Gastropod
Gastropod is the award-winning podcast that explores food topics through the lens of history and science. Led by enterprising hosts Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley, each episode uncovers the hidden stories and surprising science behind a different food or farming-related topic, from aquaculture to ancient feasts, cutlery to chile peppers, and microbes to malbec. Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher
How Pineapples Became the Gucci Purse of 1700s Europe
Long before they were the stars of tropical drinks or controversial pizzas, pineapples were the obsessively hoarded, perpetually pursued symbols of the elite
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Taro
Don’t let the threat of a scratchy throat scare you off from this deliciously starchy and versatile root veggie
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Cultivating the American Truffle
How careful science, a growers’ passion, and one adorable truffle-hunting dog combine to run the largest truffle farm in the country
How One Food Stylist Creates Otherworldly Dishes for Your Favorite Sci-Fi Show
From full-on feasts in "Foundation" to intricate meaty platters in "Hannibal," food stylist Janice Poon on how she tells stories that take place in fantastic worlds
