Episodes
Time Period/Region
- 16th Century 21
- 17th Century 20
- 18th Century 29
- 19th Century 89
- 20th Century 97
- Ancient 55
- Australia 2
- Austria 6
- Brazil 1
- British Isles 103
- Canada 1
- Caribbean 2
- China 1
- Civil War 4
- Eastern Europe 5
- France 34
- Germany 6
- Great Depression 2
- Greece 7
- Hawaii 1
- Huns 1
- Iceland 1
- Italy 16
- Japan 7
- Jewish 2
- Korea 1
- Medieval 55
- Mexico 6
- Mongol Empire 3
- Mughal Empire 2
- New Zealand 1
- North Africa & the Near East 23
- North America 2
- Panama 1
- Renaissance 2
- Rome 35
- Russia 6
- Spain 4
- Sweden 2
- Thailand 1
- The Netherlands 1
- The Philippines 2
- Titanic 9
- United States of America 97
- Viking 4
- WWI 4
- WWII 23
The Aztec Origins of Salsa
An overview of the history of salsa, and both an Aztec version and a recipe made with dried chiles from 1831
Day of the Dead Bread - Pan de Muerto
The evolution of Día de los Muertos and a recipe for absolutely delicious pan de muerto, fit to grace any ofrenda
Texas Chili & The Chili Queens of San Antonio
Texas chili from 1910, the history of chili, and the Chili Queens who sold all kinds of chili-flavored foods in the plazas of San Antonio
The Original Caesar Salad from Mexico
The murky origins of the Caesar salad and a recipe that might be the original
Aztec Sacrifice & Pozole
Pozole’s roots in Aztec sacrifice, and my mother-in-law’s generations-old family recipe