Savor

This often brown, often fuzzy fruit got its name thanks to a marketing campaign in the 1950s. Anney and Lauren dig into the history and botany of kiwifruit.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...

2 Sep 202338min

amales are an ancient food imbued with limitless possibilities, tastiness, and... chemistry-based nutritional benefits? In this classic episode, Anney and Lauren get wrapped up in the long history and...

30 Aug 202328min

Scent and flavor can take you back to a place you love -- or off to a place you've never been. As the Master Mixologist of the Wynn Las Vegas Resort, Mariena Mercer-Boarini designs drinks of all kinds...

28 Aug 202336min

This iteration of sparkling lemonade in a marble-in-gasket enclosed bottle became so popular that the name refers to both the flavor and the bottle type today. Anney and Lauren pop open the science an...

23 Aug 202326min

Anney co-wrote a book! To celebrate, we sat down with her co-writer and co-host of Stuff Mom Never Told You, Samantha McVey, to chat about how gathering around food is a love language that can drive p...

19 Aug 202345min

Canned food existed for almost 50 years before the can opener, and even then it took us centuries to come up with a really good one. In this classic episode, Anney and Lauren pop open the history and ...

16 Aug 202338min

This poultry has taken a dive in popularity in some places, but it's still considered a delicacy in others. Anney and Lauren swoop through the agriculture and history behind squab (i.e., young pigeon)...

11 Aug 202342min

This rich, sweet candy owes its smooth texture to sugar science – and stirring. All the stirring. Anney and Lauren don't fudge up the science and history of fudge.See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...

10 Aug 202337min