In Eat My Globe: Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know About Food, Simon Majumdar will talk about an ingredient, a dish, a theme, a person or a nation and the fascinating story of how they became part of the world that we often take for granted. Over the course of the show, he shall be examining some of the great tales of food history, the origins of some of your favorite dishes and drinks, and the people who helped to create them. He will also share fantastic trivia that you can use to bore…
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On this episode of "Eat My Globe," our host, Simon Majumdar, will be looking at the history of banquets, festivals, and feasts from its early beginnings in the era of the ancient Mesopotamians all the wayto the present-day celebrations of the Fourth of July in the United States. He will also discuss various traditions from the ancient Romans' rather louche festivals, to the ancient Mayans' never…
On this episode of "Eat My Globe," our host, Simon Majumdar , will be interviewing the one and only, Emeril Lagasse . As you can imagine, Emeril is a man who can tell wonderful stories about his life. He will talk about his time as a student studying for a very different career, his time cooking in France, his time as the Executive Chef at one of the greatest restaurants in New Orleans history,…
On this episode of "Eat My Globe," our host, Simon Majumdar, will be looking at the history of food delivery. He will explore its nascent origins in ancient Roman times; its presence in China as early as the 12th century, and in Korea, Japan and England as early as the 17th century; arguably the most famous pizza delivery in the 19th century; the creation of probably the most extensive and…
On this episode of Eat My Globe, our host, Simon Majumdar talks to author of "The Secret Life of Chocolate Chip Cookies," food writer, and cookie expert, Marissa Rothkopf Bates . They discuss the origins of cookies, the difference between biscuits and cookies, the cookie recipe in the first known American cookbook, the role of sugar, and much more. It is a fun but also informative discussion. So,…
On this episode of Eat My Globe, our host, Simon Majumdar, investigates the origins of two of his favorite savory pies: Cottage Pie and Sheperd's Pie. Their histories are intertwined. Simon discusses how these delicious dishes got their names, and how the ingredients differ. Along the way, Simon discusses other interesting stories including a food blogger during the Enlightenment period, the rise…
On this episode of Eat My Globe, our host, Simon Majumdar, talks to author, publisher, and founder of Award-Winning Milk Street, Christopher Kimball. They discuss Christopher's reason for publishing a cooking magazine like Cook's Illustrated and Cook's Magazine, how he started the acclaimed TV Shows "America's Test Kitchen" and "Milk Street," and relearning how to cook as he travels around the…
On this episode of Eat My Globe, our host, Simon Majumdar, explores the history of the avocado from its rather unusual name in Nahuatl to how the Hass avocado became the most popular in the world. He will also look at how avocadoes were used for trade and how an Australian chef took (or may have taken) a wonderful brunch dish around the world. He will also discuss the odd names the avocado may…
On this episode of Eat My Globe, our host, Simon Majumdar, talks to chef, restaurateur, and one of his great friends from the Food Network, Justin Warner. This episode is like listening in to the conversations they have while having supper after filming the food show, "Tournament of Champions." Justin will talk about his chef background, his time on food television, his current restaurants, and…
In this episode of Eat My Globe , our host, Simon Majumdar , talks to NY Times Bestselling author, Michael Ruhlman . He has written numerous cookbooks including his own as well as those he has co-authored with The French Laundry and Per Se chef, Thomas Keller, and Le Bernardin chef, Eric Ripert. Simon and Michael discuss Michael's writing process, the world of ghost-writing books, the cooking…
In this episode of Eat My Globe our host, Simon Majumdar , will explore the history of the sausage . He will discuss the origins of the sausage where it was used to keep offal and blood in a casing of entrails to keep them from spoiling. He will also look at other countries' current love of the sausage from Germany to China to Taiwan to Argentina and more. He will also look at what role sausages…
