POST 7 As I was listening to the BBC’s Food Program’s episode“Cookbooks of 2018” which you can listen here, I was thinking about how much has the publishing industry changed in the last few years and the impact it has had to enable many voices to create amazing content that otherwise would hardly see the…
Presented by: Rocio Carvajal Food history writer, cook and author. Episode 34 This is the second and final part of the special on Mexican coffee, you catch up with the first part here: Here are the highlights of the first part: Coffee was first used for culinary purposes in Eritrea, modern day…
Presented by: Rocio Carvajal Food history writer, cook and author. Episode 33 Saul Talavera is a Mexican-American cook, owner of “el Tamalucas” selling traditional, bespoke and gourmet tamales in Las Vegas Nevada, USA After many years working as manager in a fast food restaurant Saul decided to start his own business partnering up with his…
POST 6 During a writing class in my first year in college about 20 years ago, I asked a professor why did I do so poorly on a short-film screenwriting assignment, he calmly replied: Focus on learning the format and technique, you need yet to live, a lot to have things to write about. Boy,…
Presented by: Rocio Carvajal Food history writer, cook and author. EPISODE 32 Rebroadcast Dia de Muertos is the most recognisable and internationally celebrated tradition of Mexico, it is rooted in ancient pre -Columbian funerary rituals that merged with catholic rites after the Spanish colonisation. This UNESCO listed celebration is one about cultural syncretism in Mexico, about love,…