All the pretty weeds

Katy Gosset meets a Christchurch woman who's teaching a new generation of New Zealanders how to pickle and preserve. 

Breaking up is hard to do in relationships but also breaking up with your job. Dr Tessa West is a social psychology professor at New York University who says our relationships with our careers and jobs can be a lot like relationships with people and sometimes it's best to break u ... Show More

Anna Rankin looks at two books: Dougal McNeill's Forms of Freedom, Marxist essays in New Zealand and Australia literature and Mary McCarthy's Vietnam. 

<p>Katie sits down with her friend and acclaimed Italian chef Stefano Secchi, owner of New York City’s Rezdora and Massara restaurants, to talk about his journey of growing up in his family’s Italian restaurant in Texas to training in world-famous restaurants in Italy. It was his ... Show More

In this week’s episode, Rob takes David around Chicago visiting some of his favourite deep dish pizza spots. The pair check out Pizano’s, Pequod’s, Lou Malnati's and Chicago's Pizza. They also stop by Goose Island so David can try Rob’s old favourite beer. Contact us anytime with ... Show More

Pastry chef Roberto Linguanotto is said to have whipped up the iconic layered coffee dessert in the 1970s in the Italian city of Treviso. 

<p>Cookbook author and <a href="https://www.sporkful.com/" target="_blank">Sporkful</a> host Dan Pashman sets out on a research trip across Italy in search of highly regional pasta dishes that he can’t find anywhere else. Along the way, he learns a shocking truth about Italy and ... Show More

<p>Jumo joins the pod to decide which food belongs on pizza, build her perfect Italian dinner with $15, react to the Costco Guys wrestling, compare famous celebrities to food, pick which pizza slice she'd rather eat, and more!</p> <p>----------</p> <p>Follow Jumo:</p> <p>TikTok: ... Show More

Italian food is one of the most popular cuisines in the world, but how did it first make its way out of Italy? In this edition of The Food Chain, Ruth Alexander uncovers stories of migration, food culture and legacy in the Italian diaspora. Academic Donna Gabaccia explains why mi ... Show More

<p>Chef Stéphane Chéramy is currently the Executive Pastry Chef at The Ritz-Carlton & JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes, a role he has held since 2006. In this capacity, Chef Chéramy has led the pastry team at this AAA 5-Diamond, Michelin-award-winning resort, managing various asp ... Show More

Some celebrity chefs transcend the art of simply cooking an amazing meal by understanding how food brings people together as part of contemporary culture. On this episode, Dan speaks with Italian chef Massimo Bottura about the keys to his success; struggling with critics in the e ... Show More