Bonus Episode: An Epic History of Mac 'n' Cheese - Part 1

July 14 is National Macaroni and Cheese day!

To mark the occasion I thought it would be fun to delve into the history of Mac ‘n’ Cheese with culinary historian Karima Moyer-Nocchi, author of The Epic History of Mac and Cheese. In Part 1,Karima and I explore the antecedents of this iconic pasta dish and how it found its way to England to develop into a recipe fit for medieval kings complete with a liberal sprinkling of spices.

Part 2 will follow soon!

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Useful Links

You can find Karima on Instagram and don’t forget to check out her website, The Eternal Table.

Karima’s books include:

* The Epic History of Mac and Cheese (2026)

* The Eternal Table: A Cultural History of Food in Rome (Big City Food Biographies) with Giancarlo Rolandi (2019)

* Chewing the Fat: An Oral History of Italian Foodways from Fascism to Dolce Vita (2015)

Suggested Reading

Forme of Cury (1390)

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A huge thank you to Thomas Ntinas of The Delicious Legacy for doing the sound mixing on this season of the podcast. Sound effects and music provided by Zapsplat and Pond5.

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