The Delicious Legacy

Hello! A newly updated episode about Silphium! Or Asafoeitida? I was inspired by History Hit's newly released documentary with Dan Snow called Ancient Adventures: Libya where the team went to explore extraordinary Greek and Roman sites, centred around one of the greatest cities of the ancient world, Cyrene. So I thought it is time to talk again with more updates about silphium and with recipes and...

Hello! This episode is in Greek language for Greek audience! It was released on Wednesday in English for the rest of you! Καλημερα! Το καινουργιο επεισοδιο, της εκπομπης μας, στα Ελληνικα για το κοινο στην Ελλαδα! Προβάλλουμε λοιπόν, δίνουμε για λίγο τα φώτα της δημοσιότητας στους Έλληνες Σεφ του εξωτερικού! Να δουμε την εμπειρια τους και την σχεση τους με το Ελληνικο φαγητο και πως εξελίσσεται εκ...

Hello! New episode of the podcast is out. This is part of a little bonus season I'll be occasionally releasing; in between the regular episodes of the podcast! Here we will be talking with Greek chefs abroad,-that's outside Greece- who cook, work and live in different places, and promote the Greek cuisine in their own way. What are their dreams? How's Greek food perceived outside Greece in their p...

Hello my curious archaeogastronomers! This week's subject is a little bit darker than normal. My reason for doing an episode is that this time of the year, specifically near 28th of October, is that is when traditionally in Greece the commemoration and celebration of liberation from Nazis occupation is celebrated. I wanted to examine the role of the famine in the modern Greek psyche a little. Worl...

Hello! New episode is out for your delectable delight! Thessaloniki is located in Northern Greece in the region of Macedonia, and has a long, long history, being established in 315 BCE by king Cassander to honour his wife, the half-sister of Alexander the Great, Thessalonike. Today is the second largest and most important city in Greece. As a major port, with access to the Mediterranean, and half...

Hello, and welcome to part two of my discussion about Balkan Food with the incredible Irina Janakievska! On this second part of our discussion -we pick up from where we left- we talk about the top five must try dishes of the region, that anyone who loves food should try. Foods from the heart of the Balkans. Such as cevapi, ajvar, dolma/ sarma, bourek, and tres leches revani! Yes....Lets find out w...

Hello! New episode is out for all of you my darling archaeogastronomers! This time, I'm going back to my troubled neighbourhood of the Balkans! I'm interviewing the award winning (James Beard awards on the International Category) writer and recipe developer Irina Janakievska, author of the book "The Balkan Kitchen, Recipes and Stories from the Heart of the Balkans". The book was shortlisted for th...

What is it to lose a paradise? How do you square the feeling of deep loss for a place? Welcome to the newest episode of The Delicious Legacy! Strong Roots, is the memoir of Olia Hercules, food writer, cook, activist amongst many other things. The book is an ode to the land, to ideas of home and belonging, and to family stories and recipes passed down the generations. Here we talk about the land, t...

* * * Reminder: The first ever FOOD HISTORY FESTIVAL is happening on the 18th of October and it's all online! Get your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/serve-it-forth-food-history-festival-2025-tickets-1490885802569?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdss It's going to be a fantastic day with many exc...

Hello! Part two of a catalogue of ingredients that ancient Greeks around the Med ate, how they ate it and what can we learn from it today? Recommendations for this week include: Ruby Tandoh, in the New Yorker: Inside the World of “The Great British Bake Off” https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/09/01/inside-the-world-of-the-great-british-bake-off?utm_brand=tny&utm_mailing=TNY_FoodScene_0906...

Hello, Here’s a quick special bonus episode for you – the lowdown on the Serve it Forth Food History Festival 2025 sponsored by the excellent Netherton Foundry. My fellow festival coordinators Sam Bilton, Thomas Ntinas and Alessandra Pino and I are here to tell you more about it: how the day will work, what the sessions will be like, the topics and the guests – including guest Tom Parker Bowles. W...

Hellooooo!!!! Today's episode is an elegy for fava beans! Soup, pottage, gruel, mash...Under many guises, pulses, and especially the ones from the genus Lathyrus, such as Pisum sativum have been eaten in the ancient Greek World since time immemorial... From Neolithic remains to modern Greek table, fava beans and peas, all these delicious pods of the genus Lathyrus have been cultivated and eaten in...

Hello! New episode is out! Firstly, remember my news? Our first and possibly only food history festival is happening this year! October 18th , Saturday all day, and of course online! So you can all attend virtually! Get your tickets at eventbrite at serve it forth food history festival. It’s going to be an amazing day, with some fantastic guests, and of course my three fellow food historians, Ales...

Hello! Welcome to Season 7 of The Delicious Legacy! A New episode for you my dear archaeogastronomers! I had a fab time discussing with Christopher Beckman all things anchovies, in the West -well, the Western Europe and US- but also how far back our relationship with this small fish goes, how it has changed over the millennia and what does it tell about us? Seneca, the Stoic philosopher, found the...

Hello! Excited to announce the inaugural Serve it Forth Food History Festival! Serve It Forth is a new festival devoted to food & drink history curated by Sam Bilton, Neil Buttery, Thom Ntinas & Alessandra Pino. Join us for Serve it Forth Food History Festival 2025 for a fantastic day of discussion, chat and learning about food history and traditions by getting your tickets here: https://w...

***** Tickets for the Serve It Forth Food History Festival now available to buy with a 25% discount here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/serve-it-forth-food-history-festival-2025-tickets-1490885802569?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl ***** Hello my hungry archaeogastronomers! Hope your summer is go...

*** Exciting news announcement! *** The first Serve it Forth Food History Festival will take place on Saturday 18th of October 2025. Together with my food historians friends Dr Neil Buttery, Dr Alessandra Pino and Sam Bilton we have planned an exciting virtual day for you with talks inspired from past dinners, tables and places. Join us by purchasing your tickets with 25% discount here: https://ww...

Hello! I'm excited to tell you that I am part of the Serve It Forth Food History Festival together with food historians Dr Neil Buttery, Sam Bilton and Alessandra Pino! Together we will be live and online only, on Saturday 18th of October 2025 for our very first food history festival! Stay tuned with news about the subjects we will cover, our fantastic guests and ticket info! Subscribe to our mail...

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******* TW ****** THIS EPISODE DEALS WITH DEATH, VIOLENCE AND THEMES OF WAR THAT SOME PEOPLE MIGHT FIND UPSETTING!!! **** Hello, New episode is out. I hope you have a listen to a rather longer episode than normal, and please let me know your thoughts! Some Palestinian Dishes: Maqluba, Musakhan, Ka’ak, Maamoul, Knafeh Cookbooks by Palestinian authors or about Palestinian food that Angela Zaher Reco...

Hello! It's heating up this summer! And what better way to cool down other than learning about the history of ice cream and sorbets?! Resources and further reading: " Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat " by Bee Wilson ISBN : 9780141049083 How Ice Cream Got Its Cone https://www.seriouseats.com/2019/06/ice-cream-cone-history.html   The Delicious History of Ice Cream: https://me...

Hello! New episode for your archaeogastronomical delights , is out now! Today I have author, chef and food historian Jay Reifel in this episode as my guest, and we muse about all things "Baghdadical"! 10th century Baghdad the capital of the Islamic world in a sense it was a sensuous place. And it produced perhaps a cookbook, more than mere recipes something extremely modern in some senses, and som...

Hello! On this exclusive episode for you, I'm discussing the music of the podcast, the themes written by my friend and musician Pavlos Kapralos. Over the past five years of the podcast I used a few of Pavlos's compositions, for my ancient Greek food themed episodes and for the Byzantium ones. Here we talk about his approach in creating the songs, his inspiration and what do we know of ancient Gree...

Hello my curious & hungry archaeogastronomers! What is " oinos tethalassomenos" ? Where does one find the best eels? What was a highly regarded game meat? Let's discover a few of the many unknown delicacies of the ancient Greek world. What was in vogue? What was considered tasty, healthy and accessible to eat for the average citizen of the wider Greek world, two and a half thousand years ago?...

Hello my hungry archaeogastronomers! Humans always wondered why food spoils, what makes it go off, and how to preserve it for longer, and keep it nutritious and healthy. Along the millenia we devised many ingenious ways to make fresh food last, and taste good but also provide us with calories and nutrients. Nicolas Appert was not a scientist, but a former brewer who became steward to the duke Chri...