Book recommendations The search for silver: Cornish miners in Mexico, 1824-1947. By A. C Todd. https://amzn.to/3ifRGZ5 So Far from Allah, So Close to Mexico: Middle Eastern Immigrants in Modern Mexico. By Theresa Alfaro-Velcamp. https://amzn.to/30lFqQM Exiles in Sepharad: The Jewish Millennium in Spain. By Jeffrey Gorsk https://amzn.to/3jkHrnR The Oxford History of […]
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A (brief) history of Mexico’s independence Ep.62 🔔
Presented by: Rocio Carvajal Food history writer, cook and author. Episode 62 In this first episode of season 5, we take a look into the key historical events that lead to the discovery of the Americas, the Spanish conquest of Mexico and the war of independence. September marks the beginning […]
Best bits of 2020 🎤🔥
Presented by: Rocio Carvajal Food history writer, cook and author. Episode 61 Thank you for another podcast year together! This episode reflects on the stories, topics and conversations I presented to you over season 4 including sound-bites from the conversations I had with the guests that shared their stories, opinions […]
Interview with chocolate historian Alex Hutchinson Ep.60
Presented by: Rocio Carvajal Food history writer, cook and author. Episode 60 The grand finale of season 4 brings an interview with author and chocolate Historian extraordinaire Alex Hutchinson, this episode continues exploring the adventures of cocoa, a wondrous seed that continued to change lives at its arrival in England […]
Cultural staples: Cocoa. Part I
Cultural staples: Cocoa. Part I Presented by: Rocio Carvajal Food history writer, cook and author. Episode 59 In part I of this special you will hear about cocoa’s botanical origin, and how its cultivation was intimately connected to the rise of the first civilisations of ancient Mexico. Discover why cocoa […]