The Feast presents delectable stories from the dining tables of history. Our stories immerse you in the sights, sounds, & tastes of a meal from the past. Make bread with medieval monks; share a martini with Churchill. Find out what wars were won & which kingdoms were lost, all for the sake of a good meal. Email suggestions for episodes to thefeast@thefeastpodcast.org
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Complicating Kosher: How the Trefa Banquet Changed American Judaism
This week we’re discovering the meal that changed the face of American Judaism. Featuring Dr. Jonathan Sarna of Brandeis University, we’ll learn how a lavish banquet in 1883 Cincinnati kicked off a fierce debate about what it means to keep kosher. How...
From Washington Street to Atlantic Avenue: Food Stories from New York's Little Syria
From Washington Street to Atlantic Avenue: Food Stories from New York's Little Syria
Fuelling the Presidency: African American Cooks in the White House
Zephyr Wright (left) & Laura Dollie Johnson (right)This week, we're exploring the unsung history of African American cooks in the White House with soul food scholar, Adrian E. Miller, author of "The President's Kitchen Cabinet: The...
A Thousand and One Recipes: Caliphate Cooking in 10th Century Baghdad
Courtesy of Nawal Nasrallah This week we're travelling to the golden age of the Islamic Empire in 10th century Baghdad....
Cooking with Lightning: Helen Louise Johnson's Electric Oven Revolution
An early 20th century advertisement for an electrical range from the Toronto Electric Light Company Discover the untold...
A Brief History of Space Gastronomy
The Feast is back! And our debut episode for Season Two is out of this world. Literally! We're going back to one of the most (in)famous meals in the history of NASA, when a...
Coming Soon: The Feast's Season Two!
Dreaming of our new season....(and jello) We're cooking up a delicious new season, debuting Friday, August 4th 2017! Discover...
A Mythic Meal: A Very Special Season Finale with The Curated Feast
Photo by Kyle Murphy of KNM Portraits On this very...
The Scandalous, Dangerous, & Unbelievably True History of the Cocktail Party: A Tale of Manhattans, Marriage, & Murder
The Ramos Gin Fizz. The Sazerac. The Mint Julep. Cocktails can have some great origin stories, but how can you tell sober fact from tipsy fiction? This week, we're going cold...
Behind the Deep Fat Fryer: America's Original Fair Food
What's the most iconic fair food? Popcorn? Hot dogs? Deep-fried apple pie on a stick? Today, fair food and the fryer may be a match made in heaven, but where did the trend of...