We talk with Jane Conway and Randi Julia Ramsden about their book “Extra! Extra! Eat All About It! Recipes and Culinary Curiosities from Historic Wisconsin Newspapers.” Then, we talk to Rowan Jacobsen, author of the new book “Wild Chocolate: Across the Americas in Search of Cacao’s Soul.”
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Full of food history, ‘Extra! Extra! Eat All About It!’ will take your tastebuds back in time
Authors Jane Conway and Randi Julia Ramsden combed through old newspapers to bring readers recipes from the 1800s and 1900s. We talk about food history in Wisconsin and the book “Extra! Extra! Eat All About It! Recipes and Culinary Curiosities from Historic Wisconsin Newspapers.”
(Originally aired January 7, 2025.)
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Author of ‘Wild Chocolate’ traces the history of ancient to bespoke cacao
The makers of delicious bean-to-bar chocolate saved wild cacao from extinction. In addition, the movement has helped impoverished communities prosper and reduced Amazon clearcutting. We talk to author Rowan Jacobsen about his new book, “Wild Chocolate: Across the Americas in Search of Cacao’s Soul.”
(Originally aired October 16, 2024.)
Episode Credits
- Larry Meiller Host
- Jane Conway Guest
- Randi Julia Ramsden Guest
- Rowan Jacobsen Guest
- Jill Nadeau Executive Producer
- Clara Neupert Producer
- Joel Patenaude Producer
- Jeff Robbins Technical Director
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