fork the empire

Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6weckGCzpNySvyArKgUq1W?si=Z0OLv1V7RemmvwH-eHJiTQ Achaar: https://www.sourcedjourneys.com/post/the-art-craft-and-gendered-labour-of-achaar Raw mango pickle: https://rakskitchen.net/vadu-mango-pickle-recipe-maavadu-pickle/ Lime leaf pickle: https://www.archanaskitchen.com/recipe/vepilakatti-lime-leaves-pickle-recipe Dhamaka Bites: https://maps.app.goo.gl/E...

Episode 15 Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Ec8R7j696bkdImHHTWDz1?si=lXqPIqi4TY6VXWCia4ex0Q Cocacolonization: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocacolonization Coca Cola and plastic waste: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/mar/27/coca-cola-plastic-waste-in-oceans-expected-to-reach-602m-kilograms-a-year-by-2030 Coca Cola and water shortage: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/longform/2...

Andrew Garfield’s very wrong opinion: https://www.blogto.com/eat_drink/2024/10/andrew-garfield-ketchup-chips/ District 6 Museum, Cape Town, South Africa https://www.districtsix.co.za/ Braai https://thecommontable.eu/i-like-to-braai/  Bunny Chow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunny_chow Lamb Burger from: https://www.mimosa.co.za/ Venison Tartare from: https://www.instagram.com/22churchstreet/?h...

We each headed to India over the holiday period! Shownotes Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forktheempire  Bourdain’s Perfect Day in Amritsar: https://explorepartsunknown.com/punjab/amritsar-perfect-day-india/ Puri: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puri_(food) Amritsari Kulcha: https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/families-in-food-bread-better-5660258/  Lang...

Show notes: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/what-climate-change-means-for-future-of-coffee-cashew-avocado https://www.conservation.org/news/we-re-just-trying-to-adapt-coffee-farmers-face-down-climate-change Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show notes Adai: https://www.indianhealthyrecipes.com/adai-recipe-adai-dosa/ Chilaquiles: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilaquiles Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shownotes:  New Ho King, Toronto, Canada: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/kendrick-lamar-drake-new-ho-king-b2543813.html Great interview with three friends who came together to start Tutto Panino, Toronto’s new sando shop: https://torontolife.com/food/tutto-panino-italian-sandwiches-roncesvalles-charlotte-day-wilson/ Edward Bernays and Big Breakfast: https://www.newsmuseum.pt/en/spin...

Shownotes Donate to Gaza: https://www.unicef.org.uk/donate/children-in-gaza-crisis-appeal/ https://chuffed.org/project/115245-dahnoun-mutual-aid  Palestinian Food: https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/israel-palestine-food-colonial-conquest-target-how  "Big" food: https://www.businessinsider.com/10-companies-control-the-food-industry-2016-9  Grey Poupon x Rap: https://www.vox.com/v...

...with special guest Noi! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Snippets for this episode come from this amazing interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mY53YU-Uq8I&t=147s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shownotes: Will Bowlby interview: https://www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/five-minutes-with-krickets-head-chef-will-bowlby/ The trial of Henry Kissinger: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trial_of_Henry_Kissinger Poutine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine Vada Pav: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vada_pav New intro music credits: soderbhan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Interview with Will Bowlby: https://www.countryandtownhouse.com/food-and-drink/interview-will-bowlby/# KP mango: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kensington_Pride Sambar: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambar_(dish) Rasam: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasam_(dish) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gandhi - a controversial vegetarian ; more on his complex legacy  Bourdain in Punjab, India Plant-based diets and climate change Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s 2013 22-day vegan challenge Book recommendation: The Vegetarian by Han Kang Sam Niell dances for red meat Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Some controversies around Michelin Stars: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelin_Guide#Controversies Masala Zone: https://www.masalazone.com/ What in the world is COP29 - UN Climate Conference: https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/cop29 Global Call to Transform Food Systems: https://shorturl.at/ZcMzE True Cost of Food Report: https://openknowledge.fao.org/bitstreams/b1c41474-95de-44d3-97b6-a7321dc4...

Show notes: Jamie Oliver’s plantain dosa Vatavaran’s menu: https://vatavaran.uk/menus/ Jake Dryan is @plantfuture on Instagram ENO is a fruit salt for digestion, but is often used for idli More on pav bhaji More on bisi bele bath A pic of Amritsari chole kulcha The “vatavaran” Bollywood movie scene comes from a film called Ae Dil Hai Mushkil   DISCLAIMER: We do not own the rights to the audio...

How people are learning to cook Indian food We begin to explore food instagram influencer Jake (not Jack) Dryan (@ plantfuture ) though we barely scratch the surface! We also mention Harsha Bhogle's interview on the Grade Cricketer , and Cyril (not Daniel) Radcliffe , who drew the India-Pakistan partition . Dosas Kiran is planning to host a dosa brunch, so we dig into how popular we think dosas ar...