Jeremy Cherfas

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The Mayan maize god. A new scientific version of maize origins has just been published in Science, and one of the lead researchers talked to me for the latest episode of Eat This Podcast. https://eatthispodcast.com/maize

The Mayan maize god. A new scientific version of maize origins has just been published in Science, and one of the lead researchers talked to me for the latest episode of Eat This Podcast. https://eatthispodcast.com/maize

Monday was the 80th anniversary of the roundup and deportation to Auschwitz of the Jews of Rome. That much I knew as I was planning this episode. More recent events took me and everyone else completely by surprise. Then I had two days of network outage, so here’s the latest podcast, on the Jewish Food of Rome. https://eatthispodcast.com/jewish-food

Monday was the 80th anniversary of the roundup and deportation to Auschwitz of the Jews of Rome. That much I knew as I was planning this episode. More recent events took me and everyone else completely by surprise. Then I had two days of network outage, so here’s the latest podcast, on the Jewish Food of Rome. https://eatthispodcast.com/jewish-food

Having an entertaining time editing Monday’s podcast, the first episode of a new season. It charts the seemingly unstoppable rise of Big Milk, featuring possibly the world’s first celebrity doctor and his equally celebrated First Fad Diet, still going strong today. Sign up at https://buttondown.email/jeremycherfas

Having an entertaining time editing Monday’s podcast, the first episode of a new season. It charts the seemingly unstoppable rise of Big Milk, featuring possibly the world’s first celebrity doctor and his equally celebrated First Fad Diet, still going strong today. Sign up at https://buttondown.email/jeremycherfas

Enjoying putting the finishing touches to tomorrow's podcast with artist Koen van Mechelen in celebration of the International Day of Biological Diversity

Enjoying putting the finishing touches to tomorrow's podcast with artist Koen van Mechelen in celebration of the International Day of Biological Diversity

Latest episode of the podcast looks at feeding children, with @TinaMoffat3. Exploring the difference between neophobia and picky eating and more besides. Pic from @tastedfeed

Latest episode of the podcast looks at feeding children, with @TinaMoffat3. Exploring the difference between neophobia and picky eating and more besides. Pic from @tastedfeed

Public Service Announcement: Preparing people for the terrifying topic of Monday's episode of Eat This Podcast.

Public Service Announcement: Preparing people for the terrifying topic of Monday's episode of Eat This Podcast.

Latest episode of the podcast spills Persephone's true secret, a prelude to discussion of the book Oceans of Grain with author Scott Reynolds Nelson. https://www.eatthispodcast.com/grain-persephone/

Latest episode of the podcast spills Persephone's true secret, a prelude to discussion of the book Oceans of Grain with author Scott Reynolds Nelson. https://www.eatthispodcast.com/grain-persephone/

In tomorrow's episode of Eat This Podcast: what links these two worthy gents?

In tomorrow's episode of Eat This Podcast: what links these two worthy gents?

I can't believe my luck. This is the perfect visual tease for Monday's episode of Eat This Podcast. Get ready to hear about gods dethroned.

I can't believe my luck. This is the perfect visual tease for Monday's episode of Eat This Podcast. Get ready to hear about gods dethroned.

If you were thinking of becoming a supporter of Eat This Podcast, today would be a good day to do that, because then I'll send you my newsletter on garlic noodles and you will be fully prepared for #WorldPastaDay 2022 https://eatthispodcast.com/supporters

If you were thinking of becoming a supporter of Eat This Podcast, today would be a good day to do that, because then I'll send you my newsletter on garlic noodles and you will be fully prepared for #WorldPastaDay 2022 https://eatthispodcast.com/supporters

2020-02-17

2020-02-17

How cool is this? Lego kit for Friends, just what I needed for today's podcast.

Latest episode of Eat This Podcast talks about Eating Alone. Inspired by the installation by @dearlovelucy at Hearsay International Audio Arts Festival in Ireland, people share their thoughts on eating alone, out and about and at home. How do you feel about eating alone? I'd love to know. Episode is at https://www.eatthispodcast.com/eating-alone with a clickable link in the bio.

Latest episode of Eat This Podcast talks about Eating Alone. Inspired by the installation by @dearlovelucy at Hearsay International Audio Arts Festival in Ireland, people share their thoughts on eating alone, out and about and at home.

How do you feel about eating alone? I'd love to know.

Episode is at https://www.eatthispodcast.com/eating-alone with a clickable link in the bio.

The latest episode hears a freelance food historian talk about the history of bread. It was a fun chat and just a tad exasperating so please, if you're tempted to hurl a loaf at your podcast player, please make it a nice squishy supermarket loaf. Episode at https://www.eatthispodcast.com/william-rubel/ and clickable link in the bio, as usual.

The latest episode hears a freelance food historian talk about the history of bread. It was a fun chat and just a tad exasperating so please, if you're tempted to hurl a loaf at your podcast player, please make it a nice squishy supermarket loaf.

Episode at https://www.eatthispodcast.com/william-rubel/ and clickable link in the bio, as usual.

Latest episode of the podcast hears about Laos and its amazing agricultural biodiversity -- almost all of which finds itself put onto a diversity of plates. You can find the episode at https://www.eatthispodcast.com/laos-diversity/ with a clickable link in my bio.

Latest episode of the podcast hears about Laos and its amazing agricultural biodiversity -- almost all of which finds itself put onto a diversity of plates.

You can find the episode at https://www.eatthispodcast.com/laos-diversity/ with a clickable link in my bio.

Latest episode of the podcast now up, talking about food, power, pubs and politics in Ireland. http://ow.ly/U8zm30mdTik

Continuing my daily podcast series, Our Daily Bread 03 - Crumbs; the oldest bread http://ow.ly/krTX30lfEc5 Bread, the archaeologists suggest, is not the product of a “civilized society” but perhaps a precursor to it.

Latest episode asks whatever happened to British veal. Time was when veal calves were kept in the dark. Now it seems to be consumers. We shine a light on how male dairy calves have found a better place in the British food system. https://www.eatthispodcast.com/whatever-happened-to-british-veal/ #podcast

Latest episode asks whatever happened to British veal. Time was when veal calves were kept in the dark. Now it seems to be consumers. We shine a light on how male dairy calves have found a better place in the British food system.

https://www.eatthispodcast.com/whatever-happened-to-british-veal/

#podcast

#podcast #veal #ciwf

I hope you all don't mind me promoting my latest podcast here. This one is all about the past and future of [hops in the Willamette valley](https://www.eatthispodcast.com/hoptopia). Comments welcome.

I hope you all don't mind me promoting my latest podcast here. This one is all about the past and future of [hops in the Willamette valley](https://www.eatthispodcast.com/hoptopia). Comments welcome.

Latest podcast episode looks at the way wheat moved through London by water, with Di Murrell, one of the last people to carry out the trade. How it started, why it stopped and everything in between. And in case you're wondering, that previous photo? Intrepid members of the Port of London police, testing new lifejackets. On the lookout for contraband bread, I suspect. https://www.eatthispodcast.com/barges-and-bread/ #podcast

Latest podcast episode looks at the way wheat moved through London by water, with Di Murrell, one of the last people to carry out the trade. How it started, why it stopped and everything in between.

And in case you're wondering, that previous photo? Intrepid members of the Port of London police, testing new lifejackets. On the lookout for contraband bread, I suspect.

https://www.eatthispodcast.com/barges-and-bread/

#podcast

#podcast #bread #London #Food_history

It occurs to me that people here might be interested in learning about my latest episode. The Hamlet fire was a devastating industrial "accident" that exposes the cost of cheap food. Why the scare quotes? Listen to Bryant Simon talk about his new book. Link in bio.

It occurs to me that people here might be interested in learning about my latest episode.

The Hamlet fire was a devastating industrial "accident" that exposes the cost of cheap food. Why the scare quotes? Listen to Bryant Simon talk about his new book. Link in bio.

In eager anticipation - and celebration - of tomorrow's return of the podcast

In eager anticipation - and celebration - of tomorrow's return of the podcast