything: fun facts about empanadas and pastry hacks that will give you flakier and crisper pastry.If you would like ... Show More
41m 21s
Jun 2021
Eat Your Art Out: How Art Makes Us Eat
Eating with our eyes is no new concept, but can visual art itself inspire or alter the way we eat? and can food be used to help more people appreciate art? Jaega Wise meets artist, curator and gastronomy enthusiast Cedar Lewisohn to see his collection of artist's cookbooks, and h ... Show More
36m 32s