Rooted Eats

On the final day of 2024, we’re wrapping up the year with a delicious countdown: the 50 foods that defined 2024 (for us)! Buckle up! It’s going to be a fun and flavorful ride as we revisit the dishes that made this year unforgettable. From Britney’s French fries with curry sauce in Amsterdam to Sarah’s favorite bowl of Cambodian noodle soup in San Francisco, Britney’s newly mastered burger recipe,...

What’s the link between China’s Cultural Revolution and mangoes from Pakistan? In this episode, we explore one case of how food was used as a propaganda tool. Britney takes us back to the late 1960s, when Mao Zedong launched a nationwide political movement to purge remnants of capitalism and imperialism. Amid the violence and upheaval, a gift of mangos from Pakistan’s foreign minister became a som...

In this special episode, we sit down with filmmaker and anthropologist Laura García Andreu to discuss her debut documentary, “Domingo Domingo.” The film follows Valencia orange farmer Domingo as he battles against multinational corporations threatening the local industry. Laura shares insights on the challenges she faced behind the scenes of her first film, the realities of the orange industry in...

In this bonus episode, we talked to Michelin-trained chef and food educator Charles X Michel and filmmaker Geordie Trifa on Instagram Live about their short film, “Scenes In a Coq au Vin,” which is showing at the Ceres Food Film Festival. Charles and Geordie took us behind the making and inspiration of the film, which is set in the South of France at Charles’s culinary retreat, where he describes...

In this episode, we talk about the meaning of the term “single-origin” and how it applies to chocolate. What does the single-origin chocolate industry look like, and what makes it different? We tasted some of Sarah’s favorite chocolate bars. We also got to speak with R.C. Gartrell from Seahorse Chocolate about what the future of single-origin chocolate looks like amid climate change. If you like t...

Welcome to Rooted Eats! Join us as we explore the cultural and environmental roots of the foods we eat everyday. Subscribe for new episodes each month on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Between episodes, find recipes, recommendations, and stories on rootedeatspod.com, @rootedeatspod on Instagram, and Rooted Eats on Substack.