🚨 THIS WEEK TO PATREON AND APPLE 🚨 🥬 Missing recipes don't mean missing vegetables! @mrssbilton.bsky.social explains why some everyday cooking skills were so obvious they never needed writing down. 🎧 Listen now: www.patreon.com/hist... #History #FoodHistory #HistoryRage

It’s National Macaroni & Cheese Day! I had a chat with Karima Moyer-Nocchi about the history of this iconic pasta dish for a two part bonus issue. The book is fascinating and beautifully written. Part 1 covers the early history and how macaroni & cheese found its way to Britain. Part 2 out soon!

🥕 Huge thanks to @mrssbilton.bsky.social for joining me tonight to rage against the myth that people in the past didn’t eat vegetables! We covered boiling onions, peacock feasts, Shakespeare, and why Mrs Beeton has a lot to answer for. 😂 Coming 27 July! #HistoryRage #FoodHistory #SamBilton

Early bird tickets for @serveitforthfest.bsky.social 2026 are now available - just £10 til 31st July, so get them snapped up! @mrssbilton.bsky.social @deliciouslegacy.bsky.social @alessandrapino.bsky.social & I will be making announcements about our guests soon. www.eventbrite.com/e/serve-it-f...

Serve it Forth Food History Festival 2026

Join us for Serve it Forth Food History Festival 2026 for a fantastic day of discussion, chat and learning about food history and traditions

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ICYMI: There was a veg spesh on @aisforapplepod.bsky.social in which I champion the cabbage, @mrssbilton.bsky.social expresses her beef with celery & @alessandrapino.bsky.social delves into the anthropomorphic qualities of cauliflower Available on all podcast apps open.spotify.com/episode/0Bb1...

S3E6: C is for Cabbage, Celery and Cauliflower

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Good afternoon! I hope you're having a chilled Friday afternoon! And what better way to start your weekend chilling sesh, with a fantastic episode about Medieval German Food & Cuisine? It's a lovely interview with Volker Bach about the first recipes in German! Enjoy open.spotify.com/episode/1ohs...

Food Traditions of Medieval Germany

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A treat for paid subscribers - Elizabeth Raffald’s pink pancakes with beetroot cured salmon using #droitwichsalt coastline mix containing natural brine salt, wild fennel, dulse and lemon verbena. Inspired by last week’s #comfortablyhungrypodcast episode ICYMI

In @aisforapplepod.bsky.social this week: @alessandrapino.bsky.social @mrssbilton.bsky.social and I discuss vegetables beginning with the letter C. The episode is available now wherever you get your podcasts & Sam's cauliflower breasts recipe is on the Substack. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...

New episode by the lovely @mrssbilton.bsky.social and it's another brilliant one! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...

S4E13: A Pinch (or two) of Salt

Podcast Episode · Comfortably Hungry · 28 May · 46min

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A new episode of @aisforapplepod.bsky.social has landed! It's Season C, and the theme was drinks. I interviewed @artistrawcider.bsky.social about cider, @alessandrapino.bsky.social talked cappuccino, and @mrssbilton.bsky.social discussed caudles. Enjoy! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...

S3E05 C is for Caudle, Cider & Cappuccino

Podcast Episode · A is for Apple: An Encyclopaedia of Food & Drink · 18 May · 1hr 22min

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NEW EPISODE ALERT Episode 12 focuses on the veneration of the rain god Chaak. I discuss this god’s importance to Mayan society and the role foods played in ceremonies to celebrate him with Dr Gabrielle Vail. Available now wherever you get your podcasts or via the link in the bio.

NEW EPISODE ALERT! In the latest episode of the Comfortably Hungry podcast I explore the history of Britain’s watermills with Barry & Chris from Burton Mill in Sussex. Link in bio or wherever you get your podcasts. National Mills Weekend is 9-10 May 2026

If you like chocolate and have an Audible account, this one is a no-brainer. 💙📚 @mrssbilton.bsky.social app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/7ac7...

Review by alex_ellermann - The History of Chocolate

'The History of Chocolate' delivers as advertised.  I quite liked it.  Rather than deliver a d...

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Did you catch the first episode of season C of @aisforapplepod.bsky.social ? @mrssbilton.bsky.social @alessandrapino.bsky.social and I covered all the hot topics, including how to steam a pudding without a steamer! A is for Apple is available on all apps! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...

In the latest episode of the podcast I chat to @nader_mehravari about how the Persians made ice in the desert. This episode was recorded way before the conflict across the Middle East erupted. My thoughts are with the civilians who are suffering the consequences. 😞 Video credit Pond5

Happy Mother’s Day! #simnelcake

The wild garlic is out in force so time to whip up an impromptu soup while I wait for the simnel cake to come out of the oven. The leaves of wild garlic are at their most pungent now before they flower (although the flowers are delicious in a salad). What’s your favourite wild garlic recipe?

@mrssbilton.bsky.social new episode is out and its outstanding! To celebrate International Women’s Day in this episode we’ll be hearing the story of Eliza James, a remarkable woman who rose from poverty to become one of the most successful market traders at... podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...

S4E7: The Watercress Queen

Podcast Episode · Comfortably Hungry · 5 March · 56m

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Me and @mrssbilton.bsky.social talking about food and Shakespeare, now on YouTube! Join us here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jouO...

Food, Foreigners and Shakespeare - An Elizabethan and Early Modern Feast!

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In episode 7 I explore the remarkable life of Eliza James, in time for International Women’s Day 8 March Despite many challenges she rose to become one of the most successful business women London had ever seen earning her the title of The Watercress Queen. Episode available now - link in bio.

Bacon & watercress sandwich Top tip from Tom Amery of The Watercress Co who features in a forthcoming episode of the Comfortably Hungry podcast What’s you r favourite way to eat watercress? #watercress #baconsandwich #comfortablyhungrypodcast #mrsbilton #breakfast

It’s beginning to smell a lot like chocolate on this Valentine’s Day! I’m delighted to announce that my series of lectures for the great courses on the History of Chocolate are available now on Audible! #audible #greatcourses #chocolate #foodhistory @pastpreservers.bsky.social

The latest episode of the podcast explores the history of bog butter found in Ireland’s peat bogs. Some of these finds date back to the Bronze Age! Image courtesy of The National Museum of Ireland.

Thanks to @mrssbilton.bsky.social for inviting me to chat about my book on the Comfortably Hungry podcast comfortablyhungry.substack.com/p/s4e5-in-th...

S4E5 In the Land of Ninkasi

Listen now | with Dr Tate Paulette

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On this Burns Night can I tempt you with a bowl of neeps & tatties soup with crispy haggis? Perhaps with a wedge of cheese & onion soda bread (more to follow on that in a future substack). I added a touch of fresh ginger to this soup which gives it a pleasing warmth. #burnsnight

Steamed Coconut & Lime Marmalade Pudding I’m a bit of a sucker for a steamed pudding in the winter months, aren’t you? Last week’s podcast episode featuring the Lime Run on the Grand Union Canal inspired this recipe for the lovely paid subscribers to the Comfortably Hungry podcast. Link in bio

Why do certain nationalities have close associations with certain foods? And what does this tell us about early modern English attitudes to foreigners? Listen to this & much more, in my fascinating interview with @mrssbilton.bsky.social about food & Shakespeare! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Food, Foreigners and Shakespeare

Podcast Episode · The Delicious Legacy · 07/01/2026 · 1h 23m

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🧀✨ Serve It Forth – Christmas Bonus Episode TOMORROW! ✨🧀 www.eventbrite.com/e/a-christma... Come along for this special Serve It Forth Christmas Bonus Edition on 📅 11 December ⏰ 7:00–8:45pm GMT with @neilbuttery.bsky.social & @mrssbilton.bsky.social

The latest episode of the Comfortably Hungry podcast is out now where I explore the history of ‘taking the waters’ and healing wells.

This Thursday is the @serveitforthfest.bsky.social Christmas special with: @alessandrapino.bsky.social @mrssbilton.bsky.social & me! 7pm - be there or be taken away by greedy goblins! Tickets are £5 plus booking fee. Link: www.eventbrite.com/e/a-christma...