
Seeking Korean Soviet Cooking (Best of Proof Travel Edition)
In this week's episode of Best of Proof: Travel Edition, we explore the history of Koryo Saram cuisine (Korean Soviet cuisine) and learn about the importance of morkovcha--a carrot dish--to one Koryo ...
13 Feb 202552min

The Lost Crops of Sapelo Island (Best of Proof: Travel Edition)
In this week's episode of Best of Proof: Travel Edition, we take the ferry to Georgia's Sapelo Island to visit the Gullah Geechee community. Every year, storms, salt water, and construction threaten t...
6 Feb 202542min

Chicken Tender Capital, USA (Best of Proof: Travel Edition)
On this episode of Best of Proof: Travel Edition, we replay an episode where one comedian is on a mission to make the Manchester, New Hampsnire the chicken tender capital of the world. Will he succeed...
30 Jan 202549min

How Cooking Competitions Took Over TV (Part 2)
In part 2 of our deep-dive into the history of culinary competition shows, America's Test Kitchen: The Next Generation contestant Garrett Schlichte chronicles the shift from our obsession with hyper-c...
19 Dec 202438min

How Cooking Competitions Took Over TV (Part 1)
From Iron Chef to The Great British Bake Off, cooking competition shows hav been a staple of American entertainment and education for ages. But America's Test Kitchen: The Next Generation contestant G...
12 Dec 202434min

There's a Snake in My Food!
Every March, Sweetwater, Texas celebrates its title as the ‘Rattlesnake Capital of the World’. Dozens of teams compete to cook Texas staples like ribs, brisket and chicken, and in Sweetwater? It's rat...
5 Dec 202447min

How to Save a Hive
Melipona honey from Mexico is prized for its taste and its medicinal qualities. But melipona bees are under threat; not just from deforestation, pesticides, or habitat loss, but also from the dwindlin...
21 Nov 202438min

The (Iron) White Claw
Writer and former restaurant owner Dionne Reid investigates White Claw's rapid ascendance and its prowess as a gay icon. If you don't have a White Claw in your fridge, make your own vodka soda drink w...
14 Nov 202437min






















