One of the themes from this Podcast is very simple: our food defines who we are. On the first episode of A Time and A Plate, I laid it out: Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are. Food is an expression of nationalist identity, et

Episode 9: Antonin Careme

Dec 15th, 2017 35m 18s

Up until now, nearly every episode of this podcast has been seasoned with spice. Sweet, savory, sour, and heavily perfumed were the flavors of history. Back to the honeyed courts of Babylonian kings through the spectacle of Renaissance feasts a

Episode 8: Croissants

Feb 21st, 2017 56m 8s

On today’s episode of A Time and a Plate, we delve into the tunnels under Vienna to discover the true history of the croissant.Later in the episode we chat with guest Na Young Ma of Proof Bakery in Los Angeles, California

Episode 7: Food and Magic

Feb 15th, 2017 57m 26s

On today’s episode of A Time And A Plate, we find ourselves baking a witch’s cake on the eve of the Salem Witch Trials. We journey to the 17th century American frontier, on the cresting wave of early Protestantism, and the pervasive tide of Eng

Episode 6: Italian Cuisine

Feb 7th, 2017 44m 56s

On today’s episode of A Time And A Plate, we go into the most secret room in the Renaissance world, and sneak a peek at the menu. We see the rise of humanism, the decline of Rome, and the first glimmer of “Italian Cuisine” from one of the world

Episode 5: Chocolate

Jan 31st, 2017 47m 34s

On today’s episode of A Time And A Plate, we go back to 1491, and sip chocolate on the throne of Moctezuma just before the horizon to the east blackens with Spanish galleons. The world was about to change once again, and become larger than eve

Episode 4: Pasta

Dec 7th, 2016 38m 3s

On today’s episode, we sail on Venetian galleys into battle, get a front row seat to the apocalypse, have a wake for the world, and watch a great city fade into a living museum. But don’t worry, there’s pasta along the way.Later in the episod

Episode 3: Noodles

Nov 29th, 2016 29m 13s

Today on A Time and a Plate, we follow Marco Polo to China, and stay for the noodles.Later in the episode we'll hop over to Pine & Crane and talk to Vivian Ku about her restaurant, her grandparents heritage, and modern day noodles.

Episode 2: Spices

Nov 22nd, 2016 36m 6s

Today on A Time and a Plate we’re exploring spices and medieval feasts – we’re even going on crusade with a beautiful young queen. Later on in the episode I’m being joined by Michael Solomonov, an Israeli James Beard awarded chef and restaur

Episode 1: Bread

Nov 15th, 2016 28m 38s

It might seem impossible to believe that we have a lot in common with a peasant toiling in a medieval field at the turn of the second millennium, or a Venetian pirate as plague rampages through your city’s canals, or a young girl on trial for w