
Rhubarb: The Humble Pie Plant
This tart, fruity vegetable often baked into pies today was once worth more than gold, opium, or saffron. Anney and Lauren get to the roots of rhubarb’s popularity. Learn more about your ad-choices a...
27 Kesä 201931min

Airline Food: More than Peanuts
Flight staff have been serving in-air meals and snacks almost since the beginning of commercial flight. Anney and Lauren explore the best and worst of what airlines have offered, plus the science behi...
21 Kesä 201949min

Interview: Cheesemaking (and Eating) in Asheville
How does any given cheese get from an udder to your plate? The creators at Looking Glass Creamery give us a tour and talk about the science and culture of crafting wildly different cheeses from just t...
20 Kesä 201948min

Savor Classics: Tofu
Tofu's multi-millennia history may or may not include an attempt at making an immortality elixir. Anney and Lauren take on the history, science, health, and environmental impact of tofu (the cheese of...
17 Kesä 201945min

Gazpacho: Straight Chilling
This soup is made and served so fresh that it's sometimes called a salad. Anney and Lauren dip into the many varieties (and histories) of gazpacho, plus the science of making a perfect bowl. Learn mo...
15 Kesä 201929min

Savor Classics: Chuck E. Cheese's
A pizza-loving rat, a live band of animatronic animals, and beer on tap: In this classic episode, Anney and Lauren explore how a scheme to make more money off of arcade games became an international c...
12 Kesä 201944min

How the Chocolate Chip Cookie Crumbles
This perhaps quintessential American cookie has a deceptively straightforward ingredient list and backstory. Anney and Lauren explore the history and baking science of the chocolate chip cookie. Lear...
7 Kesä 201944min

Interview: Forging Food and Water Solutions
Though New Orleans has an amazing food scene, it also struggles with access for all to healthy foods and clean water. We talk with attorney Pepper Bowen about food deserts and swamps, lead pipes, and ...
3 Kesä 20191h 3min



















