Pass the Chipotle is a podcast produced and hosted by Rocio Carvajal, a food anthropologist exploring the stories, people, and ideas that shape what we eat.
Through conversations with cooks, farmers, authors, artisans, and food entrepreneurs, the show journeys across Mexico’s diverse food landscapes, uncovering the histories, traditions, and everyday practices that often remain hidden behind the plate.
Drawing on anthropology, storytelling, and a deep curiosity about food as a cultural practice, Rocio examines how cuisine reflects questions of identity, memory, power, belonging, and social change. Food, after all, is never just food.
Whether you are discovering Mexican cuisine for the first time, are a devoted food enthusiast, or simply enjoy thoughtful stories about culture and society, Pass the Chipotle offers a fresh perspective on one of the world’s richest culinary traditions.
The podcast is an extension of Rocio’s editorial and research work, creating a space where scholarship and storytelling meet. Together, they invite listeners to explore Mexican food not only as a collection of recipes, but as a living archive of people, places, knowledge, and history.
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– EPISODES –
Food, feasts and famines in colonial Mexico 🎤 with Dr. Iván Escamilla
From books to brewing 🎤 with Anthropologist and craft beer brewer Mario Macias.
Alcohol in the Age of Industry, Empire, and War 🎤 with Dr Deborah Toner
On savage shores how indigenous Americans discovered Europe 🎤with Dr Caroline Dodds Pennock.
A brief history of coffee in Mexico ☕
The Mexican Christmas menu 🎤with Mely Martinez.
Afromexico: the untold history of slavery in colonial Puebla 🎤with Dr. Pablo Sierra.
