Bonus Episode: An Epic History of Mac 'n' Cheese - Part 2 - Comfortably Hungry | Lyssna här

In Part 2 of my deep dive into the history of macaroni and cheese with culinary historian Karima Moyer-Nocchi, author of The Epic History of Mac and Cheese, we chat about colonial FOMO, the macaroni fashion craze and debunk a stubborn gastro myth concerning Mac ‘n’ cheese’s popularity in the US.

You can catch me at the Ludlow Food Festival on Friday 11 September where I’ll be discussing what foods were served in castles over the centuries in a live A is for Apple podcast with my co-hosts Alessandra Pino of A Curious Appetite and Neil Buttery of the British Food History podcast.

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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)