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Food Non-Fiction

Food Non-Fiction tells the incredible true stories behind food. We look forward to taking you on this wild food journey - through history, and around the world. Think of us as food historians, food sc... Read more

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#3 Michelin Stars Restaurant Rating System

#3 Michelin Stars Restaurant Rating System

Intro 0:00 John lying to his Mom 0:17 Undercover Restaurant Reviewers 0:29 Michelin Guide Restaurant Reviewers 1:31 How ... Read more

9 Apr 2015

16mins

Ranked #2

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#27 Space Food with Chris Hadfield and Andy Weir

#27 Space Food with Chris Hadfield and Andy Weir

In this Food Non-Fiction podcast episode, we begin our interview with astronaut Chris Hadfield (concluded in part 2 of t... Read more

5 Oct 2015

12mins

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#68 Kombucha: The Tea of Immortality

#68 Kombucha: The Tea of Immortality

Kombucha has been referred to as the tea of immortality. So where did it come from and what are the actual health benefi... Read more

18 Jun 2018

21mins

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#28 Space Food Part 2 - Chris Hadfield, Dr. Louisa Preston, Chris Patil

#28 Space Food Part 2 - Chris Hadfield, Dr. Louisa Preston, Chris Patil

In this podcast episode of Food Non-Fiction, we continue our discussion of Space Food from part 1. This episode features... Read more

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#49 Temple Grandin and The Slaughterhouse Revolution

#49 Temple Grandin and The Slaughterhouse Revolution

This is a very special Food Non-Fiction podcast episode. We had the immense pleasure of interviewing one of Time's 100 M... Read more

13 Apr 2016

25mins

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#67 Nutella Since Napoleon

#67 Nutella Since Napoleon

In this Food Non-Fiction podcast episode, we talk about the origins of Nutella - starting from when cocoa met hazelnut!

31 Dec 2017

13mins

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#4 Benjamin Franklin the Foodie

#4 Benjamin Franklin the Foodie

This episode covers Benjamin Franklin’s love of food. Benjamin Franklin was a very conscientious eater. At around the ag... Read more

18 Apr 2015

18mins

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#55 The Sriracha Story

#55 The Sriracha Story

This is the story of the extremely popular and iconic Huy Fong Foods hot sauce - Sriracha. The company, Huy Fong Foods, ... Read more

26 Jul 2016

17mins

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#16 Popcorn from the Beginning

#16 Popcorn from the Beginning

In this podcast episode of Food Non-Fiction, we are talking about popcorn! Popcorn is made out of any variety of corn th... Read more

15 Jul 2015

9mins

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#24 Ancient Egyptian Honey

#24 Ancient Egyptian Honey

In this Food Non-Fiction podcast episode, we tell you about ancient Egyptian honey. Did you know that honey that archaeo... Read more

16 Sep 2015

9mins

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#34 How Bacon Became Breakfast

#34 How Bacon Became Breakfast

In this Food Non-Fiction podcast episode, we reveal how bacon became a breakfast food. In 1925, the Beech-Nut Packing Co... Read more

19 Nov 2015

7mins

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#60 The Carrot Myth

#60 The Carrot Myth

Did your parents ever tell you that carrots improve your night vision? Have you ever heard that this is a myth? So what ... Read more

1 Dec 2016

13mins

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#9 History of Food Trucks

#9 History of Food Trucks

This Food Non-Fiction podcast episode tells the history of food trucks. The forerunners to food trucks are the chuckwago... Read more

26 May 2015

14mins

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#56 Waffle Frolic

#56 Waffle Frolic

This Food Non-Fiction episode is about waffles! We talk about the beginning of waffles and the rise of waffles. Thank Yo... Read more

10 Aug 2016

10mins

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#2 Eating Insects - Part 2

#2 Eating Insects - Part 2

Intro 0:00  Recap of last episode 0:12 The ick factor 0:49 Six Foods story 1:27 Chirps 1:46 Harvard Innovation Lab pitch... Read more

2 Apr 2015

23mins

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#29 Sailing with Scurvy and Lemons

#29 Sailing with Scurvy and Lemons

In this Food Non-Fiction podcast episode, we talk about scurvy and its Vitamin C cure. Although the cure for scurvy was ... Read more

15 Oct 2015

13mins

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#35 The Business of Casino Food

#35 The Business of Casino Food

In this Food Non-Fiction podcast episode, we tell the story of how Las Vegas became a destination market for gambling, h... Read more

26 Nov 2015

10mins

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#52 The Price of Vanilla

#52 The Price of Vanilla

This Food Non-Fiction podcast episode is about vanilla! We explain the causes behind the rise and fall of the price of v... Read more

20 May 2016

12mins

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#39 How to Spot A Food Trend

#39 How to Spot A Food Trend

This is the first Food Non-Fiction episode of 2016, so we are going to talk about food trends. This episode will cover h... Read more

21 Jan 2016

13mins

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#62 - The Palace Kitchen

#62 - The Palace Kitchen

In this Food Non-Fiction episode, we talk to Peter Brears about what it was like to work in King Henry VIII's kitchen.  ... Read more

6 Mar 2017

18mins

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