Pizza from Argentina, Asian food in Mexico, and Portugese donuts in Hawaii. This week we’re talking with food historian Rachel Laudan.

Show Notes:

Rachel Laudan’s website

Rachel Laudan’s books

Rachel’s article A Plea for Culinary Modernism

Rachel’s article What’s the True History of Pizza: Consider Argentina

Destination Eat Drink episode with […]

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EP40: A restaurant with no menu, a graveyard from a famous book, and a dish that is simultaneously Belgian and not Belgian. This week we’re in Savannah.

Show Notes:

Savannah on Destination Eat Drink

Sweet Potatoes comfort food

Sisters Real Southern Food

Mrs. Wilke’s Southern style food

Elizabeth on 37th upscale […]

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EP39: A Johnnycake that’s really a Journeycake, a pie made with raccoon, and 13 Thanksgivings. This week we’re exploring Native American Cuisine.

Show Notes:

Tomaquag Museum Native American museum and cultural center

2016 National Medal for Museum and Library Service

Indigenous Empowerment Network strives to eradicate poverty in the Indigenous Community […]

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EP38: Tim Kafalas talks about quitting his job to film an around the world TV adventure with his best friend. Plus, he tells us about his favorite places in his adopted hometown of New York City.

Show Notes:

This is My City available on Amazon Prime

Berlin on Destination Eat Drink

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EP37: Madrid Churros fat cousin, a tortilla that’s not flat, and a fortified wine infused with herbs. This week we’re in Madrid Spain.

Show Notes:

Lauren Aloise website

Devour Tours

Puerto de Santa Maria

Sherry Triangle podcast

Traditional tapas in Madrid

Spanish breakfast including churros and porras

Padron peppers

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Lilikoi pie, Taro chips, and chickens. So many chickens. This week we’re on the Hawaiian Island of Kawaii

Show Notes:

Eat and Dink

Taro Ko Chip Company

Wailua Shave Ice best shave ice, get coconut foam

The Right Slice Lilikoi Pie

VIP Treats and Sweet the place to get Malasadas

Mark’s Place […]

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This week we talk with Emmy award winning TV personality Cat Neville about her show Tastemakers, the makers’ movement, and some of the unique cuisine of her adopted hometown of St. Louis.

Show Notes:

Tastemakers TV show with Cat Neville

Feast Cat’s magazine

Barton Springs Mill grain mill featured on Tastemakers

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We talk about exotic and unusual cuisine like volcanic tea from the Azores, Fillipino ice cream, and a Korean/Russian/Uzbecki fusion restaurant with Alex Mayyasi, editor of Gastro Obscura.

Show Notes:

Alex Mayyasi website

Gastro Obscura

Huitlacoche gourmet corn fungus I talk about on my website

Coffee Milk an obsession in Rhode […]

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Packed tourist attractions, long lines, and frustrated visitors.  We talk with Elizabeth Becker about overtourism and tips for how to avoid the crowds.

Show Notes:

Overbooked: The Exploding Business to Travel and Tourism by Elizabeth Becker

When the War Was Over: Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge Revolution by Elizabeth Becker

Bordeaux: […]

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EP32: Chuck Furuya is a Master Sommelier and owner of the great wine bar Vino in Honolulu. He also helped design the official Sommelier test that is still in use today. We talk about some rare and exotic wines that won’t necessarily break the bank.

Show Notes:

Chuck Furuya’s wine blog

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