May 31, 2021
In this next episode of Eat My Globe, our host, Simon Majumdar, looks at the history of not one but two inventions that we very much take for granted today: Silverware and Refrigeration. It would be hard to imagine eating being the same without either of these inventions, but the arrival of both is relatively recent and...
May 24, 2021
In this next episode of Eat My Globe, our host, Simon Majumdar, challenges James Beard Award winning writer and creator of the Street Gourmet LA website to name 5 people to be elevated to the Eat My Globe Culinary Pantheon. It’s an eclectic mix gleaned from Bill’s impeccable knowledge of the cuisine of the...
May 17, 2021
In this next episode of Eat My Globe, our host, Simon Majumdar looks at the history of one of his favorite spirits, Brandy. He will look at its origins involving the French and the Dutch, its production and growth in popularity around the world in the 18th and 19th centuries, and its recent “rediscovery” by a new...
May 10, 2021
May 3, 2021
In this next episode of Eat My Globe, our host, Simon Majumdar, looks at the history of a genuinely controversial subject - that of weight loss and dieting. It is a subject that has concerned humans for centuries, both for aesthetic and medical reasons. It is a subject that has revealed gender differences and provided...