Best 30 Food History Podcasts

Food with a side of science and history. Every other week, co-hosts Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley serve up a brand new episode exploring the hidden history and surprising science behind a different food- or farming-related topic, from aquaculture to ancient feasts, from cutlery to chile peppers, and from microbes to Malbec. We interview experts, visit labs, fields, and archaeological digs, and generally have lots of fun while discovering new ways to think about and understand the world through food. Find us online at gastropod.com, follow us on Twitter @gastropodcast, and like us on Facebook at facebook.com/gastropodcast. more

Every week, Milk Street Radio travels the world to find the most fascinating stories about food—a detective who tracks down food thieves and a look inside the most famous (and often scandalous) restaurant kitchens—and interviews with culinary icons such as José Andrés, Padma Lakshmi, Jacques Pépin, and Marcus Samuelsson. And on Milk Street Radio you can always find the unexpected: the comedian who ranks apples using an elaborate 100-point system, the scientists who study if vegetables have souls, and the journalist who reveals the world's 10 biggest food lies. We also answer our listeners' cooking questions, find out how to make the perfect cup of coffee, and share how to eat your way through Italy. more

We take America's Test Kitchen's inquisitive and relentless approach to telling unexpected, funny, and thought-provoking narratives about food and drink. This is not a recipe show. And this is not a show about celebrity chefs or what they like to eat. Proof plunges into history, culture, science, and the psyche to uncover the hidden backstories that feed your food-obsessed brain. A production of America's Test Kitchen. more

Savor digs into how people live and how they eat and why. Hosts Anney Reese and Lauren Vogelbaum interview the culinary creators and consumers of the world, exploring the science, history, and culture of food and drink, all with a key question in mind: Why do we like what we like, and how can we find more of those things? more

Gravy shares stories of the changing American South through the foods we eat. Gravy showcases a South that is constantly evolving, accommodating new immigrants, adopting new traditions, and lovingly maintaining old ones. It uses food as a means to explore all of that, to dig into lesser-known corners of the region, complicate stereotypes, document new dynamics, and give voice to the unsung folk who grow, cook, and serve our daily meals. more

Created by The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts, Inside Julia's Kitchen is your window into the Foundation's world. Through our podcast, you'll meet the bright lights of today's food world, from the organizations the Foundation supports and works with to further Julia's legacy to individuals at the forefront of cooking, culinary history, and food writing. We'll be talking to those who are shaping the way we eat, cook and think about food, just as Julia did by inviting the country's top talent into her kitchen. So, grab a seat at the Foundation's table and listen in. more

Rouxde (pronounced Rude) Cooking School is a food history and cooking comedy podcast. Food writer and cook John Houser III talks food history, cooking and interviews Chefs and food professionals about what it's like in the industry. It's funny, irreverent and informative. more

AnthroDish explores the intersections between our foods, cultures, and identities. Host Dr. Sarah Duignan sits down one-on-one with people in academia, hospitality, farming and agriculture, and more to learn about their food knowledge and experiences. If you're interested in the unique lives of everyday people who have been shaped by their relationship with food, this show is for you! more

Have you ever wondered about where our favourite holiday foods come from? What really is a figgy pudding, or how does a Roman Pope stop the world from enjoying German stollen? Join host and certified baker, Glen Warren, as he dives into the history of the foods which shape our holidays in Season's Eatings: The History of Your Favourite Christmas Foods. more

Candace of FoodLoveTog and Tanorria of Tanorria's Table join together to celebrate Black Culture, Black Girl Magic, Food, and the rich foundational history that black culture has contributed to food. more

Want to feast on funny food facts and fables? Or slurp up strange and spicy stories from supermarkets and society? Bite into Australia's funnest food podcast, Ingredipedia. Each episode, competitive hosts Emily Naismith (Broadsheet, frankie magazine) and Ben Birchall (3RRR FM's Breakfasters, Smith Journal) try to serve the most interesting stories about a specific ingredient (say, Tim Tams or chillies) in a bid for your affection. You get to vote for who was the most interesting on Instagram!It's fun! It's lighthearted! It's largely unhinged! It's the McDonald's Happy Meal of the podcast world (but back when you actually got a Cheeseburger and a toy inside). Join us on social media for more weird and snacky food pursuitsInstagram: @ingredipediaTikTok: @ingredipediaCreditsMusic: Jarrad Brown of Eagle and the WormArtwork design: Jess RamseyPhotography: Phoebe Powell more

Using food to explore all manner of topics, from agriculture to zoology. In Eat This Podcast, Jeremy Cherfas tries to go beyond the obvious to see how the food we eat influences and is influenced by history, archaeology, trade, chemistry, economics, geography, evolution, religion -- you get the picture. We don't do recipes, except when we do, or restaurant reviews, ditto. We do offer an eclectic smorgasbord of tasty topics. Twice nominated for a James Beard Award. more

Author Kevin Wilson does 6 hours of research for a different area from around the World every Friday and then he tells you the most interesting things that he found about both the Country and the Cuisine, great show, especially for people who love 'fun facts'. more

Victory Kitchen is an exploration of food rationing in wartime America. Join author, historian, and vintage foodie Sarah Creviston Lee as she delves into World War II cookbooks, recipes and menu plans to discover how our grandmas got their food to fight for victory. more

Culinary Historians of Chicago studies the history of food and drink in human cultures. Why we procure, prepare and serve the food we do has cultural, sociological, geographical, financial and political influences. We encourage participation from all walks of life: from academics to home cooks, chefs to grill masters, farmers to heirloom gardeners, food scientists to students. Our programs, and those of our sister organization Chicago Foodways Roundtable, are supported by research, fieldwork and scholarship, though geared to an informed popular audience. We welcome everyone to gather at our table to share food, drink and their life's culinary experiences.If you would like to contact us, please e-mail us at CulinaryHistorians@gmail.com more

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A Greek Gourmand, travels through time...Imagine yourself dining with Socrates, Plato, or Pythagoras! What tasty morsels of food accompanied the conversations of these most significant minds in Western philosophy?Now picture yourself as you sat for a symposium with Cicero, or Pliny the Elder or Julius Caesar. The opulent feasts of the decadent Romans!Maybe, you're following Alexander the Great during his military campaigns in Asia for ten years. Conquering the vast Persian empire, while discovering new foods. Or try and picture the richness of fruits and vegetables in the lush Hanging Gardens of Babylon.What foods did our ancestors ate?How did all begin? Who was the first to write a recipe down and why? Sauces, ingredients, ways of cooking. Timeless and continuous yet unique and so alien to us now days. Staple ingredients of the Mediterranean world -as we think now- like tomatoes, potatoes, rice, peppers, didn't exist. What did they eat? We will travel far and wide, reconstructing the diet, the feasts, the dishes of a Greek Philosopher in a symposium in Athens, or a Roman Emperor or as a rich merchant in the last night in Pompeii.....Lavish dinners, exotic spices, so-called 'barbaric' traditions of beer and milk, all intertwined...Stay tuned and find out more here, in 'The Delicious Legacy' Podcast!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy. If you love to time-travel through food and history why not join us at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-delicious-legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. more

Welcome to 'The British Food History Podcast': British food in all its (sometimes gory) glory with Dr. Neil Buttery. He'll be looking in depth at all aspects of food with interviews with special guests, recipes, re-enactments, foraging, trying his hand at traditional techniques, and tracking down forgotten recipes and hyper-regional specialities. He'll also be trying to answer the big question: What makes British food, so...British? more

La historia de la alimentación, gastronomía, personajes, hitos, recetas y costumbres contadas por la escritora e historiadora Almudena Villegas. more

Eat Your Heartland Out is a series dedicated to highlighting the rich, yet often overlooked, culinary depth of the American Midwest. Food is the storyteller while host Capri S. Cafaro serves as your audio tour guide through this region spanning 12 states. The show aims to weave a tapestry of cultural diversity, immigration history, migration patterns and agricultural variations in each episode. Expect to gain new insights about Midwestern foodways through compelling interviews with historians, authors, chefs and makers; each of whom brings a unique perspective on the Midwest's culinary story. more

Let's talk tacos with TacoJournalist, Mando Rayo in the Tacos of Texas Podcast. We've got some muy rico conversations coming up in season tres and this season we're reconnecting with the roots and history of nuestra gente including Mexican Hands, Redefining Tex-Mex, Black Mexicans, Taco Tuesday in School Cafeterias y más! Tacos of Texas is supported by Texas Beef Council's BBQuest. Credits: IDENTITY Productions. Host and Producer: Mando Rayo Story Producer: Sharon Arteaga Audio Mixing: Nicholas Worthen & Ever Calderon Creative Producer: Dennis Burnett more

A podcast documenting cooking, eating and domestic life. Often recorded in kitchens.Produced and hosted by Lucy Dearlovelecker (German): delicious {adj} [food], tasty {adj}, mouth-watering {adj}Logo design by Holly Gorne more

Food, the Art and Science

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Cronache Di Cucina è un canale di educazione culinaria che ha come obbiettivo non solo di far conoscere ricette e prodotti culinari, ma soprattutto di farli capire ed apprezzare attraverso la loro evoluzione storica.Tutto ciò viene presentato dal punto di vista di Cosimo, un giovane cuoco professionista di Firenze.Il podcast è presente anche su YouTube (non scordate di iscrivervi!)Contatti e Social: https://linktr.ee/cronachedicucina more

Empty Plates is a podcast about food memory created & hosted by Chef and Researcher Anjli Vyas. In each episode, Anjli is joined by a diverse array of change makers, leaders and thinkers. Together, they will reflect on 3 plates of food that have shaped and impacted their life. Visit: www.bare.kitchenFollow @emtpyplatespodcast on Instagram  more

In Eat My Globe: Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know About Food, Simon Majumdar will talk about an ingredient, a dish, a theme, a person or a nation and the fascinating story of how they became part of the world that we often take for granted.Over the course of the show, he shall be examining some of the great tales of food history, the origins of some of your favorite dishes and drinks, and the people who helped to create them.He will also share fantastic trivia that you can use to bore people with at parties.Twitter: @EatMyGlobePcastFB & Instagram: @EatMyGlobeProduced and Distributed by: Producergirl Productions more

Entrevistas con especialistas en estudios sobre comida sobre sus publicaciones recientes. Novedades de editoriales universitarias, comerciales e independientes. Tu podcast global de contenido académico en español con entrevistas a escritores y autoras sobre sus libros y publicaciones recientes. Investigaciones, tesis y capítulos de diferentes países del mundo a tu alcance. Nuestra misión es la divulgación del conocimiento.Interviews with food studies specialists about their recent publications. New books from university presses and commercial and independent publishing houses. Author-interview global podcast. Academic content in Spanish: books, research, theses, dissertations, and articles from writers worldwide within your reach. Our mission is public education. more