Episodes
Time Period/Region
- 16th Century 21
- 17th Century 20
- 18th Century 29
- 19th Century 89
- 20th Century 94
- Ancient 55
- Australia 2
- Austria 6
- Brazil 1
- British Isles 100
- 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 53
- 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 3
- Sweden 2
- Thailand 1
- The Netherlands 1
- The Philippines 2
- Titanic 9
- United States of America 96
- Viking 4
- WWI 4
- WWII 22
The Marie Antoinette Diet
What Marie Antoinette ate (the lady loved chocolate), and 18th century French recipes for an intense chocolate creme and meringue-like chocolate cookies.
A History of Ketchup
The history of ketchup from Southeast Asian fermented fish sauce to Heinz marketing marvel, and an 18th century English recipe for white ketchup
When Potatoes were Illegal
The uphill battle for the potato to become legal again in France, and a fried potato ball recipe from the French Revolution
How to Make Coffee a Better Way
The institution that was English coffee houses and a method of making coffee from the 18th century
Hogmanay Shortbread from 1779
The history of shortbread and an 18th century recipe that includes yeast
Making A Wedding Cake From 1769
The history of wedding cakes and an elaborate 18th century recipe for a fruitcake with two kinds of icing
A History of Ice Cream | A Recipe from 1789
The history of iced foods and ice cream, and an 18th century recipe for parmesan ice cream
How to Eat Like a Pirate: Hardtack & Grog
The food of sailors and pirates, and recipes for seafaring staples: hardtack and grog
A Dish for the First 4th of July... and why it should be on the 2nd.
Why John Adams thought that Independence Day should be on July 2nd, and a recipe that Abigail Adams was supposed to have served him on July 4th, 1776 (she didn’t)