Episodes
Time Period/Region
- 16th Century 13
- 17th Century 15
- 18th Century 14
- 19th Century 45
- 20th Century 54
- Ancient 31
- Australia 1
- Austria 2
- Brazil 1
- British Isles 56
- Canada 1
- Caribbean 1
- Civil War 3
- France 21
- Germany 5
- Great Depression 1
- Greece 4
- Hawaii 1
- Huns 1
- Iceland 1
- Italy 9
- Japan 5
- Jewish 2
- Korea 1
- Medieval 28
- Mexico 5
- Mongol Empire 1
- Mughal Empire 1
- New Zealand 1
- North Africa & the Near East 13
- North America 2
- Panama 1
- Philippines 1
- Renaissance 2
- Rome 20
- Russia 1
- Spain 3
- Sweden 1
- Thailand 1
- Titanic 7
- Transylvania 1
- Ukraine 1
- United States of America 47
- Viking 3
- WWI 3
- WWII 5
Dining on the Luxury Liner Lusitania
The dining experience aboard the Lusitania and her final voyage, along with a very fancy frozen dessert that was served to second class passengers in 1913
What Pioneers Ate on the Oregon Trail
What cooking and eating was like on the Oregon Trail (it was rough), and a 19th century recipe for johnny cakes
What People Ate on Ellis Island
What it was like on Ellis Island in the early 20th century, and two recipes for dishes that appeared on an Ellis Island menu in 1920
Deviled Bones - The History of Hot Wings
The history and evolution of hot wings, and a 19th century recipe for a spicy wing recipe with mustard and mushroom ketchup
Table Manners in the Ottoman Empire - Acem Pilav
Mealtime etiquette in the Ottoman Empire, and a 19th century recipe for pilaf that would have been served as the last course
The Legend of the Wiener Schnitzel
Variations of wienerschnitzel throughout history and its legendary origin stories, and a recipe for a 19th century version
The Fake (and real) History of Potato Chips
The fake and true history of the potato chip and an early 19th century recipe for them
Foods of Africa & the Enslaved with Michael Twitty
Special guest culinary historian Michael W. Twitty joins me for a special Q&A where he answers your questions and mine about the foods of Africa and of the enslaved population in early America
Feeding Napoleon - Chicken Marengo
The eating habits of Napoleon Bonaparte and a 19th century recipe for a delicious but simple chicken dish that’s said to be his favorite
Vienna's Iconic Chocolate Cake
The legendary origins of the sachertorte, and a 19th century recipe that you should absolutely try
Old Fashioned Halloween Candy & the First Halloween Party
Riotous Halloween celebrations and the first townwide Halloween party, along with a 19th century candy recipe
Eating like a Lighthouse Keeper from the 1800s
The grueling routine of lighthouse keepers and a corn chowder from 1896 that they would have had the ingredients for
Rubaboo - Pemmican Stew of Canadian Mounties
The rugged explorers and Canadian mounties who cooked and ate rubaboo, and a recipe from the journal of Sam Steele, the man who brought order to the Klondike gold rush.
Feeding the Ottoman Army - Warrior's Halva
How the Ottoman Empire’s soldiers ate and a delicious recipe for a centuries-old confectionary
Switchel - The Farmer's Gatorade of the 19th Century
The various versions of that nectar of the weary farmhand and congressman alike, popular in the 18th and 19th centuries
The Oyster Craze of New York City
Delicious, creamy baked oysters and the oyster craze in 19th century New York City.
Civil War Sweet Potato Coffee
The crucial role of coffee in a Civil War soldier’s life, and the alternatives they came up with for it
The 1853 Dinner in a Dinosaur
Victorian salmi de perdrix (partridge salmi) and the men who ate it inside an iguanodon
The History of the Hawaiian Luau
The history of the Hawaiian luau, and Kepanipa’a makes kalua pork in the ground at the Marriott and Chef Ippy Aiona of Ippy’s Hawaiian Barbeque in Waimea makes it in the kitchen