TW: Animal cruelty (in terms of killing and using an animal for food) Happy Halloween ladies and ghouls! We’ve got a terrifying episode for you. (spOOky sCARy) Welcome to Episode 4 of Season 2, Violent Acts & Violent Delights: The Language of Men. The dishes explore how the suffragettes used violence and fear to communicate…
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S2E3: The Art of Indulgence
Welcome to Episode 3 of Season 2, The Art of Indulgence: Good Sex & Good Food. The dishes explore how the suffrage movement drew connections between indulgent food and other activities (sex, drugs & food). This episode has barely anything to do with food. Sorry! The featured drink this episode is Sex on the…
S2 E2: The Drink or the Vote
Welcome to Episode 2 of Season 2, The Drink or the Vote: Prohibition & Suffrage. The dishes explore how the prohibition movement and women’s rights were intertwined. The featured drink this episode is the Mary Pickford. Find the recipe on our Blog. This episode’s recipe is Irish Stew/Pot Pie (it is neither of those…
S2E1: Cooking the Revolution
Welcome to Episode 1 of Season 2, Cooking for the Revolution: The Suffragette Cookbook. The Dishes kick off season 2 by exploring the Suffragette Cookbook as a historical artifact, explain the connection between domestic duties and women’s rights, and discuss how the suffragettes used traditionally feminine fundraising methods to funnel money towards their cause. The…
Season 2 BAYBEEEE
The Dishes are back for season 2, and we’re doing things a little different this time around. Every episode of this season will be connected to the same topic, the Women’s Suffrage movement in the United States. We will talk a lot about the Woman’s Suffrage Cookbook and every episode, Kate with be bringing a…
Ep. 52 The Sarlacc loves a Sazerac
Welcome to Episode 52: The Sarlacc loves a Sazerac. The dishes talk about freed slave Mary Jane Richards and how she used food to be a spy for the Union Army. Melissa shares the history of America’s “oldest” cocktail, the Sazerac. Shout out to Taylor Cassidy for putting Mary’s story on our radar. Follow her…
Episode 22: A Fool and His Nutmeg
Recap In this episode we learn about the history of nutmeg and the Banda Islands in Indonesia. Per usual, white people show up and ruin everything. Unlike most of our stories, however, there’s a somewhat happy ending. Listen Research Photos Sources Atlas Obscura The Atlantic NPR BCC
Episode 21: Adult Horse Girl Energy
Recap In this episode we discuss the upsetting history of bananas and where Bananas Foster got its name. The difference between horse girl and dolphin girl energy was a heated topic of discussion. Listen Research Photos Sources NPR HealthyWay University of Pittsburgh Smithsonian The Economist
Episode 20: Paddy LuPony
Recap Melissa blows everyone’s mind in Episode 20 by introducing Aimee & Kate to Milk Punch and the process behind making it- a drink that sounds disgusting but is actually delicious. Aimee, meanwhile, shares the history of American Cheese, and a dish that sounds disgusting, and is disgusting: Cheese Supper Dish. Listen Research Photos Sources…
Episode 16: Maple Syrup Mafia
Recap Melissa mixed up a #DrunkDishCocktail for this episode: The Drunk Dish Maple Sour. While Aimee and Kate enjoyed the libations, Melissa teaches us what makes a cocktail sour. Afterwards, Aimee shares the story of the Great Maple Syrup Heist of 2012 (our most recent bit of food history we’ve covered) and convinces the other…
Drunk Dish 