
Presented by: Rocio Carvajal Food anthropologist, culture & gastronomy educator.
Episode 86
This hybrid episode brings together of Hungry Books and Pass the Chipotle Podcast and I’m joined by Dr Deborah Toner editor of "Alcohol in the Age of Industry, Empire, and War," a ground-breaking volume that explores the intricate connections between alcohol and society from 1850 to 1950.
Through the episode we examine in detail the volume’s eight chapters following the complexities of alcohol production, consumption, regulation, and commerce, delving into gendered, medical, religious, ideological, and cultural meanings that surround alcohol.
We unpack all the juicy ways in which this book illuminates the global impact of alcohol and its essential role in shaping the processes of empire-building, industrialization, and decolonization. Join us as we uncover the profound influence of alcohol on societies during a transformative era, exploring the intersection of history, culture, and the human spirit.
Get the book!
Alcohol in the Age of Industry, Empire, and War. Edited by Dr Deborah Toner. (2021) https://tinyurl.com/25b6au9j
Check the episode's blog post with the full reading list: https://shorturl.at/mvCJM
Contact Dr Toner:
Twitter: @DeborahToner + @DrinkingStudies
Email: [email protected]
Academia.edu: https://tinyurl.com/yphw4wzy
Research: https://le.ac.uk/people/deborah-toner
Drinking Studies Network
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Nov 3, 2023
1 hr 50 min

Presented by: Rocio Carvajal Food anthropologist, culture & gastronomy educator.
Episode 85
This episode features a conversation with Dr Caroline Dodds Pennock about her latest book: On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe combining a critical perspective that questions the historiography, narratives, and consequences of marginalizing the role of indigenous people in the colonial and post-colonial contexts, with a critical view of the complex history of Mexico's formation and the silenced voices and stories that continue to bleed through the cracks of power structures.
We talk about the challenges of writing historical narratives about indigenous travelers, the types of historical research will we be looking at in the future, and what are the obstacles that decolonial historical research has to tackle to diversify and enrich present and future scholarship.
Click HERE to see the full reading list & recommendations, many of which were mentioned during the conversation.
Contact Dr Caroline:
• Website: https://tinyurl.com/2qu8ln4q
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/carolinepennock
• Email: [email protected]
Works and projects featuring Dr Dodds:
Dodds Pennock C. (2020). Aztecs Abroad? Uncovering the Early Indigenous Atlantic. American Historical Review, 125(3), 787-814.
Dodds Pennock Caroline. Bonds of Blood: Gender, Lifecycle and Sacrifice in Aztec Culture. https://tinyurl.com/25x7z8s8
Dodds Pennock Caroline. On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered. https://tinyurl.com/2b5vu34m
Blackbird. Leila K. and Dodds Pennock, Caroline. (2021). How making space for indigenous peoples changes history. In: Lipscomb, S. and Carr, H., (eds.) What Is History, Now?. https://tinyurl.com/2mxxgs8w
Netflix’s Empire Games episode 6: The Aztecs, Clash of Empires (2018)
Documentary: “Lost Pyramids of the Aztecs” (Channel 4) (2020) Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/22t2o6xb
Podcast episodes:
You’re Dead to Me: “The Columbian Exchange”. https://tinyurl.com/2cpsshws (March 2023)
In Our Time: Ep. “The Valladolid Debate”. https://tinyurl.com/292p255q with: Caroline Dodds Pennock, John Edwards, and Julia McClure.
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Jul 21, 2023
1 hr 33 min

Presented by: Rocio Carvajal Food anthropologist.
Episode 84
This refreshed version of the coffee special explores the origins of coffee and its journey from Eritrea modern-day Ethiopia, Africa into the Americas and how in a short time became a highly profitable crop. In the second part, we explore some aspects of the cultural history of coffee consumption in Mexico and the fascinating journey coffee makes from the fields to your morning cup.
You will discover what the so-called “speciality coffee is all about” and which are the “Oscars” in the coffee world.
So grab a large cup and press play!
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Links mentioned in this episode:
interview 🎤with Historian Dr Edward Shawcross
“An overview of the Mexican coffee industry” by DRWakefied: https://tinyurl.com/2koxmok4
Expo cafe & gourmet: https://cafeygourmet.com/
Asociación Mexicana de Cafe https://amecafe.org.mx/
AMCCE (Asociación Mexicana de Cafés y Cafeterías de Especialidad) https://www.amcce.org/
Cumbre latinoamericana del cafe https://cumbrelatinoamericanadelcafe.com/
My fave coffees!
Bola de Oro https://boladeoro.com.mx/
Cafe Tosepan https://tosepan.org.mx/3-cafe.html
Cafe la brújula https://tinyurl.com/2n8ophmr
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Jun 2, 2023
54 min

Presented by: Rocio Carvajal Food anthropologist, culture & gastronomy educator.
Episode 83
To wrap up the year I teamed up with my dear friend Mely Martínez to have a candid chat about our favourite Christmas and seasonal foods, drinks and treats.
Since it is impossible to exhaust the wide variety of regional and local dishes from all across Mexico, we tried to present an overview of how Mexicans feast during this particularly indulgent season. We hope to inspire you to get adventurous and plan a wonderful dinner.
Also, check out this classic episode: (The history of) A Mexican Christmas! 🎄✨ https://tinyurl.com/2dwcobdt
You can find the recipes for any of the foods and drinks we mentioned on Mely’s blog and book (like below) and my ebook: Mexican Fiestas https://tinyurl.com/2z83yh6h
Contact Mely
Web: https://www.mexicoinmykitchen.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mexicoinmykitchen/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mexicokitchen?lang=en
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/Mexicoinmykitchen
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mexicoinmykitchen/
Pinterest: https://co.pinterest.com/mexicoinmykitchen/
Get Mely’s book!
The Mexican Home Kitchen: https://amzn.to/2Ko47GT
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Dec 7, 2022
1 hr 48 min

Presented by: Rocio Carvajal Food anthropologist, culture & gastronomy educator.
Episode 82
Dr Pablo Sierra’s research contests that blackness is a decidedly foreign concept in the cultural history of the City of Puebla, an idealised urban centre whose narratives about Spanish baroque splendour have silenced the stories and presence of other ethnic groups, namely thousands of enslaved and free afro descendants.
In this episode, we discuss the rise of Afromexican studies, Puebla’s role in the slave trade, the racialised configuration of the novohispanic society, and the challenges of critical historical research.
We also talk about the case of an elite Afro-Indigenous couple in colonial Puebla, called Felipe Monsón y Mojica and Juana María de la Cruz that lived in the 17th century and rose to power and wealth as chilli tycoons. Their history reveals incredible details about social mobility, self-empowerment, interracial relations and even Puebla’s intertwined history with piracy in the Caribbean.
Contact Pablo:
• Website: https://tinyurl.com/yyqbwzx6
• Academia.edu: https://rochester.academia.edu/PabloSierra
• ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Pablo-Sierra-Silva
• Email: [email protected]
Check the resources mentioned on todays episode:
https://tinyurl.com/2eq3mcy8
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Nov 4, 2022
1 hr 41 min

Presented by: Rocio Carvajal Food anthropologist, culture & gastronomy educator.
Episode 81
When Salvador packed his camera and got off to start a journey documenting traditional drinks of Mexico, he didn’t know that his life was about to change forever. This adventure became the beginning of a transformative experience for him and the many lives he has touched.
In this candid, honest and rich conversation, we discuss his motivations, the creative and personal process behind the making of his book “Beverages of Oaxaca”, social responsibility, the challenges of being a content creator, and he shares advice for those who want to pursue a similar path.
Get the book: https://bebidasdeoaxaca.com/
Contact Shava:
Podcast: Bebidas de México https://tinyurl.com/28mttv34
Instagram: Bebidas de México https://www.instagram.com/bebidasdemexico/ +
Salvador Cueva https://www.instagram.com/shavacueva/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/shavaC
Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/yxsu2btq
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bebidasdeoaxaca
Email: [email protected]
Links mentioned on todays episode:
Deep Mexico [Mexico Profundo] Reclaiming a Civilization by Guillermo Bonfil Batalla. https://amzn.to/3NJbUuR
Rene Redzepi’s: A Work in Progress. https://amzn.to/3xqUnAP
The Steal Like an Artist Journal: A Notebook for Creative Kleptomaniacs. https://amzn.to/3tBopR7
Recetario tradicional sudcaliforniano (free). https://tinyurl.com/ycjap4g2
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Jun 15, 2022
1 hr 27 min

Presented by: Rocio Carvajal Food history writer, cook and author.
Episode 80
This year marks the 160th anniversary of the famous 5 de Mayo battle, but curiously this date means epic Mexican-themed celebrations in the USA, but why? In this epic episode, I explore the many events that lead to the famous battle of Puebla on that eventful day of May 5th, 1862 and the fascinating aftermath that changed the nation's history.
Find out how Emperor Napoleon III, President Benito Juárez, General Ignacio Zaragoza, and Maximilian from Austria ended up entangled in a story of intrigue, treason, greed, death and glory.
Links mentioned on this episode:
Episode 78. Featuring Dr Edward Shawcross. https://tinyurl.com/yyd4l4c7
Get the books:
El Cinco de Mayo an American tradition by David Hayes-Bautista https://amzn.to/35Ui7il
The Last Emperor of Mexico: The Dramatic Story of the Habsburg Archduke Who Created a Kingdom in the New World. By Edward Shawcross PhD. https://amzn.to/35oTOgw
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Apr 30, 2022
58 min

Presented by: Rocio Carvajal Food anthropologist, culture & gastronomy educator.
Episode 79
Welcome to the season finale!
In this episode, I discuss how early printed cookbooks in Mexico were tools of cultural propaganda. Through a form of culinary patriotism, cookbooks built the gastronomic identity of a newly independent nation promoting the adoption of behaviours, tastes and manners of the whiter middle and upper classes.
In light of the aggressive exploitation of cultural expressions, contemporary discussions are contesting the dated and monolithic idea of “a Mexican gastronomy” that has erased and silenced the culinary identity and food practices of indigenous communities and ethnic minorities.
Related episodes:
Ep.56: Diana Kennedy: Documenting the memory of taste. https://tinyurl.com/y76uw2cl
Ep. 66: 10 years of listed gastronomic heritage. https://tinyurl.com/y995z9za
Ep. 72 Puebla: Mexico's culinary jewel. https://tinyurl.com/yxotu4nx
Hungry Books Ep.4: Delizia! The epic story of the Italians and their food by John Dickie https://tinyurl.com/y6sow6gu
Reading list:
• Ayora-Diaz, Steffan Igor (ed). (2019) Taste, Politics, and Identities in Mexican Food. https://amzn.to/3vmIKd8
• Bak-Geller Corona, Sarah. (2013). “Narrativas deleitosas de la nación. Los primeros libros de cocina en México” (1830-1890).” https://tinyurl.com/y38yjjhb
• Bak-Geller, Sarah; Matta, Raúl y de Suremain, Charles-Édouard. (2019) Patrimonios alimentarios. Entre consensos y tensiones. https://tinyurl.com/y2vl8yon
• Banerjee-Dube, Ishita. (ed). 2016. Cooking Cultures Convergent Histories of Food and Feeling. https://amzn.to/3JOKgtx
• Gaytán Marie Sarita. (2014). “Drinking difference: Race, consumption, and alcohol prohibition in Mexico and the United States.” https://tinyurl.com/y3gwyrzd
• Moreno Botello, Ricardo. (2017). La Cocina en Puebla Tradición y Modernidad de un Patrimonio, Elogio de de La Cocinera Poblana. https://amzn.to/3jLmdRS
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Apr 18, 2022
48 min

Presented by: Rocio Carvajal Food anthropologist, culture & gastronomy educator.
Episode 78
In this episode I discuss my guest’s new book: “The Last Emperor of Mexico: The Dramatic Story of the Habsburg Archduke Who Created a Kingdom in the New World.” This work is so much more than the story of Maximilian I, it really captures the zeitgeist of a bygone era that is fundamental in the history of Mexico with deep connections to the global geopolitical dynamics of the 19th c.
We cross examine the historical events and view under different perspectives the motives, interests and consequences of this bizarre and fascinating episode that brought together Europe’s most important political forces and the ambitions of Mexican conservatives that paved the way for the short ill lived Habsburg empire of Mexico.
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Links mentioned on this episode:
Follow Dr. Shawcross on twitter: https://twitter.com/EdwardShawcross
Get the book: https://amzn.to/35oTOgw
Listen to this episode on the history of 5 de Mayo: https://tinyurl.com/yb3ausw4
Read these articles by Dr. Shawcross:
https://perspectivemag.co.uk/reputations-ferdinand-maximilian/
https://tinyurl.com/yctq964x
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email: [email protected]
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Mar 5, 2022
1 hr 1 min

Presented by: Rocio Carvajal Food anthropologist, culture & gastronomy educator.
Episode 77
This episode explores the influence of the Andalusi culture that echoed deeply in every aspect of Spain’s society in the 16th century and the impact of the African slave trade in colonial Mexico. But to fully understand these stories from the beginning, I will go back to the complex medieval period of the Iberian peninsula from where the seeds of empire, colonisation and slave trade originated.
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There is a long list with reading material and references to help you continue exploring these fascinating topics, follow this link to see the resources: https://tinyurl.com/yalm2yfv
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Jan 18, 2022
1 hr 1 min
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