As we are cooking home more these days: let's get to know our food a little bit more.
This fruit is used as a vegetable and was once believed to cause insanity. Anney and Lauren dig into the odd history and science of the eggplant.
The produce section of most American supermarkets in the 1950s was minimal to a fault, with only a few dozen fruits and vegetables to choose from: perhaps one kind of apple, one kind of lettuce, a yel...Show More
Things are about to get hot in here—join us for an exploration of some of the world's spiciest foods. Why is that tingly combination of heat and flavor such a temptress? (Are we addicted to danger? Do...Show More
Why do some fruits and vegetables achieve superstar status, appearing on T-shirts worn by celebrities, or in tattoos adorning some of the biggest names in music? Who is behind the rise of avocados and...Show More
The 1980’s TV commercials for California raisins have been called some of the best ads ever made. The claymation raisins singing and dancing to Marvin Gaye’s “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” became ...Show More
Dates, honey and saffron: we’re gettin sweet and spicy with stories from Egypt to Iran.
How one Brooklyn-born entrepreneur ruthlessly created the modern banana industry and the infamous banana republics.
This fall, there’s a new apple coming. It’s been 20 years in the making, and its launch will be the biggest in apple history. How was it invented? What makes it special? And will it live up to the hyp...Show More
Is the possibility of an “Atomic Garden of Eden” worth the nuclear gamble?
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This show is becoming a great find. This episode is divided in 3 sections that cover Dates, honey and saffron. It definitely will inspire to travel and be more adventurous with food. At least it will ...Show More