Episodes 53
Avg. Duration 19m
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Since Sep 2019
Latest Episode Dec 2024

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A podcast about the news and trends that impact the choices we make around getting, preparing, and disposing of our foods and drinks, seen through the lens of a consumer researcher...consumer...human...me.​ The podcast covers a range of topics related to the cycle of consuming food. DISCOVERY of new foods and cuisines. PLANNING what you're going to make and eat. SHOPPING for food and beverages. PREPARING meals and snacks. DISPOSING of what doesn't get eaten. EATING OUT when you want someone else to work. ​The goal is to entertain and inform you so I muse about what's trending in the food world: new products, up-and-coming cuisines, food chain sustainability, "smart" kitchen stuff, digital shopping, and more.​ The recipe for each episode is simple: 1) A good handful of observations. 2) A couple of spoonfuls of insight from experts. 3) A thimbleful of first-hand experience. 4) A dash of whimsy. 5) Simmer until a story emerges.

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Recent Episodes

Hail, humble pancake

Dec 31, 2024 16m

This episode captures a thought experiment. In my mind I can see myself creating an eatery of some kind. A second career. But I know enough to know that I don’t know nearly enough or have the…

Cicadas on the menu?

Sep 15, 2024 6m

The 2024 explosion of cicadas didn’t happen here in North Texas. This was going to be a once in a lifetime event. A coincidence of thirteen-year and seventeen-year broods that hasn’t occurred since…

What's on Menus in 2024 - The Menu Itself

May 05, 2024 11m

What follows now are musings about the forces impacting what we choose to eat AWAY from home Priya Krishna, a contributing writer to the New York Times food section shared her assessment of what she…

Caesar salad trending on menus in 2024?

Feb 26, 2024 7m

On this episode of Talk to Me About Food I share top line findings from "The Menu Trends That Define Dining Right Now," by Priya Krishna, writing in The New York Times. I also muse specifically on…

"Feel Better" food - Udon Noodle Soup

Apr 17, 2023 15m

This episode is one in a mini-series about a range of soups and simple foods from different food traditions that are suggested, prescribed, maybe sometimes even foisted on someone feeling under the…

Gastronativism - food as a divisive political tool

Mar 05, 2023 7m

How much, if at all, does the food you eat define who you are and where you come from? Do the choices around what food you buy, where you buy it, how you prepare it and even how you dispose of it…

Overnight Oats

Jan 02, 2023 4m

Brief musings around discovering overnight oats. Beats regular old hot oatmeal any day of the week.

Fermentation 1.0 and 2.0

Apr 06, 2022 34m

Sandor Katz, a self-described fermentation revivalist and author of three books on the topic helps me unpack fermentation. What it is and why it’s so engrained in all food cultures. He talks about…

Healing Meals

Dec 12, 2021 25m

On this episode I consider healing meals; traditional dishes believed to help cure what ails you, physically, emotionally, even spiritually. First, I reflect on my conversation with Ashley Thuthao…

"I'll have two squares of sea bass with squares of quinoa and zucchini."

Nov 21, 2021 7m

In this audio blog post I consider Squareat; a start-up meal delivery company that delivers a box of brownie-sized pieces of animal protein (like chicken breast) and same-size, same-shape squares of…

Franken Taters

Nov 01, 2021 6m

In this Halloween audio blog post I muse about the results of an experiment where a human gene that codes for obesity was implanted into the genome of a potato. The spuds grew to be 50% larger! What…

Farm to Kitchen: The Potential of "Local Food"

Oct 08, 2021 1h

This episode looks at what it might take to make locally grown and processed food the hub of our food system. Why?  For one, Covid-19 has exposed vulnerabilities in our current food system that is…

Gastrophysics - Enjoying food with all your senses

Sep 01, 2021 30m

Charles Spence, author of Gastrophysics: The New Science of Eating defines this realm of research as the scientific study of those factors that influence our multisensory experience while tasting…

The Mystery of Blue (color) Food

Aug 11, 2021 5m

A brief musing about the natural absence of blue in our foods and drinks. A few food scientists are exploring ways to create a natural, bright-hued blue to replace FD&C Blue #1, but there aren't…

Tips from a Sustainability Minded Chef

Aug 06, 2021 16m

In this  Talk to Me About Food "mover and shaker" profile I share snippets from a conversation I had with Amanda McLemore, chef, and founder of Baguette & Butter, the first sustainable digital…

Upcycle your thinking with upcycled foods

Jul 26, 2021 8m

In this blog post I touch on the growing efforts to reduce food waste by packaging and marketing upcycled food products. This can be produce that's deemed not fit for the supermarket display or an…

Vegan food - the Next Generation

Jul 17, 2021 7m

The audio blog post muses about vegan foods by comparing two very different approaches to creating plant-based foods and dishes. The owners of the Herbivorous Butcher in Minneapolis draw upon their…

"Big Food" and you...a co-dependency

Jul 06, 2021 8m

This audio blog post muses about the relationship between consumers and producers of packaged food in light of a recent article about Nestle's admission that a good part of the world's largest food…

The Future of Kitchen Design

Jun 30, 2021 36m

According to Houzz.com, one of the key tastemakers in home design today, 25% of Americans renovated their kitchen in 2019, and we spend a lot more on updating the kitchen than any other room in the…

Endangered food species

Jun 06, 2021 8m

In this audio blog post I muse about the fate of some our staple foods in the face of climate change. Humans continue to contribute to the extinction of species across the kingdoms of life. Some are…

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Talk to Me About Food has published 53 episodes since September 2019, covering topics in Arts, Business.

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Talk to Me About Food is currently dormant with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 19m.

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