Eat This Podcast
Eat This Podcast
Jeremy Cherfas
Using food to explore all manner of topics, from agriculture to zoology. Eat This Podcast tries to go beyond the obvious to see how the food we eat influences and is influenced by history, archaeology, trade, chemistry, economics, geography, evolution, religion — you get the picture. We don’t do recipes, except when we do, or restaurant reviews, ditto. We do offer an eclectic smorgasbord of tasty topics.
More Sustainable School Meals
Sweden offers some lessons on meals better for the health of pupils and the planet
Jun 1
20 min
Hipster Baristas and Chinese Espresso
The hipster barista and the Chinese-owned bar both shed light on the changing nature of Italian coffee culture.
May 18
31 min
Collards: A Moroccan Mystery
Abderrahim Ouarghidi was born and raised in Morocco, but until the day he and his wife Bronwen Powell found them during fieldwork, he had never seen collard greens there.
May 4
24 min
Geopolitics, Food, and Agriculture
“Food has long served as an instrument of statecraft. Yet agricultural economics typically ... neglects security externalities.”
Apr 20
22 min
In Search of the Real Cheeses
A six-year journey to learn about, document and share artisanal cheese-making around the world.
Apr 6
25 min
Old Modern Olive Oil in Provence
Old-fashioned oils rely on up-to-date equipment and the skill of the miller
Mar 23
14 min
The unstoppable rise of extra virgin olive oil
Today, a bigger problem than fraud is transportation and storage.
Mar 9
28 min
The Food System Is Not Broken
“You are more likely to find the raw ingredients for a better future for the food system at the Waffle House than you are at your local farmers’ market.”
Feb 23
34 min
Food Notes from an American Prison
The freedom Italian prisoners enjoy around food came as a shock
Feb 9
28 min
Cooking in Maximum Security
This is a way also to say “I’m a subject” in a place that tries to transform me into an object. I’m a subject. As a subject, I want to eat what I want today.
Dec 29, 2025
23 min
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