A Global History of Mexican Food
Presented by
Jeffery Pilcher, PhD
For the past 20 years, Jeffery Pilcher has investigated the history, politics and evolution of Mexican food, including how Mexican silver miners likely invented the taco, how Mexican Americans in the Southwest reinvented it, and how businessman Glen Bell mass-marketed it to Anglo palates via the crunchy Taco Bell shell. Continue reading
Presented by Monica Kass Rogers,
Writer, cook, photographer and founder of LostRecipesFound.com
Podcast courtesy of WBEZ’s Chicago Amplified
Everyone has favorite recipes they’ve loved and lost. Lost Recipes Found exists to find them, get the best of them back in circulation, and tell some of the story that goes along with them. Continue reading
Post-Modern Myth and Medieval Reality
Presented by
Dr. Anthony F. Buccini
Author, Scholar
Pasta, now a near-ubiquitous food throughout the world, has achieved global status after a long, complex history, involving multiple points of origin and several periods of rapid expansion of its popularity regionally. In the West one such period occurred in the late Middle Ages in the western Mediterranean. Given the paucity of early evidence for pasta consumption, many questions arise concerning where this food first became important in local diets and exactly who diffused it. Continue reading
The Way of Eating During the Islamic Holy Month of Fasting
Presented by
Yvonne Maffei
Author of MyHalalKitchen.com
Podcast courtesy of WBEZ’s Chicago Amplified
Ramadan is the Islamic month of fasting for Muslims around the globe. Contrary to popular belief, there is so much wonderful food to enjoy between sunset and sunrise. As varied as the Muslims themselves, so is their food. With cuisine spanning from Asia to the Mediterranean, Europe and the Americas, this program will demonstrate a variety of dishes that provide a sampling of the sweet, savory and everything in between as well as how the ritual of fasting and eating is performed throughout the month. Come to learn more about the traditional and modern food rituals of this very tasty month and enjoy some samples of halal food, too. Continue reading
Presented by
The Cheng Family of Sun Xien Soy Products and Sun Wah BBQ
Podcast courtesy of WBEZ’s Chicago Amplified
Sun Xien Soy Products
613 W. 47th St., Chicago, IL 60609
http://www.sunxiensoyproducts.com
Tofu has long been a traditional food of Asian cultured and a mystery to many. Believed by many to be a “fountain of youth” food, it has served as a staple for many countries in the Far East for thousands of years. Continue reading