What roles do culture, ecology, and neuroscience play in making sense of lived experiences of eating? In this episode, Victor Valle speaks with Krishnendu Ray of Gastronomica’s Editorial Collective about his newly published personal essay, “Toward a Poetics of Chile.... in Another Mexico.” Reflecting on palatal taste, memory, family biography...

Without a lot of fanfare in the early 1980s a fledgling cable channel called MTV launched in New Jersey. No one knew it at the time but it was the start of something big, a sea change in American society that would break the big traditional values of the 50s...

This episode is part of a special series in collaboration with Gastronomica: The Journal for Food Studies https://online.ucpress.edu/gastronomica, whose forthcoming issue is entirely devoted to COVID Dispatches—in it, authors from around the world offer short, intimate portraits of early responses to the food crises of this pandemic, and hosts from...

Co-authors and veteran women in food media, Kathy Gunst and Katherine Alford join Cathy in the station to discuss the new book they co-authored. Gunst explains how the idea for the book was spawned while watching the confirmation trial of Justice Kavanaugh. The authors discuss the contributors that are featured...

Korsha Wilson is a food writer, culinary school grad, and host of Heritage Radio Network’s “A Hungry Society”– a podcast dedicated to creating a more inclusive food world. We’ll be discussing an essay she wrote for Eater earlier this year, "A Critic for All Seasons", in which she explores what...

This week on Eat Your Words, host Cathy Erway welcomes writer Mina Holland to the show to talk about her book "The World on a Plate." Taking readers on a journey around the globe, demystifying the flavors, ingredients and techniques, Mina sought out worldly dishes in a book big enough...

This week on Eat Your Words, host Cathy Erway welcomes Laura Zinn Fromm, author of the new book Sweet Survival: Tales of Cooking and Coping out now on Greenpoint Press. Laura is also an accomplished editor and former Business Week Magazine reporter, but now spends a good deal of time...

This week Cutting the Curd is continuing its series on cheese and art. Host Greg Blais and co-host Emily Acosta delve into the interesting topic of breast milk cheese with artist Miriam Simun, who has personal experience in this realm. Having started the human cheese project in order to provoke...

Cathy Erway is back with Eat Your Words, and today she is joined by Lukas Volger! You may know Lukas from his many cookbooks including Veggie Burgers Every Which Way, but now Lukas is diving into the world of digital publishing with his new quarterly series Feast by Lukas via...

Food isn't a trend- it's a right! Patrick Martins speaks to the idea that good food shouldn't be treated as another fashion statement, but should be held in high esteem along with other political issues. Thanks to our sponsor, Cain Vineyard Winery.